Deborah Roberts

Natural Resources | Sustainability | Environment | Energy | Water | environmental microbiology, biological treatment processes, extreme wastewater treatment, laboratory skills

My research combines my training as a classical microbiologist with 30 years experience in engineering research developing new methods for the application of microbial processes to treat contaminated water, soil and sediments. I train students in classical and modern microbiological techniques, theory and application of analytical chemistry and the development of new methods for the analysis of contaminants and their breakdown products. In addition, I undertake research that bridges the theory and application of biological techniques to contaminant removal from environmental media.