Anaerobic Biotechnology Summer Research

University of Alberta or Toronto Metropolitan University Job Description

As part of a National Science Foundation funded International Research Experience for Students, we are seeking both undergraduate and graduate student candidates for a 6 week research experience at either the University of Alberta (with Dr. Bipro Dhar) or Toronto Metropolitan University (with Dr. Elsayed Elbeshbishy). Students will be part of a small cohort performing summer research. A stipend ($5,000) and food allowance ($1,500) will be provided and all travel and housing costs will be provided.

• Microbiological processes/key players in direct interspecies electron transfer in Anaerobic Digestion (AD)
• Potential impacts of micro/nanoplastics and antibiotic resistance genes on AD sludge
• Microbiomes responsible for the performance of AD under chemical stressors
• Electro-assisted AD for bioproduct recovery
• Impacts of micro/nano bubble aeration, mixing and operating temperature
• Chemical and physical treatment of digestate
• Artificial Intelligence for process optimization and resilience
• Process modeling for resource recovery and management

Eligibility:
Must be a US Citizen, National, or Legal Permanent Resident. All graduate and undergraduate students interested in anaerobic digestion, artificial intelligence, bioelectrochemistry, microbiology, process simulation, resource recovery, and sustainable biotechnology research.

Interested individuals should send a brief e-mail to Dr. Gude (VGude ) to request application materials.