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Raina M. Maier
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Phone (520) 621-7231
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Office: FCS 322

Email: rmaier@ag.arizona.edu

Website: National Science Foundation Kartchner Caverns Microbial Observatory

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Research

My research interests lie in three focal areas.  The first concerns investigation of the ability of bacteria to survive in extremely oligotrophic environments.  We are seeking patterns in the diversity and community structure of bacteria in oligotrophic environments including subsurface soils, Sonoran and Atacama Desert soils, Kartchner Caverns surfaces, and mine tailings from sites in southern Arizona.  In addition we are investigating how drying and wetting cycles influence the survivability of bacteria in such environments.  The second focal area relates to the development of a fundamental understanding of the biological factors and processes influencing the transport and fate of bacteria and contaminants in the environment. This research combines experimental-based investigation with modeling.  The information gained from this research is used in the development of innovative remediation approaches which can be tested at a range of scales, from the pore-scale to the field-scale.  The third focal area is the study of microbial surfactants (biosurfactants) including discovery of new biosurfactants, elucidation of the role of biosurfactants in microbial survival, and the development of potential biomedical and environmental applications for these fascinating molecules

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Microbiology, 1988, Rutgers University

B.A., Biology/Chemistry, 1979, University of Minnesota 

EMPLOYMENT
2000-present   Professor, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science;   Member,                        BIO5 Institute, Member, Microbiology Graduate Program; Investigator,                        Center for Toxicology, University of Arizona.
1995-2000      Associate Professor, University of Arizona.
1991-1995      Assistant Professor, University of Arizona.
1988-1990      Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry
                       and Biophysics, Iowa State University.
1983-1988      Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and
                       Microbiology, Rutgers University.

HONORS
2007    Invited reviewer for Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida
2007    Invited reviewer for NSF panel “Microbial Interactions and Processes”
2005    Appointed to Editorial Board of Biodegradation
2005    Invited reviewer for DOE UMTRA Field Research Program
2004    Article featured as "Science In Action" Release from ASA-CSSA-SSSA
2004    Best article award (featured in ASM News) from American Society for Microbiology
2004    Invited reviewer for DOE panel “NABIR Community Dynamics”
2004    Invited reviewer for DOE panel “Integrative Studies”
2003    Invited to participate in the ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Development Program
2003    Invited reviewer for NSF panel “Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles”
2002    Appointed Associate Director, University of Arizona NIEHS Superfund Program
2002    Invited reviewer for NSF panel “Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles”
2002    Invited reviewer for NIH SBIR panel “Innovative technologies for Hazardous Waste Site Remediation and Monitoring”
1999    Invited Discussion Leader for Gordon Conference on Environmental Microbiology
1998    Appointed to Editorial Board of Applied and Environmental Microbiology
1996    Univ. of Arizona Environmental Science Organization Teacher of the Year Award
1995    Appointed Member of the Journal of Environmental Quality Editorial Board    
1994    Elected Chair of the Soil Science Society of America S-3 Bioremediation Working Group
1993    Elected Vice-Chair of the Soil Science Society of America S-3 Bioremediation             Working Group
1992    Appointed Co-Coordinator of the United States Department of Energy Subsurface Science Program, Multiphase Fluid Flow Subprogram
1988    Election to full member of Sigma Xi
1986    Theobald Smith Society Scholarship (Chapter of American Society for Microbiology

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (Note that Miller = Maier)

