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NERENBERG RESEARCH GROUP

PEOPLE

Summer 2009

From left to right: Sarah Keithley, Brenda Read, Caitlyn Shea, Rob Nerenberg, Juan Pablo Pavissich, Kelly Martin, John Bogucki (RET)

Current Lab Members

Doctoral Students

Brenda Read

Kelly Martin

Juan Pablo Pavissich

Yue Wang

Masters Students

None currently

Undergraduate Students

Tricia Wilbur

Sarah Keithley

Kyle Sandberg

Rob Nerenberg, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Professor B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Buenos Aires, 1990 M.S. in Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, 1992 Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2003 Publications Full CV Nerenberg Departmental Page e-mail: Nerenberg.1@nd.edu

DOCTORAL STUDENTS
	Brenda Read Ph.D. Student, Environmental Engineering Program M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bradley University Research Interests: Formation and removal of NO and N2O in wastewater processes, microsensors, sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification, nitrogen removal from wastewater, e-mail: bread@nd.edu
	Kelly Martin Ph.D. Student, Environmental Engineering Program B.S. in Mechanical Engineering/Environmental Science Grand Valley State University Research Interests: structure and function of membrane-supported biofilms, biofilm modeling, molecular tools, microbial bromate reduction e-mail: kmartin9@nd.edu
	Juan Pablo Pavissich Ph.D. Student, Environmental Engineering Program B.S. in Civil Engineering and B.S. in Biology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Research Interests: microbial fuel cells, microbial competition in treatment systems, molecular tools e-mail: jpavissi@nd.edu
	Yue Wang Ph.D. Student, Environmental Engineering Program B.S. in Civil Engineering M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University Research Interests: Sulfur-based denitrification
MASTERS STUDENTS
	None at the moment

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
	Sarah Keithley Lab Assistant/Undergraduate Researcher CE Senior, Environmental track Research Interests: membrane-supported biofilms, microbial fuel cells e-mail: skeithle@nd.edu
	Tricia Wilbur Lab Assistant CE Senior Research Interests: microbial fuel cells e-mail: pwilbur@nd.edu
	Kyle Sandberg Lab Assistant CE Sophomore

Former Lab Members

Former Doctoral Students

Caitlyn Shea Butler (Ph.D., 2009) – Currently Assistant Professor at Arizona State University (ASU) Polytechnic, Mesa, AZ

Leon Downing (Ph.D., 2008) – Currently with Freese and Nichols Engineers, Forth Worth, TX

Former Masters Students

Margaret Dudley (MS, 2007)

Anna Salamone (MS, 2006) – Currently with GZA Environmental, NJ

Susan Dahlheimer (MS, 2006) – Currently with Kennedy-Jenks Engineers, CA

Former Undergraduate Students

Patricia Wilbur (2008 – 2009)

Lauren Lopez (2009)

Amanda Martell (2005-2009)

Kyle Bibby (2005 – 2008)

Megan McCullough (2007)

Lab Visitors

Claire Sieradzki (Student, Marion High School, 2008 - 2010)

John Bogucki (RET, from Clay Township High School, South Bend, 2009)

Peter Clauwaert (Ph.D. student, University of Ghent, Belgium, 2007)

Jose Díaz (REU, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2006)

Jesús García (REU, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2005)

Nevin Longenecker (RET, from Adam’s High School, South Bend IN, 2005, 2006)

Adam Grandison (Student, Adam’s High School student, 2004-2006)