Syed A. Hashsham

Edwin Willits Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Adjunct Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences and the Microbial Ecology Center.

A126 Engineering Research Complex
517-355-8241
E-mail: hashsham@egr.msu.edu

Research Interests:
Dr. Hashsham’s expertise is in the area of environmental genomics, microbial detection, microbial ecology, and mathematical modeling. His research foci include development of DNA biochips for parallel detection of microorganisms important to drinking water and wastewater and development of a hand-held platform for genetic analysis, development of new tools to manage mixed microbial communities, and environmental biotechnology. He is also interested in microbial ecology related issues, e.g., relationship between community structure and function of anaerobic microbial communities, and modeling of molecular data. In addition, he also works in the area of bioremediation of chlorinated solvents and biological processes of contaminant treatment. Current projects include i) Development of a PCR-chip for water safety, ii) development of  on-chip PCR platform using virulence and marker genes, iii)  He is co-investigator in several centers including EPA-DHS Center for Advancing Microbial risk Assessment and the NIEHS Superfund Basic Research Center.

Educational Background:
Aligarh Muslim University, B.Sc., Civil Engineering, 1984
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, M.Tech., Environmental Science and Engineering, 1986
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, 1996

Selected Professional Activities:
Dr. Hashsham is an Edwin Willits Associate Professor (2005-2009). He received a 2003-2004, Lilly Teaching Fellowship for MSU. He belongs to Tau Beta Pi, American Society for Microbiology, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, International Society for Microbial Ecology, and Water Environment Federation.

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