  1. Rosario, K., S.L. Iverson, D.A. Henderson, S. Chartrand, C. McKeon, E.P. Glenn, and R.M. Maier.  Bacterial community changes during plant establishment at the San Pedro River mine tailings site.  J. Environ. Qual., in press.
  2. Ikner, L.A., R.S. Toomey, G. Nolan, J.W. Neilson, B.M. Pryor, and R.M. Maier.  2007.  Cultural microbial diversity and the impact of tourism in Kartchner Caverns, Arizona.  Microbial Ecol.  53:30-42.  
  3. Mendez, M.O., E.P. Glenn, and R.M. Maier.  2007.  Phytostabilization potential of quailbush for mine tailings: growth, metal accumulation and microbial community changes.  J. Environ. Qual.  36:245-253. 
  4. Ochoa-Loza, F.J., W.H. Noordman, D.B. Jannsen, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2007.  Effect of clays, metal oxides, and organic matter on rhamnolipid biosurfactant sorption by soil.  Chemosphere, 66:1634-1642.   
  5. Lebron-Paler, A., J.E. Pemberton, W.C. Otto, B.K. Becker, C.K. Larive and R.M. Maier. 2006.  Determination of the acid dissociation constant of the biosurfactants monorhamnolipid in aqueous solution by potentiometric and spectroscopic methods.  Anal. Chem. 78:7649-7658.
  6. Drees, K.P., J.W. Neilson, J.L. Betancourt, J.Quade, D.A. Henderson, B.M. Pryor, and R.M. Maier.  2006.  Bacterial diversity in the hyper-arid core of the Atacama Desert, Chile.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:7902-7908.  
  7. Brusseau, M.L., S.K. Sandrin, L. Li, I. Yolcubal, F.L. Jordan, and R.M. Maier. 2006. Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media: the influence of microbial system variability on transport behavior and parameter determination.  Water Res. Res. 42: W04406, doi:10.1029/2005WR004112.
  8. Sandrin, T.R., W.B. Kight, W.J. Maier, and R.M. Maier.  2006.  Influence of a nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL) on biodegradation of phenanthrene.  Biodegrad. 17:423-435.
  9. Dorn, J.G., M.L. Brusseau and R.M. Maier.  2005.  Real-time in situ monitoring of bioactive zone dynamics in heterogeneous systems.  Environ. Sci. Technol.  39:8898-8905.
  10. Wang, J-M., B. Patterson, A.A. Bodour, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  2005.  Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media: impact of multiple-degrader community dynamics.  Environ. Tox. Chem., 21:2806-2811.
  11. Wang, J-M., R.M. Maier and M.L. Brusseau.  2005. Influence of hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD) on the bioavailability and biodegradation of pyrene. Chemosphere.  60:725-728.
  12. Maier, R.M., K.P. Drees, J.W. Neilson, J. Quade, D.A. Henderson, and J.L. Betancourt. 2004.  Microbial life in the Atacama Desert.  Science, 306:1289-1290.
  13. Dorn, J.G., M.K. Mahal, M.L Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2004.  Employing a novel fiber optic detection system to monitor the dynamics of in situ lux bioreporter activity in porous media: system performance update.  Analytica Chimica Acta, 525:63-72.
  14. Haag, A.P., R.M. Maier, J. Combie, and G.G. Geesey.  2004.  Bacterially-derived biopolymers as wood adhesives.  Int. J. Adhesion Adhesives,  24: 495-502.
  15. Wang, X. I. Yolcubal, W. Wang, J.F. Artiola, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  2004.  Use of cyclodextrin and calcium chloride for enhanced removal of mercury from soil. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 23:1888-1892.
  16. Jordan, F.L., S.K. Sandrin, R.J. Frye, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2004.  The influence of system complexity on bacterial transport in porous media.  J. Contam. Hydrol., 74:19-38.
  17. Bodour, A.A., C. Guerrero-Barajas, B.V. Jiorle, M.E. Malcomson, A.K. Paull, A. Somogyi, L.N. Trinh, R.B. Bates, and R.M. Maier.  2004.  Structure and characterization of flavolipids, a novel group of biosurfactants produced by Flavobacterium sp. MTN11.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:114-120.
  18. Bodour, A.A., J-M. Wang, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Temporal change in culturable phenanthrene-degraders in response to long-term exposure to phenanthrene in a soil column system.  Environ. Microbiol.  5:888-895.
