Juliette Rooney-Varga

Associate Professor and Director, Center for Complex Environmental Systems

Expertise: Environmental Microbiology and Ecology

Phone: (978) 934-4715

B.A., Biology, Colby College, 1991
M.S., Natural Resources, Cornell University, 1994
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of New Hampshire, 1997

My research area is microbial ecology. We utilize molecular biology, in combination with cultivation and biogeochemical methods, to study environmentally significant microorganisms in situ. Our current research involves the analysis of microbial communities capable of anaerobic benzene degradation in petroleum-contaminated aquifers. In addition, we are studying microbial diversity and links between marine bacteria and toxic algae in the Gulf of Maine.

http://faculty.uml.edu/jrooney/Research



Juliette Rooney-Varga Associate Professor and Director, Center for Complex Environmental Systems Expertise: Environmental Microbiology and Ecology Phone: (978) 934-4715 Email: Juliette_RooneyVarga@uml.edu Educational Background B.A., Biology, Colby College, 1991 M.S., Natural Resources, Cornell University, 1994 Ph.D., Microbiology, University of New Hampshire, 1997 Scholarly Interests My research area is microbial ecology. We utilize molecular biology, in combination with cultivation and biogeochemical methods, to study environmentally significant microorganisms in situ. Our current research involves the analysis of microbial communities capable of anaerobic benzene degradation in petroleum-contaminated aquifers. In addition, we are studying microbial diversity and links between marine bacteria and toxic algae in the Gulf of Maine. http://faculty.uml.edu/jrooney/Research

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