Lexington, Kentucky
October 23-26, 2011
Meeting Summary

SRP Program Administrator Heather Henry, Ph.D., talking with University of Kentucky SRP Program Director Bernhard Hennig, Ph.D.
(Photo courtesy of Joseph Ray Au)
R01 Investigators convened the first day of the SRP Annual Meeting to update one another on their research. Each grantee gave a brief presentation on their research, which focuses on phytoremediation, bioremediation, and nanotechnology. In addition to grantee presentations, Program Administrator Heather Henry, Ph.D., and SRP Program Director William Suk, Ph.D., gave program updates and shared SRP news with grantees.
Presentations
- Novel Mechanism of Uranium Reduction via Microbial Nanowires
Gemma Reguera, Ph.D., Michigan State University - Nanoscale Mechanisms of Metal(loid) Rhizostabilization in Desert Mine Tailings
Jon Chorover, Ph.D., University of Arizona - Raman Sensors in Bioremediation
Joseph Irudayaraj, Ph.D., Purdue University - In Vivo Characterization of Bacteria-Mediated Extracellular Reduction of Chromium
Peter Lu, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University - Integrating Microbial Biostimulation and Electrolytic Aeration to Degrade POPs
Harold May, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina - Encouraging Bioremediation in Sediment Caps
Danny Reible, Ph.D., University of Texas - Austin - Novel Approaches to Understanding and Managing Complex Mixtures
Rolf Halden, Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University - Low-Impact Delivery of Sorbent Amendments to Reduce Contaminant Bioavailability in Sediments
Upal Ghosh, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Largemouth Bass as a Bioindicator Species for Understanding Contamination of the North Shore of Lake Apopka with Organochlorine Pesticides
Nancy Denslow, Ph.D., University of Florida - Carbon as a Multifunctional Amendment to Treat PCBs and Mercury
Eunah Kim, Ph.D., Stanford University (for Richard Luthy, Ph.D., P.E., D.E.E.) - Reactive Core Mats - Tools for Reducing Exposure from Contaminated Aquatic Sediments
Thomas Sheahan, Sc.D., P.E., Northeastern University - In Situ Sediment Remediation Using Benthic Waterjet Amendment Placement
Joel Burken, E.I.T., Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology
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