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Michael Kipp

Assistant Professor in the Division of Earth and Climate Science
Earth and Climate Sciences

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in the Division of Earth and Climate Science · 2024 - Present Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment

In the News


Published June 28, 2024
Ocean’s Loss of Oxygen Caused Massive Jurassic Extinction. Could it Happen Again?

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Recent Publications


High precision selenium isotope analysis using a Nu Sapphire collision–reaction cell MC-ICP-MS

Journal Article Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry · October 1, 2025 Selenium is a redox-sensitive trace element that is both an essential nutrient and toxin. Studying selenium cycling in nature is of great interest to the fields of environmental health, geomicrobiology, chemical oceanography and volcanology. The six stable ... Full text Cite

The rise of lichens during the colonization of terrestrial environments.

Journal Article Science advances · October 2025 The origin of terrestrial life and ecosystems fundamentally changed the biosphere. Lichens, symbiotic fungi-algae partnerships, are crucial to nutrient cycling and carbon fixation today, yet their evolutionary history during the evolution of terrestrial ec ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


CAREER: Calibrating selenium isotopes as tracers of nutrient and redox dynamics in past and present marine environments

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2025 - 2030

Using Ca and Mg isotopes to track diagenetic pathways involved in sedimentary phosphorus enrichment

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Chemical Society · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Washington · 2019 Ph.D.