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Leslie M. Shor
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Dr. Shor's research interest is broadly defined as environmental biotechnology with three main areas of focus: responses of microorganisms to micro-scale hetergeniety, contaminant bioavailability, and transport and persistence of microorganisms in the environment. Microorganisms in the environment are critical to the degradation of contaminants in soil, sediment, and water; to wastewater treat proceses; and the transport of disease in groundwater, surface water, and water distribution networks. Dr. Shor's most recent work has focused on the development of microfluidic devices with physical features only a few microns in size. This innovation allows microorganisms to be directly observed in a physical setting more closely resembling their natural soil or sediment habitat than has ever been achieved before, and has revealed exciting behaviors among individual microorganisms including aggression, competition, and cooperation. Dr. Shor is also the Faculty Advisor of the Vanderbilt University chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. Education: Ph.D. 2002 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ M.S. 1999 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ B.A. 1996 Chemistry and Environmental Science The University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA Research Interests:
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