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BRENT M. PEYTON Chemical and Biological Engineering
305 Cobleigh Hall Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3920 Phone: (406) 994-7419
e-mail: [email protected] PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Teaching focus: integration of microbiology and biotechnology for undergraduate and graduate
engineering education. Research focus: fundamental and applied research in the areas of biofilms, biofuels, extremophilic
bioprocessing, and in situ biocatalyzed heavy metal transformations. EDUCATION 1992 Ph.D. Montana State University, Chemical Engineering (Microbiology minor), NSF Engineering
Research Center for Biofilm Engineering. Doctoral thesis: "Kinetics of Biofilm Detachment". Graduate research advisor: Dr. William G. Characklis.
1986 B.S. University of Florida, Chemical Engineering with honors (Research minor). APPOINTMENTS Aug 2011 to Pres. Interim Department Head, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana
State University July 2007 to Pres. Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State
University May 2007 to Pres. Associate Director, Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University June 2005 to Pres. Adjunct faculty, Department of Microbiology, Montana State University Aug. 2005 to June 2007 Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State
University May 2006 to Apr. 2007 Interim Associate Director, Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State
University Aug. 1999 to Aug. 2005 Associate Director, NSF Center for Multiphase Environmental Research,
Washington State University Aug. 2003 to Aug. 2005 Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University Aug. 1997 to Aug. 2003 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University July 1992 to Aug. 1997 Senior Research Engineer, Bioprocessing Group, Battelle Pacific
Northwest Laboratories Jan. 1989 to June 1992 Conoco Research Fellow, Chemical Engineering, Montana State
University June 1988 to Oct.1989 Engineering Intern, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
I. TEACHING EXPERIENCE A. COURSES TAUGHT Chemical Process Design I ECHM 411* Chemical Process Design II ECHM 412* Biological Engineering Design I EBIO 411* Biological Engineering Design II EBIO 412* Scientific Proposal Writing DGE 613* Introduction to Chemical Process Design CHBE 410* Elementary Principles I CHBE 215* Chemical Reaction Engineering CHBE 328* Kinetics and Reactor Design CHE 321 CHE 421 Introduction to Transport Processes CHE 310 Chemical Process Analysis and Design I CHE 450 Enviro-Chemical Engineering CHE 465 Chemical Engineering Analysis CHE 541 Current Topics in Multiphase Environmental Systems CHE 581 CHE 567 Bioremediation CE 586 Environmental Measurements CE 415/515 * courses taught at MSU (new numbering system) B. SHORT COURSES TAUGHT Bioremediation of Reducible Metals, Co-Instructor, Sixth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site
Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, May 2001. C. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS ADVISED
Name Dept. Research Topic Start Date Finish Date Emel Sen CHBE Algal Growth for Lipid Biofuels Nov. 2010 Current Stesha Gulick CHBE Algal Growth for Lipid Biofuels Mar. 2010 May 2011 Elle Pankratz CHBE Fungal Biofuels from Renewable Substrates Jan. 2010 Current Nikki Schonenbach CHBE Algal Growth for Lipid Biofuels Oct. 2008 May 2011 Ari Staven CHBE Zn toxicity to Arthrobacter sp. + Algal Biofuels Nov. 2007 May 2010 Jeri Lynn Williams Bioch Thermophilic TNT degradation May 2007 May 2008 Sarah Mullowney CHBE Cultures for Thermophilic Bioprocessing Nov. 2005 May 2007 Joseph Sibbert CHBE Microbial Siderophore Production in Halophiles Nov. 2005 Dec. 2006 Marc Neijm CHE Toxicity of Lead to Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Aug. 2003 Aug. 2004 Robert Scott CHE Copper Toxicity to Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Aug. 2003 Aug. 2004 Stephen Tebaldi CHE Optimum Growth Conditions for Cellulomonas Aug. 2003 May 2004 Doug Greenwood CHE Thermophilic PAH Degradation Aug. 2003 May 2004 Kysinh Nguyen SRE Microbial Reduction of Chromium By
Cellulomonas June 2002 Aug. 2002
Chad Headlee CHE Cellulomonas and Viable Cell Count Analysis Jan. 2002 May 2003 Andrew Weyand CHE Heavy Metal Reduction and Remobilization Jan. 2002 May 2003 Eric Hill MIC Siderophore Production in Haloalkaliphiles Aug. 2001 Jan. 2002 Danielle Leiske SRE Heavy Metal Inhibition of Nitrate Reductase June 2001 Aug. 2001
Laura Brown CHE Copper Toxicity and Precipitation of Lead June 1999 May 2001 John Aston CHE Halophilic Biodegradation of Atrazine and
Phenol June 2000 Aug. 2000
Joel Guenther SRE Halophilic Sludge Yields June 2000 Aug. 2000 Hannie Fisher CHE Organic Production Under Acidophilic
Conditions Jan. 2000 May 2000
Asra Kahn CHE CSTR and PFR Demonstration for CHE 321 Jan. 2000 May 2000 Lee Richards CHE PAH Water Solubility at Elevated Temperatures June 1999 May 2000 Heidi Petermann CAS FTIR Analysis of Humic Materials on Iron
Surfaces Aug. 1998 May 2000
AnaMaria Sears CHE Growth of Halotolerant Alkaliphilic Denitrifying Bacteria
May 1998 Aug. 1999
Michael Steele CHE Production of Redox Sensitive Iron Minerals Aug. 1998 Jan. 1999 Amy Czarnecki CHE Biomass Growth Yields for Extremophiles June 1996 Aug. 1996 Ramu Kallepalli CHE Precipitation of Heavy Metals Using Sulfate
Reducing Bacteria July 1995 Nov. 1995
Wesley Johnson CHE Biofilm Reactor Analysis Sep. 1994 Dec. 1994 D. MASTERS STUDENTS ADVISED
Name Dept. Thesis Topic Start Date Finish Date Ari Staven CHBE Thermostable Cellulolytic Enzymes Aug. 2010 current Karen Moll Micro. Alkaliphilic Algal Biofuels Jan. 2010 current Everett Eustance CHBE Photobioreactor Evaluation for Algal Biofuels Aug. 2009 Aug. 2011 Crystal Girardot CHBE Siderophore Production by Desulfovibrio
desulfuricans Hildenborough May 2008 Dec. 2010
Sutapa Barua CHBE Characterization of Microbial Communities and Response to Toxic Metal Stress
Aug. 2004 July 2007
James Moberly CHE Biogeochemical Transport of Toxic Heavy Metals in Microbial Communities
Aug. 2004 Jun. 2006
John Aston CHE Thermodynamics of Microbial Growth in Extremely Saline Solutions
Aug. 2004 Mar. 2006
Michael VanEngelen CHE Haloalkaliphilic Biological Iron Reduction Dec. 2003 Aug. 2005 Catherine Albaugh CHE Haloalkaliphilic Biotransformation of Lignin
Hydrolysis Products Aug. 2002 Aug. 2005
Vaidee Sivaswamy CHE Passive, In Situ Biological Redox Barriers to Uranium Transport
Aug. 2002 May 2005
Maya Place CHE Chromium Reduction by Cellulomonas Aug. 2001 Jan. 2005 Oscar Marin CHE Desorption of Carbon Tetrachloride from Aged
Soils Aug. 2002 Aug. 2004
Jennifer Hudson CHE Desorption of Carbon Tetrachloride from Mesoporous Silica
Aug. 2000 May 2003
Celso Oie CHE Halophilic Aromatic Biodegradation Aug. 2000 Aug. 2002 Abbie Aiken CHE Nitrate Reductase Inhibition by Toxic Heavy
Metals Aug. 1999 Aug. 2001
Matt Eisenschenck CHE Thermophilic Biodegradation of Creosote Compounds
Aug. 1999 May 2002
Tomas Wilson CEE Biological Treatment of Industrial Wastewater Feb. 1998 Aug. 2000
Under High Salt Conditions Zhong Zhang CHE Availability and Biodegradation of Phenanthrene
in Well-Defined Porous Media Aug. 1997 Dec. 1999
Christian Johnson CHE Polylactic Acid as a Slow Release Compound for In Situ Bioremediation
Feb. 1997 Dec. 1999
Lin Sha CHE Creosote Degradation using Thermophilic Bacteria
Feb. 1998 Aug. 1999
Darong Han CHE Modeling Phenanthrene Release Rates in Well-Defined Porous Media
Aug. 1997 Aug. 1999
E. DOCTORAL STUDENTS ADVISED
Name Dept. Thesis Topic Start Date Finish Date Heidi Schoen CHBE Fungal Biofuels Jan. 2012 Current Tisza Bell Micro Microbial Ecology of Algal Biofuel Systems Aug. 2010 Current Robert Gardner CHBE Algal Biofuel Production Aug. 2009 Current Natasha Mallette CHBE Fungal Biofuel Production Aug. 2009 Current Lisa Kirk LRES Selenium Reduction in Mine Wastes Jan. 2008 Current James Moberly CHBE Biogeochemical Transport of Toxic Heavy
Metals in Microbial Communities Aug. 2006 Apr 2010
John Aston CHBE Growth and Inhibition of Acidithiobacillus caldus
Jun. 2006 Apr 2010
J. Storm Shirley Micro Thermoalkaliphilic Biotransformation of Lignocellulosic Materials
Nov. 2005 Dec. 2008*
Michael VanEngelen CHE Uranium Inhibition of Fermenting Microorganisms
Aug. 2005 Nov. 2009
Catherine VanEngelen
CHBE Thermophilic Biotransformation of Hazardous Chemicals
Aug. 2005 Jan. 2010
Abbie Aiken CHE Siderophore Production by Halomonas campisalis
Aug. 2001 June 2007
Victor Alva CHE Biochemical Pathways of Extremophilic Phenol Degradation
Aug. 1999 Aug. 2003
Sridhar Viamajala CHE Effects of Co-contaminants on Microbial Chromium Reduction
Aug. 1998 Dec. 2003
* did not graduate F. POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS ADVISED
Name Research Topic Start Date Finish Date Dana Skorpa Biofuels and Mining Molecular Analysis Jan. 2012 Current Brandy Stewart Nanocrystaline Uraninite Oxidation by Fe(III)-
(hydr)oxides May 2008 Current
Seth D’Imperio Application of Phylochips to Characterize Microbial Diversity
Jan 2008 Dec. 2009
Laureen Kelly Biotransformation of Arsenic Sep. 2005 Mar. 2006 Ranjeet Tokala Production and Transport of Soluble Cr(III) Organic
Complexes Jan. 2004 Aug. 2005
Rajesh Sani Interactions of Iron Minerals and Sulfate Reducing Apr. 1999 Aug. 2005
Bacteria for Immobilization of Lead and Uranium Sridhar Viamajala Microbial Cr Reduction and Thermophilic Degradation
of PAH Compounds Dec. 2003 Aug. 2004
Juli A. Sherwood Interactions of Iron Minerals and Sulfate Reducing Bacteria for Immobilization of Lead and Uranium
Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999
Melanie R. Mormile Isolation and Characterization of Halophilic and Alkaliphilic Nitrate and Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
Dec. 1995 July 1997
II. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE A. PATENTS 1. In Situ Biofilm Coupon Device. United States Patent Number 5,641,642. Issued June 24, 1997. In-
well biomonitoring coupon used to collect and quantify attached biomass during initial site characterization and for bioprocess monitoring of in situ bioremediation sites. Inventors: Peyton, Brent (Kenniwick, WA), Truex, Michael (Richland, WA).
