Thomas Kieft, PhD

Professor

Biology

tkieft@benhillfarms.com
575 - 835 - 5321
Jones Annex 301

Education

Ph.D. Biology, 1983 University of New Mexico

M.S. Biology, 1978 New Mexico Highlands University

B.A. Biology, 1973 Carleton College

Experience

08/16 -- Present: Director, Biotechnology Ph.D. Program

08/93 -- Present: Professor, Department of Biology, New Mexico Tech

07/04 -- 06/11: Chairman, Department of Biology, New Mexico Tech

08/01—12/01:教务处副主任兼教务处处长 (Acting), New Mexico Tech

02/98 -- 08-01: Associate Vice-President for Research, New Mexico Tech

07/91 -- 02/98: Chairman, Department of Biology, New Mexico Tech

97 / 01—97 / 12:西方联合大学研究员(休假)，地球环境科学中心，西北太平洋国家实验室，里奇兰， WA 99352

89 / 03—93 / 08:威尼斯人app下载生物系副教授

85 / 08—89 / 03:威尼斯人app下载生物系助理教授

83 / 09—85 / 08:植物与微生物学系客座助理研究微生物学家 Soil Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720

1982年8月至1983年9月，新墨西哥州科学与数学学院助理教授 Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 87701

06/81—08/82:西南生物博物馆生物学系助理馆长 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131

