Selected Presentations

"Deposition of Motile and Non-Motile Bacteria onto Conditioning Films: Measurements and Mechanisms", Alexis de Kerchove's PhD Defense, May 2007. PDF File

"Transport and Adhesion of Microbes in Subsurface Aquatic Environments", CESEP Distinguished Lecture, Colorado School of Mines, March 9, 2006. PDF File

Selected Publications

de Kerchove, A.J. and Elimelech, M. "Impact of Alginate Conditioning Film on Deposition Kinetics of Motile and Nonmotile Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains", Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Volume 73, August 2007, pages 5227-5234. PDF File

Kuznar, Z.A. and Elimelech, M. “Cryptosporidium Oocyst Surface Macromolecules Significantly Hinder Oocyst Attachment”, Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 40, March 2006, pages 1837-1842. PDF File

de Kerchove, A.J. and Elimelech, M. “Relevance of Electrokinetic Theory for ‘Soft’ Particles to Bacterial Cells: Implications for Bacterial Adhesion”, Langmuir, Volume 21, July 2005, pages 6462-6472. PDF File

Walker, S.L., Hill, J.E., Redman, J.A., and Elimelech M. “Influence of Growth Phase on the Adhesion Kinetics of Escherichia coli D21g”, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Volume 71, June 2005, pages 3093-3099. PDF File

Tufenkji, N., and Elimelech M. “Spatial Distributions of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Porous Media: Evidence for Dual Mode Deposition”, Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 39, May 2005, pages 3620 - 3629. PDF File

Tufenkji, N., Miller, G.F., Ryan, J.N., Harvey , R.W., and Elimelech M. “Transport of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Porous Media: Role of Straining and Physico-Chemical Filtration”, Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 38, November 2004, pages 5932-5938. PDF File