Alejandro Palomo Gonzalez

Alejandro Palomo Gonzalez is a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and has a background in microbiology from Autonomous University of Madrid.

• PhD, Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (2014-2017)
• MSc, Microbiology, Autonomous University of Madrid (2012-2013)
• BSc, Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid and Aarhus University (2007-2012)

His research focuses on microbial communities in natural and engineered systems, particularly their role in biogeochemical cycles like nitrogen cycling. He employs systems microbiology and omics-based approaches to study microbial ecology, physiology, and evolution. His work has significant implications for biological drinking water treatment and nitrification processes.

The trends in his publications highlight expertise in comammox bacteria, metagenomics, and bioreactor systems. His studies span rapid sand filters, anammox reactors, and membrane bioreactors for environmental applications.

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fellowship (2014-2017)
• Otto Mønsteds Fond Grant (2015, 2016, 2019)
• Fonds de recherche du Québec-Nature et technologies (FRQNT) Grant (2016)

He has contributed to microbial ecology through bioinformatics and lab-scale experimentation, co-discovering comammox bacteria that revolutionized understanding of the nitrogen cycle. His work intersects environmental microbiology, genomics, and sustainable engineering.