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Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown

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Biography

Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown is a professor in civil and environmental engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and is a member of the Biodesign Center for Environmental Biotechnology at Arizona State University. Krajmalnik-Brown's lab uses microbiological skills, genomic techniques and environmental engineering to study biodegradation of water contaminants, biotechnology for renewable bioenergy production and the gut microbiome.

She received her bachelor’s degree in industrial biochemical engineering from the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM) in Mexico City. She worked for a year at IBTech, an environmental engineering consulting firm. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship which she used to get her master’s degree at Georgia Tech, and then went on to complete her doctorate in environmental engineering at Georgia Tech. She is author of mutiple patents, several peer-reviewed publications and has presented numerous talks and posters at national and international conferences.

Education

  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 2005
  • M.S. Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 2000
  • B.S. Industrial Biochemical Engineering, UAM-I Mexico City 1996
http://krajmalnik.environmentalbiotechnology.org/

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Research Interests

Her primary areas of research interest are: bioremediation, the use of microbial systems for bioenergy production with an emphasis on environmental applications of molecular microbial ecology.  Another area of research where she applies her molecular microbial ecology expertise is the human intestinal microbial ecology and its relationship to obesity and autism.  In 2011 she was awarded an NSF career award. She has published more than 85 peer reviewed articles.  Her research has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Nature Microbial Reviews, Cell, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Science and Technology, FEMS Microbiology Ecology and Environmental Microbiology. 

Research Activity

Courses

Summer 2020
Course Number Course Title
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 799 Dissertation
Spring 2020
Course Number Course Title
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
MIC 495 Undergraduate Research
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 580 Practicum
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 799 Dissertation
Fall 2019
Course Number Course Title
EVE 303 Env Engineer Fundamntls Bio
EVE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
EVE 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
MIC 495 Undergraduate Research
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 799 Dissertation
Summer 2019
Course Number Course Title
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 799 Dissertation
Spring 2019
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 580 Practicum
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 598 Special Topics
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 799 Dissertation
Fall 2018
Course Number Course Title
EVE 303 Env Engineer Fundamntls Bio
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
MIC 495 Undergraduate Research
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 799 Dissertation
Summer 2018
Course Number Course Title
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 799 Dissertation
Spring 2018
Course Number Course Title
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 580 Practicum
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 598 Special Topics
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 799 Dissertation
Fall 2017
Course Number Course Title
CEE 361 Intro to Environmental Engr
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
MIC 495 Undergraduate Research
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 799 Dissertation
Summer 2017
Course Number Course Title
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 799 Dissertation
Spring 2017
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 580 Practicum
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 598 Special Topics
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 799 Dissertation
BDE 799 Dissertation
Fall 2016
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
MIC 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 593 Applied Project
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 799 Dissertation
Summer 2016
Course Number Course Title
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 799 Dissertation
Spring 2016
Course Number Course Title
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 598 Special Topics
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
CEE 799 Dissertation
BDE 799 Dissertation
Fall 2015
Course Number Course Title
CEE 361 Intro to Environmental Engr
MIC 401 Research Paper
BIO 492 Honors Directed Study
CEE 492 Honors Directed Study
BIO 493 Honors Thesis
CEE 493 Honors Thesis
MIC 495 Undergraduate Research
CEE 499 Individualized Instruction
CEE 580 Practicum
CEE 590 Reading and Conference
CEE 592 Research
CEE 595 Continuing Registration
CEE 599 Thesis
CEE 790 Reading and Conference
BDE 792 Research
CEE 792 Research
CEE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 799 Dissertation
CEE 799 Dissertation

