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Professor
Olli H. Tuovinen
452 Biological Sciences Building
Current Graduate Students:
James F. Douglass
Sarah M. Carver
Vaidehi Desmukh

, 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.

douglass.33@osu.edu
452
Biological Sciences Building
Department of Microbiology
Ohio State University
484 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1292
Phone:
614-292-8249
Fax: 614-292-8120
Academic
Education
2002
B.S. Biology, Youngstown State University, Youngstown,
Ohio
Research
Area
My
project deals with the degradation of the herbicide
atrazine under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
Atrazine has a half life ranging from several
days to months, depending on the physical, chemical,
and microbial conditions of its environment.
To investigate the fate of atrazine in various
settings, I have collected soil samples from
agricultural fields receiving different frequencies
of atrazine application as well as sediment
samples from two wetlands that receive agricultural
runoff and water samples from the Olentangy
River. These samples are being assessed for
atrazine-degrading capability and are being
enriched aerobically and anaerobically under
various conditions in order to subsequently
isolate and characterize atrazine-degrading
microorganisms. In situ enrichments
are also being carried out at some of the previously
described sites using BioSep® bead samplers.
Martin,
E., M. Radosevich, A. Peacock, D.C. White, J.F.
Douglass, & O.H. Tuovinen. 2005. In situ
enrichment and isolation of pesticide-degrading
bacteria from soil using atrazine-impregnated
Biosep beads. 105th
General Meeting of the American Society for
Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.
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Sarah Carver
carver.76@osu.edu
452
Biological Sciences Building
Department of Microbiology
Ohio State University
484 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1292
Phone:
614-292-8249
Fax: 614-292-8120
Academic Education
2006 B.A. Biology, Albion College, Albion, Michigan
Research Area
My research focuses on the metabolics of cellulolytic microbial fuel cells and improving the system's performance. Further academic interests include applied microbiology, microbial ecology, and environmental microbiology.
Links:
www.microbialfuelcell.org
digitalunion.osu.edu/r2/summer07/nskrinak
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Vaidehi Desmukh (Environmental Science Graduate Program)
452
Biological Sciences Building
Department of Microbiology
Ohio State University
484 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1292
Phone:
614-292-8249
Fax: 614-292-8120
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