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Research Interests
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 keywords
- Environmental biotechnology
- Microbial ecology of natural and engineered systems
- Nutrient pollution management and abatement
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NSF Engines: Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine (“Great Lakes ReNEW”)
Wells, G. (PD/PI), Packman, A. (Co-PD/PI), Pinkard, N. (Co-PD/PI), Dravid, V. P. (Other) & Tyo, K. (Other)
Current Innovation, NFP, National Science Foundation
3/1/24 → 2/28/25
Project: Research project
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Measuring the health of soil microbes using bio-electrochemical systems
Wells, G. (PD/PI) & Blair, N. E. (Other)
University of California, Santa Cruz, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
9/1/23 → 8/25/25
Project: Research project
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Integrated biochemical and electrochemical technologies (IBET) to convert organic wastes to biopower via North American research and educational partnerships
Wells, G. (PD/PI), Wells, G. (PD/PI), Dunn, J. B. (Other) & Dunn, J. B. (Other)
University of Michigan, Department of Energy
12/1/21 → 9/30/25
Project: Research project
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Crossing the Finish Line: Integration of Data-Driven Process Control for Maximization of Energy and Resource Efficiency in Advanced Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Wells, G. (PD/PI) & Wells, G. (PD/PI)
Water Research Foundation, Department of Energy
10/1/21 → 12/31/24
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. (PD/PI), van der Lee, S. (PD/PI), van der Lee, S. (PD/PI), Birkett, M. A. (Co-PD/PI), Birkett, M. A. (Co-PD/PI), Birkett, M. A. (Co-PD/PI), Goldberg, B. B. (Co-PD/PI), Goldberg, B. B. (Co-PD/PI), Goldberg, B. B. (Co-PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI), Amaral, L. A. N. (Other), Amaral, L. A. N. (Other), Amaral, L. A. N. (Other), Amato, K. R. (Other), Amato, K. R. (Other), Amato, K. R. (Other), Blomberg Stathopoulos, A. I. (Other), Blomberg Stathopoulos, A. I. (Other), Blomberg Stathopoulos, A. I. (Other), Brown, C. H. (Other), Brown, C. H. (Other), Brown, C. H. (Other), Drane, D. L. (Other), Drane, D. L. (Other), Drane, D. L. (Other), Dunn, J. B. (Other), Dunn, J. B. (Other), Dunn, J. B. (Other), Gray, K. A. (Other), Gray, K. A. (Other), Gray, K. A. (Other), Hambleton, J. P. (Other), Hambleton, J. P. (Other), Hambleton, J. P. (Other), Hammond, K. J. (Other), Hammond, K. J. (Other), Hammond, K. J. (Other), Hedges, L. V. (Other), Hedges, L. V. (Other), Hedges, L. V. (Other), Horton, D. E. (Other), Horton, D. E. (Other), Horton, D. E. (Other), Kuyper, A. M. (Other), Kuyper, A. M. (Other), Kuyper, A. M. (Other), Linna Jr., D. W. (Other), Linna Jr., D. W. (Other), Linna Jr., D. W. (Other), Miller, W. M. (Other), Miller, W. M. (Other), Miller, W. M. (Other), Packman, A. (Other), Packman, A. (Other), Packman, A. (Other), Pah, A. R. (Other), Pah, A. R. (Other), Pah, A. R. (Other), Papachristos, A. V. (Other), Papachristos, A. V. (Other), Papachristos, A. V. (Other), Phillips II, G. (Other), Phillips II, G. (Other), Phillips II, G. (Other), Rogers, J. M. (Other), Rogers, J. M. (Other), Rogers, J. M. (Other), Van Wart, S. J. (Other), Van Wart, S. J. (Other), Van Wart, S. J. (Other), Voigt, R. (Other), Voigt, R. (Other), Voigt, R. (Other), Wells, G. (Other), Wells, G. (Other), Wells, G. (Other), Youn, H. (Other), Youn, H. (Other) & Youn, H. (Other)
9/1/21 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Quantifying Elastic Properties of Environmental Biofilms using Optical Coherence Elastography
Dieppa, E., Schmitz, H., Wang, Z., Sabba, F., Wells, G. & Balogun, O., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2024, 205, e66118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil-Powered Computing: The Engineer's Guide to Practical Soil Microbial Fuel Cell Design
Yen, B., Jaliff, L., Gutierrez, L., Sahinidis, P., Bernstein, S., Madden, J., Taylor, S., Josephson, C., Pannuto, P., Shuai, W., Wells, G., Arora, N. & Hester, J., Jan 12 2024, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies. 7, 4, 196.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
A strategy for fast anammox biofilm formation under mainstream conditions
Yuan, Q., Jia, Z., Roots, P. & Wells, G., Mar 2023, In: Chemosphere. 318, 137955.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Scopus citations -
Beyond energy savings: A deep dive into carbon efficiency of low DO BNR
Regmi, P., Johnson, M., Nguyen, C., Al-Omari, A., Wells, G. & Yeakle, B., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Comparison of carbon sources in a partial denitrification/anammox MBBR using glycerol, acetate, and methanol
Klaus, S., Campolong, C., Rosenthal, A., Sabba, F., Baideme, M., Wells, G., De Clippeleir, H., Chandran, K. & Bott, C., Feb 28 2023, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 9, 4, p. 1041-1052 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations