Research Various aspects of microbial ecology and environmental microbiology and virology, with emphasis on the role of surfaces in the activity, ecology, and population dynamics of microorganisms, especially in soil. Fate, gene transfer, and effects of genetically modified microbes in natural environments. Persistence and ecological effects of the insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis in soil, especially when bound on clays and humic substances. Effects of heavy metals on procaryotic and eucaryotic cells. Teaching Microbiology-G23.1027; Techniques in Microbiology-G23.1057; Experimental Microbiology-G.23.1037; Principlas of Biology-V23.0011, V23.0012 (team taught); Microbial Ecology-G23.2281, G23.2282 (taught periodically) Biosketch B.S. 1952, California Polytechnic State University Ph.D. 1956, The Ohio State University Areas of Research/Interest Microbial ecology; environmental microbiology and virology. Fellowships/Honors Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology; Fellow, Soil Science Society of America; Fellow, American Society of Agronomy; Fellowship, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, 1996; Excellence in Teaching Award, New York City Branch, American Society for Microbiology, 1994; Golden Dozen Teaching Award, New York University, 1994; Honored Alumnus of the Year Award, California Polytechnic State University, 1992; Fisher Scientific Company Award for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, 1990; Selman A. Waksman Honorary Lecture Award, Theobald Smith Society (New Jersey Branch, American Society for Microbiology), 1989; Distinguished Visiting Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986-1989; Foundation Guest Speaker, Australian Society for Microbiology, 1984.
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