Recent Graduate Students
Ball, Christopher. 2005. Culture-Independent Isolation of Environmental Bacterial Species for Genomic Analysis. Ph.D., microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.
Perumbakkam, Sudeep. 2005. Introduction of Genes into Mixed Species and Pure Culture Biofilms through Natural Transformation. Ph.D., microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.
Li, Chun. 2006. Synthesis of isoxazole derivatives. Ph.D., chemistry, University of Idaho.
Brinkman, Cynthia. 2007. Novel catabolic genes from carbon tetrachloride-contaminated soil. M.S., environmental science, University of Idaho.
Benardini, J. N. 2008. Microbiological quality of drinking water on the International Space Station and US Space Shuttle. Ph.D., microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.
Stephanie Smith. in progress. Alkalinophilic-halophilic bacteria in soils of the Alvord Basin, Oregon USA. M.S. microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.
Reema Bansal. in progress. Genetics and proteomics of microbial perchlorate reduction. Environmental Science Program. M.S.., University of Idaho.
Fatimah Saeed Alhamlan. in progress. Molecular ecology of virus populations in natural waters. Ph.D., microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.
Tom Nickels. in progress. Mechanisms of formation of desert rock varnish as a microbial habitat. Environmental Science Program. PhD., University of Idaho.
Edison Shieh. in progress. (co-advisor, Dr. Andrzej Paszczynski). Use of supercritical carbon dioxide for microbiological sterilization. M.S. microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.
Malcolm Burbank, in progress. Biomineralization in soils catalyzed by endospore-forming bacteria. Ph.D. microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho.
Recent Undergraduate Students Participating in Research Programs
Henson, Edward. Senior, microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho. Application of Supercritical Fluids to Studies of Exobiology.
Jenni Crawford. Sophomore, chemistry, University of Idaho. Characterization of an Alkalinophilic-Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from Soil Near Borax Lake, Oregon.
Josh Smith. Senior, microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry, University of Idaho. Characterization of a novel species of bacteria isolated from soils near Borax Lake, Alvord Basin, OR USA.
Machele Gonzales. Senior, microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry. University of Idaho. Molecular characterizations of novel bacteria isolated from alkaline soils.