08/80—05/81:美国新墨西哥大学生物系助教 Albuquerque, NM 87131

10/78—08/80:科学实验室学部血清学部实验室科学家 Albuquerque, NM 87106

Publication List

Publications

Nisson, D.M., C.C. Walters, M. Chacón-Patiño, C.R. Weisbrod, T.L. Kieft, B. Sherwood Lollar, O. Warr, J. Castillo, S.M. Perl, E.D. Cason, B.M. Freifeld, T.C. Onstott. Radiolytically 在可居住的深层古高温盐水中改造太古宙有机质. Nature Communications (In press).
Kieft, T.L., D. Del Curto, D., Z. Havlena, E. Hettiarachchi, I. Lakis, E. Nourse. C. Skaar, J. Ulbrich, G. Veni. 2023. Potential for mitigation of cave lampenflora using benzalkonium choride or UVC. Geoheritage 15:68.
http://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-023-00839-4
Nisson, D.M., T.L. Kieft, H. Drake, O. Warr, B. Sherwood Lollar, H. Ogasawara, S. M. Per, B. M. Friefeld, J. Castillo, M. J. Whitehouse, E. Kooijman, T. C. Onstott. 2022. 水文地球化学和同位素特征阐明深层地下高盐 Brine Formation through Radiolysis Driven Water-Rock Interaction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 340:65-84.
Warr, O., C.J. Ballentine, T.C. Onstott, D.M. Nisson, T.L. Kieft, D.J. Hillegonds, B. Sherwood Lollar. 2022 ⁸⁶氪过量和其他惰性气体表明，这是一个有着10亿年历史的放射性富集区 groundwater system. Nature Communications 13:3768. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31412-2
Kminik, G., J.N. Benardini, F.E. Brenker, T. Brooks,4 A.S. Burton, S. Dhaniyala, J.P. Dworkin, C. Fortman, M. Glamoclija, M.M. Grady, H.V. Graham, J. Haruyama, T.L. Kieft, M. Koopmans, F.M. McCubbin, M.A. Meyer, C. Mustin, T.C. Onstott, N. Pearce, L.M. Pratt, M.A. Sephton, S. Siljestro, H. Sugahara, S. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, M. van Zuilen, and M. Viso. COSPAR Sample Safety Assessment Framework (SSAF). Astrobiology. 22, Supplement, S-186–S-216 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2022.0017
Kieft, T.L. 2022. Beneath shaky ground: deep life at Koyna, India. Environmental Microbiology. 24:2612-2614. http://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15866
Kieft, T.L., E. Byrd, and G. Veni. Toxicological Study of Fluorescent Hydrologic Tracer Dye Effects on Cave Bacteria. Groundwater. In press.
Li, L., S. Wei, B. Sherwood Lollar, B. Wing, T.H. Bui, S. Ono, M.C.Y. Lau Vetter, T.C. Onstott, T.L. Kieft, G. Borgonie, B. Linage-Alvarez, O. Kuloyo, and E. van Heerden. 2021硫化物矿物的原位氧化支持广泛的硫酸盐还原细菌在威特沃特斯兰德盆地(南非)的地下深处:来自多方的见解 sulfur and oxygen isotopes.Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 577:117247. doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117247
Harris, R.L., M.C.Y. Lau Vetter, E. van Heerden, E. Cason, J.G. Vermeulin, A. Taneja, T.L. Kieft, C.J. DeCosta, G. Laevsky, T.C. Onstott. FISH-TAMB, a fixation-free mRNA 荧光标记技术，以转录活性成员为目标的微生物 community. Microbial Ecology. In press.
Hettiarachchi, E. Ivanov, T.L. Kieft, H. Goldstein, B. Moskowitz, R. Reynolds, G. Rubasinghege. Atmospheric processing of iron-bearing mineral-dust aerosol and its effect on growth of a marine diatom, Cyclotella meneghiniana. Environmental Science & Technology. 55:871−881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c06995
Havlena, Z., Kieft, T.L., Veni, G, Horrocks, R.D., and Jones, D.S. Lighting effects 植物光合生物膜群落的发育与多样性研究 Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87:e02695-20 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02695-20.
Warr, O., T. Giunta, T.C. Onstott, T.L. Kieft, R.L. Harris, D.M. Nisson. B. Sherwood Lollar. The role of low-temperature ¹⁸O exchange in the isotopic evolution of deep subsurface fluids. Chemical Geology. 561:120027. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.120027
Purtschert, R., R. Yokochi, W. Jiang, Z.-T. Lu, P. Mueller, J. Zappala, E. van Heerden, , E. Cason, M.C.Y. Lau, T.L. Kieft, C. Gerber C, M.S. Brennwald, and T.C. Onstott, C. Underground production of 81Kr detected in subsurface fluids. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta. 295:65-79. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2020.11.024
B.L. Carrier, D.W. Beaty, M.A. Meyer, J.G. Blank, L. Chou, S. DasSarma, D.J. Des Marais, J.L. Eigenbrode, N. Grefenstette, N.L. Lanza, A.C. Schuerger, P. Schwendner, H.D. Smith, C.R. Stoker, J.D. Tarnas, K.D. Webster, C. Bakermans, B.K. Baxter, M.S. Bell, S.A. Benner, H.H. Bolivar Torres, P.J. Boston, R. Bruner, B.C. Clark, P. DasSarma, A.E. Engelhart, Z.E. Gallegos, Z.K. Garvin, P.J. Gasda, J.H. Green, R.L. Harris, M.E. Hoffman, T. Kieft, A.H.D. Koeppel, P.A. Lee, X. Li, K.L. Lynch, R. Mackelprang, P.R. Mahaffy, L.H. Matthies, M.A. Nellessen, H.E. Newsom, D.E. Northup, B.R.W. O’Connor, S.M. Perl, R.C. Quinn, L.A. Rowe, B. Sauterey, M.A. Schneegurt, D. Schulze-Makuch, L.A. Scuderi, M.N. Spilde, V. Stamenkovic ́, J.A. Torres Celis, D. Viola, B.D. Wade, C.J. Walker, R.C. Wiens, A.J. Williams, J.M. Williams, and J. Xu. 2020. Mars Extant Life: What’s Next? Conference Report. Astrobiology 20:785-813. DOI: 10.1089/ast.2020.223
Sheik, C.S., H.J. Cleaves, K. Johnson-Finn, D. Giovannelli, T.L. Kieft, D. Papineau, M.O. Schrenk, and S. Tumiati. Abiotic and biotic processes that drive carboxylation and decarboxylation reactions. American Mineralogist. 105:609-615. DOI: 10.2138/am-2020-7166CC-BY-NC-ND.
Heard, A.W., O. Warr, G. Borgonie, B. Linage, O. Kuloyo, J.W. Fellowes, C. Magnabosco, M.C.Y. Lau, M. Erasmus, E.D. Cason, E van Heerden, T.L. Kieft, J.C. Mabry, T.C. Onstott, B. Sherwood Lollar, and C.J. Ballentine. 2018. South African crustal fracture fluids 保存了长达数千万年的古气象水特征. Chemical Geology 493: 379-395, doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.06.011.
Magnabosco, C., L.-H. Lin, H. Dong, M. Bomberg, W. Ghiorse, H. Stan-Lotter, K. Pedersen, T.L. Kieft, E. van Heerden, and T.C. Onstott. 2018. The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurface. Nature Geoscience 11:707–717. doi: 10.1038/s41561-018-0221-6.
