Gordon Custer
Assistant Professor at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Berlin, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolGordon Custer is an Assistant Professor and soil microbial ecologist with nine years of research experience probing how community ecology and microbiology interact to shape microbial assemblages across systems from grasslands and subalpine forests to insect guts and model plants. His work specializes in community coalescence—how whole microbial communities merge to produce novel structure and function—with applications ranging from wastewater treatment to agricultural bio-inoculants. Trained with a PhD in Ecology, he combines field work, experimental model systems (e.g., Arabidopsis), and place-based pedagogy to inspire learners while advancing mechanistic understanding of microbial community assembly. Based at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore after postdoctoral work at Penn State, he brings a cross-ecosystem perspective that highlights both ecological theory and practical outcomes for ecosystem management.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology at University of WyomingMaster of Science - MS, Plant Sciences, Master of Science - MS, Plant Sciences at University ofBachelor's degree, Biology, General, Bachelor's degree, Biology, General at King's College
Github Skills (52)
microbiome10
bioconductor10
phyloseq10
taxonomy9
sequencing9
bioinformatics9
metagenomics9
genomics9
r-package7
ecology7
meta-analysis6
traits5
open-access5
qbcore-framework5
sbml5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
gcuster1991/Introduction_to_R
Apr 2019 - Nov 2021
Contributions:18 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
gcuster1991/gcuster1991.github.io
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Contributions:88 pushes in 8 days
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