2. Method for Producing Hydrogen (Bi) Sulfide and/or Removing Metals. United States Patent Number
6,387,669. Issued May 14, 2002. Novel chemical method to control the production of hydrogen sulfide for use as an industrial chelator for metals removal. Inventors: Truex, Michael (Richland, WA), Peyton, Brent (Kenniwick, WA)
3. Method for Metal Analysis and Speciation and Biosensor for Effecting the Method. United States
Patent Number 6,811,997, issued November 2, 2004. Novel enzymatic method to detect and quantify concentration and valance state of chromium in mixtures of other heavy metals. Inventors: Aiken; Abigail M. (Pullman, WA), Peyton; Brent M. (Pullman, WA), Apel; William A. (Idaho Falls, ID), Petersen; James N. (Moscow, ID)
4. Biosensor for metal analysis and speciation. United States Patent Number 7,169,290, issued
January 30, 2007 A biosensor for metal analysis and speciation comprises an electron carrier immobilized to a surface of an electrode and a layer of an immobilized enzyme adjacent to the electrode. Inventors: Aiken; Abigail M. (Pullman, WA), Peyton; Brent M. (Pullman, WA), Apel; William A. (Idaho Falls, ID), Petersen; James N. (Moscow, ID)
B. PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES 1. Peyton, B.M. and W.G. Characklis. "Kinetics of Biofilm Detachment", Wat. Sci. Technol., 26:1995-
1998, 1992. 2. Stewart, P.S., B.M. Peyton, W.J. Drury, and R. Murga. "Quantitative Observations of Heterogeneities in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms", Appl. Environ. Micro., 59:327-329, 1993. 3. Peyton, B.M. and W.G. Characklis. "A Statistical Analysis of the Effects of Substrate Utilization and
Shear Stress on the Kinetics of Biofilm Detachment", Biotechnol. Bioeng., 41:728-735, 1993.
4. Peyton, B.M., R.S. Skeen, B.S. Hooker, R.W. Lundman, and A.B. Cunningham. "Evaluation of Bacterial Detachment Rates in Porous Media", Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 51/52:785-797, 1995.
5. Jennings, D.A., J.N. Petersen, R.S. Skeen, B.S. Hooker, B.M. Peyton, and D.L. Johnstone. "Effects of
Slight Variations in Nutrient Loadings on Pore Plugging", Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 51/52:727-734, 1995.
6. Peyton, B.M. "Effects of Shear Stress and Substrate Loading on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm
Thickness and Density". Water Research, 30(1):29-36, 1996. 7. Peyton, B.M. "Improved Biomass Distribution Using Pulsed Injections of Electron Donor and
Acceptor". Water Research, 30(3):756-758, 1996. 8. Clement, T.P., B.M. Peyton, R.S. Skeen, D.A. Jennings, and J.N. Petersen. "Microbial Growth and
Transport in Porous Media Under Denitrification Conditions: Experiment and Simulation". J. Contam. Hydrol., 24/3-4:269-285, 1997.
9. Truex, M.J., B.M. Peyton, Y.A. Gorby, and N.B. Valentine. "Kinetics of U(VI) Reduction by a
Dissimilatory Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium Under Non-Growth Conditions". Biotechnol. Bioeng., 55(3):490-496, 1997.
10. Hooker, B.S., R.S. Skeen, M.J. Truex, C.D. Johnson, B.M. Peyton, and D.B. Anderson. "In Situ
Bioremediation of Carbon Tetrachloride: Field Test Results." Bioremediation Journal, 3: 181-193, 1998.
11. Clement, T.P., B.M. Peyton, T.R. Ginn, and R.S. Skeen, "Modeling Bacterial Transport and
Accumulation Processes in Saturated Porous Media: A Review", Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology, 26:59-78, 1999.
12. Mormile, M.R., M.F. Romine, M.T Garcia, A. Ventosa, T.J. Bailey, and B.M. Peyton. ‘Halomonas
campisalis sp. nov., a Denitrifying, Moderately Haloalkaliphilic Bacterium.’, System. Appl. Microbiol., 22, 4: 551-558, 1999.
13. Neal, A.L., S. Techkarnjanaruk, A. Dohnalkova, D. McCready, B.M. Peyton, and G.G. Geesey, “Iron
Sulfides and Sulfur Species Produced at (001) Hematite Surfaces in the Presence of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria”, Geochem. Cosmochem. Acta, vol 65:2, 223-235, 2001.
14. Wang, Z., D.M. Friedrich, M.R. Beversluis, S.L. Hemmer, A.G. Joly, M.H. Huesemann, M.J. Truex,
R.G. Riley, C.J. Thompson, and B.M. Peyton, “A Fluorescence Spectroscopic Study of Phenanthrene Sorption on Porous Silica”, Environ. Sci. Technol., vol 35:13, 2710-2716, 2001.
15. Sani, R.K., G.G. Geesey, and B.M. Peyton, “Assessment of Lead Toxicity to Desulfovibrio
desulfuricans G20 : Influence of Components of Lactate C medium”, Adv. Environ. Res., 5: 269-276, 2001.
16. Peyton, B.M., M.R. Mormile, and J.N. Petersen, “Nitrate Reduction with Halomonas campisalis:
Kinetics of Denitrification at pH 9 and 12.5% NaCl, , Wat. Res., vol 35:17, 4237-4242, 2001.
17. Riley, R.G., C.J. Thompson, M.H. Huesemann, Z. Wang, B.M. Peyton, T. Fortman, M.J. Truex, and K.E. Parker, “Artificial Aging of Phenanthrene in Porous Silicas Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”, Environ. Sci. Technol., vol 35, 3707-3712, 2001.
18. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, and L.T. Brown, “Copper Induced Inhibition of Growth of Desulfovibrio
desulfuricans G20: Assessment of Its Toxicity and Correlation with Those of Zinc and Lead”, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol 67:10, 4765-4772, 2001.
19. Viamajala, S., B.M. Peyton, W.A. Apel, and J.N. Petersen, “Chromate Reduction in Shewanella
oneidensis MR-1 Is an Inducible Process Associated with Anaerobic Growth”, Biotechnol. Prog, 18, 290-295, 2002.
20. Viamajala, S., B.M. Peyton, W.A. Apel, and J.N. Petersen, “Chromate/Nitrite Interactions in
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: Evidence for Multiple Cr(VI) Reduction Mechanisms Dependent on Physiological Growth Conditions”, Biotechnol. Bioeng., vol 78, 770-778, 2002.
