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Member Since 2014
Melany Ruiz-Urigüen
Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Professional Experience
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Professor
2021 - Present
Education
Princeton University
Doctorate
2019
Masters
2014
Current Roles
Member
Devendra Lal Medal Committee
AGU Abstracts
Feammox: Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation Coupled to Iron Reduction, from its Discovery to Applications
ILLUMINATING UNIQUE AND UNDERSTUDIED MICROBIAL DRIVERS OF BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE II ORAL
biogeosciences | 12 december 2022
Shan Huang, Chen Chen, Melany Ruiz-Urigüen, Peter ...
Feammox is the name given to bacterial-mediated form of anaerobic ammonium (NH4+) oxidation under iron (Fe) reducing condition. It is a novel pathway ...
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Biodegradation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid by Acidimicrobiaceae sp. strain A6 in Anaerobic Microbial Electrolysis Cells
ADVANCES IN THE OCCURRENCE, FATE, TRANSPORT, TRANSFORMATION, AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS I ORAL
hydrology | 15 december 2021
Melany Ruiz-Urigüen, Weitao Shuai, Shan Huang, Pet...
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a type of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). PFAS are a group of manmade chemicals that are widely used in in...
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Electrode-colonizing Feammox Bacteria Acidimicrobiaceae sp. A6
FALL MEETING 2018
11 december 2018
Melany Ruiz-Urigüen, Peter R. Jaffe, Weitao Shuai
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2025
Member
Devendra Lal Medal Committee
2022 - 2023
Member
Devendra Lal Medal Committee
2019 - 2020
Member
Biogeosciences Early Career Committee