BRIE FACULTY

• Susan L. Brantley , Professor of Geosciences, Department of Geosciences , and Director of Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (Water-Rock Interaction Laboratory: Solution chemistry and mineral surface analysis using ICP, SIMS, XPS, AES, SEM, EM, ICP-MS)

• Jean E. Brenchley , Professor of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Microbiology Laboratory: Recombinant DNA methods to clone genes and express cold-active enzymes, purification and analysis of enzymes, PCR, DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analyses)

• Mary Ann Bruns , Assistant Professor of Soil Microbial Ecology , Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, molecular techniques to characterize and track microorganisms in soils, sediments, biofilms, and other environmental samples; nucleic acid extraction, PCR, and phylogenetic analyses for microbial identification and community profiling; integrative soil microbiology laboratory conducts research on soil faunal diversity and microbial roles in soil structure development and nutrient transformations; collaborative research includes biological hydrogen production, perchlorate degradation, and microbiological treatment of animal wastes.

• William D. Burgos, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Bioremediation of soil, sediment and groundwater; contaminant interactions with natural organic matter; biological iron(III) reduction; biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; immobilization of metals/radionuclides.

• Hunter Carrick, Associate Professor- Aquatic Ecology, School of Forest Resources Aquatic ecosystems ecology, Limnology, Food web dynamics and nutrient cycling, Ecology and taxonomy of microbes (bacteria, algae, protozoa), and Biostatistics.

• David Eissenstat, Professor- Woody Plant Physiology, Department of Horticulture Root biology, fruit tree physiology, ecology and plant ecophysiology.

• James G. Ferry , Stanley Person Professor and Director of the Center for Microbial Structural Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Center for Microbial Structural Biology: Isolation and biochemical analysis of enzymes from microorganisms with special emphasis on the methanogens)

• Katherine H. Freeman , Professor of Geosciences and Associate Head of Graduate Programs and Research, Department of Geosciences (Molecular and Isotopic Biogeochemistry Laboratory: Organic extraction and separation methods, gas chromatography (GC), structural mass spectrometry (GC/MS), isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) and organic compound-specific isotope analyses (CSIA))

• Christopher House , Assistant Professor of Astrobiology, Department of Geosciences (Geomicrobiology laboratory: microbial paleontology and biogeochemistry, anaerobic and aerobic culturing between 5 and 110 degrees C, phylogenetics/genomics, molecular biological techniques, and microscopy)

• James D. Kubicki , Associate Professor of Environmental Geochemistry, Department of Geosciences Molecular modeling of mineral surfaces, natural organic matter and contaminants, ab initio and classical molecular modeling software, four Unix workstations, and one 16-processor Linux workstation, UV/Visible spectrometer

• Lee R. Kump , Professor of Geosciences, Department of Geosciences, Sedimentary Geochemistry Laboratory: Automated nutrient analysis; rock, sediment, and porewater analysis; numerical modeling. Paleoceanography and paleoclimatology; mass extinctions and abrupt environmental change; modern analogs of ancient biogeochemical systems

• Bruce E. Logan , Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director College of Engineering Environment Institute (Environmental Transport Laboratory: Environmental transport; bioremediation; biological wastewater treatment; transport in porous media, application of AFM to bacteria-mineral surfaces, biological hydrogen and energy production)

• Jenn Macalady, Assistant Professor Geosciences, Department of Geosciences, geomicrobiology of cave formation, astrobiology, microbial role in weathering and soil processes, stable isotope tools for geomicrobiology and environmental geochemisty, chemistry and evolution of microbial membranes, ecological interactions in microbially dominated ecosystems.

• Carmen Enid Martínez , Assistant Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (Environmental Soil Chemistry Laboratory: The occurrence, distribution, and transformations of trace and major elements in the environment and their solid- and solution- phase speciation. Instrumentation include IC, FTIR-Microscope, electrochemistry, AA furnace and graphite, UV-Vis-NIR, SEM/EDS, synchrotron radiation-based techniques such as EXAFS, XANES, and microspectroscopy: m-XRF, m-XRD)

• Hiroshi Ohmoto , Professor of Geosciences and Director of the NASA/Penn State Astrobiology Institute , Department of Geosciences (Stable Isotope Laboratory: Analysis of stable isotope geochemistry of rocks and minerals, geobiological interactions throughout earth history)

• Carlo G. Pantano , Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the Materials Research Institute ( Material Characterization Laboratory : Interdisciplinary materials research; XPS, AFM, SIMS, FTIR, IGC, sol/gel, glass/oxide surface chemistry; organic functionalization, thin films and coatings, surface analysis

• John M. Regan , Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . ( Microbial processes in drinking water and wastewater treatment systems, including biological nutrient removal, biofilm systems for bioremediation, the application of molecular biology techniques to the study of microbial ecology in environmental systems)

• Ming Tien , Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Enzymology of lignin biodegradation.

• Denice Heller Wardrop , Assistant Professor of Geography and Ecology , Associate Director, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center

FACULTY AFFILIATES

• Jonathan D. Chorover , Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry, Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Penn State and Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry, University of Arizona Primary Research Interests: Mineral-organic interactions in soils and aquatic systems, surface chemistry, redox reactions, pollutant fate. (Environmental Chemistry Laboratory: Wet chemistry, ICP-MS, AA/AE, TOC/TN, chemostat, ion and high pressure liquid chromatography, UV-Vis, FTIR).

• Jerzey Dec , Senior Research Associate, Penn State Institutes of the Environment, Laboratory of Soil Biochemistry, Fate of agrochemicals and industrial pollutants in the environment; immobilization of xenobiotics in soil; humus synthesis by soil enzymes and metal oxides; bioremediation of polluted water and soils; carbon sequestration in soil; malodor control in animal waste using microorganisms, plant enzymes, and chemicals.

• Carolyn Mathur , Professor And Chair, Department of Biological Sciences,York College of Pennsylvania

• Karl T. Mueller , Associate Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry , and Director, Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry (Physical and analytical chemistry, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance of complex materials; applications of NMR to studies of catalysis, biomolecular structure, and structure of minerals and glasses). Three high-resolution solid-state NMR instruments and a variety of probes for obtaining multinuclear and multidimensional NMR spectra.

• Todd Sowers , Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Department of Geosciences, (Ice Core Geochemistry Laboratory: Stable isotope geochemistry and trace gas biogeochemistry of ice cores)

• Dan Sykes, Lecturer and Director of Analytical Instructional Laboratories and Forensic Sciences Program, Department of Chemistry, Al-Organic Acid Complexation: Water Chemistry of Aluminum, Rapid Field and Laboratory-based Characterization of Explosives Residue with Application to Prediction and Remediation Technologies.

• Darrel Velegol , Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Molecular engineering of interaction forces; for applications in nanoparticle dispersions, bioremediation systems, and tissue engineering.

BRIE FACULTY EMERITUS

• Jean-Marc Bollag , Professor Emeritus Soil Biochemistry and Director of the Center for Bioremediation and Detoxification, Soil Science Program, Crop and Soil Sciences Department (Laboratory of Soil Biochemistry: Chromatographic, spectroscopic, and standard microbiological analysis)

• Richard F. Unz , Professor of Environmental Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmental Microbiology Laboratory: Isolation of bacteria from environmental specimens, iron-reducing geomicrobiology, computer-coupled "real time" analysis of corrosion events, primarily ferrous metals