Shotwell, R.F., L.E. Hays, D.W. Beaty, Y. Goreva, T.L. Kieft, M.T. Mellon, G. Moridis, L.D. Peterson, and N. Spycher. 2019. Can an off-nominal landing by an MMRTG-powered spacecraft induce a Special Region on Mars when no ice is present?. Astrobiology. 19. DOI: 10.1089/ast.2017.1688
Magnabosco, C, P. Timmers, Peer, M. Lau, G. Borgonie, B. Linage-Alvarez, O. Kuloyo, R. Alleva, Rose, Kieft T, G. Slater, E. van Heerden, B. Sherwood Lollar, T. Onstott. 2018. 地下甲烷氧化剂在配位中的种群波动 with changes in electron acceptor availability. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 94: article no. fiy089, doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiy089.
Kieft, T.L., C.C. Walters, M.B. Higgins, A.S. Mennito, C.F. M. Clewett, V. Heuer, M.J. Pullin, S. Hendrickson, E. van Heerden, B. Sherwood Lollar, M.C.Y. Lau, T.C. Onstott. 2018. Dissolved organic matter compositions in 0.6–3.4 km deep fracture waters, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa. Organic Geochemistry 118: 116-131. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2018. 02.003.
Kieft, T.L. 2017. New allometric scaling laws revealed for microorganisms. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 32:400-402. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2017.02.017
Lau, M.C.Y., T.L. Kieft, O. Kuloyo, B. Linage-Alvarez, E. van Heerden, M.R. Lindsay, C. Magnabosco, W. Wang, J.B. Wiggins, L. Guo, D.H. Perlman, S.Kyin, H.H. Shwe, R.L. Harris, Y. Oh, M.J. Yi, R. Purtschert, G.F. Slater, S. Ono, S. Wei, L. Li, B. Sherwood Lollar, and T.C. Onstott. 2016. Oligotrophic deep subsurface community dependent on syntrophy is dominated by sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrifiers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 113:E7927-E7936. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1612244113.
Magnabosco, C., K. Ryan, M.C.Y. Lau, K. Olukayode, B. Sherwood Lollar, T.L. Kieft, E. van Heerden, and T.C. Onstott. 2016. A metagenomic window into carbon metabolism at 3 km depth in Precambrian continental crust. ISME Journal 10:730-741,doi:10.1038/ismej.2015.150.
Simkus, D.N., G.F. Slater, B. Sherwood Lollar, K.Wilkie,, T.L. Kieft, C. Magnabosco, M.C.Y. Lau, M.J. Pullin, S.B. Hendrickson, K.E.Wommack, E.G. Sakowski, E.van Heerden, O. Kuloyo, B. Linage, G. Borgonie, T.C. Onstott. 2016. Variations in microbial carbon sources and cycling in the deep continental subsurface. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 173:264-283. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.10.003
Simkus, D.N., G.F. Slater, B. Sherwood Lollar, K.Wilkie,, T. Magnabosco, C., K. Ryan, M.C.Y. Lau, K. Olukayode, B. Sherwood Lollar, T.L. Kieft, E. van Heerden, and T.C. Onstott. A metagenomic window into carbon metabolism at 3 km depth in Precambrian continental crust. ISME Journal doi:10.1038/ismej.2015.150 (in press).
Kieft, T.L., and K.A. Simmons. 2015. Allometry of animal-microbe interactions and global census of animal-associated microbes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 282 20150702; doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.0702.Published 24 June 2015.
Kieft, T.L., T.C. Onstott, L. Ahonen, V. Aloisi, F.S. Colwell, B. Engelen, S. Fendrihan, E. Gaidos, U. Harms, I Head, J. Kallmeyer, B. Kiel Reese, L.-H. Lin, P.E. Long, H. Mills, D.P. Moser, P. Sar, D. Schulze-Makuch, H. Stan-Lotter, D. Wagner, P.-L. Wang, F. Westall, and M.J. Wilkins. 2015. Workshop to develop deep life continental scientific drilling projects. Scientific Drilling 19, 43-53
Labonté, J.M., E.K. Field, M. Lau, D. Chivian, E. Van Heerden, K.E. Wommack, T.L. Kieft, T.C. Onstott, R. Stepanauskas. 2015. Single cell genomics indicates horizontal 深层地下厚壁菌群的基因转移和病毒感染. Frontiers in Microbiology 6:349, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00349.
Magnabosco, C., M. Tekere, M.C.Y. Lau, B. Linage, O. Kuloyo, M. Erasmus, E. Cason, E. van Heerden, G. Borgonie, T.L. Kieft, T.C. Onstott. 2014. Comparisons of the composition 以及占据南非的细菌群落的生物地理分布 thermal springs with those inhabiting deep subsurface fracture water. Frontiers in Microbiology Vol. 5, article 679, pp. 1-17, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00679
Lau, M.C.Y., C. Cameron, C. Magnabosco, C .T. Brown, F.Schilkey, S. Grim, S. Hendrickson, M. Pullin, B. Sherwood Lollar, E. van Heerden, T.L. Kieft, T.C. Onstott. 2014. Phylogeny 7个陆生地下宏基因组共有功能基因的系统地理学分析 reveal N-cycling and microbial evolutionary relationships. Frontiers in Microbiology Vol. 5, article 531, 1-17.
Rummel, J.D., D.W. Beaty, M.A. Jones, C. Bakermans, N.G. Barlow, P. Boston, V. Chevrier, B.C. Clark, J-P. de Vera, R.V. Gough, J.E. Hallsworth, J.W. Head, V.J. Hipkin, T.L. Kieft, A.S. McEwen, M.T. Mellon, J. Mikucki, W.L. Nicholson, C.R. Omelon, R. Peterson, E. Roden, B. Sherwood Lollar, K.L. Tanaka, D. Viola, and J.J. Wray, A New Analysis 火星“特殊区域”:第二次MEPAG特殊区域科学分析的发现 Group (SR-SAG2). Astrobiology 14(11): 887-968.
Wilkins M.J., R. Daly, P.J. Mouser, R. Trexler, K.C Wrighton, S. Sharma, D.R. Cole, J.F. Biddle, E. Denis, J.K. Fredrickson, T.L. Kieft, T.C Onstott, L. Petersen, S.M. Pfiffner, T. J. Phelps, M.O. Schrenk. 2014. Trends and Future Challenges in Sampling the Deep Terrestrial Biosphere. Frontiers in Microbiology 5:481.
Onstott, T.C., C. Magnabosco, A.D. Aubrey, A.S. Burton, J.P. Dworkin, J.E. Elsila, S. Grunsfeld, B.H. Cao, J.E. Hein, D.P. Glavin, T.L. Kieft, B.J. Silver, T.J. Phelps, E. van Heerden, D.J. Opperman, J.L. Bada. 2014. Does Aspartic Acid Racemization Constrain the Depth Limit of the Subsurface Biosphere? Geobiology 12:1-19.
