last updated December2013

Curriculum Vitae - Michael D. Aitken

Professor and Chair 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

mike_aitken@unc.edu 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

9/06–Present: Chair, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).

10/00–Present: Professor, ESE, UNC-CH. 4/06–3/10: 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

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. New York State Regents Scholarship, 1974–1978.

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Student Advisee Awards

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)

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 and 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 and 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

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Bacterium Found Associated with Laboratory Cultures of Marine Phytoplankton, Applied and 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.

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.

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 and 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 DT40 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 and 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 and 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

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

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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 and 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 and Chemistry, 27:837-844.

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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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.

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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.

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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Environmental Microbiology, 65: 2847-2852.

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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 and Environmental Microbiology, 62: 2387-2392.

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 and 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 and 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 and 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.

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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 and 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).

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

Contaminants in PAH-Contaminated Soil Before and After Biological Treatment, submitted to Environmental Engineering Science.

Mishamandani, S.S, T. GutierrezF and M.D. Aitken, DNA-Based Stable Isotope Probing Coupled with Cultivation Methods Implicates Methylophaga in Hydrocarbon Degradation, submitted to Frontiers in 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.

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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).

Additional Publications

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.

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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.

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 “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.

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“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.

"Cultivation-Independent Identification of Microorganisms that Degrade Specific Organic Chemicals in Complex Systems," Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, October 2006.

"Cultivation-Independent Identification of Microorganisms that Degrade Specific Organic Chemicals in Complex Systems," Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, October 2006.

"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.

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“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).

“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.

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"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)

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).

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).

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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).

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).

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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).

*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).

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*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).

*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).

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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.

*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.

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*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.

*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.

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*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, to be 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.

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.

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Grants and Gifts (M. Aitken principal investigator unless otherwise indicated)

Passive Reduction of Methane Emissions from Hog Waste Lagoons with a Floating Biofilter System (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 – 6/30/14.

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 $1,200,000 direct cost; 4/1/11 – 3/31/16.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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, 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

Guest Lectures

BIOL 422 – Microbiology (fall 2012, 2013) 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

Effects of Bioremediation on Bioavailability and Genotoxicity of Contaminants in PAH-Contaminated Soil, Jing Hu, PhD 2012.

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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.

Master’s Reports and Theses Supervised

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).

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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. 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 Advisees

Sebastian, Elizabeth, BSPH, 2013 Mishamandani, Sara, BSPH 2011 Shah, Naman, BSPH 2006 (Honors student) McSwain, Belinda, BSPH 2000

Post-doctoral Advisees

Rodgers-Vieira, Elyse, PhD Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University; 1/12 – 1/14. Currently with Bayer Crop Science, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Gutierrez, Tony, PhD Microbiology, University of New South Wales; European Union Marie Curie Fellow, 2008–2011. Currently on the faculty (as Reader) in the School of Life 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. Currently a Research Assistant Professor at UNC-CH.

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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

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.

Sangsookwow, Pitchayapa; 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: Staunton, Eric (Fall 2009-) Adrion, Alden (Fall 2011-)

Master's Students: Oyarzabal, Esteban (academic advisor only; Fall 2010-) Bailey, Nicole (Fall 2013-)

Undergraduate Students: Godsell, Jeremy (Fall 2013-) Smith, Jessica (Fall 2013-) Yang, Linda (Fall 2013-)

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

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Young, Aaron, PhD 2011 Polston, Patsy (in progress) Nadimpalli, Maya (in progress)

Lin, Lin (in progress) Chibwe, Leah (Oregon State University; 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) 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)

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).

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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.

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.

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–. University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute: Technical Committee, 1990–1992;

1996–1998. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: 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,”

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1997–2003; Chair, Project Subcommittee for “Standardization and Demonstration of Methods of Wastewater Characterization for Activated Sludge Modeling,” 1998–2002.

Sessions Organized, Chaired or Co-Chaired for Professional Meetings and Workshops 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.

Chair, session titled "Biological Treatment for Dilute Aqueous Waste Streams," American Institute of Chemical Engineers Summer National Meeting, Denver, CO, 1988.

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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 and Biotechnology; Archives of Biochemistry and 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 Progress; Environmental Science & Technology; Environmental Technology; Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Enzyme and Microbial Technology; FEMS Microbiology Ecology; FEMS Microbiology Letters; Geomicrobiology Journal; Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; Journal of Applied Microbiology; Journal of Biotechnology; Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology; Journal of Environmental Engineering; Journal of Environmental Quality; Journal of Hazardous Materials; Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology; Journal of Residuals Science and Technology; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology (UK); Nature Protocols; 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 State University (2003, 2011); Princeton University (2011); Purdue University (2007); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (2001, 2003, 2013); Texas A&M University (2009); 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);

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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 (since 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

Chair of Chairs’ Committee, Gillings School of Global Public Health (SPH), 2013-. 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–. 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. 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.