Environmental Biotechnology Group

Fate of Viruses in Aquatic Environments: We employ virus models to link particle characteristics with environmental fate
Resource Recovery from Waste Streams: Production of medium chain carboxylic acids from urban organic waste streams using anaerobic fermentation technology
GLWA: Characterizing the performance and operational characteristics of the bioreactors at the Detroit, Michigan, Water Resource Recovery Facility. Click here for more information.
Closing the Nutrient Cycle: Separating urine at the source to create sustainable fertilizer. Click here for more information.

Our research focuses on biological processes and chemical fate in engineered systems. We study process technologies and harness the power of microorganisms to treat drinking water and wastewater. Our researchers use cutting-edge molecular and chemical tools to characterize and improve water quality process performance.

Principal Investigators