Davidson, M.M., B.J. Silver, T.C. Onstott, D.P. Moser, T.M. Gihring, L.M. Pratt, E.A. Boice, B. Sherwood Lollar, J. Lippmann-Pipke, S.M. Pfiffner, T.L. Kieft, W. Seymore, and C. Ralston. 2011. Capture of Planktonic Microbial Diversity in Fractures by Long-Term Monitoring of Flowing Boreholes, Evander Basin, South. Geomicrobiology Journal 28:275-300.
Kminek, G., J.D. Rummel, C.S. Cockell , R. Atlas, N. Barlow, D. Beaty, W. Boynton, M. Carr, S. Clifford, C.A. Conley, A.F. Davila, A. Debus, P. Doran, M. Hecht, J. Heldmann, J. Helbert, V. Hipkin, G. Horneck, T.L. Kieft, G. Klingelhoefer, M. Meyer, H. Newsom, G.G. Ori, J. Parnell, D. Prieur, F. Raulin, D. Schulze- Makuch, J.A. Spry, P.E. Stabekis, E. Stackebrandt, J. Vago, M. Viso, M. Voytek, L. Wells, F. Westall. 2010. Report of the COSPAR mars special regions colloquium. Advances in Space Research 46:811-829.
Tang, H., P. Zhang, T.L. Kieft, S.J. Ryan, S.M. Baker, W.P. Wiesmann, S. Rogelj. 2010. 新型功能化壳聚糖精氨酸对革兰氏阴性菌的抑菌作用 bacteria. Acta Biomaterialia 6:2562-2571.
Silver, B.J., T.C. Onstott, G. Rose, L.-H., Lin, C. Ralston, B. Sherwood-Lollar, S. M. Pfiffner, T. L. Kieft, and S. McCuddy. 2010. In situ cultivation of subsurface microorganisms in a deep mafic sill: implications for SLiMEs. Geomicrobiology Journal 27:329-348.
Sahl, J.W., R. Schmidt, E.D. Swanner, K.W. Mandernack, A.S. Templeton, T.L. Kieft, R.L. Smith, W.E. Sanford, R.L. Calllaghan, J.B. Mitton, and J.R. Spear. 2008. Subsurface microbial diversity in deep- granitic-fracture water in Colorado. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74:143-152.
MEPAG Special Regions Science Analysis Group (Beaty D., K. Buxbaum, M. Meyer, N. Barlow, W. Boynton, B. Clark, J. Deming, P. Doran, K. Edgett, S. Hancock, J. Head, M. Hecht, V. Hipkin, T. Kieft, R. Mancinelli, E.
McDonald, C. McKay, M. Mellon, H. Newsom, G. Ori, D. Paige, A. Schuerger, M. Sogin, J. A. Spry, A. Steele, K. Tanaka, M. Voytek). 2006. Findings of the Mars Special Regions Science Analysis Group. Astrobiology 6:677-732.
Kieft, T. L., and D. P. Moser. 2006. Special issue on geomicrobiology of the deep biosphere - Preface. Geomicrobiology Journal 23:34
Gihring, T., Moser DP, Lin L-H, Davidson M., Onstott TC, Morgan L, Milleson M., Kieft TL, Trimarco E, Balkwill DL, Dollhopf ME. The distribution of microbial taxa in the subsurface water of the Kalahari Shield, South Africa. Geomicrobiology Journal.
Onstott, T.C., L.-H. Lin, M. Davidson, B. Mislowac, M. Borcsik, J. Hall, G. Slater, J. Ward, B. Sherwood Lollar, J. Lippmann-Pipke, E. Boice, L. Pratt, B. S. Pfiffner, D. Moser, T. Gihring, T.L. Kieft, T.J. Phelps, E van Heerden, D. Litthauer, M. DeFlaun, and R. Rothmel. The origin and age of biogeochemical trends in deep fracture water of the Witwatersrand basin, South Africa. Geomicrobiology Journal.
Shen, H., S. Rogelj, and T. Kieft. Sensitive, real-time PCR detects low-levels of contamination by Legionella pneumophila in commercial reagents. Molecular and Cellular Probes 20:147-153.
Allen, R. C., S. Rogelj, and T. L. Kieft. 2006. An Immuno-PCR method for detecting Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin. Journal of Immunological Methods 308:109-115.
Kieft, T.L., S.M. McCuddy, T.C. Onstott, L.-H. Lin, M. Davidson, B. Mislowac, L. Pratt, E. Boice, B. Sherwood-Lollar, L.-H. Lin, J. Lippmann, S.M. Pfiffner, T.J. Phelps, T. Gihring, D. Moser, and A. van Heerden. 2005. Geochemically generated, energy-rich substrates and indigenous microorganisms in deep, ancient groundwater. Geomicrobiology Journal 22:325-335.
Fu, Z., S. Rogelj, and T. L. Kieft. Detection of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 by immuno-magnetic separation and real-time PCR. International Journal of Food Microbiology 99:47-57.
Rutz, B. and T. L. Kieft. 2004. Phylogenetic characterization of dwarf archaea and bacteria from a semiarid soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 36:825-833.
Balkwill, D. L., T. L. Kieft, T. Tsukuda, H. M. Kostandarithes, T. C. Onstott, S. Macnaughton, J. Bownas, and J.K. Fredrickson. 2004. Identification of iron-reducing Thermus strains as T. scotoductus. Extremophiles 8:37-44.
Lehman, R. M., S. P. O'Connell, A. Banta, J. K. Fredrickson, A.-L. Reysenbach, T. L. Kieft, and F. S. Colwell. 2004. Microbiological comparison of core and groundwater 从破碎的玄武岩含水层中收集的样品与透析室的样品孵育 in situ. Geomicrobiology Journal 21:169-182.
Onstott, T. C., D. P. Moser, S. M. Pfiffner, J. K. Fredrickson, F.J. Brockman, T. J. Phelps, D. C. White, A. Peacock, D. Balkwill, R. Hoover, L. R. Krumholz, M. Borscik, T. L. Kieft, and R. Wilson. 2003. Indigenous and introduced microorganisms in rock samples from a deep gold mine. Environ. Microbiol. 5:1168-1191.
Liang, H., S. E. Cordova, T. L. Kieft, and S. Rogelj. 2003. Development of an immuno-PCR assay to detect Group A Streptococcus. J. Immunol. Methods 279:101-10.
Oliver, D. S., F. J. Brockman, R. S. Bowman, and T. L. Kieft. 2003. Microbial Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium under Vadose Zone Conditions. Journal of Environmental Quality 32:317-324.
Ayarbe, J. P., and T. L. Kieft. 2000. Mammal mounds stimulate microbial activity in a semiarid shrubland. Ecology 81:1150-1154.
Allen. C. C., F. G. Albert, H. S. Chafetz, J. Combie, C. R. Graham, T. L. Kieft, S. J. Kivett, D. S. McKay, A. Steele, A. E. Taunton, M. R. Taylor, K. L. Thomas-Keprta, and F. Westall. 2000. Physical biomarkers in carbonate thermal springs: implications for Mars. Icarus 147:49-67.
Kieft, T. L., J. K. Fredrickson, T. C. Onstott, Y. A. Gorby, H. M. Kostandarithes, T. J. Bailey, D. W. Kennedy, S.W. Li, A. Plymale, C. M. Spadoni, and M. S. Gray. 1999. 热分离物对Fe(III)和其他电子受体的异化还原. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65:1214-1221.
