Ghiorse, William Cushing
Professor
A veteran Microbiology educator, who has extensive research experience in Geomicrobiology, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Microbiology.
research
research and scholarship focus
My major resarch focus has been geomicrobiology and biogeochemistry of Mn-oxidizing bacteria.|I have also done pioneering research on deep subsurface and groundwater microbiology and, more recently on the survival and fate of Cryptosporidium parvum in the NYC watershed.
co investigator of
research areas
- aquatic science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biocomplexity | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biogeochemistry | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biological and environmental engineering | collaborative research area (CALS)
- cell biology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- disease control | collaborative research area (CALS)
- ecology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- environmental sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- microbiology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pathogens | collaborative research area (CALS)
- science and technology studies | collaborative research area (CALS)
- toxicology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- watershed science | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Biological factors affecting survival and transport of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in watershed environments | 2007 Impact statement
- Biological properties affecting survival and transport of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in watershed environments | 2006 Impact statement
- Biological properties affecting survival and transport of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in watershed environments. | 2005 Impact statement
- Water supply safety and permeability of the Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst wall | 2004 Impact statement
- Mechanisms of toxic metal binding in microbial biofilms | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
head of
- Microbiology (BIOMI) | Cornell department
faculty appointment in
- Microbiology (BIOMI) | Cornell department
administrative appointment
- Microbiology (BIOMI) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Microbiology | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity (BEB) | academic program office
teaching
teaching focus
I have concentrated on traching General Microbiology to undergraduates, but I have also taught courses in microscopy and environmicrobiology.
teaches
- BIOG 2990 - Introduction to Research Methods in Biology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOG 4990 - Independent Undergraduate Research in Biology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOMI 2900 - General Microbiology Lectures (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- BIOMI 2900 - General Microbiology Lectures (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- BIOG 2990 - Introduction to Research Methods in Biology (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BIOMI 2900 - General Microbiology Lectures (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | spring 2009 class
- BIOMI 2900 - General Microbiology Lectures (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2008 class
- BIOMI 3910 - Advanced Microbiology Laboratory (MW 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
outreach focus
Outreach associatted with the research we have done o The suvival and fate of C. parvum in the NYC watershed.
publications
linked articles
Keywords: bacterial physiology, biofilms, biogeochemistry, cryptosporidium survival, environmental microbiology, geomicrobiology, microbial ecology, microscopy, pathogen survival, public health microbiology, toxic metal pollution