Water Quality Researcher

Karen Beljan, BS '05, Environmental Engineering

A Lake Divided: Modeling DO in Onondaga Lake

Beljan, of Eden, New York, evaluated remediation alternatives to improve the water quality of Onondaga Lake, ultimately helping to develop a method to aerate the lake that would improve the water and ecosystem.

(Photo: KC Kratt, MFA '84)

Virulence Mechanisms Of Oral Bacteria

Disciplines

To gain a better understanding of how oral pathologic bacteria initiate colonization, form biofilms, and initiate tissue destructive host immune responses critical for disease progression.

Research Project Information

Date Open: Apr 6, 2007 to Sep 6, 2009
Suggested Skill Set: chemistry and biology lab work evolutionary and cell biology courses general and organic chemistry courses
Compensation: Credit, Voluntary, Summers Only

Faculty / Professor Contact

Professor(s): Ashu Sharma (sharmaa@buffalo.edu)
Department: Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine
Address: 211 Foster Hall
Website: http://wings.buffalo.edu/~sharmaa