Dr. Ted K. Raab

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Stanford University
School of Humanities and Sciences
Biological Sciences
Senior Research ScientistAppointed: 2004
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Visiting ScientistAppointed: 1999
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Mailing Address

Stanford University
Department of Biology
Gilbert Hall
M/S 5020
Stanford, California 94305-5020
United States

Contact Information

Fax: (650) 325-6857
Mobile: (650) 380-2111
tkraab@stanford.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, 1994.
B.A., Princeton University, Chemistry, 1985.

Expertise and Research Interests

Plant physiological ecology
Analytical chemistry and spectroscopy
Synchrotron-based imaging
Cryosols

Future Research

Plant-microbe interactions, esp. nutrient dynamics
Development of novel Biomarkers
Plant-soil relations on volcanic islands (Hawai'i, Aleutians)
Understanding chemical reactivity of soil organic matter, esp. peats

Honors and Awards

2009, Kavli Fellow, Kavli Foundation, Stanford University, Ecological Biochemistry

Other Expertise

Synchrotron-based spectromicroscopy -- IR and STXM
Chromatography (GC_MS, HPLC)
FT-IR spectroscopy
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Previous Positions

2001-2004, Fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Plant Biology
1999-2000, Research Associate, BioServe, Aerospace Sciences
1994-1998, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado at Boulder, EPO Biology

Funding Received

  • NSF_Office of Polar Programs: Reduction of iron and humic substances as a dominant respiratory process in Arctic peat soils, co-PI with David Lipson (SDSU) and Lars Angenent (Cornell), $586,013, 2008 to 2011.
  • NSF, co-PI with Peter M. Vitousek, Jason C. Neff: Collaborative Research: Fern Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Stoichiometry, $396,000, 2005 to 2008.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Agricultural Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biogeochemistry, Biological Sciences, Botany, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology Or Morphology, Spectroscopy.

Additional Terms:

Biogeochemistry, Plant Ecology.

Publications

  • T.K. Raab, K.L. Amatangelo, P.M. Vitousek (2010) Biochemical diversity among Hawaiian ferns, tree ferns and angiosperms: Implications for life-forms and nutrient retention, Journal of Ecology, Submitted
  • D.A. Lipson, M. Jha, T.K. Raab, W.C. Oechel (2010) Reduction of iron (III) and humic substances plays a major role in anaerobic respiration in an Arctic peat soil, Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeochemistry, In Press
  • H.S. Young, T.K. Raab, D. McCauley, A. Briggs, R. Dirzo (2009) Cocos nucifera impacts floristic compostion and soil characteristics, BioTropica, Submitted
  • D.A. Lipson, M. Mauritz, F. Bozzolo, T.K. Raab, M.J. Santos, E.F. Friedman, M. Rosenbaum, L. Angenent (2009) Seasonal and spatial variation in soil chemistry and anaerobic processes in an Arctic ecosystem, AGU 2009, American Geophysical Union, Washington, EOS
  • T.K. Raab, D.A.Lipson (2009) The Rhizosphere: A synchrotron-based view of nutrient flow in the root zone In M. Grafe, B. Singh (eds), Synchrotron-based Techniques in Soils and Sediments, Vol. 34 of Developments in Soil Science, First Edition, The Netherlands, Elsevier, 27 pages, In Press, ISBN=978044453219 (bookchapter)
  • Somerville CR, Bauer S, Brininstool G, Facette M, Hamann T, Milne J, Osborne E, Paradez A, Persson S, Raab TK, Vorwerk S, Youngs H (24 Dec 2004) Towards a Systems Approach to Understanding Plant Cell Walls, Science, 306, 2206-2211
  • Vogel JP, Raab TK, Somerville CR, Somerville SC, Mutations in PMR5 result in powdery mildew resistance and altered cell wall composition, The Plant Journal, 40, 968-978, Dec 2004
  • Raab TK, Vogel JP, Ecological and agricultural applications of synchrotron IR microscopy, Infrared Physics and Technology, 45, 393-402, September 2004
  • Vogel JP, Raab TK, Schiff C, Somerville SC, PMR6, a pectate lyase-like gene required for powdery mildew susceptibility in Arabidopsis, The Plant Cell, 14(9), 2095-106, September 2002 Abstract
  • Bonetta DT, Facette M, Raab TK, Somerville CR, Genetic dissection of plant cell-wall biosynthesis, Biochemical Society Transactions, 30(2), 298-301, April 2002 Abstract
  • Raab TK, Martin MC, Visualizing rhizosphere chemistry of legumes with mid-infrared synchrotron radiation, Planta, 213(6), 881-7, October 2001 Abstract
  • Lipson DA, Raab TK, Schmidt SK, Monson RK, An Empirical Model of Amino Acid Transformations in An Alpine Soil, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 33(2), 189-198, Feb 2001
  • Schmidt SK, Lipson DA, Raab TK, Effects of Willows (Salix brachycarpa) on Populations of Salicylate-mineralizing Microorganisms in Alpine Soils, Journal of Chemical Ecology, 26(9), 2000, Sep 2000
  • T.K. Raab (2000) Toward an Ecosystem approach to remediation in the Great Basin In D.L. Wise, D.J. Trantolo, E.J. Cichon, H.Y. Inyang, U. Stottmeister (eds), Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils, 2nd Edition, New York, NY, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1-22 pages, ISBN=0-8247-0333-2 (bookchapter)
  • Raab TK, Lipson DA, Monson RK, Soil amino acid utilization among species of the Cyperaceae: plant and soil processes, Ecology, 80(7), 2408-2419, October 1999
  • Lipson DA, Raab TK, Schmidt SK, Monson RK, Variations in competitive abilities of plant and microbes for specific amino acids, Biology and Fertility of Soils, 29, 257-261, June 1999
  • Raab TK, Lipson DA, Monson RK, Non-mycorrhizal Uptake of Organic N By the Alpine Dry Meadow Sedge, Kobresia Myosuroides. Implications for the Alpine Nitrogen Cycle., Oecologia, Springer, 108, 488-496, Summer 1996
  • Lipson DA, Raab TK, Monson RK, Delta-acetylornithine As a Major Nitrogen Storage Compound in Bistorta Bistortoides, Phytochemistry, 41(1), 29-30, Spring 1996
  • Raab TK, Terry N, Carbon, nitrogen and nutrient interactions in Beta vulgaris L. as influenced by nitrogen source, NO3- vs NH4+, Plant Physiology, 107, 575-584, February 1995
  • Raab TK, Terry N (Aug 1994) Nitrogen-source Regulation of Growth and Photosynthesis in Beta vulgaris L., Plant Physiology, 105, 1159-1166
  • Terry N, Carlson C, Raab TK, Zayed AM, Rates of Selenium Volatilization Among Crop Species, Journal of Environmental Quality, 21(3), 341-344, Jul 1992
  • Fredeen AL, Raab TK, Rao IM, Terry N (Summer 1990) Effects of Phosphate Nutrition on Photosynthesis in Glycine max (L.) Merr., Planta, 181, 399-405

Industrial Relevance

Plant-based bioremediation and environmental monitoring in desert ecosystems

Memberships

American Geophysical Union
Ecological Society of America
International Humic Substances Society

Profile Details

Last Updated: 1/17/2010

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