 | M. Robert Hamersley, PhDFaculty - Full-TimeAssistant Professor of Microbiology Phone: 949-480-4409 |
Education
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Biological Oceanography)
- M.E.Des., University of Calgary (Environmental Science)
- B.Sc. (Hon.), University of Victoria (Biology)
Positions Held
- 2005 - 2007, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Southern California
- 2004 - 2005, Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
- 2002 - 2004, Postdoctoral Fellow, School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts
- 2003, Visiting Lecturer, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
- 1998 - 2002, Visiting Investigator, School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts
Research Interests
- Aquatic nitrogen cycling: anammox and denitrification
- Ecological design and land use planning
- The role of trace metals in nitrogen cycling
Selected Papers, Publications & Lectures
- “Biodegradability and methane productivity during anaerobic co-digestion of refractory leachate.” M. Kawai et al. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2012
- “Nitrogen fixation within the water column associated with two hypoxic basins in the Southern California Bight.” M.R. Hamersley et al. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 2011
- "Water column anammox and denitrification in a temperate permanently-stratified lake (Lake Rassnitzer, Germany)." M.R. Hamersley et al. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 2009
- "Anaerobic ammonium oxidation in the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone." M.R. Hamersley et al. Limnology and Oceanography, 2007
- "Coupled nitrification-denitrification measured in situ in vegetated salt marsh sediments using a nitrogen-15 ammonium tracer." M.R. Hamersley and B.L. Howes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2005
- "An evaluation of the N2 flux approach for measuring sediment denitrification." M. R. Hamersley and B. L. Howes. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 2005
- "Nitrogen fluxes and mitigation strategies in the Audubon Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuary." M.R. Hamersley and B. L. Howes. Coastal Systems Laboratory, 2004
- "Contribution of denitrification to nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen cycling in sediments of a New England salt marsh." M. R. Hamersley and B. L. Howes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2003
- "Particulates, not plants, dominate nitrogen processing in a septage-treating wetland system." M. R. Hamersley, D. S. White, and B. L. Howes. Journal of Environmental Quality, 2003
- "Control of denitrification in a septage-treating artificial wetland: The dual role of particulate organic carbon." M. R. Hamersley and B. L. Howes. Water Research, 2002
- "Nitrogen balance and cycling in an ecologically engineered septage treatment system." M.R. Hamersley et al. Ecological Engineering, 2001
Courses Taught at SUA
- Biogeochemistry
- Environmental Microbiology
- Greenhouse Gasses
- Medical Microbiology
- Modes of Inquiry
- Nature and Humanity
- Oceanography
- Watershed Processes
Selected Honors & Awards
- Science Digest Top 25 Hottest Articles: Systematic and Applied Microbiology (for Hamersley et al. 2009), 2009
- Science Digest Top 25 Hottest Articles: Ecological Engineering (for Hamersley et al. 2001), 2005
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, 2004
- Graduate Fellowship, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 1991