21. Geesey, G.G., A.L. Neal, P.A. Suci, and B.M. Peyton. “A Review of Spectroscopic Methods for
Characterizing Microbial Transformations of Minerals”, J. Microbiol. Meth. 51:125-139. 2002. 22. Peyton, B.M., T. Wilson, and D.R. Yonge, “Kinetics of Phenol Biodegradation in High Salt
Solutions”, Wat Res. 36:4811-4820, 2002. 23. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, W.A. Smith, W.A. Apel, and JN Petersen, “Dissimilatory Reduction of Cr
(VI), Fe(III), and U(VI) by Cellulomonas Isolates”, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 60:192-199, 2002. 24. Smith, W.A, W.A. Apel, J.N. Petersen, and B.M. Peyton. “Effect of Carbon and Energy Source on
Bacterial Chromate Reduction”, Bioremediation Journal, 6(3): 205-215, 2002. 25. Sani, R.K, B.M. Peyton, and M. Jandhyala. “Toxicity of Lead to Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20”,
Environ. Toxicol. Chem., vol 22 (2) 252-260, 2003. 26. Aiken, A.M., B.M. Peyton, W.A. Apel, and J.N. Petersen. “Heavy Metal-Induced Inhibition of
Aspergillus niger Nitrate Reductase: Applications for Rapid Contaminant Detection in Aqueous Samples”, Analytical Chimica Acta, 480:131-142, 2003.
27. Alva, V.A. and B.M. Peyton. “Phenol and Catechol Biodegradation by the Haloalkaliphile Halomonas
campisalis: Influence of pH and Salinity”, Environ. Sci Technol., 37:4397-4402, 2003 28. Viamajala, S., B.M. Peyton, and J.N. Petersen. “Modeling Chromate Reduction in Shewanella
oneidensis MR-1: Development of a Novel Dual-Enzyme Kinetic Model”, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 83(7):790-797, 2003.
29. Beyenal, H., R.K. Sani, B.M. Peyton, A. Dohnalkova, J.E. Amonette, and Z. Lewandowski. “Uranium
Immobilization by Sulfate Reducing Biofilms”, Environ. Sci Technol., 38:2067-2074, 2004. 30. Viamajala, S., B.M. Peyton, R.K. Sani, W.A. Apel, and J.N. Petersen. “Toxic Effects of Chromium
(VI) on Anaerobic and Aerobic Growth of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1”, Biotechnol. Prog., 20:87-95, 2004.
31. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, J.E. Amonette, and G.G. Geesey. “Reduction of Uranium (VI) Under Sulfate-Reducing Conditions in the Presence of Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 68(12) 2639-2648, 2004.
32. Neal, A.L, J.E. Amonette, B.M. Peyton, and G.G. Geesey. “Uranium Complexes Formed at Hematite
Surfaces Colonized by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria”, Environ. Sci Technol., 38:3019-3027, 2004. 33. Reardon, C.L., D.E. Cummings, L.M. Petzke, B.L. Kinsall, D.B. Watson, B.M. Peyton, and G.G.
Geesey. “Composition and Diversity of Microbial Communities Recovered from Surrogate Minerals Incubated in an Acidic Uranium-Contaminated Aquifer”, Appl. Envir. Microbiol., 70: 6037-6046. 2004.
34. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, A. Dohnalkova, and J.E. Amonette. “Reoxidation of Reduced Uranium with
Fe(III)-hydr)oxides under Sulfate Reducing Conditions”, Environ. Sci Technol, 239(7); 2059-2066, 2005.
35. Dimitriu, P.A., S.K. Shukla, J.Conradt , M.C. Marquez , A. Ventosa , A. Maglia, B.M. Peyton, H.C.
Pinkart , and M.R. Mormile, “Nitrincola lacisaponensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from an alkaline, saline lake”, International J. Systematic Evolutionary Microbiol., 55: 2273-2278, 2005.
36. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, and A. Dohnalkova. “Toxic effects of uranium on Desulfovibrio
desulfuricans G20”, Environ. Toxic. Chem., 25(5): 1231-1238, 2006. 37. Alam, M., A. Hossain, D. R. Yonge, B.M. Peyton, and J.N. Petersen. “Bioreduction of Hexavalent
Chromium in Flow-through Quartz Sand Columns”, J. Environ. Eng. ASCE, 132 (3): 358-366, 2006. 38. Viamajala, S. B.M. Peyton, L.A. Richards, J.N. Petersen. “Solubilization, Solution Equilibria, and
Biodegradation of PAH's under Thermophilic Conditions”, Chemosphere, 66, 1094-1106, 2007. 39. Viamajala, S., W.A. Smith, R.K. Sani, W.A. Apel, J.N. Petersen, A.L. Neal, F.F. Roberto, D.T.
Newby, B.M. Peyton. “Isolation and characterization of Cr(VI) reducing Cellulomonas spp. from subsurface soils: Implications for long-term chromate reduction”, Bioresource Technology, 98, 612–622, 2007.
40. Cummings, D.E., S. Fendorf, N. Singh, R.K. Sani, B.M. Peyton, and T.S. Magnuson. “Reduction of
Cr(VI) under acidic conditions by the facultative Fe(III)-reducing bacterium Acidiphilium cryptum”, Environ. Sci Technol,, 41:146-152, 2007.
41. Aston, J. and B.M. Peyton. “Response of Halomonas campisalis to Saline Stress: Changes in Growth
Kinetics, Compatible Solute Production and Membrane Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition”, FEMS Lett., 274(2):196-203, 2007.
42. Oie, C.S.I., C.E. Albaugh, and B.M. Peyton. “Benzoate and salicylate degradation by Halomonas
campisalis, an alkaliphilic and moderately halophilic microorganism”, Wat. Res., 41, 1235- 1242, 2007.
43. Şengör, S.S., Spycher, N., Ginn, T.R., Sani, R.K., Peyton, B., “Biogeochemical reactive diffusive
transport of heavy metals in Lake Coeur d’Alene sediments”, Applied Geochemistry, 22(12), 2569-2594, 2007.
44. Puzon, G.J., R.K. Tokala, H. Zhang, D. Yonge, B.M. Peyton, and L. Xun “Mobility and recalcitrance
of organo-chromium (III) complexes”, Chemosphere, (70) 2054–2059, 2008. 45. Korenblum E., G.V. Sebastián, M.M. Paiva, C.M.L.M. Coutinho, F.C.M. Magalhães, B.M. Peyton and
L. Seldin. Action of antimicrobial substances produced by different oil reservoir Bacillus strains against biofilm formation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 79 (1), 97-103 2008.
46. Tokala, R.K., D.R. Yonge, G.J. Puzon, V. Sivaswamy, L. Xun and B.M. Peyton “Subsurface mobility
of organo-Cr(III) complexes formed during biological reduction of Cr(VI)”, Journal of Environmental Engineering - ASCE, 134(2), 87-92, 2008.
47. VanEngelen, M.R., B.M. Peyton, M.R. Mormile, and H.C. Pinkart. Fe(III), Cr(VI), and Fe(III)-
mediated Cr(VI) reduction in alkaline media using a Halomonas isolate from Soap Lake, Washington. Biodegradation, 19:841-850, 2008.
48. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, and A.Dohnalkova. Comparison of uranium(VI) removal by Shewanella
oneidensis MR-1 in flow and batch reactors. Water Research, 42(12): 2993-3002, 2008. 49. Dimitriu, P.A., H.C. Pinkart, B.M. Peyton, and M.R. Mormile. Spatial and temporal patterns in the
microbial diversity of a meromictic soda lake in Washington State. Appl. Environ. Microbiol, 74(15): 4877-4888, 2008.
50. Viamajala, S., B.M. Peyton, R. Gerlach, V. Sivaswamy, W.A. Apel, J.N. Petersen. Permeable reactive
biobarriers for in-situ Cr(VI) reduction: Bench scale tests using Cellulomonas sp. strain ES6. Biotech. Bioeng., 101(6):1150-1162, 2008.
51. Aston, J.E., W.A. Apel, , B.D. Lee, and B.M. Peyton. Toxicity of select organic acids to the slightly
thermophilic acidophile Acidithiobacillus caldus. Environ. Tox. and Chem., 28(2): 279-286, 2009. 52. Rastogi G, Sani RK, Peyton BM, Moberly JG, Ginn TR (2008) Molecular studies on the microbial
diversity associated with mining-impacted Coeur d’Alene river sediments. Microb. Ecol, 58(1):129-139, 2009.
53. Moberly JG, Borch T, Sani RK, Spycher NF, Sengor SS, Ginn TR, Peyton BM. Heavy Metal-Mineral
Associations in Coeur d'Alene River Sediments: A Synchrotron-Based Analysis. Wat., Air, Soil Poll. 201(1-4):195-208, 2009.
54. Rastogi G, Stetler LD, Peyton BM, and Sani RK. Molecular Analysis of Prokaryotic Diversity in the
Deep Subsurface of the Former Homestake Gold Mine, South Dakota, USA. J. Microbiol., 47(4): 371-384, 2009.
