| Authorised form of name | Parkes; Ronald John (1954 - 2024); microbial ecologist |
| Dates | 1954 - 2024 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Oldbury, West Midlands, England |
| Date of birth | 21/11/1954 |
| Date of death | 23/11/2024 |
| Occupation | Microbial ecologist |
| Research field | Cloning |
| Chromatography |
| Molecular genetics |
| Environmental biology |
| Microbiology |
| Microbial ecology |
| Environmental sciences |
| Ecology |
| Geochemistry |
| Activity | Education:
University of Aberdeen PhD 1974-1977
Career:
Visiting Sicentist, Århus University, Denmark (1984); Marine Biological Laboratory (1983-1989); Senior Lecturer, then Reader, and finally Professor, Univeristy of Bristol (1989-2003); Professor Emeritus, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University (2003-2024).
Memberships:
Society of Biology
American Academy of Microbiology
Learned Society of Wales |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/05/2011 |
| Age at election | 56 |
| RSActivity | Committees:
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships Selection Committee 2013-2018 |
| PublishedWorks | RCN R81310 |
| OtherInfo | Studied the activity of microorganisms in geological contexts, particularly within the deep subsurface of the Earth. His work helped to establish knowledge of the existence of enormous populations of bacteria in the deep biosphere, which are of interest due to their close proximity to oil reserves, deep disposal sites and geosphere energy sources.
His research highlighteds included the use of phospholipid fatty acids as biomarkers for the identification of sedimentary microbes. John also conducted wider studies of such prokaryotic communities using radioactive tracers and stable isotope probing, in addition to demonstrating the importance of anaerobic prokaryotic processes in estuarine sediments. |
| Source | The Royal Society Fellows Directory, Professor John Parkes FRS, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/john-parkes-12049/; last accessed: 02/04/2025]
Research Gate, Ronald John Parkes, [URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ronald-Parkes; last accessed: 02/04/2025]
Web of Science, Ronald J Parkes, [URL: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/B-1731-2010; last accessed: 02/04/2025] |
| Code | NA9754 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/007477 | Parkes, Ronald John | 2011 |