Environmental Science
Outstanding Faculty of the Year 2008-09
Dr.
Susan Childers
Dr.
Susan Childers, assistant professor of Geomicrobiology, has been selected as
the Outstanding Environmental Science Faculty of 2008-2009.
Dr.
Childers has been active in the Environmental Science program for the past
several years, participating on the EnvS Core Faculty committee for two
years and chairing the EnvS Curriculum Committee for two years. In addition,
she has mentored four graduate students, four undergraduate students in EnvS
497, “Senior Research and Thesis”, and mentored a summer intern as part of
the Research Experience for Undergraduates program in 2008. Dr. Childers’
research interests include respiration of iron and selenium, interactions
with arsenic in geothermal environments, and microorganisms in modern
environments relevant to early life on Earth. We are very proud to present
her with the 2008-2009 Outstanding Faculty award for her significant
contributions.
Biological
Sciences
