The sustainability aspect of our research focuses on leveraging microbiology for sustainability. This includes exploring the microbial potential for bioremediation, understanding microbial products that can help in improving human lives, and identifying microbes that can help in climate change mitigation. We have received NSF funding to pursue research on the impact of extreme events on microbial dynamics and biogeochemical cycles. The research has significant implications for advancing scientific understanding of climate impacts on natural systems. It will contribute to developing improved water management strategies to protect public health and environmental sustainability. To learn more about this project, please visit our lab news page. Papers published from the Geomicrobiology Lab under this research section: 9. Basapuram et al., 2025 (Journal of Hazardous Materials) - Impact of pesticides on freshwater microbiome 8. Basapuram et al., 2025 (ACS Omega) - Review on pesticide biotransformation 7. Stamm et al., 2025 (MDPI Environments) - Molecular and Ionic Signatures in Rainwater 6. Pillay et al., 2025 (Letters in Applied Microbiology) - Elucidating malathion degradation pathway in a freshwater microbiome 5. Stamm et al., 2025 (Elsevier Emerging Contaminants) - Anion-mediated pathways in organophosphate degradation 4. Duttagupta et al., 2025 (npj Emerging Contaminants) - Landuse and land cover shape organic contaminants distribution 3. Pillay et al., 2025 (ASM Microbiology Resource Announcement) - Draft genome sequence of pesticide-degrading bacteria 2. Pandey et al., 2025 (MDPI Water) - Machine learning for groundwater contaminant prediction 1. Basapuram et al., 2024 (MDPI Environments) - Organic contaminants in river water
