澳大利亚伊迪斯科文大学Elizabeth Watkin 教授应邀拟于11月9日来访我校,来访期间拟做相关专业领域的学术报告,具体安排如下:
报告题目:Microbes and Minerals, the World's Smallest Miners
报告人:Prof. Elizabeth Watkin
时 间:2023年11月9日(星期四)下午15:30
地 点:图书馆303
报告人简介:

Professor Elizabeth Watkin, Associate Dean (Science and Maths) of the School of Science
Elizabeth Watkin has over 20 years of experience in the field of microbial ecology of environmental systems and covers the fields of mining biotechnology, mineral resource recovery and microbial fouling of water (particularly within mining systems). She has industry contacts with a number of mining companies and has a long-term collaboration with CSIRO-Land and Water and CSIRO-Mineral Resources.
Her research team investigates biotechnological processes for environmental and industrial applications and approaches to mitigate microbially caused problems such as biocorrosion, biofouling and bioclogging. Prior to 2005 her main area of research was symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria in both agricultural and native legume species. She maintains a minor research interest in this area.
2021: Professor in Microbiology and Deputy Dean (Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences and Medical Radiation Science), Curtin Medical School, Curtin University
2018-2020: Professor in Microbiology and Deputy Head of School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University
2016-2017: Professor in Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University
2002-2016: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University
1999-2002: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre forRhizobiumStudies, Murdoch University
1998-1999: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIOR-Plant Industry, Canberra
Professional Memberships
Research Areas and Interests
Mineral leaching; mineral resource recovery
Haloacidiphilic iron and sulfur oxidizing bacteria.
The application of phosphate solubilising bacteria in Rare Earth Element recovery.
Microbial ecology of environmental systems.
Mining biotechnology.
Microbial fouling of water (particularly within mining systems).
Root nodule bacteria of Australian indigenous legumes.
Qualifications
伊丽莎白·沃特金教授,科学与数学学院的副院长,主要研究微生物生态学在环境系统中的应用,涵盖采矿生物技术、矿产资源回收以及水体中的微生物污染(特别是在采矿系统中)。她与多家采矿公司保持行业联系,并与CSIRO-Land and Water以及CSIRO-Mineral Resources有长期的合作关系。她的研究团队致力于研究环境和工业应用的生物技术过程,以及缓解由微生物引起的问题,如生物腐蚀、生物污垢和生物阻塞。在2005年之前,她的主要研究领域是农业和本土豆科植物中的共生固氮细菌。她仍然对这个领域有一些小的研究兴趣。
以下是她的职业经历:
•2021:柯廷大学医学院的微生物学教授和副院长(药学、生物医学科学和医疗放射科学)
•2018-2020:柯廷大学药学与生物医学科学学院的微生物学教授和副院长
•2016-2017:柯廷大学生物医学科学学院的微生物学教授
•2002-2016:柯廷大学生物医学科学学院的微生物学讲师、高级讲师和副教授
•1999-2002:澳大利亚莫多克大学Rhizobium研究中心的博士后研究员
•1998-1999:澳大利亚科学与工业研究组织(CSIRO)-植物工业部的博士后研究员
专业会员资格:
• 国际生物浸出冶金研讨会国际科学委员会
• 澳大利亚微生物学协会会士
研究领域和兴趣:
• 矿物浸出;矿产资源回收
• 嗜酸铁和硫氧化细菌
• 磷溶菌在稀土元素回收中的应用
• 环境系统的微生物生态学
• 采矿生物技术
• 水体中的微生物污染(特别是在采矿系统中)
• 澳大利亚土著豆科植物的根瘤细菌
学历:
• 澳大利亚莫多克大学博士学位,1999年。