| The International Water Association sponsored the
Biofilms 2004 Conference was held in Las Vegas, NV October 24-26. The
conference focused on the structure and activity of biofilm, including
physiology and genetics, modeling and applications. Over 180 people
attended the conference from 27 countries.
At the conference Dr. Zbigniew
Lewandowski was named Chairman of IWA Specialist Group on Biofilm
Processes. IWA Specialist Groups bring together experts from many
disciplines who are dedicated to addressing various problems related to
water treatment, water supply, and wastewater treatment. |
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| Perry McCarty, Stanford University, was the
conference guest speaker |
CBE Participants
Presentations:
Zbigniew Lewandowski
Conference Chair
Immobilizing Uranium in Sulfate-Reducing Biofilms
Enrico Marsili
A 3D Model of Antimicrobial Action on Biofilms
Phil S. Stewart
Image Structure Analyzer-2 (ISA-2) for Quantifying Biofilm Structure
Haluk Beyenal
Rapid Diffusion of Fluorescent Tracers into Biofilms Visualized by Time
Lapse Microscopy
Suriani Abdul Rani
Posters:
Artifact in Viability Staining of Biofilm Bacteria with BacLight
William M. Davison
Feasibility of Using Hyperspectral Imaging Incorporated into a Mobile
Biofilm Unit to Detect Perturbations in Water Quality
Peter A. Suci
Escherichia coli Capture from the Bulk Fluid by an Established
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm in a Capillary Flow Cell
Benjamin J. Klayman
Computer Model of Persister Cell Protection Mechanism of Biofilms Against
Antimicrobial Agents
Jason D. Chambless
Parameter Estimation of Initial Bacterial Attachment Using a Dynamic
Model
Jace A. Harwood See the complete conference
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Organizing Committee Members |
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Haluk Beyenal |
Susan Cooper |
Paul Sturman |
Zbigniew Lewandowski
(Chairman)
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Diane Williams |
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Eugene Cloete and Luis Melo were also
organizing committee members and are pictured below with the session
chairs
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Student Assistants |
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| From left: Nahit Aktas, Raaja Raajan
Angathevar Veluchamy, Joseph Menicucci, Avinash Shantaram, Goksel
Demir, Enrico Marsili, Sarah Golden, Allison Rhoads; Chelsea Grace not pictured
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| Eric Arvin Technical
University of Denmark
Session:
Bioremediation I |
Eugene Cloete
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Session:
Ecology/
Biofouling
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Al Cunningham Center
for Biofilm Engineering
Session:
Bioremediation |
Luis Melo University of
Porto, Portugal
Session:
Biofilm
Reactors II |
Eberhard Morgenroth
University of Illinois
Session:
Biofilm
Modeling IV |
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| Per Nielsen Aalborg
University, Denmark
Session:
Biofilm
Structure I
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Cristian Picioreanu
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Session:
Biofilm
Reactors III |
Bruce Rittmann
Northwestern University
Session:
Biofilm Reactors I, Biofilm Modeling II |
Oskar Wanner EAWAG,
Duebendorf, Switzerland
Session: Biofilm
Modeling I, Biofilm
Modeling VI
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Stefan Wuertz
University of California-Davis
Session:
Ecology II |
| Haluk Beyenal was
also a session chair and is pictured above with the organizing
committee members. Session: Biofilm Structure II |
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