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Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Microbiologist -- U.S. Geological Survey
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Suflita
Department of Botany and Microbiology
Institute for Energy and the Environment


DSC_0069_2IMG_0366DSC_0080IMG_0433cruise 003 Research interests:

  • The importance of anaerobic microbiology in the destruction of hydrocarbons, particularly by the mechanism
    • Preferential hydrocarbon decay within complex petroleum mixtures by microorganisms
    • Estimation of rates of hydrocarbon decay and its applicability to similar contaminated sites
    • Molecular probes for functional genes associated with anaerobic hydrocarbon decay
    • The oxidation of low molecular weight hydrocarbons (C1-C4) under anaerobic conditions
    • Metabolic intermediates associated with anaerobic methane oxidation
    • Microbially Influenced Corrosion

    My research interests are rooted in anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation. The only known mechanism responsible for the destruction of hydrocarbon compounds is microbial decay. Studying these mechanisms can help elucidate previously unknown metabolic pathways. Our lab specializes in the identification of metabolites associated with anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation, particularly those evolved from the mechanism of fumarate addtion. Investigating microbial hydrocarbon metabolism spans both the fundamental and applied aspects of science.


    Funding


    The Retec Group, Inc.
    The National Science Foundation (NSF)
    USGS


    Departmental Links:

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    ou-logo Cody's Microbiology Grad Student Blog -- Find out what's going on this week around the Department!
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