Kelly Nevin

Research Assistant Professor

Phone: 413-577-3103
Fax: 413-577-0865
Email: knevin@microbio.umass.edu
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Ph.D.: Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Microbial Fuel Cells Biology

The transfer of electrons to current harvesting electrodes by the Geobacter sulfurreducens is the primary focus of my research. Determining the electron transport chain to outside the cell during electricity production will allow for the optimization of the process and better fuel cell performance. We are currently exploring biofilm structure and conductivity, analysis of mutants in electron transport proteins, testing of electrode materials and fuel cell design. The tools currently being used to explore these questions include microarrays, proteomics, confocal laser scanning microscopy, electrochemical, protein and metabolite analyses.

Selected Publications

K. P. Nevin, D. E. Holmes, T. L. Woodard, S. F. Covalla and D. R. Lovley. Reclassification of Trichlorobacter thiogenes as Geobacter thiogenes comp. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2007, 57: 463-466.

G. Reguera, K. P. Nevin, J. S. Nicoll, S. F. Covalla, T. L. Woodard and D. R. Lovley. Microbial Nanowire Production Leads to Increased Current in Microbial Fuel Cells. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2006, 72: 7345-7348.

D. E. Holmes*, S. K. Chaudhuri*, K. P. Nevin*, T. Mehta, B. A. Methé, A. Liu, J. E. Ward, T. L. Woodard 1 , J. Webster, and D. R. Lovley. . Microarray and genetic analysis of electron transfer to electrodes in Geobacter sulfurreducens . Environmental Microbiology . 2006, 8(10): 1805-1815. *-denotes equal authorship

K. P. Nevin, D. E. Holmes, T. L. Woodard, E. S. Hinlein, D. W. Ostendorf and D. R. Lovley. Geobacter bemidjiensis sp. nov. and Geobacter psychrophilus sp. nov., two new Fe(III)-reducing subsurface isolates. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2005, 55(4): 1667-1674 .

Dawn E. Holmes, Kelly P. Nevin and Derek R. Lovley; In Situ Expression of Geobacteraceae nifD in Subsurface Sediments ; Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2004, 70(12): 7251-9.

Kelly P. Nevin, Kevin T. Finneran and Derek R. Lovley , Microorganisms Associated with Uranium Bioremediation in a High-Salinity Subsurface Environment, Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2003, 69(6): 3672-3675.

Kelly P. Nevin and Derek R. Lovley, Novel mechanisms for accessing insoluble Fe(III) oxide during dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction by Geothrix fermentans , Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2002, 68(5): 2294-2299.

Kelly P. Nevin and Derek R. Lovley, Mechanisms for Fe(III) oxide reduction in sedimentary environments, Geomicrobiology Journal, 2002, 19(2): 141-159.

Kelly P. Nevin and Derek R. Lovley, Lack of production of Electron-Shuttling compounds or solubilization of Fe(III) during reduction of insoluble Fe(III) oxide by Geobacter metallireducens; Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2000, 66(5): 2248-2251.

Kelly P. Nevin and Derek R. Lovley; Potential for nonenzymatic reduction of Fe(III) via electron shuttling in subsurface sediments, Environmental Science & Technology, 2000, 4(12): 2472-2478.

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