Dr. Luis Jimenez: "16S rRNA analysis of electrogenic bacterial communities
in microbial fuel cells developed from temperate soils"
Date: November 18th, 2020 - See the recording of the event below!
Dr. Luis Jimenez is currently Associate Professor of Microbiology at Bergen Community College.
He completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Puerto Rico and performed his dissertation research under the supervision of Dr. Terry Hazen at the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina under predoctoral fellowships in Bioengineering and Microbiology from the Department of Energy of the United States and the National Institutes of Health. He completed Post-Doctoral studies in Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville under the supervision of Dr. Gary Sayler. Dr. Jimenez has 20 years of industrial experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. He has developed or participated in the development of several products for clinical and environmental applications. His expertise in these areas is reflected by 68 publications, 12 book chapters, 1 book, 1 patent, and 146 presentations.
For this interview we will be discussing harnessing the natural metabolism of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to produce electrical power. The use of this technology shows promise for sustainable energy production, waste treatment, and sensor development of a robust, stable, and sustainable electrogenic bacterial community.
He completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Puerto Rico and performed his dissertation research under the supervision of Dr. Terry Hazen at the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina under predoctoral fellowships in Bioengineering and Microbiology from the Department of Energy of the United States and the National Institutes of Health. He completed Post-Doctoral studies in Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville under the supervision of Dr. Gary Sayler. Dr. Jimenez has 20 years of industrial experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. He has developed or participated in the development of several products for clinical and environmental applications. His expertise in these areas is reflected by 68 publications, 12 book chapters, 1 book, 1 patent, and 146 presentations.
For this interview we will be discussing harnessing the natural metabolism of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to produce electrical power. The use of this technology shows promise for sustainable energy production, waste treatment, and sensor development of a robust, stable, and sustainable electrogenic bacterial community.