55. Sani, RK, Rastogi G, Moberly JG, Dohnalkova A, Ginn TR, Spycher N, Shende RV, and Peyton BM.
The toxicity of lead to Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20 in the presence of goethite and quartz. J. Basic Microbiol., 50: 1–11, 2010
56. VanEngelen MR, Field EK, Gerlach R, Lee BD, Apel WA, Peyton BM. UO2
2+ speciation determines uranium toxicity and bioaccumulation in an environmental Pseudomonas sp. isolate. Environ. Tox. Chem., 29(4):763-769, 2010.
57. Field EK, D’Imperio S, Miller AR, VanEngelen MR, Gerlach R, Lee BD, Apel WA, Peyton BM. Application of Molecular Techniques to Elucidate the Influence of Cellulosic Waste on Bacterial Community Structure at a Simulated Low Level Radioactive Waste Site. Appl. Envir. Microbiol., 76(10): 3106-3115, 2010.
58. Moberly JG, Staven A, Sani RK, Peyton BM. Influence of pH and Inorganic Phosphate on Toxicity of
Zinc to Arthrobacter sp. Isolated from Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44(19):7302-7308, 2010.
59. Aston J, Peyton BM, Lee BD, Apel WA. Effects of ferrous sulfate, inoculum history, and anionic form
on lead, zinc, and copper toxicity to Acidithiobacillus caldus strain BC13. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 29(12):2669-2675, 2010
60. Aston J, Peyton BM, Lee BD, Apel WA. Effects of cell condition, pH, and temperature on lead, zinc,
and copper sorption to Acidithiobacillus caldus strain BC13. J. Hazard. Mater. 184:34-41., 2010. 61. Sivaswamy, V.; Boyanov, M. I.; Peyton, B. M.; Viamajala, S.; Gerlach, R.; Apel, W. A.; Sani, R. K.;
Dohnalkova, A.; Kemner, K. M.; Borch, T., Multiple mechanisms of uranium immobilization by Cellulomonas sp. strain es6., Biotech. Bioeng. 108, 264-276, 2011.
62. Aston JE, Apel WA, Lee BD, Peyton BM. Growth effects and assimilation of organic acids in
chemostat and batch cultures of Acidithiobacillus caldus. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 27(1), 153-161, 2011.
63. VanEngelen MR, Szilagyi RK, Gerlach R, Lee BD, Apel WA, Peyton BM. Uranium Exerts Acute
Toxicity by Binding to Pyrroloquinoline Quinone Cofactor. Environ. Sci. Technol., 45(3), 937-942, 2011.
64. Gardner, R, Peters P, Peyton BM and Cooksey K. Medium pH and Nitrate Concentration Effects on
Accumulation of Triacylglycerol in Two Members of the Chlorophyta. J. Appl. Phycology, 23(6), 1005-1016, DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9633-4, 2011.
65. Rastogi, G, Barua, S, Sani, R, Peyton, BM. Investigation of Microbial Populations in the Extremely
Metal-Contaminated Coeur d’ Alene River Sediments. Microb. Ecol.,62(1): 1-13, DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9810-2, 2011.
66. Ray, AE, JR Bargar, V Sivaswamy, AC Dohnalkova, Y Fujita, BM Peyton, TS Magnuson. Evidence
for Multiple Modes of Uranium Immobilization by an Anaerobic Bacterium. Geochem. Cosmochim. Acta. 75(10):2684-2695, DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.02.040, 2011.
67. Spycher, NF, M Issarangkun, BD Stewart, SS Sengor, E Belding, TR Ginn, BM. Peyton, RK Sani.
Biogenic uraninite precipitation and its reoxidation by iron(III) (hydr)oxides: A reaction modeling approach to reoxidation by iron(III) (hydr)oxides. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 75(16):4426 – 44402011, DOI:10.1016/j.gca.2011.05.008, 2011.
68. Sengor, SS ̧P Gikas, JG Moberly, BM Peyton, TR Ginn. Comparison of single and joint effects of Zn
and Cu in continuous flow and batch reactors. In press: J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 2012. 69. Gardner, RD, KE Cooksey, F Mus, R Macur, K Moll, E Eustance, RP Carlson, R Gerlach, MW Fields,
BM Peyton. "Use of Sodium Bicarbonate to Stimulate Triacylglycerol Accumulation in the
Chlorophyte Scenedesmus sp. and the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum". In press, J Appl. Phycol. , 2012.
70. Vogt, S, B Stewart, J Seymour, BM Peyton, S Codd. “Detection of Biological Uranium Reduction
using Magnetic Resonance”. In Press, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 2012. 71. Mallette, N, WB Knighton, GA Strobel, RP Carlson and BM Peyton. Resolution of volatile compound
profiles from Ascocoryne sarcoides: a comparison by proton transfer reaction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Accepted in AMB Express, 2012.
C. OTHER PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1. Lewandowski, Z., G. Walser, R.W. Larsen, B.M. Peyton, and W.G. Characklis. "Biofilm Surface
Positioning". In Environmental Engineering Proceedings 1990, EE Div/ASCE, Arlington, VA, July 1990.
2. Characklis, W.G., W. Lee, B.M. Peyton, and Z. Lewandowski. "Interactions Between Process Waters,
Microbial Biofilms, and Metal Substrata". In Microbially Influenced Corrosion and Biodeterioration, N.J. Dowling, M.W. Mittelman, and J.C. Danco (eds.), International Congress on Microbially Influenced Corrosion, Knoxville, TN, October 1990.
3. Truex, M.J., B.M. Peyton, Y. Gorby, and N.B. Valentine. "Initial Process Development for Uranium
Bioprecipitation". In Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Remediation, Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center, Bozeman, MT, June 1994.
4. Hooker, B.S., R.S. Skeen, M.J. Truex, and B.M. Peyton. "A Demonstration of In Situ Bioremediation of
CCl4 at the Hanford Site". In In Situ Remediation: Scientific Basis for Current and Future Technologies, G.W. Gee and N.R. Wing (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1994.
5. Truex, M.J., C.D. Johnson, D.R. Newcomer, L.A. Doremus, B.S. Hooker, B.M. Peyton, R.S. Skeen, and
A. Chilikapati. "Deploying In Situ Bioremediation at the Hanford Site". In In Situ Remediation: Scientific Basis for Current and Future Technologies, G.W. Gee and N.R. Wing (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1994.
6. Hanneman, T.F., D.L. Johnstone, D.R. Yonge, J.N. Petersen, B.M. Peyton, and R.S. Skeen. "Control of
Bacterial Exopolysaccharide Production". In Microbial Processes for Bioremediation, R.E. Hinchee, C.M. Vogel, and F.J. Brockman (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1995.
7. Peyton, B.M., M.J. Truex, R.S. Skeen, and B.S. Hooker. "Design of an In Situ Carbon Tetrachloride
Bioremediation System". In Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents, R.E. Hinchee, A. Leeson, and L. Semprini (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1995.
8. Anderson, D.B., B.M. Peyton, J.J. Liskowitz, C. Fitzgerald, and J.R. Schering. "Enhancing In Situ
Bioremediation with Pneumatic Fracturing". In Applied Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, R.E. Hinchee, J.A. Kittel, and H.J. Reisinger (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1995.
9. Jennings, D.A., J.N. Petersen, R.S. Skeen, B.M. Peyton, B.S. Hooker, T.P. Clement, D.L. Johnstone,
and D.R. Yonge. "An Experimental Study of Microbial Transport in Porous Media". In Bioaugmentation for Site Remediation, R.E. Hinchee, J. Fredrickson, and B.C. Alleman (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1995.
10. Cunningham, A.B. and B.M. Peyton. "Bench-Scale/Field-Scale Interpretation of In Situ
Bioremediation". In Applied Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, R.E. Hinchee, J.A. Kittel, and H.J. Reisinger (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1995.
11. Gibbs, J.T., A. Leeson, B.M. Peyton, J. Mills, D. Kuck, and J. Spivey. "Bioslurping/ Bioventing in
Tight Clay Soils with Dewatering to Remediate a Large Smear Zone”. In In Situ On-Site Biorem., 4(1) 287-294, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 1997.
12. Apel, W.A., J.N. Petersen, B.M. Peyton, and W.A. Smith. “Remediation of Environmental Hexavalent
Chromium Contamination Using Chromate-Reducing Bacterial Consortia”. In Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's 95th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Paper #41646, 2002.
13. Wrangham, J.B., J.E. Penkala, S. D’Imperio, B.M. Peyton, and K.G. Wunch. “Utilization of a 16S
rRNA Gene Microarray to Analyze the Efficacy of Oil and Gas Industry Bacteria Culture Media”. In Proceedings of Nace Corrosion 2010 Conference, Paper #10408, 2010.
D. PEER-REVIEWED CHAPTERS AND BOOKS 1. Peyton, B.M. and W.G. Characklis. "Biofilms and Biofilm Reactors". In Cell Adhesion: Fundamentals
and Biotechnological Applications, in the Bioprocess Technology series, M.A. Hjortso and J.W. Roos (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 1995.
