William T. Frankenberger

Distinguished Professor of Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry

• Office: 2322 Geology
• Phone: (951) 827-3405
• william.frankenberger@ucr.edu

Academic Degrees:

• Ph.D., 1980, Iowa State University
• M.S., 1977, Iowa State University
• B.A., 1974, Emporia State University

Specialization:

• Microbial production of phytohormones in soils
• Bioremediation of selenium and perchlorate

Research Group:

• Graduate Students

• Other

  • Yiqiang Zhang - Research Scientist

Representative Publications:

• Frankenberger, W. T. (Editor) 2002. Environmental Chemistry of Arsenic. pp. 410. Marcel Dekker, New York, NY.
• Arshad, M., and W. T. Frankenberger. 2002. Ethylene: Agricultural Sources and Applications. pp. 450. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.
• Okeke, B. C., G. Ma, Q. Cheng, M. E. Losi, and W. T. Frankenberger, Jr. 2007. Development of a perchlorate reductase-based biosensor for real time analysis of perchlorate in water. J. Microbiol. Methods. 68: 69-75.
• Zhang, Y.Q. and W.T. Frankenberger, Jr. 2006. Removal of selenate in river and drainage waters by Citerobacter braakii enhanced with zero-valent iron. J. Agric. Food Chem. 54: 152-156.
• Okeke, B. C. and W. T. Frankenberger, Jr. 2005. Use of starch and potato peel waste for perchlorate bioreduction in water. Sci. Total Environ. 347:35-45.

Courses Taught:

• ENSC 155 Principles and Applications in Bioremediation
• SWSC 111 Microbiology and Biochemistry of Soils
• SWSC 290 Special Topics: Microbial Production of Plant Hormones

Graduate Program Affiliations and Research Focus Areas:

• Research Focus Areas

  • Soil and Water Sciences

• Program

  • Environmental Sciences

Honors and Awards

• 1981 Soil Science Society of America Emil Troug Award
• 1987 American Society of Agronomy Visiting Scientist Award
• 1991 Fellow, Soil Science Society of America
• 1991 Fellow, The American Institute of Chemists
• 1992 Fellow, American Society of Agronomy
• 1993 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 1993 Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
• 1993 Invited Speaker, Gordon Research Conference, Appl. & Environ. Microbiol., July 1993
• 1995 USDA-CSREES-NRE Certificate of Merit
• 1995 USDA Secretary's Honor Award for Environmental Protection
• 1995-96 President-Elect of Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry (Div. S-3), SSSA
• 1996 Environmental Quality Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
• 1997 Soil Science Research Award, Soil Science Society of America
• 1997 Finalist for Inland Empire Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• 1998 Soil Science Society of America Francis Clark Distinguished Lectureship on Frontiers in Soil Biology
• 1999 Agronomic Research Award, American Society of Agronomy
• 2001 Director, UCR Center for Technology Development
• 2003 ISI Most Highly Cited Researchers Worldwide in Ecology/Environment (www.isihighlycited.com)

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