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进行严格的调查，以去除废水中的氮。研究结果有望为工艺设计及其在处理系统中的应用提供见解，以便在处理过程中比单独进行好氧和厌氧处理的传统处理更有效地去除废水中的氮。研究人员计划利用荧光原位杂交、分子信标等分子方法，结合传统富集分离技术，评价氨氧化与亚硝酸盐还原的微生物耦合作用。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，以减少向环境水域过度排放氮的不利影响。教育部分旨在为本科生和研究生提供接触和使用现代先进技术的机会，以研究在环境工程实践中具有重要意义的微生物过程，以及它们在废水处理过程和系统的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. ***