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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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First Place Environmental Microbiology Oral Presentation at The Allegheny Branch of the American Society of Microbiology
Received First Place for my oral presentation on the impacts bacteria have on passive remediation systems built to treat abandoned mine drainage at the Annual Meeting of the Allegheny Branch of the American Society of Microbiology (ABASM). The meeting was held at Gettysburg College, PA on November 9-10, 2018.
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Conservation Crew at Phipps Conservatory
Conservation Crew is a summer camp held at Phipps Conservatory. I was a guest at the camp as a "Meet a Scientist" segment and talked to the students about water conservation and bioremediation. I discussed how bacteria that grow right in our backyard are used in bioremediation. I made DIY Winogradsky Column kits (pictured above) for the kids to take home. The event was a blast!
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Duquesne University Undergraduate Research Program Ethics Forum
The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) participants are required to present an ethical issue at the joint Ethics Forum held by Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh. I was lucky enough to be the mentor of a great group of URP students who presented the ethical issues involved with genome editing using CRISPR, pictured above at their Ethics Forum on June 22, 2018 (right to left, Jordan Denk, Brady Woodward, Ross Aguilar, Oruba Ahmed, Sadie Riskus, and Michelle Valkanas).
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First Place Poster at 2018 ASMR Meeting, St. Louis, MO
Received First Place for my poster presentation on the impacts bacteria have on passive remediation systems built to treat abandoned mine drainage at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR). The meeting was held in St. Louis, MO on June 3-7, 2018.
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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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bollingerm@duq.edu
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