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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Soil Science Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
  • 1998 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 1996 - Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Paul M. Bertsch is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Bertsch has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Warish Ahmed, Aaron Bivins, Stuart L. Simpson, Kyle Bibby, and Jochen F. Mueller. Their publications appear consistently in venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Research, Preprints.org, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, and the Journal of Travel Medicine.

The following is a selection of recent papers authored recently:

  • Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Decay of SARS-CoV-2 and surrogate murine hepatitis virus RNA in untreated wastewater to inform application in wastewater-based epidemiology (2020), published in Environmental Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 RNA monitoring in wastewater as a potential early warning system for COVID-19 transmission in the community: A temporal case study (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in commercial passenger aircraft and cruise ship wastewater: a surveillance tool for assessing the presence of COVID-19 infected travellers (2020), published in Journal of Travel Medicine

Their research often addresses methodological challenges and applications in virus detection and epidemiology, particularly relating to SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater environments.

Paul M. Bertsch has received several awards recognizing contributions in related scientific fields:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • Soil Science Research Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2004
  • Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 1998
  • Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 1997
  • Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award, American Society of Agronomy, 1996

Best Publications

  • Chlorites and hydroxy-interlayered vermiculite and smectite

    Richard I. Barnhisel;Paul M. Bertsch

  • Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater.

    Warish Ahmed;Paul M. Bertsch;Aaron Bivins;Kyle Bibby

  • Evidence for biomagnification of gold nanoparticles within a terrestrial food chain.

    Jonathan D Judy;Jason M Unrine;Paul M Bertsch

  • Decay of SARS-CoV-2 and surrogate murine hepatitis virus RNA in untreated wastewater to inform application in wastewater-based epidemiology.

    Warish Ahmed;Paul M. Bertsch;Kyle Bibby;Eiji Haramoto

  • Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Clay Minerals. 1. Gibbsite, Kaolinite, Pyrophyllite, and Beidellite

    Brian J. Teppen;Kjeld Rasmussen;Paul M. Bertsch;David M. Miller

  • Trace element speciation in poultry litter

    B. P. Jackson;P. M. Bertsch;M. L. Cabrera;J. J. Camberato

  • Changes in Transition and Heavy Metal Partitioning during Hydrous Iron Oxide Aging

    Robert G. Ford;Paul M. Bertsch;Kevin J. Farley

  • Immobilization of uranium in contaminated sediments by hydroxyapatite addition

    J. Samuel Arey;John C. Seaman;Paul M. Bertsch

  • Bioavailability of Gold Nanomaterials to Plants: Importance of Particle Size and Surface Coating

    Jonathan D. Judy;Jason M. Unrine;William Rao;Sue Wirick;Sue Wirick

  • SARS-CoV-2 RNA monitoring in wastewater as a potential early warning system for COVID-19 transmission in the community: A temporal case study.

    Warish Ahmed;Ben Tscharke;Paul M. Bertsch;Kyle Bibby

  • Identification and quantification of the "Al13" tridecameric aluminum polycation using ferron

    David R. Parker;Paul M. Bertsch

  • Uptake, distribution and toxicity of gold nanoparticles in tobacco (Nicotiana xanthi) seedlings

    Tara Sabo-Attwood;Jason M. Unrine;John W. Stone;Catherine J. Murphy

  • Direct measurement of aluminum uptake and distribution in single cells of Chara corallina.

    Gregory J. Taylor;Julie L. McDonald-Stephens;Douglas B. Hunter;Paul M. Bertsch

  • In Situ Cr(VI) Reduction within Coarse-Textured, Oxide-Coated Soil and Aquifer Systems Using Fe(II) Solutions

    John C. Seaman;Paul M. Bertsch;L. Schwallie

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

    Warish Ahmed;Stuart L. Simpson;Paul M. Bertsch;Kyle Bibby

  • Determination of arsenic speciation in poultry wastes by IC-ICP-MS.

    Brian P. Jackson;Paul M. Bertsch

  • Role of Particle Size and Soil Type in Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Earthworms

    W. Aaron Shoults-Wilson;Brian C. Reinsch;Olga V. Tsyusko;Paul M. Bertsch

  • Effect of silver nanoparticle surface coating on bioaccumulation and reproductive toxicity in earthworms (Eisenia fetida).

    William A. Shoults-Wilson;Brian C. Reinsch;Olga V. Tsyusko;Paul M. Bertsch

  • Applications of Synchrotron-Based X-ray Microprobes

    Paul M. Bertsch;Douglas B. Hunter

  • Immobilization of Nickel and Other Metals in Contaminated Sediments by Hydroxyapatite Addition

    John C. Seaman;J.Samuel Arey;Paul M. Bertsch

  • Soil-borne mobile colloids as influenced by water flow and organic carbon

    Daniel I. Kaplan;Paul M. Bertsch;Domy C. Adriano;William P. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason M. Unrine
Jason M. Unrine University of Kentucky
Brian P. Jackson
Brian P. Jackson Dartmouth College
Warish Ahmed
Warish Ahmed Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Stuart L. Simpson
Stuart L. Simpson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Gregory V. Lowry
Gregory V. Lowry Carnegie Mellon University
Kevin V. Thomas
Kevin V. Thomas University of Queensland
Jochen F. Mueller
Jochen F. Mueller University of Queensland
Kyle Bibby
Kyle Bibby University of Notre Dame
Daniel I. Kaplan
Daniel I. Kaplan Savannah River National Laboratory
Jérôme Rose
Jérôme Rose Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geoscience

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