CAREER: Microbial Ecology of Nutrient Removal in Aerated-Anoxic Processes

9875642 Noguera这是一个支持研究的奖项，其目的是对曝气-缺氧生物处理工艺的微生物生态学进行严格的调查，以去除废水中的氮。 结果预计将提供深入的了解设计的过程和它们在处理系统中的使用，更有效地去除氮从废水在其处理过程中比传统的处理，其中好氧和厌氧处理分别进行。 研究人员计划使用分子方法，如荧光原位杂交和分子信标，结合传统的富集和分离技术，评价氨氧化与亚硝酸盐还原的微生物耦合。 该奖项的提案是为了响应教师早期职业发展（CAREER）计划而提交的，该计划强调将新知识的发现与启发式教学和热情学习相结合。 该项目的研究部分预计将提供可应用于工艺和系统的工程设计的知识，以减少向环境沃茨过度排放氮的不利影响。 教育部分预计将为本科生和研究生提供获得和使用现代先进技术，用于研究环境工程实践中具有重要意义的微生物过程及其在废水处理过程和系统工程设计中的专业应用。***

9875642 Noguera This is an award to support research, the objective of which is to conduct a rigorous investigation of the microbial ecology of aerated-anoxic biological treatment processes for removal of nitrogen from wastewater. Results are expected to provide insights into design of processes and their use in treatment systems for more efficient removal of nitrogen from wastewaters during their treatment than is possible with conventional processing in which aerobic and anaerobic processing are conducted separately. The investigator plans on using molecular methods such as fluorescent in situ hybridization and molecular beacons in combination with traditional enrichment and isolation techniques in evaluation of microbial coupling of ammonia-oxidation with nitrite reduction. The proposal leading to this award was submitted in response to the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program which emphasizes combining discovery of new knowledge with inspired teaching and enthusiastic learning. The research component of this project is expected to provide knowledge that can be applied in engineering design of processes and systems to reduce the adverse effects of excessive discharges of nitrogen to environmental waters. The educational component is expected to provide undergraduate and graduate students with access to and use of modern advanced techniques for study of microbial processes of significance in environmental engineering practice and their professional application in engineering design of wastewater treatment processes and systems. ***