Funded Projects since the inception of IEE:

1993-98 Potential for the Destruction of Shipboard Oily Wastes by Anaerobic Microorganisms. Office of Naval Research.


1995-98 Anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic compounds found in shipboard oily wastes. Office of Naval Research. Augumentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training.


1993-97 The Microbial Methane Cycle in Subsurface Sediments: Its Role in Microbial Survival. U.S. Department of Energy.


1996-97 Cycling of organic matter by anaerobic microorganisms in consolidated formations from the Cerro Negro, NM Exploratory Drilling Site. U.S. Department of Energy.


1996-99 Intrinsic bioremediation of gas condensate hydrocarbons. U.S. Department of Energy.


1997-98 A critique of anaerobic biodegradation test methodologies for surfactants. Soap and Detergent Association.


1997-2000 The Immobilization of Radionuclides and metals in the Subsurface by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria. U.S. Department of Energy.


1997-2000 Geochemical and Micobiological Influences on the Terminal Electron Accepting Processes and its Relation to the Biodegradation of Pollutants in the Subsurfacce: A Study of an Aquifer Contaminated by Landfill Leachate. U.S. Geological Survey (through the Regional Water Resources Competitive Grants Program).


1997-2000 Waste Minimization and Remediation in Oil Exploration and Production. U. S. EPA-Epscor SEER I.


1998-2001 Intrinsic anaerobic bioremediation of hydrocarbons in contaminated marine sediments. Office of Naval Research.


1999 Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of Whole Gasoline. EPA-IPEC proposal.


1999 The Use of Nitrate for the Control of Sulfide Formation in Oklahoma Oil Fields. EPA-IPEC proposal


1999-2002 In-Situ Survival Mechanisms of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Polluted Sediments. U.S. Department of Energy NABIR Program.