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Professor Wells’s research group works at the interface of environmental biotechnology and microbial ecology, with an emphasis on the study of microbial diversity, dynamics, interactions, and function in engineered and impacted natural aquatic systems. Their primary research interests are microbial nitrogen cycling and short-circuit biological nutrient removal processes, microbial ecology of engineered and natural settings, sustainable biological wastewater treatment, microbial greenhouse gas production, and resource and energy recovery from waste.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Civil and Environmental Engineering, PhD, Stanford University
… → 2011
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MS, Stanford University
… → 2006
Chemical Engineering, BS, Rice University
… → 2003
Environmental Engineering, BA, Rice University
… → 2003
Research interests
- Environmental biotechnology
- Microbial ecology of natural and engineered systems
- Nutrient pollution management and abatement
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Assisted Hybrid Renewable Energy, Nutrient, and Water Recovery from Municipal Wastewater
University of Chicago, Department of Energy
10/1/21 → 9/30/24
Project: Research project
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HDR DSC: Collaborative Research: The Metropolitan Chicago Data Science Corps (MCDC): Learning from Data to Support Communities
van der Lee, S., Birkett, M. A., Goldberg, B. B., Schanzenbach, D. W., Amaral, L. A. N., Amato, K. R., Blomberg Stathopoulos, A. I., Brown, C. H., Drane, D. L., Dunn, J. B., Gray, K. A., Hambleton, J. P., Hammond, K. J., Hedges, L. V., Horton, D. E., Kuyper, A. M., Linna Jr., D. W., Miller, W. M., Packman, A., Pah, A. R., Papachristos, A. V., Phillips II, G., Rogers, J. M., Van Wart, S. J., Voigt, R., Wells, G. & Youn, H.
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Linking Matrix Composition with Spatially Resolved Mechanical Properties in Polymicrobial Biofilms
Balogun, O., Lefevre, V. & Wells, G.
8/15/21 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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Increased P assimilation of fast-growing heterotrophs increases P capture potential in high-rate activated sludge systems
Truong, H., Ngo, K. N., Massoudieh, A., Bott, C., deBarbadillo, C., Jimenez, J., Hauduc, H., Takacs, I., Wells, G. & De Clippeleir, H., 2021, p. 1323-1326. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Influence of algal strain on microalgal-bacterial bioflocculation rate and floc characteristics
Loria, M. H., Wells, G. F. & Rhoads, K. R., Apr 2021, In: Journal of Applied Phycology. 33, 2, p. 777-784 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Insights into Nitrous Oxide Mitigation Strategies in Wastewater Treatment and Challenges for Wider Implementation
Duan, H., Zhao, Y., Koch, K., Wells, G. F., Zheng, M., Yuan, Z. & Ye, L., Jun 1 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 55, 11, p. 7208-7224 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
15 Scopus citations -
Integrated omics analyses reveal differential gene expression and potential for cooperation between denitrifying polyphosphate and glycogen accumulating organisms
Wang, Y., Gao, H. & F. Wells, G., Jun 2021, In: Environmental Microbiology. 23, 6, p. 3274-3293 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations -
Layered viscoelastic properties of granular biofilms
Liou, H. C., Sabba, F., Wang, Z., Wells, G. & Balogun, O., Sep 1 2021, In: Water Research. 202, 117394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations