Loring F. Nies

School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1284

Phone: (765) 494-8327
Fax: (765) 496-1107
Email: nies@ecn.purdue.edu

Experience & Registrations:

  • 2000 - Present:   Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University (effective 8-14-2000)
  • 1993 - 2000:   Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
  • 1988-1993:    Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Michigan
  • 1988-1990:   Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Michigan
  • 1986-1987:   Process Engineer, General Motors, Buick Oldsmobile Cadillac Division, Lansing MI.
  • 1985-1986:   Laboratory Technician, General Motors, Buick Oldsmobile Cadillac Division, Lansing MI.

 

Current Research Projects and Interests:

  • Aerobic and anaerobic biotransformation of organic pollutants (e.g. PCBs, solvents)
  • Microbially-mediated reductive dehalogenation
  • In-situ bioremediation
  • Abiotic organometallic mediated reductive dehalogenation
  • Fate of pollutants in groundwater and sediments
  • Molecular Techniques for Assessing Bioremediation

Teaching Responsibilities:

Current Publications:

  • Mesarch, M., C.H. Nakatsu, and L. Nies. 2000. "Adaptation of a Competitive Quantitative PCR Technique for Monitoring Bioremediation." Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66:678-684.
  • Baldwin,B.R., M.M. Mesarch, and L. Nies. 2000. "Broad Substrate Specificity of Naphthalene and Biphenyl Utilizing Bacteria." Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. In Press.
  • Leng,J., and L. Nies. 2000. "The Relationship between Anaerobic Reductive Dechlorination and Biomethylation of Mercury." Advances in Environmental Research., 3:389-402.
  • Nies, L. and V. Kapoor. 1999. "Biodegradation," p. 26-1 - 26-26. In: Groundwater Engineering Handbook, J.W. Delleur (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Mesarch, M., and L. Nies. 1997. "Modification of Heterotrophic Plate Counts for Assessing the Bioremediation Potential of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils." Environmental Technology, 18:639-646.
  • Frisbie, A.J., and L. Nies. 1997. "Aerobic and Anaerobic Biodegradation of Aged Pentachlorophenol by Indigenous Microorganisms." Bioremediation Journal. 1:65-75.
  • Nyman, M.C., A.K. Nyman, L.S. Lee, L. Nies, and E.R. Blatchley III. 1997. "3,3' Dichlorobenzidine Transformation Processes in Natural Sediments." Environmental Science and Technology. 31:1068-1073.
  • Montgomery, L., N. Assaf-Anid, L. Nies, P.J. Anid, and T.M. Vogel. 1994. "Anaerobic Biodegradation of Chlorinated Organic Compounds," p. 256-276. In: Biological Degradation and Bioremediation of Toxic Chemicals, G. Rasul Chaudry (ed.), Dioscordes Press, Portland, OR.
  • Assaf-Anid, N., L. Nies*, and T.M. Vogel. 1992. "Reductive Dechlorination of a PCB Congener and Hexachlorobenzene by Vitamin B12." Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 58:1057-1060.
  • Anid, P.J., L. Nies, and T.M. Vogel. 1991. "Sequential anaerobic/aerobic biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the River Model," p. 428-436. In: On-Site Bioreclamation, R.E. Hinchee and R.F. Olfenbuttel (eds.), Butterworth-Heinemann, Stoneham, MA.
  • Nies, L., and T.M. Vogel. 1991. "Identification of the Proton Source for the Microbial Dechlorination of 2,3,4,5,6- Pentachlorobiphenyl." Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 57:2771-2774.
  • Nies, L., and T.M. Vogel. 1990. "Effects of Organic substrates on Dechlorination of Aroclor 1242 in Anaerobic Sediments." Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 56:2612-2617.