Sustainable Biotechnology members
Find out more about our academic staff and up to date details of our research outputs.
Doctoral researchers
Current PhD students
- Kyle Bowman: Accelerating the commercial implementation of electromethanogenic reactors.
- Abdiqhan Osman: Production of biobased, biodegradable plastics by marine bacteria.
- Clement Nyadroh: Bioelectrochemical water desalination.
- Bahareh Fatemi: An investigation of the effects of microbiota on skin inflammation.
- Merin Thyagu Pereira: Biodegradation of plastics (PET) and upcycling of biodegradation products to bioplastics and bioenergy.
- Soumya Sharma: Production of sustainable antiviral/ antimicrobial coatings for surfaces with potential application in medical and non-medical fields.
- Sukriya Ferdousi: Biological and formulation strategies to mitigate post-harvest soft rot of tomato: from mechanism to spray formulation.
Previous PhD students
- Belinda Yayork: Strategies for Bioelectrochemical remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons.
- Seyedehazita Ahmaditabatabaei: Strategies for Improving the Bacterial Biodegradation of PET.
- Radwa Ibrahim: Development of photosynthetic microbial fuel cells for azo dye degradation.
- Mara Leite: Implications of Microorganisms in Future Crewed Missions to Mars.
- Adam Lewis: An Evaluation of the risks to food safety and shellfish farming in Great Britain, posed by marine biotoxins from, current and future emerging, marine microalgal species.
- Vittoria Vecchiato: Sustainable production of bacterial polymers.
- Jacqueline Ribas: Next generation cell and material-based therapies for cartilage regeneration.