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Ph.D. Students:

 

Christopher Daughney, McGill University, 1997.  Thesis: Selected Geochemical Reactions in Heavy Metal-Chlorophenol Systems.    Current position: Researcher - Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand.  Email: C.Daughney@gns.cri.nz

 

David Fowle, University of Notre Dame, 2000.  Thesis: The Thermodynamics of Metal-Bacteria Interactions. (PDF)  Current position: Associate Professor, University of Kansas.  Email:  fowle@ku.edu

 

Nathan Yee, University of Notre Dame, 2001.  Thesis: Experimental Studies of Adsorption in Bacteria-Water-Rock Systems: Implications for Heavy Metal Transport in the Subsurface.  (PDF) Current position: Associate Professor – Rutgers University.  Email: nyee@envsci.rutgers.edu
 
Peter Wightman, University of Notre Dame, 2002.  Thesis: New Insights into Bacteria-Related Geochemical Processes.  (PDF) Email: pete_wightman@yahoo.com

 

David Ams, Univ. of Notre Dame; co-supervised with P. Maurice: 2005.  Thesis:  Experimental Studies of Bacterial Interactions with Aqueous Heavy Metal Cations and Mineral Surfaces.  (PDF) Current position: Postdoctoral researcher Los Alamos National Laboratory.  Email:  dams@lanl.gov

 

Kelly Johnson, University of Notre Dame, 2006.  Thesis: Bacterial Adsorption of Aqueous Heavy Metals:  Molecular Simulations and Surface Complexation Models.  (PDF) Current position: Geochemist at MWH Global, Steamboat Springs, CO.  Email:  kellyjjohnson@gmail.com

 

Drew Gorman-Lewis, University of Notre Dame, 2006.   Thesis:  The Adsorption of Chemical Contaminants onto Environmental Surfaces with Special Consideration of the Bacterial Surface.  (PDF) Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Washington.  Email: dgormanl@u.washington.edu

 

David Borrok, University of Notre Dame, 2005.  Thesis: Predictive Modeling of Metal Adsorption onto Bacterial Surfaces in Geologic Settings.  (PDF) Current position: Associate Professor, University of Texas – El Paso.  Email: dborrok@utep.edu

 

Bhoopesh Mishra, University of Notre Dame, 2006. Co-Supervised with Bruce Bunker.  

Thesis:  Molecular Binding Mechanisms of Aqueous Cd and Pb to Siderophores, Bacteria, and Mineral Surfaces.  (PDF) Current position: Staff Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory.  Email: bhoopeshm@gmail.com

 

Brian Ginn, University of Notre Dame, 2007.   Thesis:  Quantifying Metal Adsorption onto the Surfaces of Bacteria and Grass Roots.  (PDF) Current position: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Georgia Tech.  Email:brian.ginn@biology.gatech.edu

 

Daniel Alessi, University of Notre Dame, 2009.  Thesis: Thermodynamic Modeling of Metal Adsorption and Mineral Solubility in Geochemical Systems.  (PDF) Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).  Email:daniel.alessi@epfl.ch

Janice Kenney, University of Notre Dame, 2010.  Thesis: Metal Adsorption to bacterial cells and their products. (PDF)  Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Umeĺ University, Sweden.  Email: janice.kenney@chem.umu.se

Lindsay Seders, University of Notre Dame, 2010.  Thesis: Experimental Studies of Geochemical Reactions that Affect the Mobility of Metals and Nanoparticles of Environmental Interest. (PDF) Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.  Email: lseders@lyle.smu.edu

Sarrah Dunham-Cheatham, University of Notre Dame, 2012 (expected).  Email: smdcheatham@gmail.com

Post-Doctoral Researchers:

 

Dr. Jong-Un Lee; Ph.D. from Seoul National University, South Korea.  Conducted

research at Notre Dame: October 1997 – October 1998.  Project: The effects of bacteria

on the dissolution rates of corundum and quartz.  Current position:  Faculty, Chonnam

National University (Republic of Korea)  Email: jongun@chonnam.ac.kr
 
Dr. Benjamin Turner. October, 2002 – 2006. Project: Reaction-path modelling of bacterial transport in geologic systems.  Current Position: Assistant Professor, Penn State University DuBois Campus  Email:  bft1@psu.edu

 

Dr. Maxim Boyanov. June 2006 – 2007. Project: X-ray absorption spectroscopic

studies of bacteria-metal interactions.  Current Position:  Staff Scientist, Argonne

National Lab. Email: boyanov@anl.gov

Experimental Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology Laboratory