Dr. William Burgos, Associate Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Office: 212 Sackett Building
University Park, PA 16802 USA
Phone: 814-863-0578
FAX: (814)-863-7304
Email: wdb3@psu.edu
Bioremediation of soil, sediment and groundwater; contaminant interactions with natural organic matter; biological iron(III) reduction; biological uranium(VI) reduction, biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and nano-scale systems.
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Environmental Engineering Ph.D. 1995
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Environmental Engineering M.S. 1990
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1989
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Research in the Burgos lab is focused on the bioremediation and biogeochemistry of organic contaminants, heavy metals and radionuclides. Current research projects examine iron(III) reduction and uranium (VI) reduction related to Department of Energy (link) legacy waste cleanup, and manganese(II) oxidation and low-pH iron(II) oxidation related to coal mine drainage. Research projects typically employ of series of cross-disciplinary and complementary techniques such as electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy for mineralogical characterizations; culture-based enumeration and DNA-based characterization of microbial communities; and, aqueous geochemical measurements for speciation modeling and kinetic analysis. |
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