Walvoord, M. A., F. Phillips, T. L. Kieft, J. K. Fredrickson, P. Pegram, and M. Person. 1999. 圣胡安盆地东南部地下水流动和地球化学:意义 for microbial transport and activity. Water Resources Research 35:1409-1424.
Kieft, T. L., E. M. Murphy, D. L. Haldeman, P. S. Amy, B. N. Bjornstadt, E. V. McDonald, D. B. Ringelberg, D. C. White, J. O. Stair, R. P. Griffiths, T. C. Gsell, W. E. Holben, and D. R. Boone. 1998. Microbial transport, survival, and succession in a sequence of buried sediments. Microbial Ecology 36:336-348.
Onstott, T. C., T. J. Phelps, F. S. Colwell, D. Ringelberg, D. C. White, D. R. Boone, J. P. McKinley, T. O. Stevens, P. E. Long, D. L. Balkwill, T. Griffin, and T. Kieft. 1998. 有关微生物起源和生态学的观察得到恢复 from the deep subsurface of Taylorsville Basin, Virginia. Geomicrobiology Journal 15:353-385.
Kieft, T. L., C. S. White, S. R. Loftin, R. Aguilar, J. R. Craig, and J. A. Skaar. 1998. 草地-灌丛地土壤碳氮资源的时间动态 ecotone. Ecology 79:671-683.
Brockman, F. J., S. W. Li, J. K. Fredrickson, D. B. Ringelberg, T. L. Kieft, C. M. Spadoni, D. C. White, and J. P. McKinley. 1998. Post-sampling changes in microbial community composition and activity in a subsurface paleosol. Microbial Ecology 36:152-164.
Kieft, T. L., W. P. Kovacik, Jr., D. B. Ringelberg, D. C. White, D. L. Haldeman, P. S. Amy, and L. E. Hersman. 1997. Factors limiting to microbial growth and activity at a proposed high-level nuclear repository, Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63:3128-3133.
Kieft, T. L., E. Wilch, K. O'Connor, D. B. Ringelberg, and D. C. White. 1997. Survival 以及天然表面和表面下细菌的磷脂脂肪酸谱 sediment microcosms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63:1531-1542.
Kieft, T. L., J. K. Fredrickson, J. P. McKinley, B. N. Bjornstad, S. A. Rawson, T. J. Phelps, F. J. Brockman, and S. M. Pfiffner. 1995. Microbiological Comparisons within 以及相邻的湖泊、古土壤和河流地下沉积物. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61:749-757.
Kieft, T. L., D. B. Ringelberg and D. C. White. 1994. Changes in ester-linked phospholipid 饥饿和干燥过程中地下细菌的脂肪酸谱 porous medium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60:3292-3299.
Kieft, T. L. 1994. Grazing and plant canopy effects on semiarid soil microbial biomass and respiration. Biology and Fertility of Soils 18:155-162.
Brown, R. L., R. S. Bowman and T. L. Kieft. 1994. Microbial effects on nickel and cadmium sorption and transport in volcanic tuff. Journal of Environmental Quality 28:723-729.
Fredrickson, J. K., F. J. Brockman, B. N. Bjornstad, P. E. Long, S. W. Li, J. P. McKinley, J. L. Conca, T. L. Kieft and D. L. Balkwill. 1994. Microbiological characteristics of pristine and contaminated deep vadose sediments from an arid region. Geomicrobiology Journal 11:95-107.
Wan, J., J. L. Wilson and T. L. Kieft. 1994. Influence of the gas-water interface on transport of microorganisms through unsaturated porous media. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60:509-516.
Kieft, T. L., P. S. Amy, B. N. Bjornstad, F. J. Brockman, J. K. Fredrickson and L. L. Rosacker. 1993. Microbial Abundance and Activities in Relation to Water Potential in the Vadose Zones of Arid and Semiarid Sites. Microbial Ecology 26:59-78.
Ashworth, E. N. and T. L. Kieft. 1992. Measurement of ice nucleation in lichens using thermal analysis. Cryobiology 29:400-406.
Kieft, T. L. and T. Ruscetti. 1992. Molecular sizes of lichen ice nucleation sites determined by gamma radiation inactivation analysis. Cryobiology 29:407-413.
Brockman, F. J., T. L. Kieft, J. K. Fredrickson, B. N. Bjornstad, S. W. Li, W. Spangenburg and P. E. Long. 1992. Microbiology of Vadose Zone Paleosols in South-Central Washington State. Microbial Ecology 23:279-301.
Kieft, T. L. and S. D. Spence. 1988. Osmoregulation in Thiobacillus ferrooxidans: stimulation of iron oxidation by proline and betaine under salt stress. Current Microbiology 17:255-258
Kieft, T. L. 1988. Ice nucleation activity in lichens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 54:1678-1681
Kieft, T. L. and V. Ahmadjian. 1989. Biological ice nucleation in lichen mycobionts and photobionts. The Lichenologist 21:355-362.
Kieft, T. L. and T. Ruscetti. 1990. Characterization of biological ice nuclei from a lichen. Journal of Bacteriology 172:3519-3523.
Rosacker, L. L. and T. L. Kieft. 1991. Biomass and adenylate energy charge of a grassland soil during drying. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 22:1121-1127.
Kieft, T. L. and L. L. Rosacker. 1991. Application of respiration- and adenylate-based soil microbiological assays to deep subsurface terrestrial sediments. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 23:563-568.
Kieft, T. L., E. Soroker and M. K. Firestone. 1987. Microbial biomass response to a rapid increase in water potential when dry soil is wetted. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 19:119-126
Kieft, T. L. and D. E. Caldwell. 1984. Chemostat and in situ colonization kinetics of Thermothrix thiopara on calcite and pyrite surfaces. Geomicrobiology Journal 3:217-229.
Kieft, T. L. and D. E. Caldwell. 1983. A computer simulation of surface microcolony formation during microbial colonization. Microbial Ecology 9:7-16.
Caldwell, D. E., T. L. Kieft and D. K. Brannan. 1984. Colonization of sulfide-oxygen interfaces on hot springs tufa by Thermothrix thiopara. Geomicrobiology Journal 3:181-200.
Kieft, T. L. and D. E. Caldwell. 1984. Weathering of calcite, pyrite, and sulfur by Thermothrix thiopara in a thermal spring. Geomicrobiology Journal 3:201-216.
Caldwell, Douglas E., Malone, James A., Kieft, Thomas L. 1983. Derivation of a Growth Rate Equation Describing Microbial Surface Colonization. Microbial Ecology 9:1-6.
Caldwell, D. E., J. Malone, and T. L. Kieft. 1983. An equation for quantifying microbial colonization of surfaces. Microbial Ecology 9:1-6.