2. Peyton, B.M., T.P. Clement, and J. Connolly. "Modeling of Natural Remediation: Contaminant Fate
and Transport", in Natural Remediation of Environmental Contaminants - Its Role In Ecological Risk Assessment and Risk Management, M. Swindoll, R.G.Stahl, and S.J. Ells (eds.), SETAC Press, Pensacola FL, 2000.
3. Leeson, A., B.M. Peyton, J.L. Means, and V.S. Magar (eds.) Bioremediation of Inorganic Compounds,
Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 2001. 4. Peyton B.M., M.R. Mormile, V. Alva, C. Oie, F. Roberto, W.A. Apel, and A. Oren. “Biotransformation
of Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants by Halophilic Bacteria”, in Halophilic Microorganisms, A. Ventosa (ed.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 2003.
5. Huesemann, M.H., T. Fortman, R.G. Riley, C.J. Thompson, Z. Wang, M. Truex, and B. Peyton, "Slow
desorption of phenanthrene from microporous and mesoporous silicas: Influence of aging time and aging methodology", Contaminated Soils, Sediment, and Water, Volume 10: Successes and Challenges, E.J. Calabrese, P.T. Kostecki, and J. Dragun, editors, Springer, New York, NY, pp. 1-24, 2006.
REFEREED PUBLICATION SUMMARY
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles 70 Other Peer-Reviewed Publications 13 Peer-Reviewed Chapters and Books 5
Total Peer-Reviewed Publications 88 E. TECHNICAL REPORTS (PUBLICLY AVAILABLE) 1. Peyton, G.R., M.A. Smith, and B.M. Peyton. "Photolytic Ozonation for Protection and Rehabilitation of
Groundwater Resources: A Mechanistic Study", Research Report #206, UILU-WRC-87-206, University of Illinois Water Resources Center, Champaign, IL, 1987.
2. Peyton, B.M. and K.R. Martin. "100 Area Groundwater Biodenitrification Bench-Scale Treatability
Study Procedures", PNL-8610, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA, 1993. 3. Peyton, B.M. "100 Area Groundwater Biodenitrification Bench-Scale Treatability Study - Final
Report", WHC-SD-EN-ES-043, Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, WA, 1994. 4. Peyton, B.M., M.J. Truex, and J.J. Toth. "Biogenic Sulfide Precipitation of Heavy Metals to Recycle
Electroplating and Electronics Manufacturing Process Streams", PNWD-2315, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA, 1995.
F. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 1. "Halophilic Bioprocessing: Dissimilatory Nitrate and Sulfate Reduction for Treatment of High Ionic
Strength Wastes". 96th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, May 1996.
2. “Factors Influencing the Stability of Metals and Radionuclides Immobilized Under Sulfate Reducing
Conditions”. U.S. Department of Energy NABIR Workshop for Combined Chemical and Microbiological Approaches to Remediating Metal and Radionuclide Contaminants, Reston, VA, October 1999.
3. "Integration of Laboratory Studies and Simulation Tools for Design and Operation of In Situ
Bioremediation". Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications (IMA) Workshop on Confinement and Remediation of Environmental Hazards, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, January 2000.
4. “Creation and Stability of Reducing Biobarriers”. U.S. Department of Energy NABIR Principal
Investigator Meeting, Airlie, VA, March 2002. 5. “Biotransformation of Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants by Halophilic Bacteria” NSF Center
for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, March 2002. 6. “Biotransformation of Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants by Halophilic Bacteria from Soap
Lake, Washington”. Washington Lakes Protection Association Annual Meeting, Olympia, WA, April 2002.
7. “Biotransformation of Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants by Halophilic Bacteria from Soap
Lake, Washington”. 1st Annual Saline Lakes Science Conference, Soap Lake, WA, August 2002.
8. “Heavy Metal Toxicity to Sulfate Reducing Bacteria”. 19th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water, Amherst, MA, October 2003.
9. “Biotransformation of Monoaromatic Compounds in Hypersaline Solutions”. International Congress on
Halophilic Microorganisms, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2004. 10. “Halophilic biotransformation of aromatic compounds”. Society for Industrial Microbiology –
Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, August 2006. 11. “Overview of CBE and TBI”, Utah State University, Logan, UT, March 2007 12. “Biological Uranium Reduction and Subsequent Stability”. Inland Northwest Research Alliance
Environmental and Subsurface Science Symposium, Logan, UT, July 2007. 13. “Microbial Uranium Reduction and Reoxidation”. Montana Tech Department of Chemistry and
Geochemistry, Butte, MT, October 2008. 14. “Multiple Mechanisms of Biological Uranium Removal”. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, August
2008. 15. “Multiple Mechanisms of Biological Uranium Removal”. University of Missouri – Rolla, Missouri
October 2008. G. CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS 1. Characklis, W.G., R.W. Larsen, and B.M. Peyton. "Fundamentals of Biofilm Processes". Platform
presentation at AIChE National Meeting, Denver, CO, 1988 2. Peyton, B.M. and W.G. Characklis. "Kinetics of Biofilm Detachment". Poster presented at IAWPRC
Water Quality International '92, Washington, D.C., 1992. 3. Jennings, D.A., J.N. Petersen, R.S. Skeen, B.S. Hooker, B.M. Peyton, and D.L. Johnstone. "Effects of
Slight Variations in Nutrient Loadings on Pore Plugging". Poster presented at 16th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Gatlinburg, TN, 1994.
4. Peyton, B.M., R.S. Skeen, B.S. Hooker, R.W. Lundman, and A.B. Cunningham. "Biomass Transport
Processes in Porous Media". Poster presented at 16th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Gatlinburg, TN, 1994.
5. Peyton, B.M., R.S. Skeen, B.S. Hooker, and M.G. Butcher. "Pulsed Nutrient Delivery for Control of
Pore Plugging". Platform presentation at Ninth Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Remediation, Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center, Bozeman, MT, 1994.
6. Truex, M.J., B.M. Peyton, Y. Gorby, and N.B. Valentine. "Initial Process Development for Uranium
Bioprecipitation". Platform presentation at Ninth Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Remediation, Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center, Bozeman, MT, 1994.
7. Hooker, B.S., R.S. Skeen, M.J. Truex, and B.M. Peyton. "A Demonstration of In Situ Bioremediation of CCl4 at the Hanford Site". Platform presentation at 33rd Hanford Symposium on Health and the Environment, Pasco, WA, 1994.
8. Truex, M.J., C.D. Johnson, D.R. Newcomer, L.A. Doremus, B.S. Hooker, B.M. Peyton, R.S. Skeen, and
A. Chilikapati. "Deploying In Situ Bioremediation at the Hanford Site". Platform presentation at 33rd Hanford Symposium on Health and the Environment, Pasco, WA, 1994.
9. Hanneman, T.F., D.L. Johnstone, D.R. Yonge, J.N. Petersen, B.M. Peyton, and R.S. Skeen. "Control of
Bacterial Exopolysaccharide Production and Plugging in the Subsurface". Platform presentation at Third International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, San Diego, CA, 1995.
10. Peyton, B.M., M.J. Truex, R.S. Skeen, and B.S. Hooker. "The Use of Bench- and Field-Scale Data for
the Design of an In Situ Carbon Tetrachloride Bioremediation System". Platform presentation at Third International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, San Diego, CA, 1995.
11. Anderson, D.B., B.M. Peyton, J.J. Liskowitz, C. Fitzgerald, and J.R. Schering. "Enhancing In Situ
Bioremediation with Pneumatic Fracturing". Platform presentation at Third International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, San Diego, CA, 1995.
12. Jennings, D.A., J.N. Petersen, R.S. Skeen, B.M. Peyton, B.S. Hooker, T.P. Clement, D.L. Johnstone,
and D.R. Yonge. "An Experimental Study of Microbial Transport in Porous Media". Platform presentation at Third International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, San Diego, CA, 1995.
13. Truex, M.J., B.M. Peyton, Y.A. Gorby, and N.B. Valentine. "Kinetics of Uranium Bioprecipitation".
Poster presented at Third International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, San Diego, CA, 1995.
14. Truex, M.J., B.M. Peyton, N.B. Valentine, and Y.A. Gorby. "Selective Separation of Uranium from
Aqueous Wastes Using Bioprecipitation". Poster presented at Fifth International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation, Berlin, Germany, 1995.
15. Truex, M.J., B.M. Peyton, Y.A. Gorby, and N.B. Valentine. "Uranium Reduction Mediated by a
Dissimilatory Metal-Reducing Bacterium". Platform presentation at American Chemical Society Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1995.
16. Truex, M.J., B.S. Hooker, R.S. Skeen, and B.M. Peyton. "In Situ Bioremediation of Carbon
Tetrachloride and Nitrate at Hanford: A Field Test". Platform presentation at AIChE Summer National Meeting, Boston, MA, 1995.
17. Hooker, B.S., M.J. Truex, B.M. Peyton, R.S. Skeen, and T.P. Clement. "Validation of In Situ
Bioremediation Using Numerical Simulation Tools". Platform presentation at AIChE Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 1995.
18. Valentine, N.B., Y. Gorby, M.J. Truex, and B.M. Peyton. "Continuous Culture Growth Conditions
Affecting Reductase Activity of a Dissimilatory Metal Reducing Bacterium". Poster presented at 96th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, 1996.
