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Susan De Long is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University, with joint appointments in Chemical and Biological Engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering. She holds B.A. degrees in Environmental Science and Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin. Her research focuses on sustainable biotechnologies, including bioenergy generation from waste, bioremediation of contaminants, and molecular biology tools for microbiome analysis. Her work is funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, and industry partners. Notable awards include the 2022 Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award and multiple service excellence awards. Her teaching includes courses like Biomolecular Tools for Engineers and Water Quality Analysis.
Research emphasizes leveraging microbiome data to improve treatment processes and discover novel enzymes for pollutant degradation. Current projects explore low-water co-digestion processes, anaerobic digestion optimization, and wastewater surveillance for pathogens. Her lab has pioneered metatranscriptomic approaches to identify biomarkers in mixed microbial communities.
- Grants: US DOE BETO, ARPA-E, NSF, Environmental Research and Education Foundation
- Lab Activities: Scott Bioengineering Building, focusing on anaerobic digestion, microbial community analysis, and bioremediation
- Collaborations: Industry partnerships and interdisciplinary teams across engineering and biomedical fields
