Dr Naomi Boxall

Postdoctoral Fellow 
 Environmental and industrial applications
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
Australia

Academician Microbiology
Biography

Undertaking research focused on the use of microorganisms and biotechnological processes for environmental and industrial applications in the mining, water supply and wastewater treatment industries. Research topics within the group have included bioleaching of metals from minerals and metal containing waste materials, biological oxidation of iron, removal and recovery of metals from mine and process waters, wastewater treatment and resource recovery, drinking water and stormwater microbiology, biofouling and biocorrosion, development of biofilm sensors, bioremediation of contaminated sites, molecular detection and monitoring of microbial communities in natural and engineered environments, and isolation and description of novel microorganisms.Currently completing a postdoctoral fellowship in the recovery of valuable metals from e-waste, specifically spent battery waste.

Research Intrest

Microbial ecology

List of Publications
Effect of high sulfate concentrations on chalcopyrite bioleaching and molecular characterisation of the bioleaching microbial community
Preservation of salt-tolerant acidophiles used for chalcopyrite bioleaching: Assessment of cryopreservation, liquid-drying and cold storage
Draft Genome Sequence of Acidihalobacter ferrooxidans DSM 14175 (Strain V8), a New Iron- and Sulfur-Oxidizing, Halotolerant, Acidophilic Species