IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution

Subprojects

Assessing microbial water quality in ballast water around the world

Ballast water metagomes

Characterization of radioactive material in wastewaters generated during hydraulic fracturing

Detecting emerging viral pathogens in ballast water around the world

Environmental impacts of coal ash waste disposal

Membrane-based sample concentration technology for rapid detection of virus in ballast water

Monitoring the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their antibiotic resistant genes in ballast water around the world

Group Members

Principal Investigators

Lee Ferguson

Duke University

Joan Rose

Michigan State University

Vlad Tarabara

Michigan State University

Mark Wiesner

Duke University

Senior Personnel

Merlin Bruening

Michigan State University

Claudia Gunsch

Duke University

Heileen (Helen) Hsu-Kim

Duke University

Desiree Plata

Duke University

Avner Vengosh

Duke University

Irene Xagoraraki

Michigan State University

Students

Hien Dang

Michigan State University

Noelle DeStefano

Duke University

Brian Drollette

Duke University

Matthew Flood

Michigan State University

Yiseul Kim

Michigan State University

Hang Shi

Michigan State University

International Partners

Jean-Yves Bottero

Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement

Tony Fane

Nanyang Technological University

Karina GinYew-Hoong

National University of Singapore

Jiangyong Hu

National University of Singapore

Lai Yoke Lee

National University of Singapore

Jérôme Rose

Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement

Rong Wang

Nanyang Technological University