| Michael Huesemann Title: Senior Research Engineer Phone: (360) 681-3618 e-mail: michael.huesemann@pnl.gov |
Dr. Michael Huesemann has conducted both experimental and theoretical research in hydrocarbon bioremediation for more than ten years. From 1990 to 1994, he was employed as a research engineer at Shell Development Company (Houston, Texas) where he specialized in the area of hazardous waste, soil, and groundwater bioremediation. Since joining Battelle in 1994, Dr. Huesemann has been the principal investigator on a number of major research projects involving the study of hydrocarbon bioavailability, biodegradation kinetics, and environmentally acceptable endpoints in aged petroleum contaminated soils undergoing bioremediation treatment. Dr. Huesemann has also developed mathematical models for predicting the effectiveness of passive oxygen-diffusion limited hydrocarbon biodegradation in soils and has demonstrated the enhanced biodegradation of both PAHs and diesel hydrocarbons under thermophilic conditions.
In addition to his work in the field of hydrocarbon bioremediation, Dr. Huesemann has conducted research and published journal articles in diverse areas such as ocean carbon sequestration, biofixation of carbon dioxide from flue gases by marine microalgae, metabolic regulation of solvent production in anaerobic fermentations, statistical soil sampling, environmental policy analysis, sustainable development, and professional ethics. He also serves as a program manager for DOE's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in the areas of advanced environmental and atmospheric monitoring technologies, carbon cycle measurements and biological carbon sequestration (ca. $5MM/year).
Huesemann, M.H., M.J. Truex, T.S. Hausmann, and T.J. Fortman, "Evidence of thermophilic biodegradation for PAHs, diesel, and TCE in soil", submitted to Battelle’s Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds Conference, to be held in Monterey, CA in May 2002.
Huesemann, M.H., T. Fortman, R.G. Riley, C.J. Thompson, Z. Wang, M. Truex, and B. Peyton, "Slow desorption of phenanthrene from microporous and mesoporous silicas: influence of aging time and aging methodology", Advamces in Environmental Research, submitted, 2001.
Huesemann, M.H., T. Hausmann, and T. Fortman, "Microbial factors rather than bioavailability limit the rate and extent of PAH biodegradation in aged crude oil contaminated model soils", Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, submitted, 2001.
Huesemann, M.H., "Factors limiting successful landfarming of oily wastes", In: Proceedings of the 2001 Aramco Technical Exchange Meeting, Dharhran, Saudi Arabia, accepted for publication, 2001.
Huesemann, M.H., T. Hausmann, and T. Fortman, "Assessment of mass-transfer limitations during slurry bioremediation of PAHs and alkanes in aged soils", accepted for publication, Proceedings of the Battelle Bioremediation Conference, San Diego, CA, 2001.
Huesemann, M.H., A.D. Skillman, and E.A. Crecelius, "Inhibition of marine nitrification by ocean disposal of carbon dioxide", Marine Pollution Bulletin, accepted for publication, 2001.
Huesemann, M. H. "The limits of technological solutions to sustainable development", Journal of Industrial Ecology, accepted for publication, 2001.
Huesemann, M. H., "The inherent biases in environmental research and their effects on public policy", Futures, accepted for publication, 2001.
Riley, R.G., C.J. Thompson, M.H. Huesemann, Z. Wang, B. Peyton, T. Fortman, M. Truex, and K.E. Parker, "Artificial aging of phenanthrene in porous silicas using supercritical carbon dioxide", Environmental Science and Technology, 35(18):3707-3712, 2001.
Wang, Z., D.M. Friedrich, M.R. Beversluis, S.L. Hemmer, A.G. Joly, M.H. Huesemann, M.J. Truex, R.G. Riley, C.J. Thompson, and B.M. Peyton, "A fluorescence spectroscopic study of phenanthrene sorption on porous silica", Environmental Science and Technology, 35(13):2710-2716, 2001.
Huesemann, M.H. "Can pollution problems be effectively solved by environmental science and technology? An analysis of critical limitations, Journal of Ecological Economics, 37:271-287, 2001.
Huesemann, M.H. "Why most remediation technologies are inherently incapable of solving environmental problems", ln: Risk, Regulatory, and Monitoring Considerations: Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, G.B. Wickramanayake, A.R. Gavaskar, M.E. Kelley, and K.W. Nehring, Editors, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 2000, pp. 271-277.
Huesemann, M.H., T. Hausmann, and T. Fortman, "Comparison of PAH biodegradation and desorption kinetics during bioremediation of aged petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils", ln: Case Studies in the Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, G.B. Wickramanayake, A.R. Gavaskar, J.T. Gibbs, and J.L. Means, Editors, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 2000, pp. 181-188.
Huesemann, M. H., "Incomplete hydrocarbon biodegradation in contaminated soils: limitations in bioavailability or inherent recalcitrance?", Bioremediation Journal, 1(1):27-39, 1997.