19. Gillis, R.J., N. Zelver, M.J. Truex, and B.M. Peyton. "Biomonitoring Coupons to Determine In Situ Bioremediation Potential of Deep Subsurface Groundwater". Poster presented at 96th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, 1996.
20. Hooker, B.S., M.J. Truex, R.S. Skeen, B.M. Peyton, and T.P. Clement. "Comparison of Model
Predictions to Field Data for a Demonstration of Carbon Tetrachloride Bioremediation". Platform presentation at Fifth World Congress of Chemical Engineering, San Diego, CA, 1996.
21. Gibbs, J.T., A. Leeson, B.M. Peyton, J. Mills, D. Kuck, and J. Spivey. "Bioslurping/ Bioventing in
Tight Clay Soils with Dewatering to Remediate a Large Smear Zone". Platform presentation at Fourth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
22. Truex, M.J., B.S. Hooker, R.S. Skeen, B.M. Peyton, C.D. Johnson, and D.B. Anderson. "Field Test
Results for In Situ Bioremediation of Carbon Tetrachloride". Platform presentation at Fourth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
23. Mormile, M.R. and B.M. Peyton. "Use of Halophilic Denitrifying Bacteria for Nitrate Removal in High
Salt Solutions". Poster presented at Fourth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
24. Peyton, B.M., B.S. Hooker, M.J. Truex, and M.G. Butcher. "Pulsed Nutrient Injection for Improved
Biomass Distribution". Platform presentation at Fourth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
25. Peyton, B.M., J. Gao, and R.S. Skeen. "Use of Direct Dehalogenating Bacteria for In Situ Containment
of Chlorinated Solvent DNAPL". Poster presented at Fourth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
26. Peyton, B.M., F.J. Brockman, M.J. Truex, and D.A. Stahl. "Monitoring rRNA Levels During In Situ
Bioremediation Using Groundwater and Biomass Collection Devices". Platform presentation at Fourth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, New Orleans, LA, 1997.
27. Mormile, M.R., M.F. Romine and B.M. Peyton. "Use of Halotolerant, Alkaliphilic Bacteria for Nitrate
Removal in High-Salt Wastes". Poster presented at Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Newport, RI, 1997.
28. Mormile, M.R. and B.M. Peyton. "Biological Treatment of Nitrate from Ion Exchange Regeneration
Fluids". Invited presentation at National Groundwater Association Convention and Exposition, Las Vegas, NV, 1997.
29. Han, D. and B.M. Peyton. "Role of Sequestration and Bioavailability in Modeling the Bioremediation
at the Field Scale". Poster presented at Fifth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, 1999.
30. Zhang, Z. and B.M. Peyton. "Bioavailability of Aged Aromatic Compounds in Continuous Flow
Systems". Poster presented at Fifth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, 1999.
31. Aiken, A.M., B.M. Peyton, J.N. Petersen, and W.A. Apel. “Metal-Induced Inhibition of Nitrate Reductase”. Poster presented at Second International Biometals Symposium ("Biometals 2000"), Tubingen Germany, 2000.
32. Viamajala, S., B.M. Peyton, and J.N. Petersen. "Effects of Physiological State on Cr(VI) Reduction
and Toxicity with Shewanella putrefaciens MR-1". Platform presentation at 219th ACS National Meeting, Division of Biochemical Technology, San Francisco, CA, 2000.
33. Sani, R.K. and B.M. Peyton. “Immobilization of U (VI) Under Sulfate-Reducing Conditions in the
Presence of Iron Oxides”. Poster presented at Sixth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, 2001.
34. Neal, A.L., G.G. Geesey, D. Brewe, and B.M. Peyton. “Alternative Electron Acceptors for
Respirations by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Growing on Hematite Mineral Surfaces”. Poster presented at 101st General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, 2001.
35. Peyton, B.M., R.K. Sani, G.G Geesey, and A. Neal. “Immobilization of Uranium Under Sulfate
Reducing Conditions”. First Annual Inland Northwest Research Alliance Subsurface Science Symposium, Idaho Falls, ID, 2001
36. Peyton, B.M., M.R. Mormile, V.A. Alva, C. Oie, F. Roberto, and W.A. Apel. “Biotransformation of
Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants by Halophilic Bacteria”. Platform presentation at International Congress on Halophilic Microorganisms, Seville, Spain, 2001.
37. Peyton, B.M., V.A. Alva, C. Oie, and M.R. Mormile. “Biotransformation of Toxic Organic and
Inorganic Contaminants by Halophilic Bacteria from Soap Lake, Washington”. Platform presentation at Research and Extension Regional Water Quality Conference, Vancouver, WA, 2002.
38. Roberto, F. and B.M. Peyton. “Genomic Sequencing of the Eubacterial Halophile, Halomonas
campisalis”. Poster presented at Second ASM & TIGR Conference on Microbial Genomes, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002.
39. Peyton, B.M., R.K. Sani, G.G. Geesey, Z. Lewandowski, H. Beyenal, and J.E. Amonette. “Reduction
of Uranium Under Sulfate Reducing Conditions”. Poster presented at 102nd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002.
40. Alva, V. and B.M. Peyton. “Haloalkaliphilic Biodegradation of Phenol by Halomonas campisalis at
100g/L NaCl”. Poster presented at 102nd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002.
41. Smith, W.A., W.A. Apel, B.M. Peyton, J.N. Petersen, and R.K. Sani. “Reduction of Hexavalent
Chromium by Cellulomonas Species Isolated from Subsurface Sediments”. Poster presented at 102nd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Salt Lake City, Utah 2002.
42. Place, M.K., G.J. Puzon, J. Shaltanis, C. Claiborn, M. Flury, B.M. Peyton, and J.N. Petersen.
“Thinking Outside the Box: A Novel Interdisciplinary Research and Education Program in Environmental Engineering and Science”. Platform presentation at American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, 2002
43. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, M. Jandhyala, and L.T. Brown. “Bioavailability and Toxicity of Heavy Metals to Sulfate Reducing Bacteria”. Platform presentation at International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2002.
44. Viamajala S., B.M. Peyton, J.N. Petersen, W.A. Apel, and R.K. Sani. “Chromate Reduction with
Cellulomonas Isolates Obtained from Cr(VI)-Contaminated Aquifers”. Platform presentation at International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2002.
45. Borch, T., R. Gerlach, A.B. Cunningham, B.M. Peyton, W.A. Apel, and W.P. Inskeep. “Influence of
Biogenically Produced Fe(II), Electron Shuttling, and Humic Acid on the Fate of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)”. Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 2002.
46. Peyton, B.M., R.K. Sani, and J.E. Amonette. “Effect of Iron(III)-(Hydr)oxides on Uranium (VI)
Precipitation Under Sulfate-Reducing Conditions”. Poster presented at 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC, 2003.
47. Aiken, A., B.M. Peyton, W.A. Apel, and J.N. Petersen. “Identification of a Siderophore Produced by
the Halo-alkaliphile Halomonas campisalis Strain 4a”. Poster presented at 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC, 2003.
48. T.S. Magnuson, A. Rasmussen, D.E. Cummings, C.R. Breckenridge, R.K. Sani, and B.M. Peyton.
“Physiologic Properties of Acidophilic Iron-Reducing Bacteria, and Comparison to Their Neutrophilic Counterparts”. Poster presented at ASM Intermountain Branch Conference, Idaho Falls, ID, 2004.
49. Gerlach, R., T. Borch, A.B. Cunningham, S. Viamajala, B.M. Peyton, and W.A. Apel. “Influence of
Electron Shuttling Compounds and Iron Minerals on the Reduction of Metals and Organics.” Platform presentation at Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, 2004.
50. Aiken, A., B.M. Peyton, W.A. Apel, and J.N. Petersen. “Identification and Characterization of a
Siderophore Produced by the Halo-alkaliphilic Bacterium Halomonas campisalis”. Poster presented at Biometals 2004, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 2004.
51. Aiken, A., B.M. Peyton, W.A. Apel, and J.N. Petersen. “Identification and Characterization of a
Siderophore Produced by the Halo-alkaliphilic Bacterium Halomonas campisalis”. Poster presented at International Congress on Halophilic Microorganisms (“Halophiles 2004”), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2004.
52. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, A. Dohnalkova, and J.E. Amonette. “The Effects of Heavy Metals and
Uranium on Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20”. Platform presentation at INRA Environmental and Subsurface Symposium, Spokane, WA, 2004.
53. Albaugh, C. and Peyton, B.M. “Halo-Alkaliphilic Biotransformations of Aromatic Compounds:
Kinetics and Metabolism of Vanillic Acid Conversion”, Platform presentation at AIChE National Conference, Austin, TX, November 2004.
54. Peyton B., Sani R., Ginn T.R., Moberly J., Barua S., Sengor S.S., Belding E. Spycher N., Borch T.,
Cummings D., Balistrieri L., Biogeochemical cycling of heavy metals in Lake Coeur d'Alene sediments: The role of indigenous microbial communities, Poster presentation, NSF PI Meeting Biocomplexity Program, Washington D.C., 21-24 April 2005.
