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Telephone: 928-523-6168 Email:Egbert.schwartz@nau.edu Office:Bld 21 Room 250 More info: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~es64/index.html Research/Teaching Interests: Research: Microbial Ecology, Bioremediation, Ecosystem Ecology, microbial fuel cells; Teaching: Environmental Microbiology, Introductory Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology Academic Highlights: Post-doctoral researcher: University of California, Berkeley, 2000-2001 PhD: University of California, Davis, 1999 M.S. University of Michigan, 1991 B.S.: Michigan State University, 1988 |
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We study the relationships between microorganisms in soil and environmental processes, using molecular biology, culturing approaches and stable isotope techniques. The projects presently underway in the lab include: 1. The links between dissimilatory iron reduction, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles in humid tropical soils. 2. Nitrifying bacteria and nitrification along environmental gradients. 3. The impact of iron reducing bacteria on hexavalent chromium transport in soil. 4. Prediction of nitrogen mineralization rates through isotopic enrichment of the soil microbial biomass. 5. Isolation and characterization of arsenic transforming bacteria from Montezuma Well. 6. Generation of electricity from cellulose or compost with microbial fuel cells.
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Tokunaga, T.K., Jiamin Wan, Terry C. Hazen, Egbert Schwartz, Mary K. Firestone, Stephen R. Sutton, Matthew Newville, Keith R. Olson, Antonio Lanzirotti, William Rao. 2003 Distribution of Chromium Contamination and Microbial Activity in Soil Aggregates. Journal of Environmental Quality32: 541-549. |
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