Professor Olli H. Tuovinen
452 Biological Sciences Building

Current Graduate Students:

James F. Douglass

Sarah M. Carver

Vaidehi Desmukh

Olli H. Tuovinen, Professor

Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University
484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1292
Telephone: 614-292-3379 (office); 614-292-8249 (laboratory)
Fax: 614-292-8120
E-mail: tuovinen.1@osu.edu

NOTE: On a professional leave for the academic year 2007-08

Finland Distinguished Professor in Applied Microbiology and Sustainable Biotechnology

(sponsored by the Finnish National Agency for Technology and Innovation)

Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology

P.O. Box 541, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland

Phone +358-40-849 0510; Fax +358-3-3115 2869; olli.tuovinen@tut.fi

Academic Education

M.Sc.   1969    Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Finland

Ph.D.   1973    Microbiology, University of London, U.K.

Major Fields of Specialization

Biological transformations of metals and minerals, biogeochemistry of acid mine drainage, biodegradation of pesticides, biological treatment of hazardous and solid waste, landfill microbiology

Professional experience

Professor of Microbiology, Ohio State University, 1985-present. Joint non-salaried appointments in the School of Natural Resources and in the Environmental Science and Soil Science Graduate Programs. Faculty member at Ohio State University since 1978.

Teaching Curriculum

The Biology of Pollution (Microbiology 301N)
A general consideration of the interactions of environmental pollutants and biological systems

Microbial Ecology (Microbiology 664)
The diversity of microorganisms and their interactions and relationships with physical and chemical characteristics of the environment

Environmental Microbiology (Microbiology 665)
The role of microorganisms and underlying biological principles in elemental cycles and degradation of natural and man-made compounds

Recent Publications (2005-present)

Xi, J., K.M. Mancl, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2005. Carbon transformation during sand filtration of cheese processing wastewater. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 21:271-274.

Karnachuk, O.V., N.V. Pimenov, S.K. Yusupov, Y.A. Frank, A.H. Kaksonen, J.A. Puhakka, M.V. Ivanov, E.B. Lindström, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2005. Sulfate reduction potential in sediments in the Norilsk mining area, northern Siberia. Geomicrobiology Journal 22:11-25.

Kang, Y.K., K.M. Mancl, and O. H. Tuovinen. 2005. Feasibility of renovating turkey processing wastewater using fixed film bioreactors. In: Proceedings of the 14th Annual Technical Education Conference, 10 p. National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, Cleveland, OH.

Gaur, R.S., L. Cai, K.M. Mancl, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2005. Pretreatment of animal fat through coarse sand filters. In: Proceedings of the 14th Annual Technical Education Conference, 10 p. National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, Cleveland, OH.

Rowan, M., K.M. Mancl, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2005. Performance of drip irrigation emitters distributing primary and secondary wastewater effluent. In: Proceedings of the 14th Annual Technical Education Conference, 10 p. National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, Cleveland, OH.

Rzhepishevska, O.I., E.B. Lindström, O.H. Tuovinen, and M. Dopson. 2005. Bioleaching of sulfidic tailing samples with a novel, vacuum-positive pressure driven bioreactor. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 92:559-567.

Stamper, D.M., J.A. Krzycki, D. Nicomrat, S.J. Traina, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2005. Ring-cleaving cyanuric acid amidohydrolase activity in the atrazine-mineralizing Ralstonia basilensis M91-3. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation 23:387-396.

Nicomrat, D., W.A. Dick, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2006. Assessment of the microbial community in a constructed wetland that receives acid coal mine drainage. Microbial Ecology 51:83-89.

Wang, H., J.M. Bigham, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2006. Formation of schwertmannite and its transformation to jarosite in the presence of acidophilic iron-oxidizing microorganisms. Materials Science and Engineering. C, Biomimetic Materials, Sensors and Systems 26:588-592.

Nicomrat, D., W.A. Dick, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2006. Microbial populations identified by fluorescence in-situ hybridization in a constructed wetland treating acid coal mine drainage. Journal of Environmental Quality 35:1329-1337.