55. Albaugh, C. and Peyton, B.M. “Degradation of Monoaromatic Compounds by an Aerobic Halotolerant Alkaliphilic Bacterium”, Platform presentation at Soap Lake Conservancy Conference, Soap Lake, WA, August 2005.
56. Albaugh, C. and Peyton, B.M. “Kinetics and Metabolism of the Biodegradation of Vanillic Acid and
Other Aromatic Compounds by a Halotolerant Alkaliphile from Soap Lake, WA”, Platform presentation at AIChE National Conference, Cincinnati, OH, November 2005.
57. Gerlach, R.; Borch, T.; Ballor, N.R.; Cunningham, A.B.; Peyton, B.M.; Apel, W.A. “Fermenters and
Reductive Contaminant Transformation Processes in the Subsurface”. Platform presentation at the Joint International Symposia for Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM 2005) and Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB XVII), Jackson Hole, WY. 2005.
58. Tokala, R.K., B.M. Peyton, and D.R. Yonge. “Organo-chrome Complex Production and Bacteria”.
Platform presentation at the Joint International Symposia for Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM 2005) and Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB XVII), Jackson Hole, WY. 2005.
59. Sivaswamy, V., B.M. Peyton, S. Viamajala, R. Gerlach, W. Apel, R. Sani, and A. Dohnalkova.
“Uranium Immobilization by Cellulomonas”. Platform presentation at the Joint International Symposia for Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM 2005) and Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB XVII), Jackson Hole, WY. 2005.
60. Sani, R. and B.M. Peyton. “Reactivity of Biologically Reduced Uraninite with Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides:
Influence of Sulfate Reducing Conditions”. Platform presentation at the Joint International Symposia for Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM 2005) and Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB XVII), Jackson Hole, WY. 2005.
61. Ray, A.E., S. A. Connon, A.L. Neal. V. Sivaswamy, B.M. Peyton, D.E. Cummings, Y. Fujita, T.S.
Magnuson. “Characterization of a Novel Metal-Reducing Clostridiales, Strain UFO1”. Platform presentation at the Joint International Symposia for Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM 2005) and Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB XVII), Jackson Hole, WY. 2005.
62. Cummings, D.E., S. Fendorf, R.K. Sani, B.M. Peyton, T.S. Magnuson. “Reduction of Cr(VI) under
Acidic Conditions by the Facultatively Fe(III)-reducing Bacterium Acidiphilium cryptum”. Platform presentation at the Joint International Symposia for Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM 2005) and Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB XVII), Jackson Hole, WY. 2005.
63. Peyton, B.M., V. Sivaswamy, S. Viamajala. “Immobilization of Hexavalent Uranium by Cellulomonas
sp. Isolated from the Hanford Site.” INRA Environmental and Subsurface Science Symposium, Big Sky Montana, 2005.
64. Albaugh, C., B.M. Peyton, M. Mormile, H. Pinkart, Degradation of Monoaromatic Compounds by an
Aerobic Halotolerant Alkaliphilic Bacterium. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, 2006.
65. Sani, R.K., B.M. Peyton, T. Ginn, E. Belding, A. Dohnalkova, Biologically Reduced Uraninite
Oxidation By Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, 2006.
66. Moberly J., R.K. Sani, B.M. Peyton, T. Borch, T. Ginn, C. Taylor, Microbial Diversity and Geochemistry in Heavy Metal Contaminated Sediments. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, 2006.
67. Richards A.M., B.M. Peyton, W.A. Apel, Characterization of Siderophores Produced by Halophilic
Microorganisms Isolated from Soap Lake in Washington State. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, 2006.
68. Peyton, B.M., R. Gerlach, W. Apel, V. Sivaswamy, W. Smith, D. Newby, F. Roberto, S. Viamajala, J.
Barnes, T. Borch, Reductive Transformation of Metals and Organics by Gram Positive Environmental Isolates of the Genus Cellulomonas. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, 2006.
69. VanEngelen, M., B. Peyton, M. Mormile, H. Pinkart, Cr(VI) and Fe(III) Reduction Under Alkaline
Conditions Using a Bacterial Isolated from Soap Lake. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, 2006.
70. Aston J.E., B.M. Peyton, M. Mormile, H. Pinkart, Response of Halomonas campisalis to Varying
Salinity under Aerobic and Denitrifying Conditions. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL, 2006.
71. Albaugh, C., Peyton, B.M., R. Gerlach, Inskeep, W. “Thermoalkaline Hydrolysis: Biotransformation
of Organic Compounds at High Temperature and pH”. Poster presentation at the Thermal Biology Institute Research Coordination Network Conference, Gallatin Gateway, MT, February 2006
72. Sani RK, Peyton BM, and Ginn T. 2006. Interactions of sulfate reducing bacteria with uranium and
iron minerals. Platform presentation at the 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006.
73. Sengor, S.S., Spycher N., Ginn T. R., Sani R., Peyton B. Reactive diffusive transport of heavy metals
in Lake Coeur d’Alene sediments, Oral presentation at 2006 AGU Fall Meeting, 11-15 December 2006, San Francisco, California, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract B22C-03.
74. Ginn T. R., Sengor, S.S., Barua S., Moberly, J., Peyton B. Metal toxicity effects on microbial growth
and degradation: An application of dose-structured population dynamics modeling, Poster presentation at Slovenia and U.S. Workshop on Environmental Science and Engineering, September 27-30, 2006, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
75. Sengor, S.S., Spycher N., Ginn T. R., Sani R., Peyton B. Modeling biogeochemical dynamics of heavy metal transport in benthic sediments of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Poster presentation at Slovenia and U.S. Workshop on Environmental Science and Engineering, September 27-30, 2006, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
76. Sengor, S.S., Spycher N., Ginn T. R., Sani R., Peyton B. Modeling biogeochemical dynamics of heavy
metal transport in benthic sediments of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Oral presentation at 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, Division of Geochemistry, September 10- 14, 2006, San Francisco, California.
77. Aston JE, Apel WA & Peyton, B.M. “Inhibition of Organic Acids and Metals to Acidithiobacillus
caldus”. Technical Advisory Conference, Bozeman, MT, February 2007.
78. Aston JE, Apel WA, Lee & Peyton BM “Toxicity of Select Organic Acids and Metals to Acidithiobacillus caldus”. Poster presented at the American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 2007.
79. Albaugh, C.; R. Gerlach; Peyton, B.M. Alkaline Hydrolysis and Biotransformation of TNT by
Thermoalkaliphiles from Yellowstone National Park. Poster presented at the American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 2007.
80. Moberly, J., S. Barua, R. Sani, D. E. Cummings, T. R. Ginn, S. S. Sengor and B. M. Peyton (2007a).
Diversity and Zinc Tolerance of Microorganisms from Heavy Metal-Contaminated Lake Coeur d’Alene Sediment. 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, American Society for Microbiology, May 21-25, 2007.
81. Moberly, J., S. Barua, R. Sani, D. E. Cummings, T. R. Ginn, S. S. Sengor, N. Spycher and B. M.
Peyton (2007b). Coeur d'Alene Sediments: Microorganism Diversity and Zinc Toxicity. Environmental & Subsurface Science (ESS) and Subsurface Biotechnology & Bioremediation (SBB) Symposium, Logan, Utah, Inland Northwest Research Alliance, July 25-27, 2007.
82. Shirley, J.S. and B.M.Peyton. “Use of Inosine Containing Primers for Resolution of Microbial
Diversity from Thermophilic Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park”, Poster presentation at the NSF YNP Research Coordination Network Conference, Mammoth, WY January 10-12, 2008.
83. Peyton, B.M., R. Gardner, S. D'Imperio, K. Cooksey and M. Fields “Extremophilic Microalgae:
Advanced Lipid Production for Biofuels”. Platform presentation at the American Institute of Chemical Engineering National Meeting, Nashville, TN November 12, 2009.
