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Curriculum Vitae - Michael D. Aitken

Professor

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Gillings School of Global Public Health

CB #7431, University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431

(919) 966-1481

[email protected]

http://www.unc.edu/~aitken

EDUCATION

1974–76: Attended University at Stony Brook (SUNY)

1978: B.S. (Civil Engineering), University at Buffalo (SUNY)

1980: M.S. (Civil Engineering), University of California, Davis

1988: Ph.D. (Civil Engineering), University of Notre Dame

EXPERIENCE

10/00–Present: Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) , University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).

9/06–8/16: Chair, ESE, UNC-CH.

4/06–3/10; 4/1/16-3/31/18: Deputy Director, UNC-CH Superfund Research Program.

1/98–8/06: Director, Environmental Engineering Program, ESE, UNC-CH.

7/95– 9/00: Associate Professor, ESE, UNC-CH.

7/88–6/95: Assistant Professor, ESE, UNC-CH.

12/87–6/88: Instructor, ESE, UNC-CH.

8/84–12/87: Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre

Dame, Indiana.

6/80–8/84: Engineer/Project Engineer, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., White Plains, New York.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

American Society of Civil Engineers

American Society for Microbiology

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors

International Water Association

Water Environment Federation

AWARDS AND HONORS

Kenan Senior Faculty Research and Scholarly Leave, UNC-CH, 2017-18 academic year.

Visiting Scientist, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und – prüfung (BAM; Federal Institute for

Materials Research and Testing), Berlin, Germany, 9/18/17-10/29/17.

Appointed to U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board Environmental Engineering Committee, 2016-18.

Elected Board Certified Member, American Academy of Environmental Engineers, 2006.

Pogue Faculty Research Leave, UNC-CH, 2004–2005.

Distinguished Service Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, 2003.

Hoechst Celanese Corporation Young Investigator Award, 1993.

Junior Faculty Development Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989.

Fellowship in Bioengineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1984–1985.

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New York State Regents Scholarship, 1974–1978.

Student Advisee Awards

Advisor to Zhenyu Tian, winner of 2018 Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry,

American Chemical Society.

Advisor to Alden Adrion, winner of Best Poster – Non-Biomedical, NIEHS Superfund Research Program

Annual Conference, 2014.

Advisor to Elizabeth Sebastian, winner of Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Office for Undergraduate Research, 2012.

Co-advisor (with Tony Gutierrez) to Sara Mishamandani, winner of Summer Undergraduate Research

Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Office for Undergraduate Research, 2010.

Advisor to Stephen Richardson, winner of Gillings Dissertation Fellowship, University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2010.

Advisor to Maiysha Jones, winner of Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Award, University

of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School, 2010.

Advisor to Stephen Richardson, winner of Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Award,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School, 2010.

Advisor to Stephen Richardson, winner of Best Student Poster at the NIEHS Superfund Basic Research

Program Annual Meeting, 2008.

Advisor to Naman Shah, recipient of American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research

Fellowship, 2005.

Advisor to Randall Marx, winner of Best Student Platform Presentation at the Carolinas Society for

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC, 1998.

Advisor to Stefan Grimberg, first prize winner in the Water Environment Federation Student Paper

Competition, PhD category, 1996.

RESEARCH

Publications

PhD Dissertation

Aitken, M.D. (1988) Studies on the Extracellular Peroxidase System of the White-rot Fungus

Phanerochaete chrysosporium, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. Dissertation advisor Dr.

Robert L. Irvine.

Peer-Reviewed Publications (annotations: S = graduate student advisee; U = undergraduate advisee; V

= visiting student/scholar advisee; P = post-doctoral advisee; R = Research Associate; F = Research

Fellow)

Tian, Z. S, J. VilaF, M. Yu, W. Bodnar, and M.D. Aitken (2018) Tracing the Biotransformation of

PAHs in Contaminated Soil Using Stable Isotope-Assisted Metabolomics, Environmental Science &

Technology Letters, 5:103-109, DOI:10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00554.

Tian, Z. S, J. VilaF, H. Wang, W. Bodnar, and M.D. Aitken (2017) Diversity and Abundance of High-

Molecular-Weight Azaarenes in PAH-Contaminated Environmental Samples, Environmental Science

& Technology, 51:14047-14054, DOI:10.1021/acs.est.7b03319.

Tian, Z.S, A. Gold, J. Nakamura, Z. Zhang, J. VilaF, D.R. Singleton, L.B. Collins, and M.D. Aitken

(2017), Non-target Analysis Reveals a Bacterial Metabolite of Pyrene Implicated in the Genotoxicity

of Contaminated Soil After Bioremediation, Environmental Science & Technology, 51:7091-7100,

DOI:10.1021/acs.est.7b01172.

Chibwe L.V; C.L. Davie-Martin, M.D. Aitken; E. Hoh, S.L. Massey Simonich (2017) Identification of

Polar Transformation Products and High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

(PAHs) in Contaminated Soil Following Bioremediation, Science of the Total Environment, 599-

600:1099-1107, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.190.

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Corteselli, E.M., M.D. Aitken, and D.R. Singleton (2017) Description of Immundisolibacter cernigliae

gen. nov., sp. nov., a High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading

Bacterium Within the Class Gammaproteobacteria, and Proposal of Immundisolibacterales ord. nov.

and Immundisolibacteraceae fam. nov., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary

Microbiology, 67:925-931, DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.001714.

Corteselli, E.M., M.D. Aitken, and D.R. Singleton (2017) Rugosibacter aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp.

nov., a Novel Bacterium Within the Family Rhodocyclaceae Isolated From Contaminated Soil,

Capable of Degrading Aromatic Compounds, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary

Microbiology, 67:311-318, DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.001622.

Singleton, D.R., A.C. AdrionS, and M.D. Aitken (2016) Surfactant-Induced Bacterial Community

Changes Correlated With Increased Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation in Contaminated

Soil, Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology, 100:10165-10177, DOI:10.1007/s00253-016-7867-z.

Singleton, D.R., A.N. Dickey, E.H. Scholl, F.A. Wright, and M.D. Aitken (2016) Complete Genome

Sequence of a Bacterium Representing a Deep Uncultivated Lineage Within the

Gammaproteobacteria Associated with the Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,

Genome Announcements, 4(5): e01086-16, DOI:10.1128/genomeA.01086-16.

Gutierrez, T. F, D. Berry, A. Teske, and M.D. Aitken (2016) Enrichment of Fusobacteria in Sea

Surface Oil Slicks from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Microorganisms, 4(3): 24, DOI:

10.3390/microorganisms4030024.

Adrion, A.C.S, D.R. Singleton, J. Nakamura, D. Shea, and M.D. Aitken (2016) Improving Polycyclic

Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Contaminated Soil Through Low-Level Surfactant

Addition After Conventional Bioremediation, Environmental Engineering Science, 33:659-670 DOI:

10.1089/ees.2016.0128.

Mishamandani, S.S, T. GutierrezF, D. Berry, and M.D. Aitken (2016) Response of the Bacterial

Community Associated With a Cosmopolitan Marine Diatom to Crude Oil Shows a Preference for

the Biodegradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Environmental Microbiology, 18:1817-1833 DOI:

10.1111/1462-2920.12988.

Adrion, A.C.S, J. Nakamura, D. Shea, and M.D. Aitken (2016) Screening Nonionic Surfactants for

Enhanced Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Remaining in Soil after

Conventional Biological Treatment, Environmental Science & Technology, 50:3838-3845,

DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5b05243.

Chibwe, L.V, M.C Geier, J. Nakamura, R.L. Tanguay, M.D. Aitken, and S.L. Massey Simonich (2015)

Aerobic Bioremediation of PAH Contaminated Soil Results in Increased Genotoxicity and

Developmental Toxicity, Environmental Science & Technology, 49:13889-13898 , DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5b00499.

Ortega-Calvo, J.J., J. Harmsen, J.R. Parsons, K.T. Semple, M.D. Aitken, C. Ajao, C. Eadsforth, M.

Galay-Burgos, R. Nadu, R. Oliver, W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg, J. Römbke, G. Streck, and B. Versonnen

(2015) From Bioavailability Science to Regulation of Organic Chemicals, Environmental Science &

Technology (Feature article), 49:10255-10264, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02412.

Staunton, E.T.S, S.R. BunkS, G.W. Walters, S.C. Whalen, J. Rudek, and M.D. Aitken (2015) Coupling

Nitrogen Removal and Anaerobic Digestion for Energy Recovery from Swine Waste Through

Nitrification/Denitrification, Environmental Engineering Science, 32:741-749,

DOI:10.1089/ees.2015.0057.

Staunton, E.T.S and M.D. Aitken (2015) Coupling Nitrogen Removal and Anaerobic Digestion for

Energy Recovery from Swine Waste: 2. Nitritation/Anammox, Environmental Engineering Science,

32:750-760, DOI:10.1089/ees.2015.0063.

Gutierrez, T. F, J.F. Biddle, A. Teske, and M.D. Aitken (2015) Cultivation-Dependent and Cultivation-

Independent Characterisation of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria in Guaymas Basin Sediments,

Frontiers in Microbiology, 6:article 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00695.

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Rodgers-Vieira, E.A.P, Z. Zhang, A.C. AdrionS, A. Gold, and M.D. Aitken (2015) Identification of

Anthraquinone-Degrading Bacteria in Soil Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,

Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 81:3775-3781, DOI:10.1128/AEM.00033-15.

Singleton, D.R., A.N. Dickey, E. Scholl, F.A. Wright, and M.D. Aitken (2015) Complete Genome

Sequence of a Novel Bacterium Within the Family Rhodocyclaceae that Degrades Polycyclic

Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Genome Announcements, 3(issue 2; online), DOI:10.1128/genomeA.00251-

15.

Jones, M.D.S, E.A. Rodgers-VieiraP, J. HuS and M.D. Aitken (2014) Association of Growth Substrates

and Bacterial Genera With Benzo[a]pyrene Mineralization in Contaminated Soil, Environmental

Engineering Science, 31:689-697, DOI:10.1089/ees.2014.0275.

Gutierrez, T.F and M.D. Aitken (2014) Role of Methylotrophs in the Degradation of Hydrocarbons

During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, The ISME Journal, 8:2543-2545.

Hu, J.S, A. Adrion S, J. Nakamura, D. Shea and M.D. Aitken (2014) Bioavailability of (Geno)toxic

Contaminants in PAH-Contaminated Soil Before and After Biological Treatment, Environmental

Engineering Science, 31:176-182.

Mishamandani, S.S, T. GutierrezF and M.D. Aitken (2014) DNA-Based Stable Isotope Probing

Coupled with Cultivation Methods Implicates Methylophaga in Hydrocarbon Degradation, Frontiers

in Microbiology, 5:article 76, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00076.

Gutierrez, T. F, G. Rhodes, S. MishamandaniS, D. Berry, W. Whitman, P. Nichols, K. Semple and M.D.

Aitken (2014), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation of Phytoplankton-Associated

Arenibacter and Description of Arenibacter algicola sp. nov., an Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading

Bacterium, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 80:618-628.

Dunlevy, S.R.S, D.R. Singleton and M.D. Aitken (2013) Biostimulation Reveals Functional

Redundancy of Anthracene-Degrading Bacteria in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated

Soil, Environmental Engineering Science, 30:697-705, DOI:10.1089/ees.2013.0067.

Gutierrez, T. F, D.R. Singleton, D. Berry, T. Yang, M.D. Aitken and A. Teske (2013) Hydrocarbon-

Degrading Bacteria Enriched by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Identified by Cultivation and DNA-

SIP, The ISME Journal, 7:2091-2104, DOI:10.1038/ismej.2013.98.

Singleton, D.R., M.D. JonesS, S.D. RichardsonS and M.D. Aitken (2013) Pyrosequence Analyses of

Bacterial Communities During Simulated in situ Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil, Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology, 97:8381-8391,

DOI:10.1007/s00253-012-4531-0.

Gutierrez, T.F, D. Berry, T. Yang, S. MishamandaniS, L. McKay, A. Teske and M.D. Aitken (2013)

Role of Bacterial Exopolymers in the Fate of the Oil Released During the Deepwater Horizon Oil

Spill, PLoS ONE, http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067717,

DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0067717.

Gutierrez, T.F, D.H. Green, P.D. Nichols, W.B. Whitman, K.T. Semple and M.D. Aitken (2013)

Polycyclovorans algicola gen. nov., sp. nov., an Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Marine

Bacterium Found Associated with Laboratory Cultures of Marine Phytoplankton, Applied &

Environmental Microbiology, 79:205-214, DOI: 10.1128/aem.02833-12 (selected as a Spotlight

article for the journal issue).

Gutierrez, T.F, D.H. Green, P.D. Nichols, W.B. Whitman, K.T. Semple and M.D. Aitken (2012)

Algiphilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterium

Isolated from a Culture of the Marine Dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum, and Proposal of

Algiphilaceae fam. nov., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology,

62:2743-2749, DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.033324-0.

Hu, J.S and M.D. Aitken (2012) Desorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Field-

Contaminated Soil to a Two-Dimensional Hydrophobic Surface Before and After Bioremediation,

Chemosphere, 89:542-547; NIHMSID NIHMS380896; DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.046.

http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067717

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Richardson, S.D.S, M.D. JonesS, D.R. SingletonR, and M.D. Aitken (2012) Long-Term Simulation of

In Situ Biostimulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil, Biodegradation,

23:621-633, DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9538-9; PMCID: PMC4752832.

Singleton, D.R.R, J. HuS and M.D. Aitken (2012) Heterologous Expression of Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbon Ring-Hydroxylating Dioxygenase Genes from a Novel Pyrene-Degrading

Betaproteobacterium, Applied & Environmental Microbiology 78:3552-3559.

Hu, J. S, J. Nakamura, S.D RichardsonS, and M.D. Aitken (2012) Evaluating the Effects of

Bioremediation on Genotoxicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil Using

Genetically Engineered, Higher Eukaryotic Cell Lines, Environmental Science & Technology,

46:4607-4613.

Gutierrez, T.F, P.D. Nichols, W.B. Whitman, and M.D. Aitken (2012) Porticoccus

hydrocarbonoclasticus sp. nov., an Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterium Identified in

Laboratory Cultures of Marine Phytoplankton, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 78:628-637.

Lowman, A., S. Wing, C. Crump, P. MacDonald, C. Heaney, and M.D. Aitken (2011) Public Officials’

Perspectives on Tracking and Investigating Symptoms Reported Near Sewage Sludge Land

Application Sites, Journal of Environmental Health, 73(6):14-19.

Aitken, M.D. (2011) “Clinical” and Evidence-Based Environmental Science and Engineering

(Viewpoint piece), Environmental Science & Technology, 45:368-369.

Richardson, S.D.S, B. Lebron, C.T. Miller, and M.D. Aitken (2011) Recovery of Phenanthrene-

Degrading Bacteria After Simulated in situ Persulfate Oxidation in Contaminated Soil,

Environmental Science & Technology, 45:719-725.

