Our Team

We are microbiologists and environmental scientists and engineers who study environmental issues, focusing on microbial communities residing in various habitats and their roles in sustainable food-energy-water nexus.

Our Goal

Using 'omics' approaches, coupled with bioinformatics, advanced analytical chemistry, and fundamentals of microbial ecology and environmental sciences/engineering, we are probing the environmental microbiome. We aim to understand microbial ecology in natural and engineered systems and translate this knowledge to innovative solutions for resource recovery and reuse, ecosystem sustainability, and public health improvement. 

Lab Members

Patricia Kerner
M.S. in Microbiology
Idaho National Lab Intern

Wyatt Saxton
B.S. in Microbiology

Susannah Mann
B.S. in Health Science

Lab Alumni

2019
​2019
2019

​Present Karmacharva (B.S. Mathematics & Statistics), ISU Career Path Internship
​Lauren Long (B.S. Microbiology), ISU Career Path Internship & Dept. Biology Undergraduate Research Grant
Tristin Here-Wheeler (B.S. Microbiology/B.A. French), ISU STEM Undergraduate Research Grant