Core Research Themes
Overview of our current focus areas
Microbial Ecology of Engineered Ecosystems
Community structure, interactions, and functional potential in treatment systems and bioreactors.
16S
metagenomics
network analysis
Biological Nitrogen Removal
Ecology and kinetics of nitrification, denitrification, and anammox for sustainable N removal.
anammox
N removal
qPCR/FISH
Aerobic Granular Sludge
Community assembly, performance, stability, and control in AGS systems.
granulation
process control
omics
Emerging Contaminants in Water Systems
Biotransformation, fate, and mitigation of micropollutants and antibiotic resistance markers.
micropollutants
bioremediation
sensors
Methane Biofiltration
Microbial oxidation of methane for emission control in decentralized and engineered systems.
biofilters
methanotrophs
GHG mitigation
Modeling of Biosystems
Mechanistic and data-driven models linking microbiomes to reactor performance and design.
kinetics
process modeling
statistics