Jones, M.D.S, D.R. SingletonR, W. Sun, and M.D. Aitken (2011) Multiple DNA Extractions Coupled

to Stable-Isotope Probing of Anthracene-Degrading Bacteria in Contaminated Soil, Applied &

Environmental Microbiology, 77:2984-2991.

Jones, M.D.S, D.W. CrandellU, D.R. SingletonR, and M.D. Aitken (2011) Stable-Isotope Probing of the

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterial Guild in a Contaminated Soil, Environmental

Microbiology, 13:2623-2632, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02501.x; PMCID: PMC4755288.

Singleton, D.R.R, S.D. RichardsonS, and M.D. Aitken (2011) Pyrosequence Analysis of Bacterial

Communities in Bioreactors Treating Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil,

Biodegradation, 22:1061-1073, DOI:10.1007/s10532-011-9463-3.

Birak, P.S., A.P. Newman, S.D. RichardsonS, S.C. Hauswirth, J.A. Pedit, M.D. Aitken, and C.T. Miller

(2011) Cosolvent Flushing for the Remediation of PAHs from Former Manufactured Gas Plants,

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 126:72-84.

Gutierrez, T.F, D.R. SingletonR, M.D. Aitken, and K.T. Semple (2011) Stable-Isotope Probing of an

Algal Bloom to Identify Uncultivated Members of the Rhodobacteraceae Associated with Low-

Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation, Applied & Environmental

Microbiology 77:7508-7516.

Richardson, S.D.S and M.D. Aitken (2011) Desorption and Bioavailability of Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil Subjected to Long-Term in situ Biostimulation, Environmental

Toxicology & Chemistry, 30: 2674-2681, DOI: 10.1002/etc.682.

Zhu, H.S and M.D. Aitken (2010) Surfactant-Enhanced Desorption and Biodegradation of Polycyclic

Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil, Environmental Science & Technology 44:7260-7265.

Zhu, H.S, D.R. SingletonR, and M.D. Aitken (2010) Effects of Nonionic Surfactant Addition on

Populations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria in Contaminated Soil,

Environmental Science & Technology 44:7266-7271.

Singleton, D.R.R, L. Guzmán RamirezV, and M.D. Aitken (2009) Characterization of a Polycyclic

Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation Gene Cluster in a Phenanthrene-Degrading Acidovorax Strain,

Applied & Environmental Microbiology 75:2613-2620.

Zhu, H.S, J.C. RoperP, F.K. Pfaender and M.D. Aitken (2008) Effects of Anaerobic Incubation on the

Desorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soils, Environmental

Toxicology & Chemistry, 27:837-844.

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Powell, S.N.S, D.R. SingletonR and M.D. Aitken (2008) Effects of Enrichment with Salicylate on

Bacterial Selection and PAH Mineralization in a Microbial Community from a Bioreactor Treating

Contaminated Soil, Environmental Science & Technology, 42:4099-4105.

Singleton, D.R.R, S.D. RichardsonS and M.D. Aitken (2008) Effects of Enrichment with Phthalate on

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Contaminated Soil, Biodegradation 19:577-587

(DOI 10.1007/s10532-007-9163-1).

Jones, M.D. S, D.R. SingletonR, D. CarstensenS, S.N. PowellS, J.S. Swanson, F.K. Pfaender and M.D.

Aitken (2008) Effect of Incubation Conditions on the Enrichment of Pyrene-Degrading Bacteria

Identified by Stable Isotope Probing in an Aged, PAH-Contaminated Soil, Microbial Ecology

56:341-349 (DOI 10.1007/s00248-007-9352-9).

Park, J.Z.S, L.M. Ball, S.D. RichardsonS, H. ZhuS and M.D. Aitken (2008) Oxidative Mutagenicity of

Polar Fractions from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils, Environmental

Toxicology & Chemistry 27:2207-2215.

Singleton, D.R.R, M. HuntV, S.N. PowellS, R. Frontera-SuauP, and M.D. Aitken (2007) Stable-Isotope

Probing With Multiple Growth Substrates To Determine Substrate Specificity of Uncultivated

Bacteria, Journal of Microbiological Methods, 69: 180-187.

Aitken, M.D., M.D. Sobsey, N.A. Van AbelS, K.E. Blauth, D.R. SingletonR, P.L. CrunkS, C. Nichols,

G.W. Walters, and M. Schneider (2007) Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 During

Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Manure from Dairy Cattle, Water Research, 41: 1659-1666.

Aitken, M.D., C. Crump, C. Heaney, A. Lowman, P. MacDonald, and S. Wing (2007) Epidemiologic

Surveillance and Investigation of Symptoms of Illness Reported by Neighbors of Biosolids Land

Application Sites, Report 06-HHE-5PP, Water Environment Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA,

113 pp.

Law, A.M.J.S and M.D. Aitken (2006) The Effect of Oxygen on Chemotaxis to Naphthalene by

Pseudomonas putida G7, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 93: 457-464.

Nappier, S.P., M.D. Aitken and M.D. Sobsey (2006) Male-Specific Coliphages as Indicators of

Thermal Inactivation of Pathogens in Biosolids, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 72: 2471-

2475.

Singleton, D.R.P, R. Sangaiah, A. Gold, L.M. Ball, and M.D. Aitken (2006) Identification and

Quantification of Uncultivated Proteobacteria Associated with Pyrene Degradation in a Bioreactor

Treating PAH-Contaminated Soil, Environmental Microbiology, 8: 1736-1745.

Singleton, D.R.P, S.N. PowellS, R. Sangaiah, A. Gold, L.M. Ball and M.D. Aitken (2005) Stable-

isotope Probing of Bacteria Capable of Degrading Salicylate, Naphthalene or Phenanthrene in a

Bioreactor Treating Contaminated Soil, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 71: 1202-1209.

Law, A.M.J.S and M.D. Aitken (2005) A Continuous-flow Capillary Assay for Measuring Bacterial

Chemotaxis, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 71: 3137-3143.

Aitken, M.D., M.D. Sobsey, K.E. Blauth, M. Shehee, P.L. CrunkS and G. W. WaltersS (2005)

Inactivation of Ascaris suum and Poliovirus in Biosolids Under Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion

Conditions, Environmental Science & Technology, 39: 5804-5809.

Aitken, M.D., G.W. WaltersS, P.L. CrunkS, J.L. Willis, J.B. Farrell, P.L. Schafer, C. Arnett, and B.

Turner (2005) Laboratory Evaluation of Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion to Produce Class A

Biosolids. 1. Stabilization Performance of a Continuous-flow Reactor at Low Residence Time, Water

Environment Research, 77: 3019-3027.

Aitken, M.D., M.D. Sobsey, M. Shehee, K.E. Blauth, V.R. Hill, J.B. Farrell, S.P. Nappier, G.W.

WaltersS, P.L. CrunkS, and N. Van Abel (2005) Laboratory Evaluation of Thermophilic Anaerobic

Digestion to Produce Class A Biosolids. 2. Inactivation of Pathogens and Indicator Organisms in a

Continuous-flow Reactor Followed by Batch Treatment, Water Environment Research, 77: 3028-

3036.

Reardon, R.D., F.A. DiGiano, M.D. Aitken, S.V. Paranjape, J.H. Kim, S.-Y. Chang, and R. Cramer

(2005) Membrane Treatment of Secondary Effluents for Subsequent Use (Water Environment

Research Foundation Report 01-CTS-6). IWA Publishing: London, UK, 530 pp.

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Aitken, M.D., J.T. Novak, G.W. Characklis, K.L. Jones and P.J. Vikesland (2004) The Evolution of

Environmental Engineering as a Professional Discipline, Environmental Engineering Science, 21:

117-123.

Zielinska-Park, J.S, J. Nakamura, J.A. Swenberg and M.D. Aitken (2004) Aldehydic DNA Lesions in

Calf Thymus DNA and HeLa S3 Cells Produced by Bacterial Quinone Metabolites of Fluoranthene

and Pyrene, Carcinogenesis, 25: 1727-1733.

Law, A.M.J.S and M.D. Aitken (2003) Bacterial Chemotaxis to Naphthalene Desorbing from a

Nonaqueous Liquid, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 69: 5968-5973.

Pedit, J.A.P, R.B. MarxS, C.T. Miller and M.D. Aitken (2002) Quantitative Analysis of Experiments on

Bacterial Chemotaxis to Naphthalene, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 78: 626-634.

Aitken, M.D. (2002) Comment on “Peroxidase-catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Phenols in the

Presence of Geosorbents: Rates of Non-extractable Product Formation,” Environmental Science &

Technology, 36: 4197-4198.

Walters, G.W.S and M.D. Aitken (2001) Surfactant-Enhanced Solubilization and Anaerobic

Biodegradation of 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis-(p-chlorophenyl)-ethane (DDT) in Contaminated Soil,

Water Environment Research, 73: 15-23.

Kazunga, C.S, M.D. Aitken, A. Gold and R. Sangaiah (2001) Fluoranthene-2,3- and -1,5-diones are

Novel Products from the Bacterial Transformation of Fluoranthene, Environmental Science &

Technology, 35: 917-922.

Marx, R.B.S and M.D. Aitken (2000) A Material-Balance Approach for Modeling Bacterial

Chemotaxis to a Consumable Substrate in the Capillary Assay, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 68:

308-315.

Kazunga, C.S and M.D. Aitken (2000) Products from the Incomplete Metabolism of Pyrene by

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 66:

1917-1922.

Aitken, M.D. (2000) Discussion of “Activated-Sludge Yield Reduction Using Chemical Uncouplers,”

by S.E. Strand, G.N. Harem, and H.D. Stensel, Water Environment Research, 72: 510.

Marx, R.B.S and M.D. Aitken (2000) Bacterial Chemotaxis Enhances the Biodegradation of

Naphthalene in a Heterogeneous Aqueous System, Environmental Science & Technology, 34: 3379-

3383.

Chen, S.-H.S and M.D. Aitken (1999) Salicylate Stimulates the Biodegradation of High-Molecular

Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas saccharophila P15, Environmental

Science & Technology, 33: 435-439.

Kazunga, C.S, M.D. Aitken and A. Gold (1999) Primary Product of the Horseradish Peroxidase-

Catalyzed Oxidation of Pentachlorophenol, Environmental Science & Technology, 33: 1408-1412.

Marx, R.B. S and M.D. Aitken (1999) Quantification of Chemotaxis to Naphthalene by Pseudomonas

putida G7, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 65: 2847-2852.

Aitken, M.D., W.T. StringfellowS, R.D. NagelS, C. KazungaS, and S.-H. ChenS (1998) Characteristics

of Phenanthrene-Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Soils Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbons, Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 44: 743-752.

Aitken, M.D. and P.E. HeckS (1998) Turnover Capacity of Coprinus cinereus Peroxidase for Phenol

and Mono-Substituted Phenols, Biotechnology Progress, 14: 487-492.

Aitken, M.D., D.C. NitzS, D.V. RoyS and C. KazungaS (1998) Slurry-Phase Bioremediation of

Contaminated Soil from a Former Manufactured-Gas Plant Site, University of North Carolina Water

Resources Research Institute Report No. 320 (77 pages).

Grimberg, S.J.S, C.T. Miller and M.D. Aitken (1996) Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of

Phenanthrene into Water for Laminar Flow Conditions, Environmental Science & Technology, 30:

2967-2974.

Grimberg, S.J S, W.T. StringfellowS and M.D. Aitken (1996) Quantifying the Biodegradation of

Phenanthrene by Pseudomonas stutzeri P16 in the Presence of a Nonionic Surfactant, Applied &

Environmental Microbiology, 62: 2387-2392.

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Aitken, M.D., S.J. GrimbergS, J. NagelV, R.D. NagelS and W.T. Stringfellow S (1996) Bacterial

Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Potential Effects of Surfactants on

PAH Bioavailability, University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Report No.

299 (82 pages).

Grimberg, S.J.S and M.D. Aitken (1996) Assessment of the Use of Surfactants in Bioremediation of

Contaminated Soil and Ground Water: Development of Principles, University of North Carolina

Water Resources Research Institute Report No. 305 (38 pages).

Sarr, D.H.S, C. KazungaS, J.G. Pavlovich, M.J. Charles and M.D. Aitken (1995) Decomposition of

Tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone (p-Chloranil) in Aqueous Solution, Environmental Science &

Technology, 29: 2735-2740.

Grimberg, S.J.S, J. NagelV and M.D. Aitken (1995) Kinetics of Phenanthrene Dissolution into Water in

the Presence of Nonionic Surfactants, Environmental Science & Technology, 29: 1480-1487.

Stringfellow, W.T.S and M.D. Aitken (1995) Competitive Metabolism of Naphthalene,

Methylnaphthalenes, and Fluorene by Phenanthrene Degrading Pseudomonads, Applied &

Environmental Microbiology, 61: 357-362.

Stringfellow, W.T.S, S.-H. ChenS and M.D. Aitken (1995) Induction of PAH Degradation in a

Phenanthrene-Degrading Pseudomonad, pp. 83-89 in Microbial Processes for Bioremediation, ed.

R.E. Hinchee, C.M. Vogel and F.J. Brockman, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Grimberg, S.J.S and M.D. Aitken (1995) Biodegradation Kinetics of Phenanthrene Solubilized in

Surfactant Micelles, pp. 59-66 in Microbial Processes for Bioremediation, ed. R.E. Hinchee, C.M.

Vogel and F.J. Brockman, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Aitken, M.D., I.J. MasseyS, T. ChenS and P.E. HeckS (1994) Characterization of Reaction Products

from the Enzyme Catalyzed Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants, Water Research, 28: 1879-1889.

Massey, I.J.S, M.D. Aitken, L.M. Ball and P.E. HeckS (1994) Mutagenicity Screening of Reaction

Products from the Enzyme Catalyzed Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants, Environmental Toxicology &

Chemistry, 13: 1743-1752.

Stringfellow, W.T.S and M.D. Aitken (1994) Comparative Physiology of Phenanthrene Degradation by

Two Dissimilar Pseudomonads Isolated from a Creosote Contaminated Soil, Canadian Journal of

Microbiology 40: 432-438.

Grimberg, S.J.S, M.D. Aitken and W.T. Stringfellow S (1994) The Influence of a Surfactant on the Rate

of Phenanthrene Mass Transfer into Water, Water Science & Technology, 30: 23-30.

Stringfellow, W.T.S and M.D. Aitken (1994) Kinetics of Phenanthrene Oxidation by Soil Isolates, pp.

310-314 in Applied Biotechnology for Site Remediation, ed. R.E. Hinchee, D.B. Anderson, F.B.

Metting, Jr. and G.D. Sayles, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Fla.

Aitken, M.D. (1993) Batch Biological Treatment of Inhibitory Substrates, Journal of Environmental

Engineering, 119: 855-870.

