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Angelique D. Diaz
adiaz@mines.edu
(303) 384-2116

Education:

5/03 – Present	Colorado School of Mines Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Science and Engineering Anticipated Completion Date: June 2007	Golden, Colorado
8/01 – 5/03	Colorado School of Mines Masters of Science in Environmental Science and Engineering Emphasis on Water and Wastewater Treatment Graduation Date: May 2003	Golden, Colorado
8/94 – 6/98	Colorado School of Mines Bachelors of Science in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering. Minors in Environmental Science and International Political Economy. Graduation Date: June 1998	Golden, Colorado

Research Experience:

11/04 – Present	Doctorate Research (Advisor: Dr. Bruce D. Honeyman) “Effect of Microbial Activity on the Release of Plutonium From, and Transport Within, Contaminated Soils.” (Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy)	Golden, Colorado
5/03 – 11/04	Graduate Research (Advisor: Dr. Bruce D. Honeyman) “Microbial Reduction of Uranium by Fermentative and Iron Reducing Bacteria.” (Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center)	Golden, Colorado
8/01 – 5/03	Masters Thesis Research (Advisor: Dr. Robert L. Siegrist)“Wastewater Infiltration Rate Behavior in Porous Media as Affected by Infiltrative Surface Architecture: Methods Development and Experimental Results.” (Sponsor: Infiltrator Systems Incorporated)	Golden, Colorado
1/03 – 4/03	Independent Study Estimation of trace element emission from coal-fired power plants (In collaboration with United States Geological Survey)	Golden, Colorado

Research Interests:

Answering fundamental questions regarding the behavior of plutonium in the presence of microbially produced organic ligands
The effect of microbial activity on the fate of metals in the environment
Bioremediation of contaminated sites
The difference in the behavior of tracer versus “aged” metal contaminants
The microbial diversity of a plutonium –contaminated site and how the microbial community changes with varying carbon source

Publications:

Diaz, A.D., 2003. Wastewater Infiltration Rate Behavior in Porous Media as Affected by Infiltrative Surface Architecture: Methods Development and Experimental Results. Masters Thesis. Colorado School of Mines. Golden, Colorado.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations :

Diaz, A.D., J. Gillow, and B.D. Honeyman. The Effect of Microbial Activity on the Release from, and Transport within Contaminated Soils. Plutonium Futures – The Science 2006 Poster Presentation. Pacific Grove, CA, June 2006.

Diaz, A.D., J. Gillow, and B.D. Honeyman. The Effect of Microbial Activity on the Release from, and Transport within, Contaminated Soils. 3rd WEF/AWWA Student Conference, Rocky Mountain Region. Fort Collins, CO, May 19, 2006.

Diaz, A.D., J. Gillow, B.D. Honeyman, and A.J. Francis. ‘Static Columns’ for the Assessment of the Microbial Solubilization of Pu in Saturated Systems. 10th International Conference on Chemistry and Migration Behaviour of Actinides and Fission Products in the Geosphere, Migration 2005, Avignon, France, September 18-23, 2005.

Honeyman, B.D., A.J. Francis, J.B. Gillow, C.J. Dodge, P.H. Santschi, C. Hung, A. Diaz, R. Tinnacher, K. Roberts, and K. Schwehr. Biogeochemical Cycling and Environmental Stability of Pu Relevant to Long-Term Stewardship of DOE Sites. DOE Annual NABIR Meeting, April 2005, Warrenton, VA.

Diaz, A.D., J. Gillow, B.D. Honeyman, and J. Spear. Microbial Reduction of Uranium by Fermentative and Iron-reducing Bacteria in a Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRB). American Society for Microbiology General Meeting Poster Presentation, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.

Diaz, A.D. Microbial Reduction of Uranium by Fermentative and Iron-reducing Bacteria in a Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRB). CSM Graduate Student Association Research Fair Presentation, April 2004.

Diaz, A.D. and R.L. Siegrist. Wastewater Infiltration Rate Behavior in Porous Media as Affected by Infiltrative Surface Architecture: Methods Development and Experimental Results. ASAE Conference Presentation, March 2004, Sacramento, California.

Diaz, A.D., J. Gillow, B.D. Honeyman, and J. Spear. Microbial Reduction of Uranium in Mine Leachate by Fermentative and Iron-reducing Bacteria. RMRHSRC Annual Meeting Poster Presentation, Golden, Colorado, May 2003.

Professional Affiliations :

Environmental & Water Resources Institute (of ASCE), Student Member
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association (RMWEA), Student Member
Society of Women Engineers, Colorado School of Mines Collegiate Section, Vice President 2005-2006
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Colorado School of Mines Chapter
National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC) Member, Fall 2005

Awards and Scholarships:

Plutonium Futures – The Science 2006, Best Student Poster Award Recipient
3rd WEF/AWWA Student Conference, Rocky Mountain Region – 2nd Place, Presentation Competition, Spring 2006
Fellow, National Summer Institute on Promoting Multicultural Excellence in the Academy, University of Denver, 2004-2005
Spring 2005 Graduate Student Association Travel Grant Recipient
CSM Graduate Student Association Research Fair Competition - 1st Place, Presentation Competition, Spring 2004
National Science Foundation Scholarship Recipient, 2003-2004, 2004-2005
Boettcher Scholar Recipient, 1994
Colorado Hispanic Youth Leadership Award, 1994

For more information, view Angelique's C.V. (as an Adobe pdf file).

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