Will Overholt
FSU Undergraduate
Graduation Date: Spring 2010.
Research Interests: “Uranium is a concerning groundwater contaminant across the US and throughout the world due to its radioactivity, toxicity, and the fact that it is highly mobile in oxidized environments. Currently the most promising way to remediate uranium contaminated sites is through stimulating microbial communities to reduce the mobile U(VI) to an insoluble U(IV) compound. I am interested in understanding how microbial communities respond to various reductants and how successful these manipulations would be for full site remediation.”
Projects: Bioremediation
Future Goals: To attend a graduate program in environmental microbiology.
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Nicole Roberts
FSU Undergraduate
Graduation Date: Summer 2010
Research Interests: “I have a love for Ecology, Genetics, and Evolution, and have joined the Kostka Lab because I am interested in playing a role in developing new biofuels as a part of the new Florida State University Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES).”
Projects and activities: Nicole is working on the Biofuels project and is also the President of the Portuguese Language Club and teaches the BSC1005 Lab for non-majors.
Future Plans: Nicole would ultimately like to earn her Ph.D. and become a professor.
