I study the interdependence of microbial activity and geochemical cycling in a range of environments. The goal is to gain insight on defining the role of microbes in different environments and how much they affect the stability and transport of a variety of compounds in those environments. Germaine topics addressing these questions include the pathways and kinetics of redox reactions, molecular clusters and reactions driving nanoparticle formation and dissolution, relating microbial ecology to geochemical niches, and the application of statistical, thermodynamic, kinetic, and molecular models to predictive analysis of environmental perturbation. I also investigate the application of mineralogy and geochemistry to problems impacting human health. Nutrient cycling, redox chemistry, algal blooms. His specific research interests include, among others, relating microbial ecology to geochemical niches, and the application of statistical, thermodynamic, kinetic, and molecular models to predictive analysis of environmental perturbation.
Dr. Druschel is a geochemist who studies the interdependence of microbial activity and geochemical cycling in a range of environments. His specific research interests include, among others, relating microbial ecology to geochemical niches, and the application of statistical, thermodynamic, kinetic, and molecular models to predictive analysis of environmental perturbation. Along with staff scientist and graduate student Nicolas Clercin, Dr. Druschel is conducting research through CEES on the algal blooms in our local reservoirs along side a complementary project in Lake Champlain in the eastern United States.