Aitken, M.D. and R.P. McCoyS (1993) Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Nitrosophenol

Production, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 119: 871-889.

Aitken, M.D. (1993) Waste Treatment Applications of Enzymes: Opportunities and Obstacles, The

Chemical Engineering Journal, 52: B49-B58.

Aitken, M.D. and M.F. Okun (1992) Quantification of Wastewater Odors by the Affected Public,

Water Environment Research, 64: 720-727.

Aitken, M.D. and R.W. MullennixS (1992) Another Look at Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of

Wastewater Sludge, Water Environment Research, 64: 915-919.

Heck, P.E.S, I.J. MasseyS and M.D. Aitken (1992) Toxicity of Reaction Products from Enzymatic

Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants, Water Science & Technology, 26 ( 9-11): 2369-2371.

Aitken, M.D. and M.F. Okun (1991) Investigation of Odor Problems Associated with Wastewater

Treatment Facilities in North Carolina. University of North Carolina Water Resources Research

Institute, Special Report Series No. 6 (42 pages).

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Aitken, M.D. and R.L. Irvine (1990) Characterization of Reactions Catalyzed by Manganese

Peroxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 276: 405-

414.

Aitken, M.D., R. Venkatadri, and R.L. Irvine (1989) Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants by a Lignin-

Degrading Enzyme from the White-rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Water Research, 23:

443-450.

Aitken, M.D. and R.L. Irvine (1989) Stability Testing of Ligninase and Mn-Peroxidase from

Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 34: 1251-1260.

Aitken, M.D. (1983) Comment on "Kinetics of Dissimilatory Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction in

Suspended Growth Culture", Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation, 55: 1404.

Submitted for Publication

Singleton, D.R., J.L. Lee, A. Dickey, A. Stroud, E. Scholl, and M.D. Aitken (submitted) Polyphasic

Characterization of Four Soil-Derived Phenanthrene-Degrading Acidovorax Strains and Proposal of

Acidovorax phenanthrenivorans sp. nov, submitted to Systematic and Applied Microbiology.

Book Chapters

Aitken, M.D. and T.C. Long (2004) Biotransformation, Biodegradation and Bioremediation of

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, pp. 83-124 in Soil Biology, Volume 2: Biodegradation and

Bioremediation, ed. A. Singh and O.P. Ward, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany.

Aitken, M.D. (1998) Mechanisms of Organic Pollutant Transformation and Degradation by

Microorganisms, pp. 333-383 in Bioremediation: Principles and Practice, Vol. 1, ed. R.L. Irvine and

S.K. Sikdar, Technomic Publishers, Lancaster, PA.

Conference Proceedings

Aitken, M.D., M.D. Sobsey, N.A. Van Abel, K.E. Blauth, P.L. Crunk, M.E. Meisch and C.C. Nichols

(2004) Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 During Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of

Manure from Dairy Cattle, Proceedings of 10th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion,

International Water Association, Montreal, Canada.

Aitken, M.D., M.D. Sobsey, G.W. Walters, V. Hill, M. Shehee, K. Blauth, P.L. Crunk, S.P. Nappier,

N.A. Van Abel, J. Farrell, P. Schafer, J. Willis, C. Arnett and B. Turner (2003) Evaluation of

Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion to Meet Class A Biosolids Criteria, Proceedings of The Water

Environment Federation 76th Annual Conference – WEFTEC ’03, Los Angeles, CA.

Reardon, R.D., F.A. DiGiano, and M.D. Aitken (2001) Membrane Treatment of Secondary Wastewater

Effluent for Subsequent Use, Proceedings of the Water Environment Research Foundation Workshop

on Membrane Technology: Research and Applications in Wastewater Treatment, Atlanta, GA.

Aitken, M.D. and P.E. Heck (1995) Practical Considerations in the Application of Enzyme-catalyzed

Oxidation, pp. 418-420 in Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VII, ed. D.W.

Tedder, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.

Rivin, J.M., A.R. Rubin, A.T. Rolan and M.D. Aitken (1994) A Comparison of Three Wastewater

Residual Products as Soil Amendments, Proceedings of the 1994 Water Environment Federation

Annual Conference (10 pages).

Aitken, M.D., M.F. Okun and L. Byerly (1990) The Affected Public's Role in Characterizing and

Quantifying Wastewater Odors. Proceedings of the 1990 Water Pollution Control Federation Annual

Conference, Washington, DC (23 pages)

Aitken, M.D. and R.L. Irvine (1987) Biological Treatment of Hazardous Wastes. Proceedings of the

Water Pollution Control Federation 1987 Annual Conference, Post-conference Workshop on

Hazardous Waste Treatment Process Design, Philadelphia, PA (36 pages).

Aitken, M.D., M.B. Denove, and W.C. Bosmann (1982) Advanced Treatment of Wastewater from

Photographic Paper Manufacturing. Proceedings of the 1982 Water Pollution Control Federation

Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO (21 pages).

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Additional Publications

Aitken, M.D., L.E. Band, and R.F. Christman (2015) In memory of William H. Glaze (November 21,

1934–December 17, 2014). Environmental Science & Technology 49:687-688.

Aitken, M.D. (2014) Our most important questions about climate change (Point of View piece),

Raleigh News & Observer, June 2, 2014, p. 9A.

Reckhow, K.H. and M.D. Aitken (2013) Rules key to cleaner area lakes (Point of View piece), Raleigh

News & Observer, June 21, 2013, p. 11A.

Herring-Croom, T. and M.D. Aitken (1997) Phenolic Effluent, Industrial Wastewater, 5(6): 35-39.

Aitken, M.D. (1997) Editorial - WER Literature Review - Past, Present, and Future, Water Environment

Research, 69: 389.

Aitken, M.D. (1996) Editorial - A Critical Review of the Literature Review, Water Environment

Research, 68: 389.

Aitken, M.D., P.E. Heck, L. Alvarez-Cohen, S.J. Grimberg and W.T. Stringfellow (1994) Activated

Sludge and Other Aerobic Suspended Culture Processes, Water Environment Research, 66: 325-336.

Aitken, M.D., P.E. Heck, L. Alvarez-Cohen, S.J. Grimberg and W.T. Stringfellow (1993) Activated

Sludge, Water Environment Research, 65: 324-336.

Aitken, M.D., P.E. Heck, R.O. Mines and J.H. Sherrard (1992) Activated Sludge, Water Environment

Research, 64: 347-358.

Aitken, M.D., P.E. Heck, R.O. Mines and J.H. Sherrard (1991) Activated Sludge. Research Journal of

the Water Pollution Control Federation, 63: 376-388.

Silverstein, J., R.O. Mines, J.H. Sherrard, A.S. Weber, and M.D. Aitken (1990) Activated Sludge.

Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, 62: 398-406.

Research Reports

Aitken, M.D., J.T. Novak, G.W. Characklis, K.L. Jones and P.J. Vikesland, Workshop on the

Evolution of Environmental Engineering as a Professional Discipline: Final Report (prepared for the

National Science Foundation and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science

Professors), March 2003, 23 pages.

Aitken, M.D., M.D. Sobsey, G.W. Walters, M. Shehee, P.L. Crunk, K.E. Blauth, V.R. Hill, and S.P.

Nappier, Evaluation of Pathogen and Indicator Organism Removal During Continuous and Batch

Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater Sludge, Final Report to Brown and Caldwell, Inc.

(Atlanta, GA), October 2003, 80 pages.

Aitken, M.D. and J.W. Baise, Optimization of Volatile Fatty Acid Formation by Fermentation of

Primary Sludge, Final Report to Orange Water and Sewer Authority (Carrboro, NC), June 2000, 45

pages.

Aitken, M.D. and C. Medley, Biofiltration of Air Contaminated with Benzene and Chlorobenzene,

Summary Report to Union Carbide Corporation, September 1998, 9 pages.

Nitz, D.C. and M.D. Aitken, Wastewater Characterization and Organic Load Reduction Analysis at

the Hoechst Celanese Sou-Tex Plant, Mt. Holly, North Carolina, Final Report to Hoechst Celanese

Corp., May 1997, 40 pages.

Aitken, M.D., T. Herring-Croom and P.E. Heck, Feasibility of Treating an Industrial Wastewater with

an Enzymatic Oxidation Process, Final Report to Novo Nordisk A/S and Occidental Chemical Corp.,

January 1996, 63 pages.

Walters, G.W. and M.D. Aitken, Evaluation of Surfactant-enhanced Anaerobic Treatment for

Bioremediation of Pesticide-contaminated Flood Plain Soil, Final Report to Ciba-Geigy Corporate

Environmental Technology Center, Greensboro, NC, June, 1996, 34 pages.

Aitken, M.D., S.J. Grimberg, J. Nagel, R.D. Nagel and W.T. Stringfellow, The Role of Biosurfactants

in Biodegradation of Hydrophobic Pollutants by Indigenous Microorganisms in Soil, Final Report to

U.S. Geological Survey, May 1995, 98 pages.

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Aitken, M.D. and S.J. Grimberg, The Influence of "Simple Green" and its Constituent Surfactant on

the Dissolution of Phenanthrene into Water, submitted to Dr. Celia Bonaventura, Duke University

Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC, September 1993, 9 pages.

Aitken, M.D., Chemical Characterization of Reaction Products from Enzymatic Oxidation of Phenolic

Pollutants, Final Report to Occidental Chemical Corp., Grand Island, NY, November 1993, 6 pages

plus two manuscripts and one journal article.

Aitken, M.D., Development of Enzyme Technology for Selective Removal of Phenolic Pollutants from

Aqueous Mixtures, Final Report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Exploratory

Research, Washington, DC, December 1993, 7 pages plus two manuscripts and two journal articles.

Aitken, M.D. and T.R. Frisher, Biological Removal of Nutrients from Wastewater with Alternating

Anaerobic and Aerobic Reactors in Series, Final Report to Durham County, NC Engineering Office,

Durham, NC, September 1991, 20 pages.

Aitken, M.D. and M.F. Okun, Investigation of Odor Problems at the Archie Elledge Wastewater

Treatment Plant, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, submitted to City of Winston-Salem Department

of Public Works, January 1990, 67 pages.

Aitken, M.D. and R.P. McCoy, Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Nitrosophenol Production,

submitted to Sandoz Chemicals Corp., Charlotte, NC, October, 1990, 40 pages.

Invited Presentations

“Non-target Chemical Analysis to Understand the Fate of Overlooked Polyaromatic Compounds in

Contaminated Soil,” Toxicology Seminar Series, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina

State University, April 2018.

“Applications of Non-target Chemical Analysis in Biodegradation/Bioremediation Research,” Federal

Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –

prüfung), Berlin, Germany, October 2017.

“Non-Target Analysis Reveals a Previously Unknown Bacterial Metabolite of Pyrene that Contributes

to Genotoxicity of PAH-Contaminated Soil After Bioremediation,” Department of Microbiology,

University of Barcelona, Spain, March 2017.

“A Previously Unknown Bacterial Metabolite of Pyrene Contributes to the Genotoxicity of PAH-

Contaminated Soil After Bioremediation,” PhD Program in Integrated Biology, University of

Seville, Spain, March 2017.

“Understanding the Key Organisms for Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in

Contaminated Soil: Why, How, and Who,” GeoEnviron Seminar, University of Tübingen, Germany,

June 2016.

Panel member, discussion on searching for faculty positions, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

post-doctoral researcher group Networking and Leadership Training Organization, Research

Triangle Park, NC, November 2014.

“Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Challenges in

Defining, Quantifying and Predicting ‘Good Enough’,” University at Buffalo Department of

Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Buffalo, New York, October 2014.

“Challenges in the Applied Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,” presented at the

15th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Seoul, South Korea, August 2014.

“Bioremediation: A Strategy for Addressing Superfund Chemicals,” presented at workshop for NC

science teachers, Environment & Health: Making Connections Through Water Quality

Investigations, organized by the UNC Superfund Research Program, Albemarle-Pamlico National

Estuary Program, and UNC Institute for the Environment; Chapel Hill, NC, July 2014.

Series of three lectures at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM -

Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung), Berlin, Germany, May 2014: (1)

Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Challenges in

Defining, Quantifying and Predicting “Good Enough”; (2) The Influence of Bioavailability on PAH

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Biodegradation in Soil, and How Surfactants Influence Bioavailability; (3) The Microbial Diversity

of PAH Biodegradation, and Why it Matters.

“Challenges in Understanding and Influencing the Biodegradation of PAHs in Contaminated Soil,”

keynote presentation in session titled Microbial Degradation of Organic Contaminants, 21st

International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry, Wuhan, China, October 2013.

“Bioremediation: A Strategy for Addressing Superfund Chemicals,” presented at workshop for NC

science teachers, Environment & Health: Making Connections Through Water Quality

Investigations, organized by the UNC Superfund Research Program, Albemarle-Pamlico National

Estuary Program, and UNC Institute for the Environment; Chapel Hill, NC, July 2013.

“Effects of Bioremediation on the Genotoxicity of PAH-Contaminated Soil,” School of Life Sciences,

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2013.

“How Well Can Measurements of PAH Bioavailability Predict PAH Biodegradation?”, presented at the

23rd International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Münster, Germany, September

2011.

Hu, J. (presenter) and M.D. Aitken, “PAH Desorption from Field-Contaminated Soil to a Two-

Dimensional Hydrophobic Surface as a Measure of Dermal Exposure,” presented at the

International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey,

CA, May 2010.

“Surfactant-Enhanced Desorption and Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in

Contaminated Soil,” presented at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese

Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, April 2009.

“Surfactant-Enhanced Desorption and Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in

Contaminated Soil,” presented at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai

Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, April 2009.

“A Tribute to Bill Glaze,” presented at a symposium honoring Professor William H. Glaze, American

Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 2009.

"Update on a Professional Society for Environmental Engineering," Association of Environmental

Engineering and Science Professors’ Education and Research Conference 2007, Blacksburg,

Virginia, July 2007.

“Identification of Microorganisms that Degrade Specific Organic Chemicals in Complex Systems,”

Keynote presentation in session on Improving the Quality of Air, Water and Soil, CSChE2007 –

57th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference and Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,

October 2007.

“Identifying Microorganisms that Degrade Specific Organic Pollutants in Complex Systems,”

presented to Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California–

Riverside, October 2007.

“Stable Isotope Probing: Identifying ‘Who's Doing What’ in Complex Microbial Communities,”

presented to University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences, Morehead City, NC,

November 2007.

"Cultivation-Independent Identification of Microorganisms that Degrade Specific Organic Chemicals

in Complex Systems," presented to DuPont Engineering Research and Technology Group and

DuPont Bioremediation Team, Wilmington, Delaware, January 2006.

"Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons," presented at Current and

Future Challenges in Environmental Health, Toxicology, and Food Safety in Eastern and Central

Europe, Kiev, Ukraine, May 2006.


in Complex Systems," Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, October 2006.


in Complex Systems," Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University,

October 2006.