  19. Sandrin, T.R. and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Impact of metals on the biodegradation of organic pollutants.  Environ. Health Perspec. 111:1093-1101.
  20. Maier, R.M.  2003.  Biosurfactants: evolution and diversity.  Adv. Appl. Microbiol.  52: 101-121.
  21. Yolcubal, I., J.G. Dorn, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau. 2003.  The influence of substrate and electron acceptor availability on bioactive zone dynamics in porous media.  J. Cont. Hydrol.  66:219-237.          
  22. Rensing, C. and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Issues underlying use of biosensors to measure metal bioavailability.  Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety.  56:140-147.
  23. Bodour, A.A., K.P. Drees, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Distribution of biosurfactant-producing microorganisms in undisturbed and contaminated arid southwestern soils.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  69:3280-3287.
  24. Dorn, J.G., R.J. Frye, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  The effect of temperature, pH and initial cell number on luxCDABE and nah gene expression during naphthalene/salicylate catabolism in the bioreporter organism Pseudomonas putida RB1353.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:2209-2216.
  25. Neilson, J.W., J.F. Artiola, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Characterization of lead removal from contaminated soils by nontoxic soil-washing agents. J. Env. Qual.  32:899-908.
  26. Drees, K.P., M. Abbaszadegan, and R.M. Maier.  2003.  Comparative electrochemical inactivation of bacteria and bacteriophage.  Water Res.  37:2291-2300.
  27. Marlowe, E.M., J-M. Wang, I.L. Pepper, and R.M. Maier.  2002.  Application of a reverse transcriptase-PCR assay to monitor regulation of the catabolic nahAc gene during phenanthrene degradation.  Biodegradation,  13:251-260.
  28. Yolcubal, I., S.A. Pierce, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  2002.  Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media: V.  The influence of growth and cell elution on microbial distribution.  J. Environ. Qual.  31:1824-1830.
  29. Sandrin, T.R. and R.M. Maier.  2002.  Effect of pH on cadmium toxicity, speciation, and accumulation during naphthalene biodegradation.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 21:2075-2079.
  30. Jordan, F.L., M. Robin-Abbott, R.M. Maier, and E.P. Glenn.  2002.  A comparison of chelator-facilitated metal uptake by a halophyte and a glycophyte. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 21:2698-2704.
  31. Maier, R.M., J.W. Neilson, J.F.Artiola, F.L. Jordan, E.P. Glenn, and S.M. Descher.  2001.   Remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sludge using biosurfactant technology.  Internat. J. Occupational Med. Environ. Health, 14:241-248.
  32. Sandrin, S.K., F.L. Jordan, R.M. Maier, and Mark L. Brusseau.  2001.  Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media: 4.  Impact of microbal lag and bacterial cell growth.  J. Contam. Hydrol.  50:225-242.
  33. Ochoa-Loza, F.J., J.F. Artiola, and R.M. Maier.  2001.  Stability constants for the complexation of various metals with a rhamnolipid biosurfactant.  J. Env. Qual.  30:479-485.
  34. McCray, J.E., G-Y. Bai, R.M. Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  2001.  Biosurfactant-enhanced solubilizaton of nonaqueous phase liquid mixtures.  J. Contam. Hydrol.  48:45-68.
  35. Sandrin, T. R., A.M. Chech, and R.M. Maier.  2000.  A rhamnolipid biosurfactant reduces cadmium toxicity during naphthalene biodegradation.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:4585-4588.
  36. Maslin, P. and R.M. Maier.  2000.  Rhamnolipid-enhanced mineralization of phenanthrene in organic-metal co-contaminated soils.  Biorem. J.  4:295-308.
