Dr. Qiang He

Education

• Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (2003), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


• MS in Biological and Agricultural Engineering (2000), Kansas State University


• BS in Biochemical Engineering (1993), East China University of Science and Technology

Research Areas

• Biological treatment processes


• Water and wastewater quality


• Environmental microbiology


• Renewable energy

Selected Publications

• Walker, C. B., Z. He, Z. K. Yang, J. A. Ringbauer, Q. He, J. Zhou, G. Voordouw, J. D. Wall, A. P. Arkin, T. C. Hazen, S. Stolyar, and D. A. Stahl. 2009. The electron transfer system of syntrophically grown Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Journal of Bacteriology 191(18): 5793-5801.
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• He, Q., P. M. Lokken, S. Chen, and J. Zhou. 2009. Characterization of the impact of acetate and lactate on ethanolic fermentation by Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus. Bioresource Technology 100(23): 5955-5965.
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• Zhang, Y., X. Zhang, H. Zhang, Q. He, Q. Zhou, Z. Su, and C. Zhang. 2009. Responses of soil bacteria to long-term and short-term cadmium stress as revealed by microbial community analysis. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 82(3): 367-372.
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• Pereira, P. M., Q. He, F. M. A. Valente, A. V. Xavier, J. Zhou, I. A. C. Pereira, and R. O. Louro. 2008. Energy metabolism in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough: insights from transcriptome analysis. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 93(4): 347-362.
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• Pereira, P. M., Q. He, A. V. Xavier, J. Zhou, I. A. C. Pereira, and R. O. Louro. 2008. Transcriptional response of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough to oxidative stress mimicking environmental conditions. Archives of Microbiology 189(5): 451-461.
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• Butler, J. E., Q. He, K. P. Nevin, Z. He, J. Zhou, and D. R. Lovley. 2007. Genomic and microarray analysis of aromatics degradation in Geobacter metallireducens and comparison to a Geobacter isolate from a contaminated field site. BMC Genomics 8: 180.
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• Stolyar, S., Q. He, M. P. Joachimiak, Z. He, Z. K. Yang, S. E. Borglin, D. C. Joyner, K. Huang, E. Alm, T. C. Hazen, J. Zhou, J. D. Wall, A. P. Arkin, and D. A. Stahl. 2007. Response of Desulfovibrio vulgaris to alkaline stress. Journal of Bacteriology 189(24): 8944-8952.
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• Bender, K. S., H.-C. B. Yen, C. L. Hemme, Z. Yang, Z. He, Q. He, J. Zhou, K. H. Huang, E. J. Alm, T. C. Hazen, A. P. Arkin, and J. D. Wall. 2007. Analysis of a ferric uptake regulator (Fur) mutant of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(17): 5389-5400.
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• Mukhopadhyay, A., A. M. Redding, M. P. Joachimiak, A. P. Arkin, S. E. Borglin, P. S. Dehal, R. Chakraborty, J. T. Geller, T. C. Hazen, Q. He, D. C. Joyner, V. J. J. Martin, J. D. Wall, Z. K. Yang, J. Zhou, and J. D. Keasling. 2007. Cell wide responses to low oxygen exposure in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough. Journal of Bacteriology 189(16): 5996-6010.
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• He, Q., K. H. Huang, Z. He, E. J. Alm, M. W. Fields, T. C. Hazen, A. P. Arkin, J. D. Wall, and J. Zhou. 2006. Energetic consequences of nitrite stress in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough inferred from global transcriptional analysis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(6): 4370-4381.
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• Clark, M. E., Q. He, Z. He, K. H. Huang, E. J. Alm, X.-F. Wan, T. C. Hazen, A. P. Arkin, J. D. Wall, J.-Z. Zhou, and M.W. Fields. 2006. Temporal transcriptomic analysis as Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough transitions into stationary phase during electron donor depletion. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72(8): 5578-5588.
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• Chhabra, S. R., Q. He, K. H. Huang, S. P. Gaucher, E. J. Alm, Z. He, M. Z. Hadi, T. C. Hazen, J. D. Wall, J. Zhou, A. P. Arkin, and A. K. Singh. 2006. Global analysis of heat shock response in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough. Journal of Bacteriology 188(5): 1817-1828.
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• Mukhopadhyay, A., Z. He, E. J. Alm, A. P. Arkin, E. E. Baidoo, S. C. Borglin, W. Chen, T. C. Hazen, Q. He, H.-Y. Holman, K. H. Huang, R. Huang, D. C. Joyner, N. Katz, M. Keller, P. Oeller, A. Redding, J. Sun, J. D. Wall, J. Wei, Z. Yang, H.-C. Yen, J. Zhou, and J. D. Keasling. 2006. Salt stress in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough: An integrated genomics approach. Journal of Bacteriology 188(11): 4068-4078.
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• He, Q., and R. A. Sanford. 2004. Acetate threshold concentrations suggest varying energy requirements during anaerobic respiration by Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70(11): 6940-6943.
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• He, Q., and R. A. Sanford. 2004. The generation of high biomass from chlororespiring bacteria using a continuous fed-batch bioreactor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 65(4): 377-382.
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• He, Q., and R. A. Sanford. 2003. Characterization of Fe(III) reduction by halorespiring Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(5): 2712-2718.
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• He, Q., and K. R. Mankin. 2002. Assessing removal kinetics of organic matter in rock-plant filters. Transactions of the ASAE 45(6): 1771-1778.
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• He, Q., and K. R. Mankin. 2002. Performance variations of COD and nitrogen removal by vegetated submerged-bed wetlands. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 38(6): 1679-1689.
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• He, Q., and R. A. Sanford. 2002. Induction characteristics of reductive dehalogenation in the ortho-halophenol-respiring bacterium, Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans. Biodegradation 13(5): 307-316.
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• He, Q., and K. R. Mankin. 2001. Seasonal variations in hydraulic performance of rock-plant filters. Environmental Technology 22(9): 991-999.
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