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Contact Information

3216 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608/263-7783 Fax: 608/262-5199 E-mail: noguera@engr.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Biotechnology Training Program
• Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program
• Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research

Education

• BS, University of Los Andes, Colombia; 1987
• MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1991
• PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1996

Fields of Interest

Environmental engineering, biotechnology, microbial ecology, biological nutrient removal, biofilms, mathematical modeling, biodegradation pathways, nitroaromatic compounds.

Publications

• Regan J.M., G.W. Harrington, H. Baribeau, R. De Leon, D.R. Noguera. 2003. Diversity of nitrifying bacteria in full-scale chloraminated distribution systems. Water Research, 37(1):197-205.
• Zilles J.L., J. Peccia, D.R. Noguera. 2002. Microbiology of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal in Aerated-Anoxic Orbal Processes. Water Environment Research, 74(5):428-436.
• Harrington G.W., D.R. Noguera, A.I. Kandau, D.J. Vanhoven. 2002. Pilot-scale evaluation of nitrification control strategies. Journal AWWA, 94(11):78-89.
• Hung C.-H., J. Peccia, J.L. Zilles, D.R. Noguera. 2002. Physical Enrichment of Polyphosphate-Accumulating Organisms in Activated Sludge. Water Environment Research, 74(4):354-361.
• Oldenburg P.S., J.M. Regan, G.W. Harrington, D.R. Noguera. 2002. Kinetics of Nitrosomonas europaea inactivation by chloramine. Journal AWWA, 94(10):100-110.
• Zilles J.L., J. Peccia, M.-W. Kim, C.-H. Hung, D.R. Noguera. 2002. Involvement of Rhodocyclus-related organisms in phosphorus removal in full-scale wastewater treatment plants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68 (6):2763-2769.
• Zilles J.L., C.-H. Hung, D.R. Noguera. 2002. Presence of Rhodocyclus in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant and their participation in enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Water Science and Technology, 46 (1-2):123-128.
• Park H.-D., J.M. Regan, D.R. Noguera. 2002. Molecular analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacterial populations in aerated-anoxic Orbal processes. Water Science and Technology, 46 (1-2):273-280.
• Regan J.M., G.W. Harrington, D.R. Noguera. 2002. Ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizing bacterial communities in a pilot-scale chloraminated drinking water distribution system. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68 (1):73-81.
• Pizarro G., D. Griffeath, D.R Noguera. 2001. Quantitative cellular automaton model for biofilms. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 127 (9): 782-789.
• Pak J.W., K.L. Knoke, D.R. Noguera, B.G. Fox, G.H. Chambliss. 2000. Transformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by purified xenobiotic reductase B from Pseudomonas fluorescens I-C. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66:4742-4750.
• Noguera D.R., G. Pizarro, L.W. Clapp. 2000. Mathematical modeling of trichloroethylene (TCE) degradation in membrane-attached biofilms. Water Science and Technology, 41:(4-5) 239-244.
• Noguera D.R., S. Okabe, and C. Picioreanu. 1999. Biofilm Modeling: Present Status and Future Directions. Water Science and Technology, 39:273-278.
• Noguera D. R., G. Pizarro, D. A. Stahl, and B. E. Rittmann. 1999. Simulation of Multispecies Biofilm Development in Three Dimensions. Water Science and Technology, 39:123-130.
• Clapp, L. W., J. M. Regan, F. Ali, J. D. Newman, J. K. Park, and D. R. Noguera. 1999. Activity, Structure, and Stratification of Membrane-Attached Methanotrophic Biofilms Cometabolically Degrading Trichloroethylene. Water Science and Technology, 39:153-161.
• Noguera D. R., G. A. Brusseau, B.E. Rittmann, and D. A. Stahl. 1998. A Unified Model Describing the Role of Hydrogen in the Growth of Desulfovibrio vulgaris under Different Environmental Conditions. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 59:732-746.
• Wagner M., D.R. Noguera, S. Juretschko, G. Rath, H-P. Koops, and K-H. Schleifer. 1998. Combining Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization (FISH) with Cultivation and Mathematical Modeling to Study Population Structure and Function of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in Activated Sludge. Water Science and Technology, 37:441-449.
• Noguera D.R. and D.L. Freedman. 1997. Characterization of Products from the Biotransformation of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene by Denitrifying Enrichment Cultures. Water Environment Research, 69:260-268.
• Freedman D.L., C.R. Smith, and D.R. Noguera. 1997. Dichloromethane Biodegradation under Nitrate-Reducing Conditions. Water Environment Research, 69:115-122.
• Noguera D.R. and Freedman D.L. 1996. Reduction and Acetylation of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 62:2257-2263.
• Raskin L., L.K. Poulsen, D.R. Noguera, B.E. Rittmann, and D.A. Stahl. 1994. Quantification of Methanogenic Groups in Anaerobic Biological Reactors using Oligonucleotide Probe Hybridizations. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 60:1241-1248.
• Noguera D.R., N. Araki, and B.E. Rittmann. 1994. Soluble Microbial Products (SMP) in Anaerobic Chemostats. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 44:1040-1047.
• Wirtel S.A., D.R. Noguera, D.T. Kampmeier, M.S. Heath, and B.E. Rittmann. 1992. Explaining Widely Varying Biofilm-Process Performance with Normalized-Loading Curves. Water Environment Research, 64:706-711.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

• Vilas Associate of the University of Wisconsin (2003-2005)
• M.S. Thesis Award, James M. Montgomery and Association of Environmental Engineering Professors - For Patrick Oldenburg's MS Thesis (2000)
• Academic Achievement Award, American Water Works Association - For Patrick Oldenburg's MS Thesis (2000)
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1999)
• Samuel C. Johnson Distinguished Fellowship (1997-2000)
• M.S. Thesis Award, James M. Montgomery and Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (1992)

Summary

My students and I work on the area of Environmental Biotechnology, which we define as the application of modern biotechnology tools to study biological processes in natural and engineered systems. Research focuses on the microbial ecology of wastewater treatment and of drinking water, biotechnology, and biodegradation of nitroaromatic compounds.

Our research on the microbial ecology of wastewater treatment seeks to identify microorganisms involved in biological phosphorus removal and in simultaneous nitrification/denitrification. We use molecular identification methods such as fluorescent in situ hybridization, clone libraries, etc., in combination with other analytical and mathematical tools to elucidate the microbiology of these engineered environments.

Research on the quality of drinking water focuses on the microbial ecology of the biofilms that form in chloraminated distribution systems. We are developing tools to determine the identity of the microorganisms present in the biofilm, their resistance to the disinfectant, and their viability. We plan to use these techniques for monitoring water quality and as research tools in the search for better engineering strategies to control nitrification in chloraminated water.

In the area of biotechnology, we are developing methods for quantification of individual microorganisms in mixed microbial environments. Finally, in the area of bioremediation, we are investigating pathways of transformation of the explosive TNT using whole cells and purified enzymes.

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