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SUMMARY:Applying Insights from Biofilm Biology to Environmental Engineerin
 g 
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Bin Cao\, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering\, Nan
 yang Technological University\, Singapore\nAbstract:\nBiofilms represent t
 he predominant mode of growth of microorganisms in natural\, engineered an
 d medical habitats. Microbial biofilms can be either beneficial or detrime
 ntal in different settings. While an enhanced understanding of the fundame
 ntals of biofilm biology is required to fully control detrimental biofilms
  and to harness the power of beneficial biofilms\, progress in biofilm res
 earch in recent years has enabled the engineering of biofilm-based bioproc
 esses for various environmental applications. In this presentation\, sever
 al examples of biofilm engineering informed by state-of-the-art understand
 ing of biofilm biology will be discussed.Short biography:\nDr. Cao is an A
 ssistant Professor in Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engine
 ering (EWRE) at School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)\, join
 tly appointed with Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Enginee
 ring (SCELSE). Before he joined NTU\, Dr. Cao spent about two years workin
 g in the microbiology group and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Labor
 atory (EMSL) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) of the United
  States\, as a visiting researcher and then a postdoctoral research associ
 ate. He got his Ph.D. degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering from
  National University of Singapore. Before he joined PNNL\, he was a postdo
 ctoral research associate of Washington State University. Dr. Cao’s rese
 arch focuses on fundamental understanding of biofilm matrix formation as w
 ell as applied research on interactions of biofilm and EPS with emerging e
 nvironmental contaminants. He also has broader interests in biological tre
 atment of waste/wastewater including biodegradation\, bioremediation\, and
  waste-to-energy (or value-added products) bioconversion.
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