84. M.W. Fields, R. Thomas, K. O'Shea, R.P. Carlson, B. Peyton, K. Cooksey, "Determination of Factors
that Control Triglyceride Accumulation in Microalgae“ 2009 Annual Conference - March 19-21, 2009. Biological Engineering: An Emerging Discipline Algal Biotechnology Session Marriott Santa Clara Santa Clara, California
85. Gardner R, Cooksey K, Peyton B, Moll K, Peters P. “There is a Lipid Trigger: Evidence from
Chlorophytes.” Platform presentation at the 2010 Algae Biomass Summit, Phoenix, Arizona (September 27-30, 2010)
86. Gerlach R, Cooksey K, Macur R, Gardner R, Viamajala S, and Peyton B. “Development of
standardized methods for the assessment of algal biofuel and high value product potential.” Platform presentation at the 2010 Algae Biomass Summit, Phoenix, Arizona (September 27-30, 2010)
H. AWARDED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Funding Source Title Period PI /
co-PI Total Award B. Peyton
Share Department of Energy
Development of In Situ Nutrient Injection Strategies
1993-94 co-PI $195,000 $195,000
Department of Energy
Development of an In-Well Biomonitoring Coupon
1994-95 co-PI $75,000 $75,000
Tinker Air Force Base
Demonstration of In Situ Bioremediation in Tight Clay Soils
1995-96 co-PI $400,000 $105,000
Battelle Memorial Institute
In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent DNAPL
1995-96 PI $130,000 $130,000
Battelle Memorial Institute
Dynamics of Coupled Contaminant and Microbial Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media
1996-97 PI $30,000 $30,000
Battelle Memorial Institute
In Situ Bioremediation of Heavy Metals and Chlorinated Solvents
1996-97 PI $40,000 $40,000
Department of Energy
Soil Remediation Strategies and Endpoints: Quantifying the Availability of Aged Hydrocarbons to Bioattenuation
1996-99 co-PI $1,200,000 $ 203,464
Chemical Industry Environment Projects, LLC
Reduced Waste Sludge through Biotreatment of Organics in High Salt or Acidic Waste Streams
1998-99 PI $5,000 $5,000
Department of Energy
Acceptable Endpoints for Metals and Radionuclides: Quantifying the Stability of Uranium and Lead Immobilized Under Sulfate Reducing Conditions
1998-01 PI $1,200,000 $300,000
Department of Energy
Biotransformation of Mixed Inorganic Ions: Biochemistry, and Contaminant and Species Interactions in Chromate Reducing Consortia
1998-01 co-PI $768,000 $180,000
State of Washington Water Research Center
Biodegradation of Non-Point Source Pollutants in Soap Lake, Washington
2001-02 PI $20,000 $20,000
State of Washington Water Research Center
Reactive Transport of Reducible Metal Ions: Reaction Kinetics, Column Experiments and Transport Modeling
2001-02 co-PI $20,000 $20,000
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Use of Enzymes from Extreme Bacteria for Sensitive Measurement of Metal Concentrations
1999-01 co-PI $175,016 $175,016
Funding Source Title Period PI / co-PI
Total Award B. Peyton Share
National Science Foundation
IGERT: Training the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers
1999-04 co-PI $2,700,000 0
Inland Northwest Research Alliance
Vapor Phase Partitioning of Chlorocarbons on INEEL Soils - Quantifying Non-Ideal Sorption Phenomena
2001-03 co-PI $100,000 $33,000
Inland Northwest Research Alliance
Collaborative Research on Direct Microbial Reduction of Mobile Metal Ions
2001-03 PI $149,913 $149,913
Department of Energy
Biogeochemistry of Uranium Under Reducing and Re-oxidizing Conditions: An Integrated Laboratory and Field Study
2001-04 PI $1,200,000 $300,000
Department of Energy
Mechanisms of CCl4 Retention and Slow Release in Model Porous Solids and Sediments
2002-05 co-PI $1,080,000 $180,000
National Science Foundation
Microbial Observatory at Soap Lake: A Study of Biogeochemical Processes Affecting Anaerobic Microbial Diversity in a Haloalkaline, Permanently Meromictic Lake
2002-05 co-PI $840,461 $220,000
Inland Northwest Research Alliance
Siderophore Mediated Transport Of Toxic Metals In Subsurface Environments
2003-05 PI $180,000 $180,000
Department of Energy
Integrated Investigation on the Production and Fate of Organo-Cr(III) Complexes from Microbial Reduction of Chromate
2003-06 co-PI $900,000 $180,000
Thermal Biology Institute
Thermoalkaline Hydrolysis: Biotransformation of Organic Compounds at High Temperature and pH
2005-08 PI $118,000 $118,000
Department of Energy
Long-term Stewardship of Mixed Wastes: Passive Reactive Barriers for Simultaneous In Situ Remediation of Chlorinated Solvent, Heavy Metal, and Radionuclide Contaminants
2003-06 co-PI $770,000 $180,000
Department of Energy
Mobility of Source Zone Heavy Metals and Radionuclides: The Mixed Roles of Fermentative Activity on Fate and Transport of U and Cr
2006-08 co-PI $1,485,000 $160,000
Funding Source Title Period PI / co-PI
Total Award B. Peyton Share
National Science Foundation
Biogeochemical Cycling of Heavy Metals in Lake Coeur d’Alene Sediments: The Role of Indigenous Microbial Communities
2004-09 PI $1,200,000 $760,453
Department of Energy
Subsurface Uranium Fate and Transport: Integrated Experiments and Modeling of Coupled Biogeochemical Mechanisms of Nanocrystalline Uraninite Oxidation by Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides
2007-10 PI $1,119,515 $488,000
National Science Foundation
MSU NSF IGERT Program in Geobiological Systems: Providing Connectivity across Molecular and Environmental Scales.
2007-12 co-PI $3,193,474 0
Inland Northwest Research Alliance
INRA Subsurface Biotechnology 2008-9 PI $16,500 $16,500
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Lipid-Derived Biofuels: Determination of Factors that Control Triglyceride Accumulation in Microalgae
2009-12 co-PI $799,916 $200,000
Department of Energy
Extremophilic Algae: Advanced Lipid and Biomass Production for Biofuels and Bioproducts
2009-12 PI $900,583 $450, 583
Montana Board of Research and Commercialization
PhotoBioreactor Optimization 2009-11 Co-PI $119,398 $119,398
National Science Foundation
EFRI-HyBi: Fungal Processes for Direct Bioconversion of Cellulose to Hydrocarbons
2009-13 PI $1,998,850 $333,000
TOTAL $23,129,626. $5,547,330.
III. AWARDS, PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES WSU Chemical Engineering Outstanding Researcher Award, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 MSU College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award 2008 MSU Wiley Award for Meritorious Research and Creativity 2011 Editorial Board Member
Bioremediation Journal, 1997 to present Biodegradation, March 2005 to present
Member: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
International Water Association American Society for Microbiology International Society for Salt Lake Research International Society for Extremophiles Society for Industrial Microbiology Service Activities:
Associate Director – Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, May 2006 to present.
Advisory Boards: Industrial Associate (PNNL) - NSF ERC for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State
University, Bozeman, MT, August 1994 to July 1996. Science Advisory Board - Soap Lake Conservancy, Soap Lake WA, 2000 to present Science Advisory Board - International Congress on Halophilic Microorganisms,
Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2004 Expert panel for a multi-day review the Idaho National Laboratory’s internal research
investments in environmental biotechnology, 2006 & 2007. Executive Committee, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT, September 2005 to present.
University: WSU Committee for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach WSU College of Engineering Search Committee for a Director for the School of Chemical
Engineering and Bioengineering WSU Chemical Engineering Graduate Education Committee WSU Chemical Engineering Search Committee for an Assistant Professor in the area of
Material and Catalysis WSU Office of Grants and Research Development Search Committee for a Contracts
Specialist WSU Office of Grants and Research Development Panelist – “New Faculty Proposal
Writing Workshop” WSU “Summer Alive” Freshman Advising MSU Search Committee for Chemical and Biological Engineering faculty position MSU Thermal Biology Institute faculty search committee (2 positions) MSU College of Engineering Strategic Planning Committee 2006-2007 MSU Master of Science in Science Education committee member for Larry Boyd
MSU CHBE Curriculum Development – ongoing in the area of Bioengineering MSU CHBE Faculty Search Committee 2006 MSU CHBE Chair Faculty Search Committee 2008 – Hired 3 faculty MSU College of Engineering Promotion and Tenure Committee 2007-2010
Peer Review: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology Biochemical Engineering Journal Biodegradation Bioremediation Journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering Canadian Journal of Microbiology Chemosphere Environmental Science and Technology FEMS Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B National Science Foundation Proceedings of the National Academy of Science South Dakota School of Mines & Technology U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S Department of Energy U.S. Geological Survey Water Research
Conferences:
Session Chair - “Transport in Porous Media”, Ninth Annual HSRC Conference on Hazardous Waste, Bozeman, MT, June 1994.
Session Chair - “Bench Scale/Full Scale Interpretations”, Third International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation, San Diego, CA, April 1995.
Session Chair - “Microbial Transport in Porous Media”, Fourth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, New Orleans, LA, April 1997.
Session Chair - “Bioaugmentation and Bacterial Transport”, Fifth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, April 1999.
Session Chair - “Bioremediation of Phenolic and Chlorophenolic Compounds”, Sixth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, San Diego, CA, May 2001.
Session Chair - “Remediation and Risk Assessment”, First Annual Inland Northwest Research Alliance Subsurface Science Symposium, Idaho Falls, ID, September 2001.
Session Chair - “Natural Attenuation and Bioremediation”, Spectrum Ninth Biennial International Conference on Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management, Reno, NV, August, 2002.
Session Chair - “Biotechnological Applications”, International Congress on Halophilic Microorganisms, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2004
Session co-Chair – “Advances in Extreme Bioprocessing and Biocatalysis” AIChE National Conference, Cincinnati, OH, November 2005.
Symposium co-Organizer - INRA Subsurface Biotechnology and Bioremediation Symposium and Workshop, Bozeman, MT June 2006