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"Stable-Isotope Probing of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria in a Bioreactor

Treating Contaminated Soil," Environment and Resources Institute, Technical University of

Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, May 2005.

"Stable-Isotope Probing of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria in a Bioreactor

Treating Contaminated Soil," Center for Ecology and Hydrology-Oxford, Oxford, UK, May 2005.

"Cultivation-Independent Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria in a

Bioreactor Treating Contaminated Soil," Microbiology Division, National Center for Toxicological

Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, September 2005.

"Biotransformation, Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,"

Department of Civil Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, March 2004.

"Stable-Isotope Probing of PAH-Degrading Bacteria in a Bioreactor Treating PAH-Contaminated

Soil," presented at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Basic

Research Program Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, November 2004.

"Inactivation of Pathogens and Indicator Organisms During Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion,"

presented at Biosolid Gold, Virginia Water Environment Association, Richmond, Virginia,

November 2004.

“Production of ‘High Quality’ Biosolids,” presented at Executive Education Leadership Training

Program for Water and Wastewater Managers, Chapel Hill, NC, April 2003.

“Factors Influencing the Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil,”

presented to N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, July 2003.

“Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion: Cooking the Pathogens Out of Wastewater Sludge,” presented in

ENVR 103 seminar program, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC-CH,

September 2003.

“Incomplete Bacterial Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,” presented at the National

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting,

Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 2003.

“Products from the Incomplete Bacterial Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,”

Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, December 2003.

“Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater Sludge,” presented at Executive Education

Leadership Training Program for Water and Wastewater Managers, Chapel Hill, NC, April 2002.

“Products from the Incomplete Bacterial Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,”

Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, September 2000.

“Factors Influencing the Biodegradation of High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbons,” Environmental Biotechnology Colloquium Series, University of Connecticut,

Storrs, Connecticut, October 2000.

Roundtable discussion, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Conference: Oxidative

Processes - Stress to Remediation, Chapel Hill, NC, December 2000.

“Biodegradation of High-Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Industrial Wastes: A

Need for Conceptual and Quantitative Models,” The 7th International Conference of the Israel

Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 1999.

“Biodegradation of High-molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Industrial Wastes: A

Need for Conceptual and Quantitative Models,” Department of Environmental Engineering and

Water Resources, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, June 1999.

“Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,” Duke Power Company

Environmental Division, Huntersville, NC, April 1997.

“Limiting Factors in the Applied Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,” U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati,

Ohio, April 1996.

“Influences of Surfactants on the Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Pollutants: Are Bacteria Smarter than

We Are?,” American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, May

1996 (S.J. Grimberg co-author).

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“Emerging Concepts in the Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbons,” Ninth Biennial Congress, South African Society for Microbiology, Pretoria, South

Africa, July 1996.

"Challenges in the Applied Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons," Soil Science

Society of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, January 1995.

“Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants: Principles to Applications,” Ciba-Geigy Corporate

Environmental Protection Site Managers Meeting, Greensboro, NC, February 1995.

"Challenges in the Applied Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons," School of Civil

Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1995.

“Practical Considerations in the Application of Enzyme-Catalyzed Oxidation,” American Chemical

Society Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VII, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1995.

"Suds and Bugs: Influences of Surfactants on Biodegradation of Hydrophobic Pollutants," Department

of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, November 1994.

"Biodegradation of Low Solubility Pollutants by Microorganisms," University of North Carolina Water

Resources Research Institute seminar series, Raleigh, NC, May 1993.

"Development of Enzyme Technology for Industrial Waste Treatment Applications," Department of

Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, February 1992.

"Characterization of Reaction Products from Enzyme Catalyzed Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants,"

Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest

Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, August 1992.

"Tutorial on Bioremediation," Hazardous Waste Conference, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame,

Indiana, September 1992 (with J.F. Manning).

"Current Directions in Wastewater Treatment," Professional Development Program for World Bank

Urban Planners and Engineers, Chapel Hill, NC, June 1989.

"Advanced Wastewater Treatment - Trends in Technology," World Bank Training Course for Water

Sector Engineers, Chapel Hill, NC, February 1988.

"Manganese and the Extracellular Peroxidase System of the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete

chrysosporium," Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North

Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 1987.

Presentations at National and International Meetings (published abstracts marked with asterisk)

Tian, Z., J. Vila, M. Yu, W. Bodnar, and M.D. Aitken (2018) Tracing the biotransformation of PAHs

in contaminated soil using stable isotope-assisted metabolomics, to be presented at the 255th

American Chemical Society National Meeting (New Orleans, LA).

Vila, J., Z. Tian, D.R. Singleton, and M.D. Aitken (2017) Abundance, Diversity and Biodegradation

Patterns of Azaarenes in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Polluted Soils, presented at the Battelle

Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies

(Miami, FL).

Tian, Z., A. Gold, J. Nakamura, Z. Zhang, J. Vila, D.R. Singleton, L.B. Collins, and M.D. Aitken

(2017) Non-Targeted Analysis Reveals a Novel Bacterial Metabolite of Pyrene Implicated in

Genotoxicity of Bioremediated Soil, presented at the 253rd American Chemical Society National

Meeting (San Francisco, CA).

Tian, Z., A. Gold, J. Nakamura, Z. Zhang, J. Vila, D.R. Singleton, L.B. Collins, and M.D. Aitken

(2016) Non-Targeted Analysis Reveals a Novel Bacterial Metabolite of Pyrene Implicated in

Genotoxicity of Bioremediated Soil, presented at the NIEHS FEST/Superfund Research Program

Annual Meeting (Durham, NC).

Corteselli, E.M., A.N. Dickey, E.H. Scholl, F.A. Wright, M.D. Aitken, and D.R. Singleton (2015)

Characterization of a Novel Soil Bacterium Capable of Degrading High Molecular Weight

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, presented at the NIEHS Superfund Research Program Annual

Meeting (San Juan, Puerto Rico).

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Tian, Z., A.C. Adrion, Z. Zhang, A. Gold, and M.D. Aitken (2015) Towards Identifying Unknown

Genotoxic Compounds in Bioremediated Soil Using Metabolomics-like Methods and Effect-

Directed Analysis, presented at the NIEHS Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting (San

Juan, Puerto Rico).

Adrion, A.C., J. Nakamura, D.R. Singleton, D. Shea and M.D. Aitken (presenter) (2015) Screening

Nonionic Surfactants to Improve PAH Biodegradation in Contaminated Soil After Conventional

Bioremediation, presented at the International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

(ISPAC 2015; Bordeaux, France).

Chibwe, L., M.C. Geier, J. Nakamura, R. Tanguay, M.D. Aitken and S.M. Simonich (2015) Aerobic

Bioremediation of PAH Contaminated Soil Results in Increased Toxicity, presented at the

International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (ISPAC 2015; Bordeaux, France)

Adrion, A.C., J. Nakamura and M.D. Aitken (2015) Screening Nonionic Surfactants for Enhanced

Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, presented at the Battelle Third International

Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies (Miami, FL).

Geier, M.C., L. Chibwe, J. Nakamura, R.L. Tanguay, M.D. Aitken, and S.L. Massey Simonich (2015)

Aerobic Bioremediation of a Contaminated Soil Changes PAH Composition and Toxicity, Society

of Toxicology 54th Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA).

Adrion, A.C., J. Nakamura and M.D. Aitken (2014) Using Surfactants to Improve the Bioremediation

of Soil Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, presented at the NIEHS Superfund

Research Program Annual Meeting (San Jose, California).

Adrion, A.C., J. Nakamura and M.D. Aitken (2014) Screening Nonionic Surfactants for Enhanced

Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil, presented at SETAC

Europe 10th Special Science Symposium on Bioavailability of Organic Chemicals: Linking Science

to Risk Assessment and Regulation (Brussels, Belgium).

Polston, P.M., E.A. Rodgers-Vieira, M.D. Aitken and J.R. Stewart (2014) The Development of Novel

Microbial Indicators Used for Environmental Tracking of Biosolid Contaminants, presented at the

114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (Boston, MA).

Adrion, A.C., J. Hu, and M.D. Aitken (2013) Effect of Bioremediation on the Removal and

Bioavailability of Oxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil from a

Former Manufactured-Gas Plant, presented at the International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic

Compounds (ISPAC 2013; Corvallis, Oregon).

Chibwe, L., J. Nakamura, M.D. Aitken, E. Hoh, S.L.M. Simonich (2013) Identification and

Quantitation of Putative Toxic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Transformation Products

in Bioremediated Manufactured Gas Plant Soil, presented at the Superfund Research Program 2013

Annual Meeting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana).

*Hu, J., M.D. Aitken (presenter), A.C. Adrion, D. Shea, and J. Nakamura (2013) Bioavailability of

Genotoxic Contaminants in PAH-Contaminated Soil Before and After Biological Treatment,

presented at the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - SETAC Europe 23rd

Annual Meeting (Glasgow, Scotland).

*Rodgers-Vieira, E.A., D.R. Singleton, Z. Zhang, A. Gold, A. Adrion, L.M. Ball and M.D. Aitken

(2013) Identification of Anthraquinone-Degrading Bacteria in a Bioreactor Treating PAH-

Contaminated Soil, presented at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for

Microbiology (Denver, CO).

Hu, J., J. Nakamura, S.D. Richardson, and M.D. Aitken (2012) Effects of Bioremediation on

Genotoxicity of PAH-Contaminated Soil from a Former MGP Site, presented at the Eighth

International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (Monterey,

CA).

Richardson, S.D. and M.D. Aitken (2012) Desorption and Bioavailability of PAHs in Contaminated

Soil Subjected to Long-Term In Situ Bioremediation, presented at the Eighth International

Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (Monterey, CA).

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Rodgers-Vieira, E.A., M.D. Jones, and M.D. Aitken (2012) Community Composition of Bacteria

Linked to Benzo[a]pyrene Mineralization in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil,

presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program (Raleigh, NC).

Adrion, A., J. Hu, and M.D. Aitken (2012) Effect of Bioremediation on the Removal and

Bioavailability of Oxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil from a

Former Manufactured-Gas Plant Site, presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Superfund

Research Program (Raleigh, NC).

*Hu, J., J. Nakamura and M.D. Aitken (2011) Effects of Bioremediation on Toxicity and Genotoxicity

of PAH-contaminated Soil Using Genetic Engineered Cell Lines, 50th Annual Meeting of the

Society of Toxicology (Washington, DC).

Richardson, S.D., B. Lebron, C.T. Miller and M.D. Aitken (2011) Recovery of Phenanthrene-

Degrading Bacteria After Simulated In Situ Persulfate Oxidation in Contaminated Soil, presented at

the International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies

(Reno, NV).

Richardson, S.D., M.D. Jones, D.R. Singleton and M.D. Aitken (2011) Long-term Simulation of In

Situ Biostimulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil, presented at the

International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies (Reno,

NV).

Jones, M.D. and M.D. Aitken (2011) Association of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading

Bacteria in Contaminated Soil with Benzo[a]pyrene Mineralization, presented at the 111th General

Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (New Orleans, LA).

Singleton, D.R., S.D. Richardson, M.D. Jones, and M.D. Aitken (2011) Pyrosequence Analysis of

Microbial Communities in Systems Simulating ex situ and in situ Bioremediation of PAH-

Contaminated Soil, presented at the 111th General Meeting of the American Society for

Microbiology (New Orleans, LA).

Richardson, S.D., M.D. Jones, D.R. Singleton, and M.D. Aitken (2010) Effects of Chemical Oxidation

on Microbial Activity in PAH-Contaminated Soil from a Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site,

presented at the Second Biennial Southeastern In Situ Soil and Groundwater Remediation

Conference (Raleigh, NC).

*Singleton, D.R. and M.D. Aitken (2010) The Intersection of Stable-Isotope Probing, Cultivation, and

Metagenomics: Heterologous Expression of a Ring-Hydroxylating Dioxygenase from a Previously

Uncultivated, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Betaproteobacterium, The 110th

General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (San Diego, CA).

* Jones, M.D., Z. Zhang, D.W. Crandell, A. Gold, L.M. Ball, and M.D. Aitken (2010) Effect of

Multiple DNA Extractions on the Recovery of 16S rRNA Genes Associated with Anthracene-

Degrading Bacteria in a PAH-Contaminated Soil, The 110th General Meeting of the American

Society for Microbiology (San Diego, CA).

Hu, J. and M.D. Aitken (2010) PAH Desorption from Field-contaminated Soil to a Two-dimensional

Hydrophobic Surface as a Measure of Dermal Exposure, 7th International Conference on

Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (Monterey, CA).

*Zhu, H. and M.D. Aitken (presenter) (2009) Surfactant-Enhanced Desorption and Biodegradation of

PAHs in Contaminated Soil, The 10th International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium

(Baltimore, MD).

*Richardson, S.D., B. Lebron, C.T. Miller, and M.D. Aitken (2009) Effects of Persulfate Oxidation on

Microbial Activity and PAH Removal in Contaminated Soil from a Manufactured-Gas Plant Site,

The 10th International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Baltimore, MD).

Hu, J. and M.D. Aitken (2009) Effects of Soil Loading and Temperature on Desorption of PAHs from

Field-contaminated Soil to a Two-Dimensional Hydrophobic Surface as Measurement of Potential

Dermal Exposure, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Research

Program Annual Meeting (New York, NY).

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Richardson, S.D., M.D. Jones, D.R. Singleton, and M.D. Aitken (2009) Effects of Chemical Oxidation

on Microbial Activity in PAH-Contaminated Soil from a Manufactured Gas Plant Site, National

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting (New

York, NY).

*Jones, M.D., D.R. Singleton, and M.D. Aitken (2008) Diversity of Naphthalene-Degrading Bacteria

in an Aged, PAH-Contaminated Soil Identified by Stable-Isotope Probing, The 108th General

Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (Boston, MA).

*Singleton, D. R., L. Guzman Ramirez, and M. D. Aitken (2008) Isolation of a Phenanthrene-

Degrading Acidovorax Strain and Identification of Associated Genetic Elements, The 108th General

Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (Boston, MA).

Jones, M.D., D.R. Singleton, and M.D. Aitken (2008) Diversity of naphthalene- and phenanthrene-

degrading bacteria identified by stable isotope-probing of an aged, PAH-contaminated soil, National

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Research Program Annual Meeting

(Asilomar, CA).

Knight, M.R., S.D. Richardson, J. Ridpath, J. Nakamura, and M.D. Aitken (2008) Effects of

Bioremediation on the Genotoxicity of Contaminated Soil from a Former Manufactured-Gas Plant

Site, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Research Program Annual

Meeting (Asilomar, CA).

Richardson, S.D., M.D. Jones, D.R. Singleton, and M.D. Aitken (2008) Long-Term Effects of

Biostimulation and Anaerobic Conditions on PAH Biodegradation in Contaminated Soil from a

Manufactured Gas Plant Site, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund

Research Program Annual Meeting (Asilomar, CA).

