Position Title
Assistant Professor
Research:
Dr. Grettenberger studies the geochemistry of diverse microbial communities and how they utilize minerals in the environment. Her research uses microbial tools to help remediate acid mine drainage, a phenomenon found widely around the world including in California, and has applications for helping to improve water quality in these environments.
Specialties/Focus:
- Bioremediation
- Bioinformatics
- Microbiology
Education and Experience:
- Western Washington University: BS Biology 2009
- Pennsylvania State University: MS Geosciences 2011
Pennsylvania State University: PhD Ecology and Biogeochemistry (Dual Title) 2015
Teaching:
- ETX 103B - Biological Effects of Toxicants – Experimental Approach
Campus Membership:
- Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate Group
Recent Publications:
1. Williams, C, Macalady, JL, Grettenberger, CL. 2023. Metagenome-assembled genomes from Appalachian Acid Mine Drainage Site. Microbiology Resource Announcements. DOI 10.1128/mra.01280-22.
2. Grettenberger, CL, Hamilton, TL. 2021. Novel genomes from an acid mine drainage environment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology DOI 10.1128/AEM.00772-21.
3. Grettenberger, CL, Havig, JR, Hamilton, TL. 2020. Metabolic diversity and co-occurrence of multiple Ferrovum species at an acid mine drainage site. BMC Microbiology DOI 10.1186/s12866-020-01768-w.