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Lewis Semprini is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Pollution, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering as key subfields.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

Lewis Semprini has authored multiple research papers, some of the notable recent publications include:

  • PAH bioremediation with Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC 21198: Impact of cell immobilization and surfactant use on PAH treatment and post-remediation toxicity (2024), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Long-term cometabolic transformation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,4-dioxane by Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC 21198 grown on alcohols slowly produced by orthosilicates (2021), Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • Fluorescent spectroscopy paired with parallel factor analysis for quantitative monitoring of phenanthrene biodegradation and metabolite formation (2023), Chemosphere
  • Co-encapsulation of slow release compounds and Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC 21198 in gellan gum beads to promote the long-term aerobic cometabolic transformation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethene and 1,4-dioxane (2020), Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Influence of growth substrate and contaminant mixtures on the degradation of BTEX and MTBE by Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC strain 21198 (2023), Biodegradation

Frequent publication venues for Semprini's work include:

  • Biodegradation
  • RSC Sustainability
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Collaborations form an important aspect of Semprini's research, with regular coauthors consisting of:

  • Juliana M. Huizenga
  • Michael R. Hyman
  • Lisa Truong
  • Manuel García-Jaramillo
  • Riley A. Murnane

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Bioremediation

    R. D. Norris;R. E. Hinchee;R. Brown;P. L. McCarty

  • A Field Evaluation of In-Situ Biodegradation of Chlorinated Ethenes: Part 2, Results of Biostimulation and Biotransformation Experiments

    Lewis Semprini;Paul V. Roberts;Gary D. Hopkins;Perry L. McCarty

  • Ground-Water Treatment for Chlorinated Solvents

    Perry L. McCarty;Lewis Semprini

  • Comparison Between Model Simulations and Field Results for In‐Situ Biorestoration of Chlorinated Aliphatics: Part 1. Biostimulation of Methanotrophic Bacteria

    Lewis Semprini;Perry L. McCarty

  • Microcosm and in situ field studies of enhanced biotransformation of trichloroethylene by phenol-utilizing microorganisms.

    G D Hopkins;L Semprini;P L McCarty

  • Bioremediation of chlorinated solvents using alternate electron acceptors.

    Edward J. Bouwer

  • Comparison Between Model Simulations and Field Results for In‐Situ Biorestoration of Chlorinated Aliphatics: Part 2. Cometabolic Transformations

    Lewis Semprini;Perry L. McCarty

  • Influence of liberated silver from silver nanoparticles on nitrification inhibition of Nitrosomonas europaea

    Tyler S. Radniecki;Dylan P. Stankus;Arianne Neigh;Jeffrey A. Nason

  • Kinetics and Inhibition of Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethylenes by Two Different Mixed Cultures

    Seungho Yu;Mark E. Dolan;Lewis Semprini

  • A Field Evaluation of In-Situ Biodegradation of Chlorinated Ethenes: Part I, Methodology and Field Site Characterization

    Paul V. Roberts;Gary D. Hopkins;Douglas M. Mackay;Lewis Semprini

  • Monitoring Abundance and Expression of “Dehalococcoides” Species Chloroethene-Reductive Dehalogenases in a Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Flow Column

    Sebastian Behrens;Mohammad F. Azizian;Paul J. McMurdie;Andrew Sabalowsky

  • Anaerobic Transformation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in a Sand Aquifer Based on Spatial Chemical Distributions

    Lewis Semprini;Peter K. Kitanidis;Don H. Kampbell;John T. Wilson

  • Strategies for the aerobic co-metabolism of chlorinated solvents

    Lewis Semprini

  • Trichloroethylene Concentration Effects on Pilot Field-Scale In-Situ Groundwater Bioremediation by Phenol-Oxidizing Microorganisms

    Gary D. Hopkins;Junko Munakata;Lewis Semprini;Perry L. McCarty

  • In situ bioremediation of chlorinated solvents.

    Lewis Semprini

  • A Field Evaluation of In‐Situ Biodegradation of Chlorinated Ethenes: Part 3, Studies of Competitive Inhibition

    Lewis Semprini;Gary D. Hopkins;Paul V. Roberts;Dunja Grbic-Galic

  • Diversity in butane monooxygenases among butane-grown bacteria.

    Natsuko Hamamura;Ryan T. Storfa;Lewis Semprini;Daniel J. Arp

  • Kinetics and modeling of reductive dechlorination at high PCE and TCE concentrations

    Seungho Yu;Lewis Semprini

  • In-situ transformation of carbon tetrachloride and other halogenated compounds resulting from biostimulation under anoxic conditions

    Lewis Semprini;Gary D. Hopkins;Perry L. McCarty;Paul V. Roberts

  • Chloroform Cometabolism by Butane-Grown CF8, Pseudomonas butanovora, and Mycobacterium vaccae JOB5 and Methane-Grown Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b

    Natsuko Hamamura;Cynthia Page;Tulley Long;Lewis Semprini

  • Influence of bovine serum albumin and alginate on silver nanoparticle dissolution and toxicity to Nitrosomonas europaea.

    Ann-Kathrin Ostermeyer;Cameron Kostigen Mumuper;Lewis Semprini;Tyler Radniecki;Tyler Radniecki

  • Retardation of Dissolved Oxygen Due to a Trapped Gas Phase in Porous Media

    Virginia A. Fry;Jonathan D. Istok;Lewis Semprini;Kirk T. O'Reilly

  • Laboratory, Field and Modeling Studies of Radon‐222 as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring NAPL Contamination

    Lewis Semprini;Omar S. Hopkins;Brian R. Tasker

  • Bacterial community composition determined by culture-independent and -dependent methods during propane-stimulated bioremediation in trichloroethene-contaminated groundwater.

    Stephanie A. Connon;Adisorn Tovanabootr;Mark Dolan;Kevin Vergin

Frequent Co-Authors

Perry L. McCarty
Perry L. McCarty Stanford University
Jonathan D. Istok
Jonathan D. Istok Oregon State University
Alfred M. Spormann
Alfred M. Spormann Stanford University
Daniel J. Arp
Daniel J. Arp Oregon State University
Young Keun Kim
Young Keun Kim Korea University
Jennifer A. Field
Jennifer A. Field Oregon State University
John T. Wilson
John T. Wilson Environmental Protection Agency
Peter J. Bottomley
Peter J. Bottomley Oregon State University
Rolf U. Halden
Rolf U. Halden Arizona State University
Edward J. Bouwer
Edward J. Bouwer Johns Hopkins University

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