Wastewater Treatment & Environmental Microbiology Research

1. Wastewater Treatment & Environmental Microbiology Research • Example Research Projects • Sulfur Oxidizing Denitrifying Bioretention Systems for of Non-point Source Control, Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET), Sukalyan Sengupta (Umass Dartmouth) & Sarina Ergas, 9/06-8/08. • Anaerobic MBRs for Treatment and Reclamation of Domestic Wastewater, National Science Foundation-CONACyt Collaborative Research Program, Sarina Ergas, Michael Switzenbaum (marquette Univ), Adaberto Noylola, & Juan Morgan (UNAM, Mexico), 1/04-2/08. • Autotrophic Biological Denitrification for Removal of Nitrogen from Septic System Wastewater, Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET), Sukalyan Sengupta (Umass Dartmouth) & Sarina Ergas, 9/03-2/06. • Biogeochemistry of Fe(III) and Sulfate in Extreme Acidic Environments, NSF Biocomplexity in the Environment Program, Richard Yuretich, David Ahlfeld, Sarina Ergas, Allan Feldman, Klaus Nüsslein, Jonathan R. Lloyd (Univ Manchester UK), 9/02-12/08. • Membrane Bioreactor Technology for Water Reuse in the Chemical Industry: Evaluation of Thermophilic MBR Systems, National Environmental Technology for Waste Prevention Institute, Sarina Ergas & James Holden, 9/02-8/04. • Development of a Cost Effective Water Reclamation System for Aquaculture, Massachusetts Dept. Food and Agriculture, Sarina Ergas & Josh Goldman (Fins Technology Inc.), 4/02-3/03. • Evaluation of Technologies for Achievement of Zero Discharge in the Textile Industry, National Environmental Technology for Waste Prevention Institute, Sarina Ergas & David A. Reckhow, 7/98-6/00. • Associated Faculty • Sarina Ergas, Chul Park, Erik Rosenfeldt, David Reckhow