Gramp, J.P., K. Sasaki, J.M. Bigham, O.V. Karnachuk, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2006. Formation of covellite (CuS) under biological sulfate-reducing conditions. Geomicrobiology Journal 23:613-619.

Garcia Jr., O., J.M. Bigham, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Oxidation of isochemical FeS2 (marcasite-pyrite) by Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Minerals Engineering 20:98-101.

Wang, H., J.M. Bigham, F.S. Jones, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Synthesis and properties of ammoniojarosites prepared with iron-oxidizing acidophilic microorganisms at 22 to 65 °C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71:155-64.

Kang, Y.W., K.M. Mancl, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Treatment of turkey processing wastewater with sand filtration. Bioresource Technology 98:1460-1468.

Rismani-Yazdi, H., A.D. Christy, B.A. Dehority, M. Morrison, Z. Yu, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007 Electricity generation by rumen microorganisms from cellulose in microbial fuel cells. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 97:1398-1407.

Kupka, D., O.I. Rzhepishevska, M. Dopson, E.B. Lindström, O.V. Karnachuk, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Bacterial oxidation of ferrous iron at low temperatures. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 97:1470-1478.

Wang, H., J. M. Bigham, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Oxidation of marcasite and pyrite by iron-oxidizing bacteria and archaea. Hydrometallurgy 88:127-131.

Gaur, R.S., K.M. Mancl, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Pretreatment of turkey fat in wastewater in sand bioreactors. In: Proceedings of the Eleventh National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, 7 p. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, St. Joseph, MI.

Gaur, R.S., K.M. Mancl, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Treatment of turkey processing wastewater with sand and sand-textile bioreactors. In: Proceedings of the Eleventh National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, 4 p. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, St. Joseph, MI.

Tao, J., K.M. Mancl, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Removal of COD and BOD5 in sanitary sewer overflow with fixed media bioreactors. In: Proceedings of the Eleventh National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, 7 p. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, St. Joseph, MI.

Hurdzan, C.M., N.T. Basta, P.G. Hatcher, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Screening of human gastrointestinal microorganisms for potential biotransformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 79:533-536.

Gramp, J.P., J.M. Bigham, K. Sasaki, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Formation of Ni- and Zn-sulfides in cultures of sulfate-reducing bacteria. Geomicrobiology Journal 24:609-614.

Kang, Y.W., K.M. Mancl, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Recovery of sand bioreactor performance through resting following treatment of turkey processing wastewater. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 23:719-725.

Nicomrat, D., W.A. Dick, M. Dopson, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2008. Bacterial phylogenetic diversity in a constructed wetland system treating acid coal mine drainage. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40:312-321.

Hurdzan, C.M., N.T. Basta, P.G. Hatcher, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2008. Phenanthrene release from natural organic matter surrogates under simulated human gastrointestinal conditions. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 69:525-530.

Kaksonen, A.H., M. Dopson, O.V. Karnachuk, O.H. Tuovinen, and J.A. Puhakka. 2008. Biological iron oxidation and sulfate reduction in the treatment of acid mine drainage at low temperatures. In: Psychrophiles: from Biodiversity to Biotechnology (R. Margesin, F. Schinner. J.-C. Marx, and C. Gerday, Eds.), p. 429-454. Springer Verlag, Berlin.

Rismani-Yazdi, H., S.M. Carver, A.D. Christy, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2008. Cathodic limitations in microbial fuel cells: an overview. Journal of Power Sources 180:683-694.

Hita, R., H. Wang, J.M. Bigham, J. Torrent, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2008. Bioleaching of a pyritic sludge from the Aznalcóllar (Spain) mine spillage at ambient and elevated temperatures. Hydrometallurgy, in press.

Karnachuk, O.V., K. Sasaki, A.L. Gerasimchuk, O. Sukhanova, D.A. Ivasenko, A.H. Kaksonen, J.A. Puhakka, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2008. Precipitation of Cu-sulfides by copper-tolerant Desulfovibrio isolates. Geomicrobiology Journal, in press.  

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