Ana Gonzalez-Nayeck

Journal Articles

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A., Hurley, S., & Cooper, L. (2026). The Isotopic Consequences of Allocating Carbon Towards Carbohydrates and Impact on the Alkenone Proxy for Ancient CO2. Marine Chemistry, In Progress.

Ambeliotis, N., Chavez, V., & Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. (2026). The Effects of Nutrient Availability on the Sinking Rate of Prochlorococcus . Limnology and Oceanography, In Progress.

(2026). Microbial ecology and oyster recruitment: chemical and taxonomic properties of microbial mats and effects on reef ball success. Estuaries and Coasts, In Progress.

(2023). Isotopic Signatures of Carbon Transfer in a Proterozoic Analogue Microbial Mat. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 89(5). e01870-22.

(2022). Absence of canonical trophic levels in a microbial mat. GEOBIOLOGY, 20(5). 726-740.

Conference Proceedings

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A., Mueller, E., & Hurley, S. J. (2025). Assessing the use of natural abundance carbon isotopes towards quantifying cyanobacterial carbohydrate exudation. Goldschmidt 2025 Conference.

Presentations

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. From Mars to the Hudson River . Science After Dark: Ask a Scientist. Pier 57 Discovery Tank, Hudson River Park: Hudson River Park Trust, Secret Science Club.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. "The Carbon Isotopic Consequences of Carbon Allocation in Photosynthetic Organisms". Gordon Research Seminar. Ventura, CA: Gordon Research Conferences.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. (2026, April 6). Using 3000 Level Courses to Introduce Students to Graduate Studies: Astrobiology as a case study. The 4th Annual Baruch College Conference on Climate Research, Teaching, and Collaboration. : Baruch College.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. Microbial ecology and oyster recruitment: chemical and taxonomic properties of microbial mats and effects on reef ball success. HRPT’s ESMP Sanctuary Science Meeting. Pier 57 Discovery Tank: Hudson River Park Trust.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. (2026, March 6). Refining Carbon Isotope Proxies for Paleo pCO2: Advances and Challenges in Climate Reconstruction. The 3rd Annual Baruch College Conference on Climate Research, Teaching, and Collaboration. Baruch College: CUNY Climate Scholars.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. (2026, April 6). Where does all the photosynthetic sugar go?  Exploring the consequenses of sugar exudation on the carbon isotopic composition of microbial biomass . University of Colorado Boulder GeoColloquium. Boulder, Colorado: University of Colorado, Boulder.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. (2026, September 6). Where does all the photosynthetic sugar go? Carbon isotopes as indicators of carbon allocation in natural environments. Biology and Paleoenvironment Divisional Seminar. Palisades, NY: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A., Grim, S., Waldbauer, J., Dick, G., & Pearson, A. (2026, April 6). Natural abundance carbon isotopic signatures of microbial carbon transfer in a Proterozoic analogue mat. Northeast Geobiology Conference. Cambridge, MA: Auguron Institute.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A. (2026, October 6). Tracers in the cell: stable carbon isotopes as indicators of photosynthetic carbon allocation. Geoscience Lunchtime Seminar Series. Northhampton, MA: Smith College.

Gonzalez-Nayeck, A., Mohr, W., Tang, T., Sattin, S., Parenteau, M. N., Jahnke, L., & Pearson, A. (2026, July 6). Trophic Relationships in Modern Microbial Mats Determined Using Protein Stable Isotope Fingerprinting. Astrobiology Science Conference. Seattle, Washington: American Geophysical Union.

Other Scholarly Works