Presentations

  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Chung, J, Rittmann, B. The Membrane Biofilm Reactor (MBfR) Promotes Dehalococcoides-Containing Biofilm. ASM 106st General Meeting (May 2006).
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa. Genetic Identification of Reductive Dehalogenase Genes in Dehalococcoides. Civil and Environmental Engineering seminar at Arizona State University (Nov 2005).
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Saunders, F, Loeffler, F, Ritalahti, K. A Reductive Dehalogenase (RDase) Gene is Shared Among Dehalococcoides Species. ASM 106st General Meeting (Jun 2005).
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Thomson, I, Saunders, F, Löffler, F. Genetic Identification of a Putative Vinyl Chloride Reductive Dehalogenase in Dehalococcoides sp. BAV1. Tenth International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Microbial Planet: Sub-Surface to Space (Aug 2004).
  • Ritalahti, K, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Löffler, F. Beyond the rRNA Gene: Enhanced Tracking Tools for Dehalococcoides Species. 104th ASM General Meeting (May 2004).
  • Thomson, I, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Ritalahti, K, Loeffler, F. Cloning and Analysis of a Functional Gene Implicated in Vinyl Chloride Reductive Dechlorination in Dehalococcoides sp. Strain BAV1. 104th ASM General Meeting (May 2004).
  • Amos, B, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, He, J, Sung, Y, Waddell, J, Ritalahti, K, Loeffler, F, Koenigsberg, S. New Approaches for Initiating and Monitoring Reductive Dechlorination at Chloroethene-Contaminated Sites. Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (May 2004).
  • Tina, Hölscher, Walter, J, Mennenga, B, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Görisch, H, Löffler, F, Adrian, L. Reductive dehalogenases and putative anchoring proteins encoded in the genome of Dehalococcoides sp. strain CBDB1, a chlorobenzene-dechlorinating anaerobe. VAAM Annual meeting (Mar 2004).
  • Lendvay, J, Löffler, F, Dollhopf, M, Aiello, M, Daniels, G, Fathepure, B, Gebhard, M, Heine, R, Helton, R, Shi, J, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Major, C, Barcelona, M, Petrovskis, E, Hickey, R, Tiedje, J, Adriaens, P. Bioreactive barriers: A comparison of bioaugmentation and biostimulation for chlorinated solvent remediation. FAME (frontiers in assessing methods for the environment) Symposium (Aug 2003).
  • Lendvay, J, Löffler, F, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Dollhopf, M, Aiello, M, Tiedje, J, Daniels, G, Gebhard, M, Petrovskis, E, Fathepure, B, Heine, R, Shi, J, Hickey, R, Barcelona, M, Major, C, Adriaens, P. Comparison of Bioaugmentation and Biostimulation for Chloroethene Plume Control. 7th International Symposium In Situ and On-site Bioremediation (Jun 2003).
  • Ritalahti, K, He, J, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Sung, Y, Löffler, F, Koenigsberg, S. Complete Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethenes: Characterization of the Key Players and Implications for Their Specific Detection and Enumeration. 7th International Symposium In Situ and On-site Bioremediation (Jun 2003).
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, He, J, Saunders, F, Löffler, F. Identification of structural genes implicated in complete detoxification of chlorinated ethenes. 7th International Symposium In situ and On-site Bioremediation (Jun 2003).
  • Brigmon, R, Franck, M, McKinsey, P, Berry, C, Altman, D, Wilde, E, Löffler, F, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Burdick, S, Jackson, D, Saunders, F. Monitored natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes in seepline sediments and groundwater at the Savannah River site. 103rd ASM General Meeting (May 2003).
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, He, J, Saunders, F, Löffler, F. Identification and Cloning of a Gene Implicated in Complete Vinyl Chloride Detoxification. 103rd ASM General Meeting (May 2003).
  • Lendvay, J, Löffler, F, Dollhopf, M, Aiello, M, Daniels, G, Fathepure, B, Gebhard, M, Heine, R, Shi, J, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Major, C, Barcelona, M, Petrovskis, E, Tiedje, J, Adriaens, P. Bioreactive Barriers for Chloroethene Plume Control: a Comparison of Bioaugmentation and Biostimulation. 2002 International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology (Sep 2002).
  • Ritalahti, K, Griffin, B, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Löffler, F. Complete Microbial Detoxification of Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis-DCE) and Vinyl Chloride (VC). VI International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (Jun 2002).
  • Ritalahti, K, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Sung, Y, He, J, Löffler, F. Microbial communities contributing to the degradation of cis-Dichloroethilene (cis-DCE), Vinyl Chloride (VC), and 1,2 Dichloropropane (1,2D). VI International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (Jun 2002).
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Ritalahti, K, Sung, Y, He, J, Saunders, F, Löffler, F. Detection and Comparison of the tceAB Operon from Dehalococcoides-Containing Reductively Dechlorinating Cultures. VI International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (Jun 2002).
  • Sung, Y, He, J, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Padilla, E, Ritalahti, K, Löffler, F. Distribution and Ecology of chloroethene-Dechlorinating Populations in Subsurface Environments. ASM 102nd General Meeting (May 2002).
  • Ritalahti, K, Sung, Y, He, J, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Löffler, F. Microbial Degradation of cis-1,2-Dichloroethene (cis-DCE) and Vinyl Chloride (VC) under Different Redox Conditions. AEES Symposium Georgia tech (Mar 2002).
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa. Tecnicas Moleculares Para la Deteccion de Microorganismos Responsables de la Clororespiracion y Detoxificacion de Compuestos Organochlorados. Seminar series at the Engineering Institute at UNAM (Mexico's National University) (Nov 2001).
  • Ritalahti, K, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Tiedje, J, Löffler, F. Dehalococcoides species are the dominant vinyl chloride-dechlorinating bacteria in anaerobic environments. 6th International Symposium In Situ and On-site Bioremediation (Jun 2001).
  • Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Ritalahti, K, Saunders, F, Löffler, F. Molecular Tools Detect Dehalococcoides Species in Vinyl Chloride and cis-1,2 Dichloroethene Dechlorinating Enrichment Cultures. ASM 101st General Meeting (May 2001).
  • Ritalahti, K, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Löffler, F. Dehalococcoides-Like Populations Detected in 1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-D)-Dechlorinating Enrichment Cultures. ASM General Meeting (May 2001).
  • Ritalahti, K, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Löffler, F. Diversity of Dehalococcoides Populations Obtained from 1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-D)-Dechlorinating Enrichment Cultures. ISME-9
  • Griffin, B, Ritalahti, K, Krajmalnik-Brown, Rosa, Sanford, R, Löffler, F. Distribution of chloropropane- and chloroethene-dechlorinating populations in geographically diverse environments. ISME-9

Service

  • Association of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AEES), Treasurer (1999 - 2000)