Aitken, M.D. and D.R. Singleton (2007) Cultivation-Independent Identification of Microorganisms

that Degrade Specific Organic Chemicals in Complex Systems, The 9th International In Situ and

On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Baltimore, MD).

Zhu, H., J.C. Roper, F.K. Pfaender, and M.D. Aitken (2007) Effects of Anaerobic Incubation on the

Desorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soils, The 9th International In

Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium (Baltimore, MD).

Singleton, D.R., S.D. Richardson, and M.D. Aitken (2007) Effects of Enrichment with Phthalate on

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Contaminated Soil, National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting (Durham,

NC).

Richardson, S.D., J.C. Roper, J.A. Pedit, B. Lebron, A.P. Newman, M.D. Jones, C.T. Miller, and M.D.

Aitken (2007) The Design and Operation of Continuous-Flow Columns for Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbon Remediation, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Basic

Research Program Annual Meeting (Durham, NC).

*Singleton, D.R., S.N. Powell, M. Hunt, J. Victor, R. Frontera-Suau, M.D. Aitken (2006) Substrate

Preference of Uncultivated PAH-Degrading Bacteria Determined by Simultaneous Stable-Isotope

Probing (SIP) with Phenanthrene and Pyrene, The 106th General Meeting of the American Society

for Microbiology (Orlando, FL).

*Jones, M.D., D. Carstensen, S.N. Powell, J. Swanson, F.K. Pfaender, and M.D. Aitken (2006) Effect

of Incubation Conditions on the Enrichment of Pyrene-Degrading Bacteria Identified by Stable

Isotope Probing in an Aged PAH-Contaminated Soil, The 106th General Meeting of the American

Society for Microbiology (Orlando, FL).

*Powell, S.N. and M.D. Aitken (2006) The Method of Carbon Source Addition Affects the Salicylate-

Degrading Bacterial Community in Bioreactor-Treated PAH-Contaminated Soil, The 106th General

Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (Orlando, FL).

Singleton, D.R., S.N. Powell, R. Sangaiah, A. Gold, L.M. Ball and M.D. Aitken (2005) Stable-Isotope

Probing of PAH-Degrading Bacteria in a Bioreactor Treating Contaminated Soil, National Science

Foundation Biocomplexity Awardees Meeting – Understanding and Harnessing Complexity in the

Environment (Washington, DC).

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*Singleton, D.R., R. Sangaiah, A. Gold, L.M. Ball and M.D. Aitken (2005) Stable Isotope Probing of

Pyrene Degraders in a Bioreactor, The 105th General Meeting of the American Society for

Microbiology (Atlanta, GA).

*Frontera-Suau, R., D.R. Singleton, D. Carstensen and M.D. Aitken (2005) Interuniversity

Collaboration Introduces Cutting Edge Research as a Teaching Tool in the Microbiology

Curriculum at an HBCU, The 105th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology

(Atlanta, GA).

Aitken, M.D., D.R. Singleton, S.N. Powell, and R. Frontera-Suau (2005) Stable-Isotope Probing: An

Emerging Tool to Identify "Who's Doing What" in Complex Microbial Communities, 2005

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Research and Education

Conference (Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY).

*Singleton, D.R., S.N. Powell and M.D. Aitken (2004) Stable Isotope Probing of Bacteria Capable of

Degrading Naphthalene or Salicylate in an Aerobic Bioreactor, The 104th General Meeting of the

American Society for Microbiology (New Orleans, LA).

*Walters, G.W. and M.D. Aitken (2004) Degradation of DDT and DDD by Dehalorespiration in a

Mixed Culture, The 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (New

Orleans, LA).

Aitken, M.D., M.D. Sobsey, N.A. Van Abel, K.E. Blauth, P.L. Crunk, M.E. Meisch and C.C. Nichols

(2004) Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 During Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of

Manure from Dairy Cattle, 10th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, International Water

Association, Montreal, Canada.

Zhu, H. and M.D. Aitken (2004) Desorption of PAHs in Treated Soil from a Slurry-phase Bioreactor,

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Basic Research Program Annual

Meeting (Seattle, WA).

*Zielinska-Park, J., J. Nakamura, M.D. Aitken and J.A. Swenberg (2003) Products from the Bacterial

Transformation of Fluoranthene and Pyrene Cause Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage, The 103rd

General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (Washington, DC).

*Aitken, M.D., M.D. Sobsey, G.W. Walters, V. Hill, M. Shehee, K. Blauth, P.L. Crunk, S.P. Nappier,

N.A. Van Abel, J. Willis, P. Schafer, J. Farrell, C. Arnett and B. Turner (2003) Evaluation of

Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion to Meet Class A Biosolids Criteria, presented at WEFTEC '03,

76th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference of the Water Environment Federation (Los

Angeles, CA).

*Law, A.M.J. and M.D. Aitken (2003) The Combined Influence of Chemotaxis and Aerotaxis on the

Biodegradation of Naphthalene Desorbing from a Nonaqueous Liquid, presented at the American

Institute of Chemical Engineers’ National Meeting (San Francisco, CA).

*Frontera-Suau, R., K. Jeong, J. Park, T. Long, A. Law, G. Walters and M.D. Aitken (2002) PAH

Biodegradation and Microbial Population Dynamics in a Bench-scale Bioreactor Treating soil from

a Former Manufactured Gas Plant, The 102nd General Meeting of the American Society for

Microbiology (Salt Lake City, UT).

Law, A.M. J. and M.D. Aitken (2002) Bacterial Chemotaxis Increases the Rate of Naphthalene

Removal from a Nonaqueous-Phase Liquid, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science

Professors/American Academy of Environmental Engineers Conference on Education and Research

in Environmental Engineering and Science (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).

Law, A.M.J. and M.D. Aitken (2001) Bacterial Chemotaxis to Naphthalene Desorbing from a

Nonaqueous-phase Liquid, American Society for Microbiology Conference on Biodegradation,

Biotransformation, and Biocatalysis (B3) (San Juan, Puerto Rico).

*Pedit, J.A., C.T. Miller, R.B. Marx and M.D. Aitken (2000) Development of a Numerical Model for

Simulating Chemotaxis in Aqueous Systems, EOS, 81(19): S250, American Geophysical Union

Spring Meeting (Washington, DC).

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*Aitken, M.D. and C. Kazunga (2000) Products from the Incomplete Bacterial Metabolism of

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Book of Abstracts, Vol. 1, World Congress on Biotechnology

(Berlin, Germany), p. 361.

Pedit, J.A., C.T. Miller, R.B. Marx and M.D. Aitken (2000) Simulating Chemotaxis in Capillary

Assays, Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Hydrology (Research Triangle Park, NC).

Marx, R.B. and M.D. Aitken (1999) Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas putida G7 to Naphthalene in Porous

Media, International Subsurface Microbiology Conference (Vail, CO).

*Aitken, M.D. and C. Medley (1999) Biofiltration of Air Containing Benzene and Chlorobenzene,

Platform Abstracts, In Situ and On-site Bioremediation: The Fifth International Symposium (San

Diego, CA).

*Marx, R.B. and M.D. Aitken (1998) Quantification of Pseudomonas putida G7 (PpG7) Chemotaxis

to a Metabolizable Substrate, Naphthalene, Abstracts, The 98th General Meeting of the American

Society for Microbiology (Atlanta, GA).

Kazunga, C., D.H. Sarr, T.-Y. Yen and M.D. Aitken (1997) Products from the Peroxidase-catalyzed

Oxidation of Pentachlorophenol, Abstract 27, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Superfund Basic Research Program Conference (Chapel Hill, NC).

Chen, S.-H. and M.D. Aitken (1997) Induction of High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbon Degradation in Pseudomonas saccharophila P15, Abstract 24, National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Basic Research Program Conference (Chapel Hill, NC).

*Walters, G.W., M.D. Aitken, T.E. White and S.A. Grunenwald (1997) Surfactant-enhanced

Anaerobic Biodegradation of DDT in Soil, In Situ and On-site Bioremediation, Vol. 2, ed. B.C.

Alleman and A. Leeson, Batelle Press, Columbus, OH. p. 289.

*Aitken, M.D., D.C. Nitz and D.V. Roy (1997) Slurry-phase Biological Treatment of Soil from an

MGP Site, In Situ and On-site Bioremediation, Vol. 3, ed. B.C. Alleman and A. Leeson, Batelle

Press, Columbus, OH, p. 469.

Kazunga, C. and M.D. Aitken (1997) Mineralization of High Molecular Weight PAH, 16th

International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (Charlotte, NC).

*Chen, S.-H., C. Kazunga and M.D. Aitken (1996) Co-induction of Low- and High-Molecular Weight

PAH Degradation in Pseudomonas saccharophila P15, Abstracts, The 96th General Meeting of the

American Society for Microbiology (New Orleans, LA), p. 445.

*Kazunga, C. and M.D. Aitken (1996) Mineralization and Transformation of High Molecular Weight

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Phenanthrene Degrading Soil Bacteria, Ninth Biennial

Congress, South African Society for Microbiology, July (Pretoria, S. Africa).

White, T.E., S.A. Grunenwald, M.D. Aitken and G.W. Walters (1996) Evaluation of Surfactant-

enhanced Bioremediation of DDTR-Contaminated Soil Under Sequential Anaerobic-aerobic

Treatment Conditions, American Chemical Society Symposium on Emerging Technologies in

Hazardous Waste Management VIII, September (Birmingham, AL).

Grimberg, S.J. and M.D. Aitken (1995) Biodegradation Kinetics of Phenanthrene Solubilized in

Surfactant Micelles, International In-situ and On-site Bioreclamation Symposium (San Diego, CA).

Stringfellow, W.T., S.-H. Chen and M.D. Aitken (1995) Induction of PAH Degradation in

Phenanthrene-degrading Bacteria, International In-situ and On-site Bioreclamation Symposium (San

Diego, CA).

*Aitken, M.D. and R.B. Marx (1995) Production of an Extracellular Surface Active Substance by a

Pseudomonad During Growth on Phenanthrene, Abstracts, The 95th General Meeting of the

American Society for Microbiology (Washington, DC), p. 474.

Pavlovich, J.G., W.T. Stringfellow, C. Kazunga, M.D. Aitken and M.J. Charles (1994) Analysis of

Degradation Products of PAH and PCP Using Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry, 42nd

American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference (Chicago, IL).

*Nagel, R.D., W.T. Stringfellow and M.D. Aitken (1994) Characteristics of Phenanthrene Degrading

Bacteria Isolated from Various PAH Contaminated Soils, Abstracts, The 94th General Meeting of

the American Society for Microbiology (Las Vegas, NV), p. 411.

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*Stringfellow, W.T. and M.D. Aitken (1994) Competition Between Polynuclear Aromatic Substrates

as Evidence of Co-metabolism in Pseudomonads, Abstracts, The 94th General Meeting of the

American Society for Microbiology (Las Vegas, NV), p. 412.

Grimberg, S.J., M.D. Aitken and W.T. Stringfellow (1994) The Influence of a Surfactant on the Rate

of Phenanthrene Mass Transfer into Water; International Association on Water Quality Biennial

Conference, Budapest, Hungary, July 1994.

Rivin, J., A.R. Rubin and M.D. Aitken (1994) A Comparison of Three Wastewater Residual Products

as Soil Amendments; Water Environment Federation Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, October

1994.

*Heck, P.E. and M.D. Aitken (1994) Peroxidase Catalyzed Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants: Reaction

Mechanisms, Product Characterization and Reaction Engineering, Extended Abstracts, American

Institute of Chemical Engineers 1994 Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA), p. 535.

*Grimberg, S.J. and M.D. Aitken (1994) Biodegradation of Phenanthrene in the Presence of Nonionic

Surfactants: Influence of Mass Transfer Processes, Extended Abstracts, American Institute of

Chemical Engineers 1994 Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA), p. 266.

*Stringfellow, W.T. and M.D. Aitken (1993) Kinetics of Phenanthrene Degradation by Soil Isolates,

Speaker Abstracts, In-situ and On-site Bioreclamation, the Second International Symposium (San

Diego, CA).

*Stringfellow, W.T. and M.D. Aitken (1993) Comparative Physiology of Phenanthrene Degrading

Pseudomonads Isolated from a Creosote Contaminated Soil, Abstracts of the 93rd American Society

for Microbiology General Meeting (Atlanta, GA).

*Grimberg, S.J., M.D. Aitken and C.T. Miller (1993) Kinetics of Phenanthrene Dissolution into Water,

Extended Abstracts, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1993 Summer National Meeting

(Seattle, WA), p. 81.

*Sarr, D.H., M.D. Aitken and I.J. Massey (1993) Enzyme Catalyzed Detoxification of

Pentachlorophenol, Extended Abstracts, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1993 Summer

National Meeting (Seattle, WA), p. 74.

Heck, P.E., I.J. Massey and M.D. Aitken (1992) Toxicity of Reaction Products from Enzymatic

Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants, International Association on Water Pollution Research and

Control Biennial Conference, Washington, DC.

*Aitken, M.D. and W.T. Stringfellow (1992) Mechanisms of Pollutant Transformation by

Microorganisms, Extended Abstracts, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1992 Summer

National Meeting (Minneapolis, MN), p. 65.

*Heck, P.E. and M.D. Aitken (1992) The Influence of Reaction Conditions on Characteristics of

Reaction Products from the Enzymatic Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants, Extended Abstracts,

American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1992 Summer National Meeting (Minneapolis, MN), p.

89.

Massey, I.J. and M.D. Aitken (1992) Effects of Enzymatic Oxidation on Toxicity and Mutagenicity of

Phenolic Pollutants, Hazardous Waste Conference, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.

*Aitken, M.D. and D.M. Munnecke (1991) The Use of Enzymes for Industrial Waste Treatment:

Opportunities and Obstacles, Preprints I, Fourth World Congress of Chemical Engineering

(Karlsruhe, Germany), abstract 3.3 - 46.

Aitken, M.D. and R.W. Mullennix (1991) Potential Advantages and Limitations of Thermophilic

Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater Sludge, American Water Works Association/Water Pollution

Control Federation Joint Residuals Management Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC.

*Aitken, M.D. and R.P. McCoy (1991) Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Nitrosophenol

Production, Extended Abstracts, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1991 Summer National

Meeting (Pittsburgh, PA), p. 50.

*Aitken, M.D., M.F. Okun and L. Byerly (1990) The Affected Public's Role in Characterizing and

Quantifying Wastewater Odors, Abstracts of Technical Papers, Water Pollution Control Federation

63rd Annual Conference (Washington, D.C), p. 3.

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*Aitken, M.D. and T. Chen (1989) Characterization of Reaction Products from Enzymatic Oxidation

of Phenolic Pollutants, Extended Abstracts, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1989 Summer

National Meeting (Philadelphia, PA), abstract 66F.

Aitken, M.D. and R.L. Irvine (1987) Biological Treatment of Hazardous Wastes, Water Pollution

Control Federation Annual Conference, Post-conference Workshop on Hazardous Waste Treatment,

Philadelphia, PA.

