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The University of Georgia invites applications for a full time, tenure track Assistant Professor position in the areas of microbial physiology and/or microbial ecology. The successful candidate will be expected to establish a nationally recognized research program involving the role of microorganisms in complex environments, in biogeochemically important processes, and/or in biotechnological applications.Topics of interest include microbial diversity, energy-generating pathways, symbioses, bioprocessing and bioremediation, extremophiles, and the molecular basis of unusual lifestyles or physiology. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Ecology or a related discipline and at least two years of postdoctoral research experience. [More] |
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UGA Microbiology partners again with USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C.
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The Department of Microbiology and the University of Georgia’s Fanning Institute, Provost, VP for Research, Graduate School, and Undergraduate Admission’s Office have partnered with the Nation’s largest celebration of science and engineering, the USA Science & Engineering Festival, in Washington, D.C., April 28-29, 2012 (www.usasciencefestival.org) . Faculty and graduate students from the Microbiology and Population Health departments will have exhibits on “The Power of Microbes” in which visitors can assay for microbial degradation of trash, which generates electricity-producing methane, and examine the microbial flora of the termite gut, which can convert wood waste to car ethanol. The Festival Expo at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center will include a book fair and career pavilion.
UGA was a sponsor of the first USA Science & Engineering Festival on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in 2010. [More]
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Outreach Activities of Microbiology Graduate Students. |
The graduate students in Microbiology are outstanding scientists, publishing in top journals and presenting their research at meetings around the world. But their work does not stop at the doors of the laboratory. Consistent with the mission of UGA as a Land-grant and Sea-grant University, community outreach is an important part of their graduate scholarship. [More]
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Dr. Daniel Colley elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology |
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Colley who has recently been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. The Academy, the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, recognizes excellence, originality, and creativity in the microbiological sciences, and his election to this group is a mark of distinction. Academy Fellows are eminent leaders in the field of microbiology and are relied upon for authoritative advice and information on critical issues in microbiology. [More]
Dr. Shimkets CURO award
Congratulations to Dr. Lawrence Shimkets for being selected for the 2012 CURO Research Mentoring Award at the Master level. [More] |
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