  37. Yolcubal, I., J.J. Piatt, S.A. Pierce, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Maier.  2000.  Fiber optic detection of in-situ lux reporter gene activity in porous media: system design and performance.  Analytica Chimica Acta, 422:121-130.
  38. Maier, R.M. and G. Soberon-Chavez.  2000.  Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhamnolipids: biosynthesis and potential environmental applications.  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.  54:625-633.
  39. Al-Tahhan, R. T.R. Sandrin, A.A. Bodour, and R.M. Maier.  2000.  Rhamnolipid-induced removal of lipopolysaccharide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: effect on cell surface properties and interaction with hydrophobic substrates.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:3262-3268.
  40. Jordan, F.L. and R.M. Maier.  1999.  Visualization of the spatial distribution of eubacteria on soil surfaces using a soil lift-DNA/DNA hybrization technique.  J. Microbiol. Meth. 38:107-117.
  41. Neilson, J.W., S.A. Pierce, and R.M. Maier.  1999.  Factors influencing the expression of luxCDABE and NAH7 genes in Pseudomonas putida RB1353 (NAH7, pUTK9).  Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 65:3473-3482.
  42. Brusseau, M.L., M.Q. Hu, J-M. Wang, and R.M. Maier.  1999.  Biodegradation during contaminant transport in porous media.  2.  The influence of physicochemical factors.  Environ. Sci. Technol.,  33:96-103.
  43. Compos-Garcia, J., A. D. Caro, R. Najera, R.M. Miller-Maier, R.A. Al-Tahhan, and G. Soberon-Chavez.  1998.  The Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhlG gene encodes a NADPH-dependent $-ketoacyl reductase which is specifically involved in rhamnolipid synthesis.  J. Bacteriol., 180:4442-4451.
  44. Wang, J-M., E.M. Marlowe, R.M. Miller-Maier, and M.L. Brusseau.  1998.  Cyclodextrin-enhanced biodegradation of phenanthrene.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 32:1907-1912.
  45. Bodour, A.A., and R.M. Miller-Maier.  1998.  Application of a modified drop-collapse technique for surfactant quantitation and screening of biosurfactant-producing microorganisms.  J. Microbiol. Methods, 32:273-280.
  46. Torrens, J.L., D.C. Herman, and R.M. Miller-Maier.  1998.  Biosurfactant (rhamnolipid) sorption and the impact on rhamnolipid-facilitated removal of cadmium from various soils.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 32:776-781.
  47.   Bai, G., M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1998.  Influence of cation type, ionic strength and pH on solubilization and mobilization of residual hydrocarbon by a biosurfactant.  J. Contamin. Hydrol.  30:265-279.
  48. Herman, D.C., Y. Zhang, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Rhamnolipid (biosurfactant) effects on cell aggregation and biodegradation of residual hexadecane under saturated flow conditions.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  63:3622-3627.
  49. Wild, M., A.D. Caro, A.L. Hernandez, R.M. Miller, and G. Soberon-Chavez.  1997.  Selection and partial characterization of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa monorhamnolipid deficient mutant.  FEMS Microbiol. Lett.  153:279-285.
  50. Zhang, Y., W.J. Maier, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Effect of rhamnolipids on the dissolution,  bioavailability and biodegradation of phenanthrene.  Environ. Sci. Technol.  31:2211-2217.
  51. Jutras, E.M., C.M. Smart, R.Rupert, I.L. Pepper, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Field scale biofiltration of gasoline vapors extracted from beneath a leaking underground storage tank.  Biodegradation.   8:31-42.
  52. Bai, G., M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  The influence of rhamnolipid biosurfactant on the transport of bacteria through a sandy soil.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  63:1866-1873.
  53. Herman, D.C., R.J. Lenhard, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Formation and removal of hydrocarbon residual in porous media: effects of bacterial biomass and biosurfactants.  Environ. Sci. Technol.  31:1290-1294.
