Häggblom Lab Members

Current Members

Former Members

Ph.D. and M.S. Students

1. Peter Milligan, Environmental Science, 1994-1998 (M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 1998; Anaerobic biodegradation of dicamba and related chlorosalicylates under different reducing conditions) [Univ. of Maine].
2. Sonia Vela, Environmental Science, 1994-1997, co-advisor (M.S. 1997) [Pharmamar].
3. Bongkeun Song, Environmental Science, 1996-2000 (Ph.D. 2000; Diversity of bacteria capable of degrading halobenzoates under denitrifying conditions) [Virginia Institute of Marine Science].
4. Jayeeta Dutta, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 1999-2000 (M.S. 2000).
5. Riina Turpeinen, Environmental Science, University of Helsinki, Finland, 1998-2002 (Ph.D. 2002; Interactions between metals, microbes and plants - Bioremediation of arsenic and lead contaminated soils) [Consulting].
6. Piyapawn Somsamak, Environmental Science, 2000-2005 (Ph.D. 2005; Anaerobic biotransformation of methyl tert--butyl ether (MTBE) and related fuel oxygenates under different anoxic conditions) [Kasetsart University, Thailand].
7. Beth Ravit, Environmental Science, 2001-2005, co-advisor (Ph.D. 2005; Macrophytes and microbes: Spartina alterniflora and Phragmites australis affect brackish sediment microbial community) [Rutgers University].
8. Jane Pavlik, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 1999-2005 (Ph.D. 2005; Multiple aspects of dehalogenation by denitrifying bacteria) [Amgen].
9. Leslie Wickham, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 2003-2005 (M.S. 2005).
10. Priya Narasingarao, Environmental Science, 2001-2006 (Ph.D. 2006; Anaerobic bacterial respiration of selenium oxyanions) [Scripps Oceanographic Institute].
11. Laura Youngster, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 2004-2009 (Ph.D. 2009; Microbial degradation of the fuel oxygenate methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)).
12. Jessica McCormick, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 2006-2010 (Ph.D. 2010; Microbial transformations of tetrabromobisphenol A and its metabolites, and their impact on toxicity to the developing zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo) [Rutgers University].
13. Hui Liu, Environmental Science, 2005-2010 (Ph.D. 2010; Microbial reductive dechlorination of weathered polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in contaminated sediments) [Genzyme]
14. Ines Rauschenbach, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 2007-2011 (Ph.D. 2011; Growth, genes, genomes - Insights into microbial respiration of arsenic and selenium) [Rutgers University].
15. Pooja Mishra, Microbial Biology, 2011-2013 (M.S. 2013).

Post-Docs and Research Associates

1. Esteban Monserrate (1994-1996)
2. Cecilia Vargas (1996-1998)
3. Victoria Knight (1996-1999)
4. Lori Daane (1997-1999)
5. Miao Y. Wang (1997-1998)
6. Loren Launen (1999-2001)
7. Matthew Caldwell (2000-2001)
8. Donna Fennell (1999-2001)
9. Sung-Keun Rhee (2000-2002)
10. Peter Kourtev (2001-2002)
11. Young-Beom Ahn (2001-2008)
12. Minna Männistö, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland (2001-2004)
13. Sari Stark, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland (2001-2004)
14. Katri Mattila, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland (2001-2005)
15. Joong-Wook Park (2006-2011)