*Aitken, M.D., R. Venkatadri, and R.L. Irvine (1987), Oxidation of Priority Pollutant Phenols by

Peroxidases from a White-rot Fungus, Extended Abstracts, American Institute of Chemical

Engineers Annual Conference (New York, NY), abstract 62B.

*Aitken, M.D. and R.L. Irvine (1986) Use of Enzymes to Treat Xenobiotics in Industrial Wastewaters,

Extended Abstracts, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1986 Summer National Meeting

(Boston, MA), abstract 30A.

*Aitken, M.D. and R.P. Brownell (1986) An Update of the PCB Control Effort, Extended Abstracts,

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting (Boston, MA), abstract 46D.

*Aitken, M.D., M.B. Denove, and W. Bosmann (1982) Advanced Treatment of Wastewater from

Photographic Paper Manufacturing, Abstracts of Technical Papers, Water Pollution Control

Federation 55th Annual Conference (St. Louis, MO).

Additional Presentations

Hu, J., J. Nakamura, A.C. Adrion, S.D. Richardson, and M.D. Aitken (2012) Evaluating the effects of

bioremediation on genotoxicity of PAH-contaminated soil using genetically engineered, higher

eukaryotic cell lines, presented at workshop titled “Connecting Research and Practice: A Dialogue

between ATSDR and the NIEHS Superfund Research Program, Atlanta, GA.

Aitken, M.D., S. Bunk, E.T. Staunton, J.P. McNeill, G.W. Walters, S.C. Whalen, and J. Rudek (2011)

An Integrated System for Energy Production and Nitrogen Removal from Swine Waste, North

Carolina American Water Works Association/Water Environment Association Spring Conference,

Wilmington, NC.

Kominek, B, M.D. Aitken and G.W. Walters (2007) An Economic Feasibility Study of Using

Anaerobic Digestion on a Small Scale in a Local Orange County School for Energy Production,

Research Triangle Energy Consortium Symposium on Energy and the Environment, Research

Triangle Park, NC.

Law, A.M.J. and M.D. Aitken (2004) Chemotactic Motion of Bacteria and its Effect on Naphthalene

Removal from a Nonaqueous Liquid, Quadrangle Environmental Conference, Clemson University,

Clemson, SC.

Marx, R.B. and M.D. Aitken (1998) The Relationship between Chemotaxis and Naphthalene

Biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida G7, Carolina Society of Environmental Toxicology and

Chemistry, Chapel Hill, NC.

Marx, R.B. and M.D. Aitken (1998) The Relationship between Chemotaxis and Naphthalene

Biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida G7, Quadrangle Environmental Conference, University of

North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

Chen, S.-H., and M.D. Aitken (1997) Bacterial Biodegradation of High Molecular Weight Polycyclic

Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Quadrangle Environmental Engineering Conference, Clemson University,

Clemson, SC.

Walters, G.W. and M.D. Aitken (1996) Evaluation of Surfactant-enhanced Anaerobic Treatment for

Bioremediation of Pesticide-contaminated Flood Plain Soil, Quadrangle Environmental Engineering

Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.

Kazunga, C., D.H. Sarr and M.D. Aitken (1995) Peroxidase Catalyzed Oxidation of

Pentachlorophenol, Quadrangle Environmental Engineering Conference, Virginia Polytechnic

Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.

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Grimberg, S.J., M.D. Aitken and J. Nagel (1994) The Influence of Surfactants on the Kinetics of

Phenanthrene Dissolution into Water, Quadrangle Environmental Engineering Conference,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

Herring-Croom, T., P.E. Heck and M.D. Aitken (1994) Feasibility of Treating an Industrial

Wastewater with an Enzymatic Oxidation Process, presented at the North Carolina Water Works

Association/Water Pollution Control Association annual conference, Asheville, NC, November.

Stringfellow, W.T. and M.D. Aitken (1993) Comparative Physiology of Phenanthrene Degrading

Bacteria Isolated from a Creosote Contaminated Soil, Quadrangle Environmental Engineering

Conference, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

Heck, P.E., I.J. Massey, T. Chen and M.D. Aitken (1992) Development of Enzyme Technology for

Selective Removal of Phenolic Pollutants from Aqueous Mixtures, Quadrangle Environmental

Engineering Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.

Brownell, R.P. and M.D. Aitken (1984) A Report Card on the Waste of the 1970s - PCBs in the

Environment, 14th American Chemical Society Northeast Regional Meeting, Fairfield, CT.

Brownell, R.P. and M.D. Aitken (1983) Contingency Planning, Environmental Workshop and Seminar

sponsored by New England Pollution Control Company.

Grants and Gifts (M. Aitken principal investigator unless otherwise indicated)

Novel Tools to Track Land-Applied Biosolids (Co-Investigator; J. R. Stewart, PI); Research and

Innovation Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-CH; $100,000 direct cost; 1/1/15

– 12/31/16.

Passive Reduction of Methane Emissions from Hog Waste Lagoons with a Floating Biofilter System (PI;

Co-PIs S.C. Whalen and G.W. Walters); Climate Action Program Grant, UNC-CH Energy Services

Department, $49,999 direct cost; 7/1/13 – 6/30/15.

Beyond Parent Compound Disappearance in the Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-

Contaminated Soil (Project 5 in Superfund Research Program; J. Swenberg, Program Director);

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, approximately $1,450,000 direct cost; 4/1/11 –

3/31/18.

Workshop on Research and Demonstration of New Water Infrastructure (Co-Investigator; PI F.

DiGiano); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $64,525; 2/1/09–6/30/10.

An Integrated System for Energy Production and Nitrogen Removal from Swine Waste (Co-Investigators

S. Whalen, G. Walters and J. Rudek); Carolina Public Health Solutions, $350,000 direct cost; 7/1/09–

6/30/11.

Local Health Impacts of Land Application of Sewage Sludge (Co-investigator; PI S. Wing); National

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, approximately $2,480,000; 9/12/07–7/31/12.

Epidemiologic Surveillance and Investigation of Symptoms of Illness Reported by Neighbors of Biosolids

Land Application Sites (Co-Investigator; PI S. Wing); Water Environment Research Foundation,

$150,000; 6/1/06 – 7/31/07.

Bioavailability and Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Co-PI F. Pfaender; Project 5

in Superfund Research Program; J. Swenberg, Program Director); National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences, approximately $960,000 direct cost; 4/1/06 – 3/31/11.

Pogue Faculty Research Leave; University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, $50,363; 7/1/04 – 6/30/05.

Who’s Doing What in a Complex Bioreactor? Stable Isotope Probing of Specific Degraders in

Engineered Biological Treatment Processes; National Science Foundation, $563,999; 9/1/02 – 8/31/06.

Workshop on the Future of the Environmental Engineering Profession (proposal co-authored by J. T.

Novak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University); National Science Foundation, $36,000;

8/1/02 – 6/30/06.

A 2002 Conference: Integrated Environmental Teaching, Research and Practice; Linking Engineering

and Science to Address Complex Problems (on behalf of the Association of Environmental Engineering

and Science Professors); National Science Foundation, $25,000; 6/1/02 – 5/31/03.

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Laboratory Investigation of a Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion System to Treat Municipal Wastewater

Sludge (Co-PI with M. Sobsey); Brown & Caldwell, Inc., $342,423; 2/1/02 – 8/31/03.

Bacterial Chemotaxis to Naphthalene Desorbing from a Nonaqueous-phase Liquid; National Science

Foundation, $386,072; 9/1/01 – 8/31/05.

Membrane Treatment of Secondary Effluent for Subsequent Use (Co-PI with F. DiGiano); sub-contract to

Camp, Dresser, and McKee, Inc. for a project of the same title supported by the Water Environment

Research Foundation, $98,000; 12/1/01 – 11/1/04.

Assessment of the State-of-the-Art of Membrane Treatment of Secondary Wastewater Effluent for

Subsequent Use (Co-PI with F. DiGiano); University of North Carolina Water Resources Research

Institute, $90,000; 7/1/01- 11/1/04.

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research in Environmental Engineering; U.S. Department of Education

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need fellowship program, $333,096 direct cost; 8/15/00 –

8/14/03.

Factors Influencing the Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil;

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, approximately $1,000,000 (including indirect

cost); 4/1/00 – 3/31/06.

Biofiltration of Air Contaminated with Ammonia; Degremont North America Research and Development

Center ($2,500) and UNC-CH University Research Council ($2,584); support for laboratory project-

based course, Fall 1999.

The Role of Bacterial Chemotaxis in the Biodegradation of Naphthalene in Porous Media (co-

investigator C.T. Miller); National Science Foundation, $215,000; 9/1/98 - 8/31/00.

Maximizing Acetate Production in Primary Sludge Fermentation; Orange Water and Sewer Authority,

Carrboro, NC, $27,996; 9/1/97 - 8/31/98.

Gift for research on biofiltration; Union-Carbide Corp., $20,000; 6/97.

Wastewater Characterization and Organic Load Analysis at the Hoechst-Celanese Sou-Tex Plant, Mt.

Holly, NC; Hoechst-Celanese Corp., $25,000; 6/1/96 - 12/31/97.

Effects of Bioavailability and Carbon Source Supplementation on Anaerobic Biodegradation of DDT and

its Metabolites in Contaminated Soil; Ciba-Geigy Corp., $55,652; 5/1/96 - 8/31/97.

Slurry Phase Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil from a Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site;

University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, $65,724; 7/1/95 - 6/30/97.

Bacterial Biodegradation of High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; National

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, approx. $707,000; 4/1/95 - 3/31/00.

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowships for Doctoral Study in Environmental

Engineering (co-principal investigator with P.C. Singer and D.T. Leith) U.S. Department of Education,

approx. $495,000 direct cost; 9/1/94 - 8/31/97.

Feasibility of Biological Treatment for an Industrial Waste, Ciba Geigy Corp., $24,000; 8/1/94 - 7/31/95.

Assessment of the Use of Surfactants in Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil and Ground Water:

Development of Principles, University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, $39,500;

7/1/94 - 6/30/95.

Feasibility of Treating Industrial Wastewater with an Enzymatic Oxidation Process, Novo Nordisk A/S

and Occidental Chemical Corp., $25,887; 9/1/93 - 8/31/94.

Feasibility of Reducing Wastewater Toxicity by Selected Sorbent Materials, Ciba-Geigy Corp., $24,182;

6/1/93 - 5/31/94.

The Influence of "Simple Green" and its Constituent Surfactant on the Rate of Phenanthrene Dissolution

into Water, sub-contract to Dr. Celia Bonaventura, Duke University Marine Lab, $3,000; 1993

Engineering Enzyme Systems for Industrial Waste Treatment Applications, Hoechst Celanese Corp.

Young Investigator Award, $56,300; 3/1/93 - 6/30/95.

Seminar Series on Women in Environmental Engineering; SmithKline Beecham, Inc.; $11,000; 1992-

1994.

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Impact of Microbial Transformations on the Mobilization of Xenobiotic Compounds in the Vadose Zone

of Subsurface Environments (co-principal investigator with F.K. Pfaender); National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences, approx. $585,000; 4/1/92 - 3/31/95.

The Role of Biosurfactants in Biodegradation of Hydrophobic Pollutants by Indigenous Microorganisms

in Soil (co-investigator C.T. Miller); U.S. Geological Survey and University of North Carolina Water

Resources Research Institute, $348,631; 8/91-1/95.

Chemical Characterization of Reaction Products from Enzymatic Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants;

Occidental Chemical Corp., $48,800; 2/91-6/93.

Use of Controlled Pore Glass as a Model Porous Medium to Simulate Pollutant Adsorption in Soil;

UNC-Chapel Hill University Research Council, $1,450, 1/91-12/91.

Development of Enzyme Technology for Selective Removal of Phenolic Pollutants from Aqueous Mixtures

(L.M. Ball and M.J. Charles, co-investigators); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of

Exploratory Research, $214,738; 10/90-6/93.

Evaluation of Degradative Properties of Oxidizing Enzymes; Occidental Chemical Corp., $4,000; 6/90-

12/90.

Microbics Educational Grant; Microbics Corp., $10,000; 5/90-4/91.

Biological Removal of Nutrients from Wastewater with Alternating Aerobic and Anaerobic Reactors in

Series; Durham County, NC Engineering Department, $9,000; 5/90-6/91.

Removal of Indicator Organisms from Wastewater Sludge by Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion, Orange

Water and Sewer Authority, Carrboro, NC; $18,000; 1/90-6/91.

Production of Environmental Engineering Doctorates (lead author of proposal; P.C. Singer principal

investigator); U.S. Dept. of Education, $397,000; 1/90-6/93.

UNIDO Fellowship Institutional Allowance; United Nations Industrial Development Organization,

$3,000; 11/1/89-3/31/90.

Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Nitrosophenol Manufacturing; Sandoz Chemicals Corp.,

$19,600; 4/89-7/90.

Selective Enrichment for Microorganisms Capable of Degrading Chlorinated Solvents in Soil; U.S. Dept.

of Health and Human Services Biomedical Research Support Grant, $8,500; 6/89-5/90.

Development of Liquid Chromatography Methods to Analyze Reaction Products from Enzymatic

Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants; IBM Fund Junior Faculty Development Award, $3,000; 1/89-12/89.

Investigation of Odor Problems Associated with Wastewater Treatment Facilities in North Carolina;

University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, $27,400; 12/88-6/90.

Characterization of Reaction Products from Enzymatic Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants; U.S. Dept. of

Health and Human Services Biomedical Research Support Grant, $8,750; 6/88-5/89.

TEACHING

Graduate Courses Taught at UNC-CH

ENVR 710 (formerly ENVR 275 and ENVR 254): Environmental Process Biotechnology; 1999–2004,

2006–2008; 2015-2017; 3 credits.

ENVR 400 (formerly ENVR 103) ESE Departmental Seminar Series (with H. Weinberg); Spring and

Fall, 1999–2003, 1 credit.

ENVR 256: Project in Environmental Process Biotechnology; 1999, 2001, 2003; 3 credits.

ENVR 275: Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes II (1988–1991; 3 credits); Biological

Treatment Processes (1993-1998; 2 credits)

ENVR 238: Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics (with F.K. Pfaender); alternate years, 1988–1996, 3

credits

ENVR 276: Industrial Waste Treatment; alternate years, 1989-1997, 3 credits

ENVR 277L: Treatment Process Laboratory (3- to 4-week component of course; 1993–1995)

ENVR 200: Problems in Environmental Sciences and Engineering (readings in biodegradation); 1998, 1

credit

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Guest Lectures

BIOL 422 – Microbiology (one lecture each, fall 2012–2016)

ECOL 199 – Current Topics in Ecology (spring 2005)

ENVR 102 – Principles and Applications of Environmental Engineering (spring 1998)

ENVR 123 – Environmental Organic Chemistry (2 each, 1995–2000)

ENVR 112 (formerly ENVR 134) – Ecological Microbiology (2 each, 1992–2004)

ENVR 174 – Water and Wastes Treatment Processes (spring 1991)

ENVR 200 – Special Topics in Hazardous Waste Research (spring 1993)

Other Teaching Activities

Summer research project for undergraduate students from Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth

City, N.C.), with R. Frontera-Suau (2003–2005).

