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Natural Ecosystems
Research Topics
River corridor carbon & material cycles • fate & speciation of metals • gut & lung microbiome • microbial ecology of soils & waters • wetlands • bioaccumulation & biomagnification of contaminants • bioinspired & bio-sourced materials for structural use • metabolomics of carbon cycle • organic phosphorus recycling • aquatic system connectivity • Great Lakes • coral reefs
Faculty
- Ludmilla Aristilde
- Oluwaseyi Balogun
- Neal Blair
- Jean-François Gaillard
- Kimberly Gray
- Erica Hartmann
- Sinan Keten
- Aaron Packman
- Luisa Marcelino
- John Rudnicki
- George Wells
Engineered Ecosystems
Research Topics
Agricultural carbon-cycle • contaminated sediments (metal, organic, pathogens) • built environment microbiome • environmental biotechnology for treatment & resource recovery • wetland restoration • green infrastructure • urban waterways • microbial fuel & electrolysis cells • phosphorus recycling • metabolomics of carbon cycle
Faculty
- Ludmilla Aristilde
- Neal Blair
- Jean-François Gaillard
- Kimberly Gray
- Erica Hartmann
- Aaron Packman
- George Wells
Biofilms & Microbial Communities
Research Topics
Metal-microbe interactions • anti-biofilm agents • bacteriophage therapy • antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance • biofilm reactors • microbial ecology of engineered & impacted natural ecosystems • biofilm structure-mechanical property
-function relationships • periphyton structure
& function • flow-biofilm interactions
• hydrology-microbial ecology interactions
Faculty
- Ludmilla Aristilde
- Oluwaseyi Balogun
- Jean-François Gaillard
- Kimberly Gray
- Erica Hartmann
- Aaron Packman
- George Wells
Ecosystem Health
Research Topics
Biotransformation of xenobiotic compounds • fate & impact of persistent organic chemicals • biogeochemical cycling of C, N, P • green infrastructure • aquatic foodwebstructure & function • water security • river system management • arid ecosystems • urban biodiversity • climate change impacts