Loeffler named sixth UT-ORNL Governor's Chair
Originally published: November 13. 2009 3:01AMLast modified: November 12. 2009 9:51PM
Frank Loeffler, a leading expert in environmental microbiology and the use of bacteria to clean and protect environmental resources, has been named the sixth University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor's Chair.
Loeffler will serve in the departments of microbiology and civil and environmental engineering at UT Knoxville and in ORNL's biological and environmental sciences directorate.
He currently is the Carlton Wilder associate professor of environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he has served since 1999.
Loeffler will serve as the Governor's Chair for microbiology and civil and environmental engineering.
Loeffler's research centers on discovering new ways to clean the environment, counter damage done to ecosystems by human activity, and improve environmental health. At the heart of his research are microbes, and he has examined ways how naturally occurring bacteria can either break down or reduce the risk from pollutants including chlorinated solvents, radioactive waste and greenhouse gases.
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