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Towards Sustainability Through Ecology And Engineering Of Microbial Systems

Towards Sustainability Through Ecology And Engineering Of Microbial Systems The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The 17 SDGs are integrated—they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability. This talk will explore how harnessing microbial systems is an integral aspect of the quest to achieve sustainable development and a circular bioeconomy. Key to this is a multidisciplinary approach, involving elements from engineering, ecology, biotechnology, molecular biology, and data science. We will look at some examples of how microbial communities can be driven to achieve desired functions, such as the degradation of pollutants or the production of valuable compounds from waste, and also help us better understand and anticipate the impacts of disturbance on biodiversity. Ezequiel works as a senior postdoctoral research fellow at the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He serves as the project manager of a Singapore NRF CRP research grant titled: “Recovery and microbial synthesis of high-value aquaculture feed additives from food-processing wastewater”, in collaboration with industrial partners and external research institutions. A main goal of this project is to drive microbial communities to convert food-processing wastewaters into protein to be used as fish-feed additives for aquaculture. Much of Ezequiel’s research focuses on understanding the effect of disturbance on the function, structure, and assembly of microbial communities, using engineered bioreactors for wastewater treatment as model systems for microbial ecology. He also works in collaboration with Biofilm Engineering Technology Consultancy Services (BETeCS) in the translation of biofilm engineering solutions to oil-contaminated soil bioremediation towards sustainable waste management, through a seed fund from the Singapore National Biofilm Consortium (SNBC). Ezequiel holds a Ph.D. (2018) and a M.Sc. (2015) in Civil & Environmental Engineering (with minor in microbiology and ecology) from the University of California, Davis, as well as a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (2008) from the National University of Salta, Argentina. Prior to his postgraduate academic journey, he worked for five years in the steelmaking industry as a process and operations engineer. Ezequiel has also served the community at NTU and Singapore through various core roles at TEDxNTU from 2015 to 2020, the largest TEDx event in Singapore, awarded the Nanyang Award for teamwork in 2019. ________________________________ This talk was given on 11 October 2022 as part of the ASE & EOS Seminar Series.