Francis L. de los Reyes III
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Associate Professor of Civil EngineeringWater Resources/Environmental Engineering Office: 319B Mann Hall |
Research Interests
My research interests lie at the interface of microbial ecology and environmental engineering. At this interface, molecular techniques are utilized as powerful tools for the analysis of microbial populations in engineered and natural treatment systems, allowing us to move away from the "black box" paradigm common in biological waste treatment. Environmental process engineering is approached from a fundamental standpoint- combining the insights from molecular approaches with innovative process experiments and modeling. This combined engineering/molecular/ecological approach is being used to assess issues in biological treatment such as: (1) growth, life strategies, and interactions of key microbial populations in treatment systems, (2) development of novel reactor designs and the coupling of reactor performance to microbial community structure, and (3) integration of results from molecular assays with treatment process modeling.
Current research projects include analysis of the microbial processes in industrial and domestic wastewater treatment systems, landfills, and groundwater remediation sites.
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000
- M.S., Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1994
- B.S., Agricultural Engineering (magna cum laude), University of the Philippines at Los Banos, 1990
Representative Publications
Mota, C. R., M. Head, J. Ridenoure, J. Cheng, and F. L. de los Reyes III (2005). Effects of Aeration Cycles on Nitrifying Bacterial Populations and Nitrogen Removal in Intermittently Aerated Reactors. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(12):8565-8572.
Williams, J. C. and F.L. de los Reyes III (2006), Microbial Community Structure of Activated Sludge during Aerobic Granulation in an Annular Gap Bioreactor. Water Science and Technology, 54(1): 139-146.
Lou, I. C. and F. L. de los Reyes III (2005). Substrate Uptake Tests and Quantitative FISH Show Differences in Kinetic Growth of Filaments and Floc-Formers in Activated Sludge. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 92(6):729-739.
Mota, C. R., J. Ridenoure, J. Cheng, and F. L. de los Reyes III (2005). High Levels of Nitrifying Bacteria in Intermittently Aerated Reactors Treating High Ammonia Wastewater. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 54(3):391-400.
Keith, J. L., J. G. Boyer, and F. L. de los Reyes III (2005), Changes in the rRNA Levels of Specific Microbial Groups in Activated Sludge during Sample Handling and Storage. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 41(2):208-215.
Lou, I. C. and F. L. de los Reyes III (2005), Integrating Decay, Storage, Kinetic Selection, and Filamentous Backbone Factors in a Bacterial Competition Model. Water Environment Research, 77(3): 287-296.
Liao, J., I. Lou, and F. L. de los Reyes III (2004), Relationship of Species-Specific Filament Levels to Filamentous Bulking in Activated Sludge. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 70(4): 2420-2428.
Professional Memberships
Water Environment Federation
American Water Works Association
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
American Society for Microbiology
International Society for Microbial Ecology
Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta
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