Welcome!
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I am currently a PhD student in the Biological Sciences Department at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and part of Dr. Nancy Trun's lab. I study passive remediation systems built to treat abandoned mine drainage (AMD). Specifically, I focus on the impacts microbial communities have on passive systems. Through the use of Next-generation sequencing (NGS), I look for potential bioindicator species and metabolic genes that can be used to predict the current and future state of the systems.
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News and Events
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Featured in the Wild Women of Reclamation Newsletter
Wild Women of Reclamation (WWR), a part of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, is an organization that seeks to unify women in the field of mining and reclamation through mentorship and networking. I had the honor of writing a small piece on my research in the latest addition of the WWR newsletter. A full copy of the newsletter can be found below.
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Meet a Scientist Event at Phipps Conservatory
Phipps Conservatory of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania holds a monthly event called "Meet a Scientist", where scientist from around Pittsburgh come to share their science with the public. On May 19, 2018, I participated in this event, where I presented information on local abandoned mine drainage and how I use bacteria to improve passive remediation systems.
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Coming this June! S.I.G.M.A returns to the Citizen Science Lab (Pittsburgh, PA)
This is a wonderful opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students at Duquesne University to mentor high school students during a one-on-one week long science project. I did this last year (as the flyer showcases) and really enjoyed it, I can't wait to participate again this year!
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Awarded ASMR Student Travel GrantOn April 15, 2018, I was awarded a travel grant to attend the Annual American Society of Mining and Reclamation Conference in St. Louis, Missouri in June (June 3-7th) where I will be presenting a poster on my work involving enrichment studies from passive remediation systems.
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Celebration of Teaching Excellence
The Center for Teaching Excellence at Duquesne University holds an annual event honoring those that exhibit exemplarily teaching. This year, I was recognized for my completion of the Certificate in University Teaching AND was nominated for the Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching. (Pictured Joe Sallmen, Sara McClelland, and myself with our dossiers at the banquet on April 17, 2018)
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Public Proposal Defense
At Duquesne University, part of our requirements is to defend our thesis proposal. I am excited to announce the successful defense of my proposal entitled, "The study of microbial communities in passive remediation systems" on April 6, 2018
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Duquesne University GSRS
Poster presented on lab-based system I developed at the Graduate Student Research Symposium (GSRS), on March 15, 2018 |
Pittsburgh Bacteria Meeting
Poster presented at the Pittsburgh Bacteria Meeting hosted by Duquesne University on March 10, 2018
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Duquesne University
258 Mellon Hall 600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15282 |
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bollingerm@duq.edu
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