Doctoral Dissertations Supervised

Non-Target Analysis of Bioremediated Soil, Zhenyu Tian, PhD 2018.

Improving PAH Biodegradation in Contaminated Soil by Adding Surfactant After Conventional

Biological Treatment, Alden C. Adrion, PhD 2015.

Integrated Biological Treatment of Swine Waste for Nitrogen Removal and Energy Recovery, Eric T.

Staunton, PhD 2015.

Effects of Bioremediation on Bioavailability and Genotoxicity of Contaminants in PAH-Contaminated

Soil, Jing Hu, PhD 2012.

Stable-Isotope Probing-Based Investigations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria in

Contaminated Soil, Maiysha D. Jones, PhD 2010.

Effects of In situ Bioremediation Strategies on the Biodegradation and Bioavailability of Polycyclic

Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Weathered Manufactured Gas Plant Soil, Stephen D. Richardson, PhD

2010.

Improvement of the Bioavailability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Field-Contaminated Soil,

Hongbo Zhu, PhD 2008.

Microbial Metabolites of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Genotoxicity and Relevance to

Contaminated Soils, Joanna Zielinska-Park, PhD 2007.

Mammalian and Bacterial Toxicity of Nanoparticles Used in Hazardous Waste Treatment and

Environmental Remediation, Thomas C. Long, PhD 2007.

Stable Isotope Probing of Salicylate-Degrading Bacteria in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-

Contaminated Soil, Sabrina N. Powell, PhD 2006.

Surfactant-Enhanced Anaerobic Degradation of 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-ethane (DDT),

Glenn W. Walters, PhD 2005.

Bacterial Chemotaxis to Naphthalene Enhances Naphthalene Removal from a Nonaqueous Liquid but is

Attenuated by Oxygen Depletion, Aaron M.J. Law, PhD 2004.

The Relationship between Chemotaxis and Naphthalene Biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida G7,

Randall B. Marx, PhD 2000.

Products from the Bacterial and Enzymatic Oxidation of Common Aromatic Pollutants, Chikoma

Kazunga, PhD 2000.

Enzyme Catalyzed Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants by Coprinus macrorhizus Peroxidase: Reaction

Mechanisms, Kinetics and Product Characterization, Phillip E. Heck, PhD 1995.

Dissolution and Biodegradation Kinetics of Phenanthrene in the Presence of Nonionic Surfactants, Stefan

J. Grimberg, PhD 1995.

The Physiology and Kinetics of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation by Bacteria, William T.

Stringfellow, PhD 1994.

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Master’s Reports and Theses Supervised

Construction and Testing of Dead-End Oxygen Permeable Membrane Tubes to Treat Swine Waste

Through Passive Aeration, Elisa Rehak, MSEE 2018.

The Feasibility and Impact of Implementing Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation for Sidestream Nitrogen

Removal from Dewatered Sludge Supernatant at the Mason Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant,

Bhargavi Golluru, MSEE 2016.

Characterization of Two Novel Proteobacteria Isolated from Contaminated Soil and Capable of

Degrading Aromatic Compounds, Elizabeth Corteselli, MSPH 2016 (academic advisor only).

The Role of Astrocytes in Response to Stimulation With the Microbial Endotoxin Lipopolysaccharide,

Esteban Oyarzabal, MS 2016 (academic advisor only).

Analysis of a Passive Aeration Concept to Treat Swine Waste with Dead-End, Oxygen-Permeable

Membrane Tubes, Jing Deng, MSEE 2015.

Stable-Isotope Probing of Anthracene-Degrading Bacteria in a Bioreactor Treating Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil, Sage R. Dunlevy, MS 2012.

Phylogenetic Analysis and Activity of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria Associated with the Marine

Diatom Skeletonema costatum During a Simulated Oil Spill Experiment, Sara Mishamandani, MSPH

2012.

An Integrated System for Energy Production and Nitrogen Removal from Swine Waste: A Case Study of

Butler Farms, Sarah R. Bunk, MSEE 2012.

Comparison of Oxygen Transfer Between an Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) Process and

a Conventional Activated Sludge Process (ASP), Sarah E. Lothman, MSEE 2010 (Academic advisor;

Research advisor Dr. Diego Rosso, University of California – Irvine).

Effects of Bioremediation on Genotoxic Responses to Extracts of Soil from a Former Manufactured Gas

Plant Site, Megan R. Knight, MS 2009.

A Technical and Economic Feasibility Study of Using a Small-Scale Anaerobic Digester for Energy

Production from Cafeteria Food Waste at a Local North Carolina School, Byron C. Kominek, MSEE

2008.

Cultivation-Independent Identification of Phenol-Degrading Bacteria in Activated Sludge by Stable

Isotope Probing, Darryl Carstensen, MSEE 2005.

Physical and Chemical Evaluation of Continuous Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater

Sludge, Phillip L. Crunk, MSEE 2004.

Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion to Control E. coli 0157:H7, Other E. coli Strains, and Bovine

Enterovirus in Cattle Manure, Nicole A. Van Abel, MS 2004 (research co-advised with M. Sobsey).

Sampling of Residential Groundwater Wells for Lead, Zinc, and Cadmium in Jasper County, Missouri, in

the Tri-State Mining District Lands, Ana Cristina Rivera, MSEE 2002.

Respirometric Analysis of Slurry-Phase Biological Treatment of Contaminated Soil from a Manufactured-

Gas Plant Site, Kee-Hwan Jeong, MSEE 2002.

Optimization of Volatile Fatty Acid Formation by Fermentation of Primary Sludge, John W. Baise,

MSEE 2002.

Treatment of Air Contaminated with Chlorobenzene and Benzene Using a Biofilter, Caroline Medley,

MSEE 2000.

Biofiltration of Ammonia in Air, Edward M. Dieser, MSEE 2000.

Slurry-Phase Biological Treatment of a Tar-Contaminated Soil: Effects of Amendments on Removal of

Recalcitrant Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Denise V. Roy, MSEE 1997.

Slurry-Phase Bioremediation of a Tar-Contaminated Soil from a Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site,

David C. Nitz, MSEE 1996.

Bench Scale Evaluation of Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis for Treatment of HAc Decants at the Ciba-

Geigy Newport, Delaware, Pigment Production Plant, Jeffrey R. Kissell, MSEE 1995.

Microbial Transformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) by Cometabolism Under Aerobic Conditions,

Judy A. Adler, MSEE 1995.

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A Comparison of Three Wastewater Residual Products as Soil Amendments, Jonathan M. Rivin, MSEE

1994.

Characteristics of Phenanthrene Degrading Aerobic Bacteria Isolated from Various PAH Contaminated

Soils, Robert D. Nagel, MS 1994.

Feasibility of Treating an Industrial Wastewater with an Enzymatic Oxidation Process, Terri L. Herring-

Croom, MSEE 1994.

Effects of Enzymatic Treatment on the Toxicity and Mutagenicity of Phenolic Pollutants, I. Joanna

Massey, MS 1993.

Peroxidase Catalyzed Oxidation of Pentachlorophenol, David H. Sarr, MSEE 1993.

Alternating Anaerobic and Aerobic Reactors in Series for Biological Nutrient Removal - Treatability

Study for Durham County Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tom R. Frisher, MSEE, 1992.

Destruction of Indicator Organisms in Wastewater Treatment Sludge Using Thermophilic Anaerobic

Digestion, Robert W. Mullennix, MSEE, 1991.

Preliminary Evaluation of Reaction Products from Enzymatic Oxidation of Phenolic Pollutants, Theping

Chen, MSEE, 1991.

Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Nitrosophenol Production, Richard P. McCoy, MSEE, 1990.

Undergraduate Research Advisees

Sebastian, Elizabeth, BSPH 2013

Mishamandani, Sara, BSPH 2011

Shah, Naman, BSPH 2006 (Honors student)

McSwain, Belinda, BSPH 2000

BSPH Academic Advisees

Godsell, Jeremy (2013-15)

Post-doctoral Advisees

Vila, Joaquim, PhD Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Spain; European Commission Marie Curie

Research Fellow, 2015-2018.

Rodgers-Vieira, Elyse, PhD Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University; 1/12 – 1/14.

Currently with Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Gutierrez, Tony, PhD Microbiology, University of New South Wales; European Commission Marie

Curie Research Fellow, 2008–2011. Currently Associate Professor, School of Engineering & Physical

Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Law, Aaron M.J., PhD Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina – Chapel

Hill; 9/04 – 5/05. Currently with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Innovations

and Emerging Sciences Branch, Ontario, Canada.

Singleton, David R., PhD Microbiology, University of Georgia, 6/02 – 9/06. Research Associate (2006-

2012) and Research Assistant Professor (2012-2017), Department of Environmental Sciences and

Engineering, UNC-CH. Currently a Research Scientist at Duke University.

Frontera-Suau, Roberto, PhD Immunology and Microbiology, Medical University of South Carolina;

8/00 – 7/02. Currently on the faculty in Biology at Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC.

Pedit, Joseph (co-advised with C.T. Miller), PhD Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of

North Carolina - Chapel Hill; 9/98 - 8/00. Currently a Research Associate at UNC-CH.

Visiting Scholars and Students Sponsored

Bertoni, Margaret; high school student from North Carolina School of Science and Math enrolled in

NCSSM Mentorship Program; 8/14 – 2/15.

Chibwe, Leah; KC Donnelly Fellow (supported by NIEHS); 7/13 – 9/13.

Guzman, Liza; master’s student in environmental management at Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan,

Puerto Rico; participant in Bridges to the Doctorate Program; 5/31/06–8/5/06.

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Sangsookwow, Pitchayapa (Farrah); undergraduate student in environmental engineering at King

Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Thailand); 4/5/06 – 6/1/06.

Hunt, Mark; undergraduate from UNC Pembroke enrolled in Partnership for Minority Advancement in

the Biomedical Sciences (PMABS) program, summer 2005.

Shelef, Gedaliah (co-sponsored with M.D. Sobsey); Professor of Civil Engineering, Technion, Haifa,

Israel; 3/96 - 10/96.

Carver, Melvin; high school student enrolled in Research Apprenticeship for Minority Students program

at UNC-CH; 6/96 - 7/96.

Nagel, Janet; Diplom Ingenieur degree in chemical engineering, Technical University Berlin, Germany;

9/93 - 1/94.

Ramani, Koppaka V., PhD; UNIDO fellow on leave from Pollution Control Research Institute, Hardwar,

India; 10/89 - 2/90.

Current Student Advisees

Doctoral Students:

Connor LaMontagne (academic advisor only; Fall 2017-)

Master's Students:

Jewell, Emily (MSPH; Fall 2016-)

Doctoral Committees

Dobbins, Durrel, PhD 1989

Eckstein, Thomas, PhD 1994

Long, Sharon, PhD 1994

Hull, Christopher, PhD 1995

Woodruff, Dana, PhD 1996

Carmichael, Lisa, PhD 1996

Piehler, Michael, PhD 1997

Guthrie, Elizabeth, PhD 1997

Roper, Chad, PhD 1999

Pravecek, Tasha, PhD 2000

Hill, Vince, PhD 2001

Meschke, Scott, PhD 2001

Chien, Chao-Jung, PhD 2001

Vanderford, Mindy, PhD 2001

Zhang, Weidong, PhD 2002

Kase, Julie, PhD 2004

Pereira, Vanessa, PhD 2005

Kim, Jeong-Hwan, PhD 2005

Brown, Denise, PhD 2006

Brown, Joseph, PhD 2007

Swanson, Julie, PhD 2007

Stanford, Ben, PhD 2008

Cooper, Ellen (Duke University), PhD 2009

Wang, Shuyi (Duke University), PhD 2009

Elliott, Mark, PhD 2010

Fortino, Kenneth, PhD 2010

Young, Aaron, PhD 2011

Lin, Lin, PhD 2015

Nadimpalli, Maya, PhD 2015

Polston, Patsy, PhD 2015

Chibwe, Leah (Chemistry Dept., Oregon State

University, PhD 2016)

Holmes, Breanne, PhD 2017

Wang, Jingbo (in progress)

Kingsbury, Ryan (in progress)

Armstrong, Mikayla (in progress)

Master’s Committees

Chang, Shiou-Ling (MSEE 1989)

Luor, Yi-Tah (MSPH 1989)

Tzeng, Shichin (MSPH 1989)

Grimberg, Stefan (MSEE 1989)

Champlin, Tory (MSEE 1989)

Garber, James (MSEE 1990)

Kelly, Kerry (MSEE 1991)

Miller, Kathryn (MSEE 1991)

Nelson, Elizabeth (MSEE 1991)

Rossabi, Joseph (MSEE 1991)

Brust, Kirstin (MSPH 1991)

Moore, James (MSEE 1991)

Bordelon, Jeffrey (MSEE 1991)

Hayes, Elizabeth (MSPH 1992)

Frey, Maria (MSEE 1992)

Hughes, Jeffrey (MSEE 1992)

Reinders, Linda (MSEE 1992)

Gandley, Robert (MSEE 1992)

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Nix, James (MSEE 1992)

Piehler, Michael (MSPH 1993)

Barbee, Steven (MSPH 1993)

Kim, Jakyum (MSEE 1993)

Henny, Cynthia (MS 1993)

Hall, Joel (MSPH 1993)

Backus, Patricia (MSEE 1993)

Crowley, Jane (MSPH 1994)

D'Amato, Victor (MSEE 1994)

McGinnis, Michelle (MSPH 1994)

Guthrie, Elizabeth (MSPH 1994)

Kubiak, E. Andrew (MSEE 1994)

Maddox, Scott (MSPH 1995)

Iwamasa, Kathryn (MSEE 1995)

Ghanta, Swarnalata (MS 1995)

Jackson, Tracy (MSEE 1995)

Dowd, Michael (MSEE 1995)

Chien, Chao-Jung (MS 1996)

VanderMarck, Monique (MSEE 1996)

Baldridge, Janeen (MSEE 1997)

Haith, Robert (MSEE 1997)

Homewood, Susan (MSEE 1997)

Barbee, Susan (MSPH 1998)

Cook, Steven (MSEE 1999)

Hughes, Catherine (MSEE 1999)

Brown, Daniel (MS 1999)

Nagle, Julia (MS 1999)

Ramanathan, Mallika (MSEE 1999)

Sierra, Natalie (MSEE 2000)

Ross, Kiley (MSPH 2000)

Fischer, Eric (MS 2000)

Fraga, Jocelyn (MS 2000)

Bilyk, Katya (MSEE 2000)

Wittenborn, Alyssa (MSPH 2001)

Alfaro, Jose (MSEE 2001)

Ferguson, Terrence (MSPH 2001)

Pereira, Vanessa (MSEE 2001)

Blauth, Kimberly (MSPH 2004)

Boyer, Treavor (MSEE 2004)

Biddle, Lisa (MSEE 2004)

Nappier, Sharon (MSPH 2004)

Shaber, Katherine (MS 2004)

Fitchett, Ebony (MSEE 2004)

Bronstad, Embrey (MSEE 2005)

Chamberlin, Johnnie (Dept. of Civil &

Environmental Engineering, Duke

University; MS 2005)

Jones, Maiysha (MS 2006)

Sullivan, Michelle (MS 2006)

Stauffenberg, Katherine (MS 2006)

Parks, Ashley (MSEE 2007)

Weaver, Christopher (MSEE 2007)

Diehl, Joelene (MS, 2007)

Lebron, Benjamin (MSEE 2008)

Newman, Arne (MS 2008)

Teuber, Leah (MSEE 2009)

Chu, Jennifer (MSPH 2009)

Weston, Shannon Starck (MS 2009)

Bennett, Brad (MSEE 2012)

Gorzalski, Alex (MSEE, 2013)

Powell, Josh (MSEE, 2013)

Weiss, Michael (MSEE 2015)

Corteselli, Elizabeth (MSPH, 2016)

Komaravolu, Vaishnavi (MSEE 2016)

Weng, Chien-Hsiu (MS 2016)

Broadwater, Katherine (MS 2016)

Coleman, Collin (MSPH 2016)

Wang, Zhe (MS 2017)

External Examiner for International Student Theses and Dissertations

Surridge, Angela K.J. (PhD Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa,

2006).