  54. Marlowe, E., K. Josephson, R.M. Miller, and I.L. Pepper.  1997.  The quantitation of PCR products from environmental samples by HPLC.  J. Microbiol. Methods.  28:45-53.  
  55. Stanghellini, M.E. and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Biosurfactants: their identity and potential efficacy in the biological control of zoosporic plant pathogens.  Plant Disease.  81:4-12.
  56. Miller, J.L., M.A. Sardo, T.L. Thompson, R.M. Miller.  1997.  Effect of application solvents on heterotrophic and nitrifying populations in soil.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem.  16:447-451.
  57. Bai, G., M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1997.  Biosurfactant-enhanced removal of hydrocarbon from soil.  J. Contam. Hydrol.  25:157-170.
  58. Herman, D.C., J.F. Artiola, and R.M. Miller.  1995.  Removal of cadmium, lead, and zinc from soil by a rhamnolipid biosurfactant.  Environmental Science and Technology.  29:2280-2285.
  59. Zhang, Y. and R.M. Miller.  1995.  Effect of rhamnolipid (biosurfactant) structure on solubilization and biodegradation of n-alkanes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  61:2247-2251.
  60. Jutras, E., R.M. Miller and I.L. Pepper.  1995.  Optimization of arbitrarily primed pcr for the identification of bacterial isolates.  J. Microbial Methods.  24:55-63.
  61. Champion, J.T., J.C. Gilkey, H. Lamparski, J. Retterer, and R.M. Miller.  1995.  Electron microscopy of rhamnolipid (biosurfactant) morphology: effects of ph, cadmium and octadecane.  J. Colloid Interface Sci. 170:569-574.
  62. Miller, R.M.  1995.  Biosurfactant-facilitated remediation of metal-contaminated soils.   Environ. Health Perspec., 103 (Suppl 1):59-62.
  63. Tan, H., J.T. Champion, J.F. Artiola, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1994.  Complexation of cadmium by a rhamnolipid biosurfactant.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 28:2402-2406.
  64. Zhang, Y. and R.M. Miller.  1994.  Effect of a Pseudomonas rhamnolipid biosurfactant on cell hydrophobicity and biodegradation of octadecane.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  60:2101-2106.
  65. Estrella, R., M.L. Brusseau, I.L. Pepper, P.J. Wierenga, and R.M. Miller.  1993.  Biodegradation, sorption and transport of 2,4-D in a saturated and unsaturated soil.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59:4266-4273.
  66. Zhang, Y. and R.M. Miller.  Enhanced octadecane dispersion and biodegradation by a Pseudomonas rhamnolipid surfactant (biosurfactant).  1992.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:3276-3282.
  67. Miller, R.M., L.S. Stitzer, J.F. Artiola and W.H. Fuller.  1992.  Effect of four alcohols on adsorption, desorption, and movement of cadmium, nickel, and zinc through soils.  Chemosphere.  24:1855-1866.
  68. Miller, R.M, Park, E-M. and Thomas, J.A.  1991.  Reduction (dethiolation) of protein mixed-disulfides: distribution and specificity of dethiolating enzymes and bcnu inhibition of an nadph-dependent cardiac dethiolase.  Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 287:112-120.
  69. Miller, R.M., Sies, H., Park, E-M. and Thomas, J.A.  1990.  Phosphorylase and creatine kinase modification by thiol-disulfide exchange and by xanthine oxidase-initiated s-thiolation.  Arch. Biochem. Biophys.  276:355-363.
  70. Miller, R.M. and Bartha, R.  1989.  Evidence from liposome encapsulation for transport-limited microbial metabolism of solid alkanes.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  55:269-274.
  71. Miller, R.M., Singer, G.M., Rosen, J.D. and Bartha, R.  1988.  Sequential degradation of chlorophenols by photolytic and microbial treatment.   Environ. Sci. Tech.  22:1215-1219.
  72. Miller, R.M., Singer, G.M., Rosen, J.D. and Bartha, R.  1988.  Photolysis primes recalcitrant xenobiotics for degradation.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  54:1724-1730.
  73. Maier, W.J., J. Dezellar, and Miller, R.M.  1981.  Benefits from water conservation depend on comprehensive planning.  Water Resour. Bull. 17:672-677.

