Harvey Bolton
Director of Biological Sciences Division. Current research focus is on microbial processes which influence radionuclide and metal mobility, biodegradation of radionuclide/metal-organic complexes, microbiology of mixed organic - radionuclide waste, subsurface microbiology, and biogeochemical cycling of N and C in arid lands.
Education
- Ph.D., Soil Microbiology, Washington State University, 1985
- M.S., Soil Microbiology, Washington State University, 1983
- B.S., Natural Resources, University of Rhode Island, 1979
Honors and Awards
- Alpha Zeta and Phi Beta Phi Honor Societies
- Graduated summa cum laude
- Lindahl and Landerholm Memorial College of Agriculture Scholarships for graduate students
Professional Affiliations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Chemical Society
- Soil Science Society of America
- Ecological Society of America
Ad Hoc Reviewer for Department of Energy Grants including Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research Program, Program for Ecosystem Adjustment, Small Business Technology Transfer Research Program
Ad Hoc Reviewer of Journals Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Environmental Quality, Microbial Ecology, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Selected Publications
Link SO, JL Smith, JJ Halvorson, and H Bolton, Jr. 2004. “A reciprocal transplant experiment within a climatic gradient in a semiarid shrub-steppe ecosystem: effects on bunchgrass growth and reproduction, soil carbon, and soil nitrogen.” Global Change Biology 9:1097-1105.
Bailey VL, JL Smith, and H Bolton, Jr. 2003. “Novel antibiotics as inhibitors for the selective respiratory inhibition method for measuring fungal:bacterial ratios in soil.” Biology and Fertility of Soils 38(3):154-160.
Smith JL, H Bolton, Jr., and JJ Halvorson. 2002. “Soil properties and microbial activities across a 500-m elevation gradient in a semi-arid environment.” Soil Biology & Biochemistry 34(11):1749-1757
Bohuslavek JJ, W Payne, Y Liu, H Bolton, Jr., and L Xun. 2001. “Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of a gene cluster involved in EDTA degradation from the bacterium BNC1.” Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67(2):688-695.
Liu Y, TM Louie, JW Payne, J Bohuslavek, H Bolton, Jr., and L Xun. 2001. “Identification, purification, and characterization of iminodiacetate oxidase from the EDTA-degrading bacterium BNC1.” Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67(2):696-701.
Rai D, H Bolton, Jr., DA Moore, NJ Hess, and GR Choppin. 1999. Thermodynamic model for the solubility of PuO2(am) in the aqueous Na+-H+-OH-Cl--H2O-ethylenediaminetetraacetate system. Radiochimica Acta. 86:89-99.
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