Book Reviews

Kieft, T. L. 1995. Review of Biodegradation and Bioremediation, by Martin Alexander. Journal of Environmental Quality 24 (3).
Kieft, T. L. 1991. "For ecologists and 'E. coli-gists'," [Review of Bacterial Genetics in Natural Environments by J. C. Fry and M. J. Day]. Trends in Genetics 7:236-237.

Book Chapters

Kieft, T.L. Microbiology of the deep continental biosphere. Ch. 6 In:Volume 1 of Advances 环境微生物学“他们的世界:环境的多样性” Christon J. Hurst), Springer, New York. (in press)
Kieft, T.L. Sampling the subsurface. In: Hydrocarbons and Lipid Microbiology (editors: Terence J. McGenity, Kenneth M. Timmis, Balbina Nogales) Springer Protocols Handbooks. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. (in press)
Kieft, T.L. 2010. Sampling the deep sub-surface using drilling and coring techniques. pp. 3427-3441, In: Microbiology of Hydrocarbons and Lipids. K.N. Timmis (Ed.), Springer Verlag, Berlin.
Kieft, T. L., Phelps, T. J., and J. K. Fredrickson. 2007. Drilling, coring, and sampling subsurface environments. pp. 799-817, In: Manual of Environmental Microbiology, Third Edition. Hurst, C.J. (Ed.), ASM Press, Washington, DC.
Horsfield, B., Kieft, T. L., Amann, H., Franks, S. G., Kallmeyer, J., Mangelsdorf, K., Parkes, R. J., Wagner, D., Wilkes, H., Zink, K.-G. 2007. The GeoBiosphere. pp. 163-211. In: U. Harms, C. Koeberl and M. D. Zoback (Eds.) Continental Scientific Drilling. A Decade of Progress, and Challenges for the Future. Springer Verlag, Berlin.
Kieft, T.L. 2002. Hot Desert Soil Communities. pp. 1576-1586. In: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Bitton (Ed.)., John Wiley, NY.
Kieft, T.L. 2002. Microbial Starvation Survival in Subsurface Environments. pp. 2019-2028. In: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Bitton (Ed.) John Wiley, NY.
Brockman, F.J., S.N. Bradley, and T. L. Kieft. 2002. Vadose Zone Microbiology. pp. 3236-3246. In: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Bitton (Ed.) John Wiley, NY.
Kieft, T. L., and F. J. Brockman. Vadose zone microbiology. 2001. pp. 141-169. In: Subsurface Microbiology and Biogeochemistry. J. K. Fredrickson and M. Fletcher (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Kieft, T. L. 2000. 大小很重要:土壤和地下陆地环境中的侏儒细胞. Ch. 3, pp. 19-46. In: Non-culturable Microorganisms in the Environment. R. R. Colwell and D. J. Grimes (Eds.), American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC.
Onstott, T. C., T. J. Phelps, T. L. Kieft, F. S. Colwell, D. L. Balkwill., J. K. Fredrickson, and F. J. Brockman. 1999. A global perspective on the microbial abundance and activity in the deep subsurface. Ch. 38 pp. 489-500. In: Enigmatic Microorganisms and Life in Extreme Environments. J. Seckbach (Ed.), Kluwer Publications.
Kieft, T. L., and T. J. Phelps. 1997. Life in the slow lane: Activities of microorganisms in the subsurface. Ch. 12. pp. 137-163. In: The Microbiology of the Terrestrial Subsurface. P. S. Amy and D. L. Haldeman (Eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Ashworth, E. N., and T. L. Kieft. 1995. Ice nucleation activity associated with plants and fungi. pp. 137-162. In: Biological Ice Nucleation and its Applications. R. E. Lee, G. Warren, and L. V. Gusta, (Eds.), Amer. Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.
Kieft, T. L. 1991. Soil microbiology in reclamation of arid and semi-arid lands. pp. 209-256. In: Semiarid Lands and Deserts: Soil Resource and Reclamation. J. Skugins (Ed.), Marcel Dekker, New York.Kieft, T.L. 2002.