PATENTS
Stanghellini, M.E., R.M. Miller, S.L. Rasmussen, D-H. Kim, and Y. Zhang.  1998.  Microbially Produced Rhamnolipid (Biosurfactants) for the Control of Plant Pathogenic Zoosporic Fungi.  U.S. Patent No. 5,767,090.

TEXTBOOK
Maier, R.M., I.L. Pepper, and C.P. Gerba.  2000.  Environmental Microbiology.  Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Maier, R.M.  2006.  Biological processes affecting contaminant fate and transport.  Pollution and Environmental Science, 2nd edition, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 105-120.
  2.  Brusseau, M.L., and R.M. Maier.  2004.  Soil and groundwater remediation.  Chapter in: Environmental Monitoring and Characterization.  (J.F. Artiola, I.L. Pepper, and M.L. Brusseau, eds.)  Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 335-356.
  3. Bodour, A.A., and R.M. Maier.  2002.  Biosurfactants: types, screening methods, and applications.  Chapter in: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology (G. Bitton, ed.) John Wiley and Sons, pp. 750-770.
  4. Herman, D.C. and R.M. Maier.  2002.  Biosynthesis and applications of glycolipid and lipopeptide biosurfactants.  Chapter in:  Lipid Biotechnology  (T.M. Kuo and H.W. Gardner, eds.) Marcel Dekker, New York, pp.  629-654.
  5. Neilson, J.W. and R.M. Maier.  2001.  Biological techniques for measuring organic and metal contaminants in environmental samples.  Chapter in: Humic Substances and Chemical Contaminants (C.E. Clapp, M.H.B. Hayes, N. Senesi, P.R. Bloom, and P.M. Jardine, eds.)  Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI, pp. 255-273.
  6. Maier, R.M.  2000.  Bioavailability and its importance to bioremediation.  Chapter in:  Bioremediation, (J.J. Valdes, ed.)  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA, pp. 59-78.
  7. Miller, R.M. and Y. Zhang.  1997.  Measurement of biosurfactant-enhanced solubilization and biodegradation of hydrocarbons.  Chapter in: Methods in Biotechnology, Vol. 2: Boremediation Protocols (D. Sheehan, ed.) Humana Press Inc, Totowa, NJ, pp. 59-66.
  8. Miller, R.M. and Herman, D.H.  1997.  Biotransformation of organic compounds - remediation and ecotoxicological implications.  Chapter in: Soil Ecotoxicology. (J. Tarradellas, G.Bitton, D. Rossel, eds.), Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, pp. 53-84.
  9. Roane, T.M., I.L. Pepper, and R.M. Miller.  1996.  Microbial remediation of metals.  Chapter in: Bioremediation: Principles and Applications. (R.L. Crawford, D.L. Crawford, eds.) Cambridge Univ. Press, United Kingdom.  pp. 312-340.
  10. Miller, R.M., I. Jimenez, and R. Bartha.   1996.  The use of liposomes in biodegradability testing.  Chapter in: Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes: From Gene Delivery and Diagnostics to Ecology, Volume IV.  ( D.D. Lasic, Y. Barenholz, eds.)  CRC Press, Boca Raton.  pp. 255-262.
  11. Miller, R.M.  Biology of contaminant fate and transport.  1996.  Chapter in: Pollution Science. (I. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, M.L. Brusseau, eds.), Academic Press, San Diego.  pp. 77-91.
  12. Brusseau, M.L. and R.M. Miller.  Remediation.  1996.  Chapter in: Pollution Science. (I. Pepper, C.P. Gerba, M.L. Brusseau, eds.), Academic Press, San Diego.  pp. 151-168.
  13. Miller, R.M.  1995.  Surfactant-Enhanced Bioavailability of Slightly Soluble Organic Compounds.  Chapter in: Bioremediation - Science & Applications. (H. Skipper, R. Turco, eds.)  Soil Science Society of America special publication, Madison, WI, pp. 33-54.
  14. Miller, R.M.  Biotransformation of Organic Compounds.  1994.  Chapter 8 in: Handbook of Vadose Zone Characterization and Monitoring. (L.G. Wilson, L.G. Everett, S.J. Cullen, eds.)  CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 105-122.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Heo, C.H., R.M. Maier, and J.E. Curry.  2006.  Directly measuring the adhesive and elastic properties of bacteria using a surface force apparatus:  effect of desiccation.  Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 295.  Materials Research Society.
  2. Maier, R.S., W.J. Maier, B. Mohammadi, R. Estrella, M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1996.  Estimation of Kinetic Rate Coefficients for 2,4-D Biodegradation During Transport in Soil Columns.  In:  Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, Vol 79.  Springer-Verlag, New York.  pp. 255-274.
  3. Brusseau, M.L., R.M. Miller, R.M., Y. Zhang, X. Wang, and G-Y. Bai.  1995.  Biosurfactant and Cosolvent Enhanced Remediation of Contaminated Media.  In: Surfactant Enhanced Subsurface Remediation: Emerging Technologies.  (D.A. Sabatini, R.C. Knox, and J.H. Harwell, eds.)  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, pp. 82-94.
  4. Wang, J., M.L. Brusseau, and R.M. Miller.  1995.  Biodegradation of Nonionic Organic Compounds Complexed with Cyclodextrins. In: Proc. of the American Chemical Society National Meetings, Environmental Chemistry Div., Anaheim, CA, April 2-7.  Vol. 35(1), American Chem. Soc., Washington, D.C., pp. 416-417.

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