Salanitro, J.P., P.B. Dorn, M.H. Huesemann, L.M. Rice-Jackson, K.O. Moore, I.A. Rhodes, T.E. Vipond, M.M. Western, and H.L. Wisniewski, "Crude oil hydrocarbon biodegradation and soil ecotoxicity assessment", Environmental Science and Technology, 31:1769-1776, 1997.
Huesemann, M.H., "Landtreating petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils", Encyclopedia of Environmental Control Technology: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impact Assessment, P.N. Cheremisinoff, editor, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas, pp. 237-261,1997.
Huesemann, M. H. and M. J. Truex, "The role of oxygen diffusion in passive bioremediation of petroleum contaminated soils", Journal of Hazardous Materials, 51:93-113, 1996.
Huesemann, M. H., "Predictive model for estimating the extent of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation in contaminated soils", Environmental Science and Technology, 29:7-18, 1995.
Huesemann, M. H., "The use of field desorption mass spectroscopy for monitoring changes in hydrocarbon type composition during petroleum biodegradation" In: Monitoring and Verification of Bioremediation, R.E. Hinchee, G.S. Douglas, and S.K. Ong, eds., Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, 1995, pp. 11-18.
Huesemann, M. H., "Understanding ethical dilemmas using the professional moral development theory", In: Proceedings of 88th Annual Meeting of the Air and Waste Management Association, Paper 95-TA44.03, San Antonio, Texas, June 18-23, 1995.
Huesemann, M. H., "Comparison between solid-phase and slurry-phase bioremediation of diesel and motor oil contaminated soils". In: Proceedings of IGT's Seventh International Symposium on Gas, Oil, and Environmental Biotechnology, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1996, pp. 103-126.
Huesemann, M. H., "A method for predicting the extent of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation in contaminated soils". In: Proceedings of the 33rd Hanford Symposium on Health and the Environment - In Situ Remediation: Scientific Basis for Current and Future Technologies, Part 1, pp. 195-207, 1994.
Huesemann, M. H., "Guidelines for land-treating petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils under field conditions". Journal of Soil Contamination, 3(3): 299-318, 1994.
Huesemann, M. H., and K. O. Moore, "The effects of soil type, crude oil loading, oxygen, crude oil type, and commercial bacteria on crude oil bioremediation kinetics as measured by soil respirometry." In: Hydrocarbon Bioremediation, R.E. Hinchee, B.C. Alleman, R.E. Hoeppel, and R.N. Miller, editors, Lewis Publishers, pp. 58-71, 1994.
Huesemann, M. H., "Guidelines for the development of effective statistical soil sampling strategies for environmental applications". In: Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils and Groundwater - Volume 4, E.J. Calabrese and P.T. Kostecki, editors, Lewis Publishers, pp. 47-96, 1994.
Huesemann, M. H., I. A. Rhodes, L. M. Rice-Jackson, L. L. Sterna, and K.O. Moore, "Changes in hydrocarbon composition during slurry bioremediation of diesel-based drill cuttings". In: Proceedings of IGT's Sixth International Symposium on Gas, Oil, and Environmental Biotechnology, Colorado Springs, 1995, pp. 97-118.
Huesemann, M. H., and K. O. Moore, "Compositional changes during landfarming of weathered Michigan crude oil contaminated soil". Journal of Soil Contamination, 2(3): 245-264, 1993.
Huesemann, M. H., K. O. Moore, and R. N. Johnson, "The fate of BDAT polynuclear aromatic compounds during biotreatment of refinery API oil separator sludge". Environmental Progress, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 30-38, 1993.
Huesemann, M.H., and E. T. Papoutsakis, "The effects of acetate and propionate on solventogenesis in uncontrolled pH batch cultures of Clostridium acetobutylicum." Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 56: 1497-1500, 1990.
Huesemann, M.H., and E. T. Papoutsakis, "Enzymes limiting butanol and acetone formation in continuous and batch cultures of Clostridium acetobutylicum." Applied Microbiology Biotechnology, 31: 435-444, 1989.
Huesemann, M. H., and E. T. Papoutsakis, "Comparison between in vivo and in vitro enzyme activities in continuous and batch fermentations of Clostridium acetobutylicum." Applied Microbiology Biotechnology, 30: 585-595, 1989.
Huesemann, M. H., and E. T. Papoutsakis, "Solventogenesis in Clostridium acetobutylicum fermentations related to carboxylic acid and proton concentrations." Biotechnology Bioengineering, 32: 843-852, 1988.
Papoutsakis, E. T., C. M. Bussineau, I-M. Chu, A.R. Diwan, and M. Huesemann, "Transport of substrates and metabolites, the membrane protonmotive force and their effect on cell metabolism (in butanol/acetone and methylotrophic fermentations)." New York Academy of Science, 506: 24-50, 1987.
Huesemann, M. H., and E. T. Papoutsakis, "Effect of acetoacetate, butyrate, and uncoupling ionophores on growth and product formation of Clostridium acetobutylicum." Biotechnology Letters, 8: 37-42, 1986.