The Proctor Lab at Purdue University
The Proctor Lab at Purdue University
Engineering Microbiomes for Public Health and Environmental Sustainability
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About the lab
About the lab
We're a passionate research team with a focus on making a difference in public health and environmental sustainability. Our diverse research efforts include drinking water quality, microbiology, hydroponics, landfill leachate, as well as innovative approaches to citizen science. With access to cutting-edge technology offered at leading research university and continuously engaging with communities, we aim to address pressing environmental challenges and enhance the well-being of both ecosystems and people.
About Dr. Caitlin Proctor
About Dr. Caitlin Proctor
Caitlin R. Proctor is currently an Assistant Professor of Agricultural & Biological Engineering (ABE) and Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering (SEE, formerly Environmental and Ecological Engineering or EEE) at Purdue University conducting research at the cutting edge of microbiome engineering across a variety of aquatic systems. She is passionate about unlocking the potential of microbes to maintain safe and sustainable engineered water systems. She was awarded a Ph.D. in Life Sciences from the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland and completed her masters at Virginia Tech.
Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences (PAMS)
Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences (PAMS)
The Proctor Lab is an active member of Purdue Applied Microbiome Sciences (PAMS), an interdisciplinary community of scientists dedicated to developing the knowledge and tools needed to predict and control microbiomes for improved health, economic benefit, and environmental sustainability. Through PAMS, our lab collaborates with researchers across Purdue to advance microbiome science and its applications in water, health, and the environment.
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Life at Purdue
Life at Purdue
The Midwest
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