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Thomas Kieft

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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Biology Department

National Cave and Karst Research Institute

Thomas Kieft is currently serving as a Biology Professor at New Mexico Institute of Mining And Technology.

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microbiology environmental microbiology microbial ecology environmental science planetary sciences geochemistry ecology soil microbiology applied microbiology microbial diversity geobiology microorganisms planetary science soil biology applied geochemistry groundwater biogeochemistry south africa astrobiology subsurface systems water science engineering geology organic geochemistry planetary change microbial physiology pathogen detection extremophiles subsurface hydrology deep subsurface witwatersrand basin clinical microbiology chemical geology quaternary science soil biochemistry microbial contamination soil ecology lichens hydrothermal geochemistry drilling engineering terrestrial geochemistry basin evolution sediment research geophysical prospecting photosynthesis aerosol science redox biology diagnostic microbiology soil science water-rock interaction soil environment authigenic mineral formation ice-water system geodiversity microbial abundance microbial transport lipid analysis bacteriology free electron lasers gaseous reduction selective separation fragmentation effect microbial risk assessment precambrian geology regional relevance estuarine geochemistry continental subsurface special regions porous medium subsurface bacteria other electron acceptors dissimilatory reduction antibacterial action gram-negative bacteria sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrifiers grassland-shrubland ecotone soil carbon

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Diverse but Temporally Stable Virome in a 1.2 Km Deep Karst Aquifer Accessed via Moab Khotsong Mine, South Africa. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

ore geologykarst processgroundwatergeologyearth sciencesubsurface hydrologyhydrogeology

Seismic Shifts in the Geochemical and Microbial Composition of a Yellowstone Aquifer. PNAS Nexus (2025)

yellowstone aquifermicrobial compositionenvironmental geochemistrytectonophysicsapplied geochemistrygeochemical explorationseismologygeochemical studiesgroundwaterseismic shiftsearth sciencegroundwater hydrogeochemistrygeochemistryenvironmental scienceenvironmental geologyhydrogeology

Submicron-Scale Detection of Microbes and Smectite From the Interior of a Mars-Analogue Basalt Sample by Optical-Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy. International Journal of Astrobiology (2025)

astrobiologychemical geologymeteoriticsastronomyplanetary sciences

Subsurface Microbiology and the Pressing Societal Need to Support Future Exploration. FEMS Microbiology Ecology (2025)

microbiologymicrobial diversityenvironmental microbiologymicrobial ecology

Viral Community Dynamics in Extremely Acidic Volcanically-Impacted Lakes. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

geologyaquatic ecosystemswater ecologiesfreshwater biologyecology

Cave Pools in Carlsbad Caverns National Park Contain Diverse Bacteriophage Communities and Novel Viral Sequences. Microbial Ecology (2024)

microbiologybacteriophagesmicrobial ecologymicrobial diversityenvironmental microbiologyvirus research

From Dseis to Protea - Probing the Heart of an Earthquake, Especially the Interaction Between Metasedimentary Rocks and Mantle-Derived Intrusions. #160;. (2024)

Hiroshi OgasawaraYasuo YabeRaymond DurrheimMusa ManziThomas KieftDevan NissonJulio CastilloAlba Gómez-AriasBennie LiebenbergTeam DSeis and PROTEA

mantle-derived intrusionsseismologymetasedimentary rocksregional tectonicsgeologycrust-mantle interactionearth scienceastronomygeochemistrygeodesygeodynamicsplanetary sciencestectonics

Radiolytic Support for Oxidative Metabolism in an Ancient Subsurface Brine System. ISME Communications (2024)

Devan M NissonThomas L KieftJulio CastilloScott M PerlTullis C Onstott

metabolismbrine disposalredox biologybiochemistryoxidative metabolismenvironmental scienceradiolytic support

Potential for Mitigation of Cave Lampenflora Using Benzalkonium Chloride or Uv-C. Geoheritage (2023)

environmental engineeringenvironmental technologyenvironmental protectionenvironmental scienceenvironmental fate

Radiolysis-Driven Evolution of an Ancient Subsurface Habitable Brine in the Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2023)

Devan NissonThomas KieftHenrik DrakeOliver WarrBarbara Sherwood LollarHiroshi OgasawaraScott PerlBarry FriefeldJulio CastilloMartin WhitehouseEllen KooijmanTullis Onstott

environmental sciencepaleoecologyocean sciencesgeomorphologywater resourcessouth africaquaternary sciencematerials sciencewitwatersrand basinradiolysis-driven evolutionplanetary scienceswater sciencebasin evolution

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Thomas Kieft

Professor

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Affiliations

Biology Department

National Cave and Karst Research Institute

Thomas Kieft is currently serving as a Biology Professor at New Mexico Institute of Mining And Technology.

Honors

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Thomas Kieft

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Diverse but Temporally Stable Virome in a 1.2 Km Deep Karst Aquifer Accessed via Moab Khotsong Mine, South Africa. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

ore geologykarst processgroundwatergeologyearth sciencesubsurface hydrologyhydrogeology

Seismic Shifts in the Geochemical and Microbial Composition of a Yellowstone Aquifer. PNAS Nexus (2025)

Submicron-Scale Detection of Microbes and Smectite From the Interior of a Mars-Analogue Basalt Sample by Optical-Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy. International Journal of Astrobiology (2025)

astrobiologychemical geologymeteoriticsastronomyplanetary sciences

Subsurface Microbiology and the Pressing Societal Need to Support Future Exploration. FEMS Microbiology Ecology (2025)

microbiologymicrobial diversityenvironmental microbiologymicrobial ecology

Viral Community Dynamics in Extremely Acidic Volcanically-Impacted Lakes. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

geologyaquatic ecosystemswater ecologiesfreshwater biologyecology

Cave Pools in Carlsbad Caverns National Park Contain Diverse Bacteriophage Communities and Novel Viral Sequences. Microbial Ecology (2024)

microbiologybacteriophagesmicrobial ecologymicrobial diversityenvironmental microbiologyvirus research

From Dseis to Protea - Probing the Heart of an Earthquake, Especially the Interaction Between Metasedimentary Rocks and Mantle-Derived Intrusions. #160;. (2024)

Hiroshi OgasawaraYasuo YabeRaymond DurrheimMusa ManziThomas KieftDevan NissonJulio CastilloAlba Gómez-AriasBennie LiebenbergTeam DSeis and PROTEA

mantle-derived intrusionsseismologymetasedimentary rocksregional tectonicsgeologycrust-mantle interactionearth scienceastronomygeochemistrygeodesygeodynamicsplanetary sciencestectonics

Radiolytic Support for Oxidative Metabolism in an Ancient Subsurface Brine System. ISME Communications (2024)

Devan M NissonThomas L KieftJulio CastilloScott M PerlTullis C Onstott

metabolismbrine disposalredox biologybiochemistryoxidative metabolismenvironmental scienceradiolytic support

Potential for Mitigation of Cave Lampenflora Using Benzalkonium Chloride or Uv-C. Geoheritage (2023)

environmental engineeringenvironmental technologyenvironmental protectionenvironmental scienceenvironmental fate

Radiolysis-Driven Evolution of an Ancient Subsurface Habitable Brine in the Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2023)

Devan NissonThomas KieftHenrik DrakeOliver WarrBarbara Sherwood LollarHiroshi OgasawaraScott PerlBarry FriefeldJulio CastilloMartin WhitehouseEllen KooijmanTullis Onstott

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