Patent

Presentations

Pfiffner, S. M., K. L. Davis, T. J. Phelps, T. L. Kieft, T. M. Gihring, T. C. Onstott, B. Nthangeru, L. Piater, and E. van Heerden. Research Experience for Undergraduates: An International Program Enhancing Interdisciplinary Learning. American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, December, 2004.
Kieft, T. L. Life in the Deep Biosphere. Physics Department, University of Minnesota, December 4, 2004 (Invited talk).
Kieft, T. L. Microbial Life in the Deepest Regions of the Earth's Biosphere. Session Organizer and Convener. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.
Wanger, G., T. L. Kieft, and G. Southam. Burrowing Behavior Exhibited by a Thermus sp. utilizing ferric hydroxides as an electron acceptor. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.
Pfiffner, S. M., K. L. Davis, T. J. Phelps, T. L. Kieft, T. C. Onstott, and E.van Heerden. Use of Group Research Teams to Enhance Interdisciplinary Learning During an International Research Experience for Undergraduates. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.
Mislowack, B. J., T. Onstott, L.-H. Lin, G. Rose, C. Ralston, B. Sherwood-Lollar, S. M. Pfiffner, T. L. Kieft, S. McCuddy. In Situ Cultivation of Deep Subsurface Microorganisms in a Mafic Sill: Implications for SLiME's. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.
Moser, D. P., T. M. Gihring, J. K. Fredrickson, F. J. Brockman, T. C. Onstott, L.-H. Lin, B. Mislowak, M. Davidson, D. L. Balkwill, M. E. Dollhopf, S. McCuddy, M. M. Milleson, T. L. Kieft, J. A. Hall. A Comprehensive Phylogenetic Analysis of Microbial Communities from the Ultradeep Mines of South Africa. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.
Liang, H., S. Cordova, R. Silva, Z. Fu, S. Rogelj, T. L. Kieft, D. Chandler, C. Bruckner-Lea, M. S. Bogucki, T. Roberts, L. A. Pranger, and W. P. Weismann. Immunological and Nucleic-Acid Based Detection of Threat Agents: From Lab Bench to Automated Platform. The International Symposium on Securing High Consequence Pathogens and Toxins. Albuquerque, NM, February 1-6, 2004.
Kieft, T. L. Life in the Deep Biosphere. Biological Sciences Department, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, December 4, 2003 (Invited talk).
Kieft, T. L. Life in the Deep Biosphere. Hydrology Program, New Mexico Tech, November 24, 2003 (Invited talk).
Silva, R. C. S. Rogelj, and T. L. Kieft. An immuno-PCR method for detecting Bacillusthuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin. General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, May 2003.
Fu, Z., S. Rogelj, T. L. Kieft, Detection and Quantification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 通过免疫磁分离和实时聚合酶链反应，大会，美国学会 for Microbiology, Washington, DC, May 2003.
Nolan, J. R., S. M. Pfiffner, K. L. Davis, T. J. Phelps, K. M. Coleman, T. L. Kieft, E. van Heerden, and D. Litthauer. U.S./South African Undergraduate Education and Research Workshop. General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, May 2003.
Shutthanandan, J., X. Yin, G. Drake, D.S. Oliver, T.L. Kieft, D.L. Balkwill, and F.J. Brockman. 渗透带微观环境的差异群落结构支持和 not supporting chromium reduction during bioremediation. General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, May 2003.
Kieft, T. L. 深层生物圈中的生命，新墨西哥大学生物系， April 17, 2003 (Invited talk).
梁慧宁，Susan Cordova, Rebekah Silva，付朱，Snezna Rogelj, Thomas L. Kieft, Darrell Chandler, and Cindy Bruckner-Lea, Mary S. Bogucki, Tara Roberts, L. Alex Pranger, and William P. Weismann. A flexible platform for rapid, automated immunological and nucleic-acid based detection of biological threat agents. American Society for Microbiology Biodefense Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2003.
Kieft, T. L., and B. Rutz. Intrinsically and pleomorphically dwarf bacteria and archaea in a semiarid soil. NASA Astrobiology Institute General Meeting, Tempe, AZ, Feb. 10-12, 2003.
Onstott, T.C. and the Witwatersrand Deep Microbiology Team. Nuclear-powered deep subsurface communities? AAAS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, February 13-18, 2003.
Kieft, T. L., Microbial Diversity in Deep Gold Mine Samples, Assessed by 16S rDNA Analyses. 第二届美国/SA深层地下生物技术应用研讨会 Microbial Investigations. December 16, 2002, Pretoria, South Africa. (Invited talk).
Mislowack, B. J., Tullis C. Onstott, Li-hung Lin, Mark A. Davidson, Thomas J. Pray, Colin Ralston, Peter Roberts, Tom L. Kieft, Tommy J. Phelps. In-situ Microbial Cultivation in a South African Gold Mine. American Geophysical Union meeting, San Francisco, December 6-10, 2002.
Kieft, T. L. Life in the Deep Biosphere. University of Washington Astrobiology Program, Seattle, WA. October 8, 2002 (Invited talk).
Kieft, T. L. Life in the Deep Biosphere. University of the North, Pietersburg, South Africa, June 20, 2002 (Invited talk).
Kieft, T. L. Life in the Deep Biosphere. New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, NM, April 9, 2002 (Invited talk).
Liang, H., T. Kieft, and S. Rogelj. Development of an immuno-PCR assay to detect Group A Stretococcus. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Salt Lake City, May 2002.
Shen, H., K. Ar., S. Rogelj, and T.L. Kieft. Quantitative detection of Legionella pneumophila in swamp coolers and domestic water supplies. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Salt Lake City, May 2002.
Rutz, B. and T. L. Kieft. Intrinsically and pleomorphically dwarf bacteria and archaea in a semiarid soil. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Salt Lake City, May 19-23, 2002.
Fu, Z., S. Rogelj, and T. Kieft. Detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria by cell adsorption and real-time PCR. Rio Grande Branch American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, El Paso, TX, Feb. 2002.
Anbar, A. D., R. Buick, S. Mojzsis, A.J. Kaufman, T.L. Kieft, T.W. Lyons, and M. Humayun. 2001. 前寒武纪沉积序列科学钻探的案例:一项任务 to early Earth. Geological Society of America annual meeting, November 2001.
Anbar, A. D., R. Buick, S. Mojzsis, A.J. Kaufman, T.L. Kieft, T.W. Lyons, and M. Humayun. 2001. 前寒武纪沉积序列科学钻探的案例:一项任务 to early Earth. American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2001.
Brockman, F.J., D.O. Oliver, X. Yin, and T.L. Kieft. Effects of unsaturated flow on hexavalent chromium reduction and 16S rRNA profiles. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2001.
Fuierer, A.M., R.S Bowman, M. McHale, B. Rutz, and T.L. Kieft. Biodegradation of toluene sorbed to surfactant-modified zeolite. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2001.
Kieft, T. L. Mission to Early Earth: Sample Integrity and Geohydrology. Australian Astrobiology Workshop, July 2001.
McHale, M., T. L. Kieft, and N. W. Hinman. Archaeal and Bacterial diversity in a moderately acidic thermal iron spring. NASA Astrobiology Institute Meeting, Washington, DC, April 2001.
McHale, M., T. L. Kieft, and N. W. Hinman. Archaeal and Bacterial diversity in a moderately acidic thermal iron spring. Australian Astrobiology Workshop, July 2001.
McHale, M., T. L. Kieft, and N. W. Hinman. Archaeal and Bacterial diversity in a moderately acidic thermal iron spring. International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Amsterdam, August 2001.