Molobela, Itumeleng Phyllis (M.Sc. Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2005).

Ho, Kai-Man (M. Phil. Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005).

Mutnuri, Srikanth (PhD, Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai, India, 2004).

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Service to Professional Organizations and Government Agencies American Institute of Chemical Engineers:

Chairman of Water Section, Environmental Division, 1989–1993 (planning and coordinating block

programming for three national meetings per year); Treasurer of Environmental Division, 1994–1998;

Alternate, junior delegate, and senior delegate to U.S.A. National Committee of International

Association on Water Quality, 1990–1998.

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Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors:

Board of Directors, 1999–2003; Vice President, 2001; President, 2002; Past President, 2003;

Membership Committee, 1993; Liaison to American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1993–1998;

PhD dissertation award committee, 1994–1996 (chair 1996); Planning committee, 1996 Conference on

Environmental Engineering Education; Programming committee, 2002 Conference on Education and

Research in Environmental Engineering and Science; Nominations committee, 2003–2007; chair of

task force towards the establishment of a professional society for environmental engineers, 2006;

participant at workshop on Grand Challenges: Redefining Environmental Engineering and Science,

2016.

Duke University: External Advisory Board, NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program, “Integrative

Bioinformatics for Investigating and Engineering Microbiomes;” 2016-.

International Water Association (formerly International Association on Water Quality), U.S.A. National

Committee: member, 1990–1998; Founder's Award Committee, 1991–1993.

Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-supported

regional hazardous substances research center): Science Advisory Board, 2002–2004.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences:

Chair, Programming Committee, 10th Anniversary Conference on the Superfund Basic Research

Program, February, 1997; Planning committee, Annual Conference on the Superfund Basic Research

Program, December, 2000; review panel for program in Molecular Structure/Function of Organisms

Degrading Contaminants, 2003; review panel for program in Innovative Approaches to Remediation

of Recalcitrant Hazardous Substances in Sediments, 2007.

National Institutes of Health: Special Emphasis Panel on Bacterial Detection, Food Safety and Microbial

Sterilization, 2005.

National Science Foundation:

Participant in three workshops on the development of a major research initiative in environmental

engineering and science (CLEANER), 2001–2003 (co-host of CLEANER III); review panel for

CAREER awards in environmental engineering, 2002; participant in workshop on Environmental

Cyberinfrastructure, 2002; review panel for program on Genome-Enabled Environmental Science and

Engineering, 2004; planning committee and participant, workshop titled Frontiers in Environmental

Engineering Education, 2006-2007; participant, WATERS Network Project Workshop (joint with U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Risk Management Research Laboratory), 2008; review panel for

pre-proposals on Sustainability Research Networks, 2012.

North Carolina Sea Grant Program: Participant in Oil Spill Summit II – Processes Affecting Physical and

Chemical Composition of Oil in the Marine Environment, June 2010.

Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative: Executive Committee, 2008–2014.

University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute: Technical Committee, 1990–1992;

1996–1998.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Environmental Engineering Committee, Science Advisory Board,

2016-2018; Review panel for Futures Research in Natural Sciences, 2000.

Water Environment Federation, Literature Review Committee:

Member, 1990-1999; Vice-chair, 1992-1995; chair, 1996-1997; past chair 1998-1999.

Water Environment Research Foundation, Research Council:

Member, 1996-1998; Steering Committee, 1998; Co-chair, Project Subcommittee for “Metals Control

Technologies for Municipal Treatment Applications,” 1996–2003; Chair, Project Subcommittee for

“Advances in Gas-Phase Emission Reduction and Control,” 1997–2001; Chair, Project Subcommittee

for “Development of Techniques to Quantify Major Phenotypes in Biological Treatment Processes,”

1997–2003; Chair, Project Subcommittee for “Standardization and Demonstration of Methods of

Wastewater Characterization for Activated Sludge Modeling,” 1998–2002.

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Sessions Organized, Chaired or Co-Chaired for Professional Meetings and Workshops

Co-Chair, session titled “Bioavailability of Organic Chemicals for Retrospective Risk Assessment:

Measurement, Applications and Communication,” SETAC North America/SETAC World Congress,

Orlando, FL, November 2016.

Co-chair, session titled “Microbiology,” International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

2015, Bordeaux, France, September 2015.

Co-chair, session titled “Biodegradation of Organic Contaminants,” 21st International Symposium on

Environmental Biogeochemistry, Wuhan, China, October 2013.

Chair, session titled “Hazardous Wastes and Environmental Risks to Human Health,” International

Conference on Environmental Health 2009, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 2009.

Co-Chair, session titled “PAHs and Polychlorinated Phenols,” 10th International In Situ and On-Site

Bioremediation Symposium, May 2009.

Discussion leader, Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative Summit on Pharmaceuticals in

Water, November, 2008.

Co-chair, symposium titled “Remediation of Hazardous Waste Sites,” National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences VII International Conference on Current and Future Challenges in Environmental

Health, Toxicology, and Food Safety in Eastern and Central Europe, May 2006.

Co-organizer (with J. Novak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Workshop Towards the

Establishment of a Professional Society for Environmental Engineers, October, 2005; sponsored by

the National Science Foundation and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science

Professors.

Co-organizer (with J. Novak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Workshop on the

Future of the Environmental Engineering Profession, August, 2002; sponsored by the National Science

Foundation and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors.

Chair, session titled "Chemistry and Oxidative Processes Involved in Remediation," National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences Annual Conference on the Superfund Basic Research Program,

December, 2000.

Co-chair, session titled “Municipal Wastewater I,” The 7th International Conference of the Israel Society

for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, June, 1999.

Chair, session titled “Community Perspectives,” National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 10th

Anniversary Conference on the Superfund Basic Research Program, February, 1997.

Co-convener, seminar titled “Bioavailability: Fact or Fiction?,” American Society for Microbiology

General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May, 1996.

Co-convener, seminar titled "Innovations in the Biological Treatment of Wastes," American Society for

Microbiology General Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May, 1994.

Co-chair, session titled "Pollution Control Biotechnology," American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Summer National Meeting, Seattle, WA, August, 1993.

Co-moderator, panel discussion titled "Is Research in Bioremediation Meeting the Needs of

Practitioners?" American Institute of Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting, Minneapolis,

MN, August, 1992.

Chair, session titled "Progress on Processes for Biodegradation of Chlorinated Solvents," American

Institute of Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, August, 1991.

Chair, session titled "Advances in Biochemical Approaches to Water and Wastewater Treatment,"

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting, San Diego, CA, August, 1990.

Vice-chair, session titled "Biological Treatment of High Strength Industrial Wastes," American Institute

of Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, August, 1991.

Chair, session titled "Application of Enzyme Systems in Waste Treatment," American Institute of

Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August, 1989.

Vice-chair, session titled "Microbial Treatment of Contaminated Soils and Groundwater," American

Institute of Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August, 1989.

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Chair, session titled "Biological Treatment for Dilute Aqueous Waste Streams," American Institute of

Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting, Denver, CO, 1988.

Vice-chair, session titled "Biotechnology in Pollution Control," American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Annual Conference, New York, NY, 1987.

Journal, Report and Book Reviews

Ad-hoc reviewer for journals Advances in Water Resources; Applied & Environmental Microbiology;

Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology; Archives of Biochemistry & Biophysics; Biodegradation;

Bioremediation Journal; Bioresource Technology; Biotechnology & Bioengineering; Biotechnology

Progress; Canadian Journal of Microbiology; Chemical Engineering Communications; Chemical

Research in Toxicology; Chemosphere; Environmental Engineering Science; Environmental

Pollution; Environmental Progress; Environmental Science & Technology; Environmental

Technology; Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry; Enzyme & Microbial Technology; FEMS

Microbiology Ecology; FEMS Microbiology Letters; Geomicrobiology Journal; Industrial &

Engineering Chemistry Research; International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation; Journal of

Applied Microbiology; Journal of Bacteriology; Journal of Biotechnology; Journal of Chemical

Technology & Biotechnology; Journal of Environmental Engineering; Journal of Environmental

Quality; Journal of Hazardous Materials; Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology;

Journal of Residuals Science & Technology; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology (UK); Nature

Protocols; Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds; Trends in Biotechnology; Water Environment Research;

and Water Research.

Ad-hoc reviews of final reports for the University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute.

Textbook reviews for Academic Press, John Wiley and Sons, Oxford University Press, and Van Nostrand

Reinhold.

Reviewed National Research Council report Natural Attenuation for Groundwater Remediation, 1999.

Manuscript review for International In Situ and On-site Bioreclamation Symposium, 1995.

Abstract and manuscript review for Third International Conference on New Frontiers for Hazardous

Waste Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NUS Corp., 1989.

Proposal Review Austrian Science Foundation, 1996;

Basic Research Foundation, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1991

Civilian Research and Development Foundation, 2005

Granting Agency of the Czech Republic, 1994

Israel Ministry of Science and Technology, 1992

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2003, 2007

National Institutes of Health, 2005

National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Board on Science and Technology for

International Development, 1993

National Science Foundation, 1996, 1997, 1999–2004, 2006, 2007, 2012

North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 1989, 1992

Petroleum Research Fund (American Chemical Society), 2001, 2002

South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Research Fund, 1993

University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, 1990–1994, 1996–1998

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1990, 1991, 1993–1996, 2000

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Exploratory Research, 1992, 2000

U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation, 2004.

Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Reviews Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (1993, 2000, 2010); Carnegie Mellon University (2004);

Clarkson University (2000); Drexel University (2012); Kuwait University (2012); Lancaster University,

UK (2010); Louisiana State University (2004, 2009); Michigan State University (2004); North Carolina

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State University (2003, 2011); Princeton University (2011); Purdue University (2007); Technion - Israel

Institute of Technology (2001, 2003, 2013); Texas A&M University (2009, 2016); University of

California at Berkeley (1995, 2007); University of California at Riverside (2001); University of

Connecticut (1999); University of Illinois–Chicago (2011); University of Michigan (2007); University of

Minnesota (2005); University of South Carolina (2006, 2012); University of South Florida (1997); U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory (2001); Yale

University (2008, 2013).

Academic Program Review External reviewer for School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,

Shanghai, China, 2010.

Consulting (after 1988)

Advanced Sciences, Inc.; Ciba-Geigy Corp.; Energy Biosystems Corp.; Jensen, Garretson, Verrett and

Morford, PC; Rhône-Poulenc, Inc.; Sandoz Chemicals Corp.; U.S. Department of Justice.

DEPARTMENTAL, SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Search Committee, Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence, Gillings School of Global Public Health

(SPH), 2017.

Education Sub-Committee for the UNC-CH Environmental Task Force, 2015.

Environment and Resources working group for the UNC-CH Strategic Sustainability Plan, 2015.

Chair of Chairs’ Committee, SPH, 2013-2015.

Review Committee for the Director of the UNC-CH Institute for the Environment, 2014.

Advisory Board for strategic planning, Department of Applied Physical Sciences, UNC-CH, 2013.

Boka Hadzija Award selection committee, The Graduate School, UNC-CH, 2013.

Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, pilot project proposal reviewer, 2013.

Chair, Five-year review committee for the Director of the UNC-CH Institute of Marine Sciences, 2009.

Steering Committee for the UNC-CH Taskforce on Future Promotion and Tenure Policies and Practices,

2008-09 (co-chair, subcommittee on Interdisciplinary Work and Values).

UNC Tomorrow Environment Committee for UNC-CH, 2008.

Search Committee for Associate Vice Chancellor for Research (Director of Office of Sponsored

Research) at UNC-CH, 2008.

SPH Dean’s Council, 2006–2016.

Ad-hoc UNC Advising Committee on the Institute for the Environment, 2006.

SPH Space Planning Committee, 2002–2005.

ESE Strategic Planning Committee, 2000–2005 (chair, 2005).

ESE Faculty Search Committee, 2001–2002.

ESE Space Committee, 1999–2002.

ESE Academic Program/Admissions Committee, 1998–2004.

Ad-hoc ESE planning committee for a new School of Public Health laboratory building, 1998–2000.

Search committee for ESE department chairman, 1998–1999.

Ad-hoc committee on development of a focus area in Environmental Biology and Biotechnology,

Carolina Environmental Program, 1998.

SPH task force on “Whom Should We Train?,” 1998.

Ad-hoc committee to guide development of departmental web site, 1998.

Awards Committee, School of Public Health, 1997-1999: Greenberg doctoral dissertation award

subcommittee (chair 1999); staff excellence award subcommittee 1999.

Chair, ad-hoc committee on departmental faculty compensation guidelines, 1997.

ESE faculty liaison for graduate teaching assistants, 1996-1998.

Chair, ad-hoc ESE committee to evaluate alternative salary plans, 1996.

Participant in faculty discussion group for UNC Women in Science Program, 1994.

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Participant in focus group and Project Symposium II for Triangle Research Library Network project on

cooperative information resources development in the sciences and engineering, 1993.

Ad-hoc ESE committee to evaluate departmental policy on registration requirements for graduate students

finished with coursework, 1993.

Ad-hoc committee of ESE Aquatic and Atmospheric Sciences program on laboratory safety, 1993.

Ad-hoc ESE laboratory instrumentation committee, 1993–1996.

Solicitation of seminar speakers and contributing coordination of ESE Water Resources Engineering

Program seminar series, 1990–1995.

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