Martin Polz
Principal Investigator
Contact Information:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15 Vasser Street, Bldg. 48-417
Cambridge, Massachusetts
USA
(617) 253-7128 (ph)
(617) 258-8850 (fax)
Research - Education - Publications:
Education |
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| Harvard University, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology | Ph.D. | 1997 |
| Harvard University, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology | A.M. | 1995 |
| University of Vienna, Zoology | Mag.Rer.Nat | 1991 |
Professional |
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| Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT | 2009-present | |
| Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT | 2004-2009 | |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT | 1998-2004 | |
| Consultant, Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory | 1997 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University | 1997 | |
| Graduate Research Assistant, Harvard University | 1991-1997 | |
Research Interests |
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| Molecular microbial ecology | ||
| Environmental genomics | ||
| Ecology of symbionts and pathogens | ||
Awards and Fellowships |
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| Eli Lilly and Company Elanco Research Award, 2013 | ||
| Fellow, American Academy for Microbiology, elected 2012 | ||
| Gilbert Winslow Career Development Chair, 2003-2004 | ||
| Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization, 2000-2002 | ||
| Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, Outstanding young investigator in residence, University of British Columbia, 2000 |
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| Gilbert Winslow Career Development Chair, 1999-2001 | ||
| ASM Sustaining Member Student Travel Grant, 1997 | ||
| Anna Vaughn Foundation Fellowship, 1994-1996 | ||
| OEB Fellowship for field research, 1993 | ||
| BKU Fellowship, 1990 | ||
Teaching at MIT |
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| 1.016 Introduction to Environmental Engineering | ||
| 1.107 Environmental Chemistry and Biology Laboratory | ||
| 1.080 Environmental Chemistry and Biology, lecture class | ||
| 1.083 Environmental Health Engineering and Biology | ||
| 1.89 Environmental Microbiology | ||
| 1.82 Problems in Aquatic Biology and Chemistry | ||
| 1.962 Topics in Bioremediation | ||
| 1.86/7.492/20.445 Methods and Problems in Microbiology | ||
| 1.87/7.493/20.2011 Microbial Genetics and Evolution | ||