Onstott, T.C., D. Moser, L. Lin, K. Takai, J. Fredrickson, F. Brockman, L. Pratt, B. Sherwood-Lollar, J. Hoek, G. Omar, T.L. Kieft, D. Balkwill, S. Pfiffner, T. Phelps, J. Lippman, and M. Stute. Do superplumes select for hyperthermophiles in the deep subsurface? Paper #7398. Symposium on Earth Systems Processes, Geological Society 2001年6月24日至28日，苏格兰爱丁堡，美国地质学会和伦敦地质学会.
Yin, X., D.O. Oliver, T.L. Kieft, and F.J. Brockman. Comparison of the microbial community under no flow, unsaturated flow, and saturated flow in columns. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, May 2001.
Kieft, T. L. The Deep Subsurface Biosphere. NASA Workshop on Extreme Environments, NASA-Ames, Moffett Field, CA, July 24-25, 2001 (Invited).
Kieft, T. L. Mission to Early Earth: sample integrity and geohydrology. Australian Astrobiology Institute Workshop, Sydney, Australia, July 12-13, 2001.
Kieft, T. L. Moisture and Nutrient Limitation of Microbial Activities in Arid and Semiarid Soils. U.S.-Egypt Microbial Ecology Workshop, May 6-11, 2001 (Invited).
Kieft, T.L.，微生物在南非金矿深部的活动，奥兰治大学 Free State, Bloomfontein, South Africa, June 5, 2001 (Invited).
Fuierer, A. M., R. S. Bowman, and T. L. Kieft. 2001. Sorption and microbial degradation of toluene on a surfactant-modified zeolite support. Proceedings of the Sixth International 就地和现场生物修复研讨会，2001年6月4-7日，加州圣地亚哥.
Fuierer, A. M., R. S. Bowman, and T. L. Kieft. Biodegradation of toluene sorbed to a surfactant-modified zeolite. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2001.
Brockman, F. J., D. O. Oliver, X. Yin, and T. L. Kieft. Effects of unsaturated flow on hexavalent chromium reduction and 16s rRNA profiles. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2001.
Yin, X., D. O. Oliver, T. L. Kieft, and F. J. Brockman. Comparison of the microbial 群落分无流、不饱和流和饱和流三列. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2001.
McHale, M. T. L. Kieft , and N. W. Hinman. Archaeal and Bacterial diversity in a moderately acidic thermal iron spring. NASA Astrobiology Institute meeting, Washington, DC, April, 2001.
Kieft, T. L. Vadose Zone Microbiology. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/University of California, Berkekely, CA, October 31, 2000 (Invited lecture).
McHale, M. T. L. Kieft , and N. W. Hinman. Archaeal and Bacterial diversity in a moderately acidic thermal iron spring. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, May 2000.
Kieft, T. L. Microbial activities in deep vadose zones of arid regions. American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL, May 1999 (Invited lecture).
Onstott, T. C, D.P. Moser, H.Dong, J. K. Fredrickson, F.J. Brockman, T.J. Phelps, S.M. Pfiffner, A. Peacock, D.C. White, S. Macnaughton, F.S. Colwell, D.L. Balkwill, M.F. DeFlaun, T. Kieft, D.R. Boone, A.L. Reysenbach, J. Hoek, G.I. Omar, W.C. Ghiorse G. Southam G. Slater, B. Sherwood-Lollar, S. Kotelnikova, K. Pedersen, L. Pratt, J. Fong, B. Baker, C. Wimpee, B. MacGregor, S. Fishbain, D.A. Stahl, M. Stute, and R. Hoover. 威特沃特斯兰德深层微生物项目:进入极端环境的窗口 of Deep Subsurface Microbial Communities. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 1999.
Onstott, T. C., J. K. Fredrickson, T. J. Phelps, D. C. White, F. S. Colwell, D. L. Balkwill, M. F. DeFlaun, T. L. Kieft, D. R. Boone, J. M. Suflita, L. R. Krumholz, and W. T. Griffin. New life in old rocks? A testimony to ten years of subsurface microbiology. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 1998.
Kieft, T. L. Microbial ecology of the vadose zone. Eighth International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. August 9-14, 1998. (Invited lecture).
Kieft, T. L., J. K. Fredrickson, and T. C. Onstott. Metal reduction by a Thermus sp. isolated from an ultradeep South African gold mine. Eighth International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. August 9-14, 1998.
Kieft, T. L., J. K. Fredrickson, T. C. Onstott, Y. A. Gorby, T. J. Bailey, D. W. Kennedy, S. W. Li, A. E. Plymale, C. M. Spadoni, M. S. Gray. Dissimilatory Reduction of Fe(III), Mn(IV), and Other Electron Acceptors by a Thermus sp. Isolated from an Ultradeep South African Gold Mine. American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA, May 1998.
Lehman, R. M., F. S. Colwell, R. Smith, M. Delwiche, J. K. Fredrickson, T. Kieft, T. J. Phelps, and D. C. White. Alteration of the Microbial Ecology of a Fractured Basalt Aquifer by Contaminants. American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA. May 1998.
Colwell, F., R. Smith, J. K. Fredrickson, J. P. McKinley, R. Lehman, M. Delwiche, T. McLing, T. Kieft, J. Bukowski, and A. Fryar. Biologically active contaminant degradation zones in a basalt aquifer. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 1997.
Kieft, T. L. One million years of microbial survival and succession in a sequence of buried sediments. University of Montana, Missoula, MT, October 6, 1997. (Invited lecture).
Kieft, T. L., E. M. Murphy, P. S. Amy, D. L. Haldeman, D. B. Ringelberg. Laboratory 以及微生物在地下长期饥饿生存的实地证据 Terrestrial Environments. SPIE Symposium: Instruments, Methods, and Missions for the 外星微生物调查，圣地亚哥，加州，7月27日- 8月1日， 1997. (Invited lecture).
Kieft, T. L., D. L. Haldeman, P. S. Amy, E. M. Murphy, B. N. Bjornstadt, E. V. McDonald, D. B. Ringelberg, D. C. White, J. O. Stair, R. P. Griffiths, T. C. Gsell, W. E. Holben, and D. R. Boone. Microbial survival and succession in a sequence of buried sediments during the last 1 million years. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 18, 1996. (Invited lecture).
Kieft, T. L., D. L. Haldeman, P. S. Amy, E. M. Murphy, B. N. Bjornstadt, E. V. McDonald, D. B. Ringelberg, D. C. White, J. O. Stair, R. P. Griffiths, T. C. Gsell, W. E. Holben, and D. R. Boone. Microbiology of a paleosol chronosequence during the last 200,000 years. 地下微生物学国际研讨会，达沃斯，瑞士，9月 16-20, 1996.
Kieft, T. L., K. O'Connor, E. Wilch, D. B. Ringelberg and D. C. White.Long-term survival 地下微生物的速率和磷脂脂肪酸特征脂质 sediment microcosms. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, May 1996.
Kieft, T. L. Potential for bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments. Facultad de Ciencias Quimiucas, La Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. October 6, 1995. (Invited lecture.)
Kieft, T. L. Microbiology of the deep biosphere. Facultad de Ciencias Quimiucas, La Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. October 5, 1995. (Invited lecture.)
Haldeman, D. L., P. S. Amy, T. L. Kieft, W. Spangenberg, D. Ringelberg and D. White. 古土壤时间序列的微生物学研究 arid eastern Washington. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, May 1995.
Kieft, T. L. 微生物老年病学:微生物在地下的长期生存. Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute. April 1995. (Invited lecture.)
Kieft, T. L. Subsurface microbial geriatrics. Hydrology Program, New Mexico Tech. November 1994. (Invited lecture.)
Kieft, T. L. Subsurface Microbiology. Biology Department, Texas Tech University. February 1994. (Invited lecture.)
Kieft, T. L., P. S. Amy and F. M. Phillips. Origins of subsurface microorganisms: relating laboratory microcosm experiments to a geologic time scale. Second International 地下微生物学研讨会，英国巴斯，1993年9月19-24日.