Undergraduate Seed Grant Recipients Announced

MnDRIVE, Advancing Industry, Conserving Our Environment, awarded five undergraduate Fellowships in the second round of its 2015-2016 Seed Grant program. The Post-Doctorate and Graduate Fellowship Recipients will be announced later this year.

Dr. Bruce Wilson was awarded a Fellowship for his proposal to study novel designs to enhance the removal of Nitrate by microorganisms. 

Dr. Christine Salomon was awarded a Fellowship for her proposal to study the reduction of copper pesticide application using soil microbes. 

Dr. Chan Chun was awarded a Fellowship for her proposal entitled, Development of Electrode-Based Bioreactors to Reduce Sulfate in Mining Water. 

Dr. Jeffrey Gralnick was awarded a Fellowship for his proposal entitled, Engineering Bacteria for Enhanced Bioaccumulation of Toxic Metals.