Dr. R. Todd Anderson
Climate & Environmental Sciences Division
Office of Biological and Environmental Research
SC-23.1/Germantown Building
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20585-1290 e-mail: Todd.Anderson@science.doe.gov
Phone: (301) 903-5549
Fax: (301) 903-8519 Robert T. Anderson is an environmental microbiologist and manages the environmental microbiology elements, some of the field research elements and the DOE-related portion of the NSF-cosponsored Environmental Molecular Science Institutes (EMSIs) within the Environmental Remediation Sciences Program (ERSP). Dr. Anderson is also DOE’s representative to the Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Models (ISCMEM). Dr. Anderson comes to DOE from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst with a strong background in the microbial ecology and bioremediation potential of anaerobic microorganisms found within contaminated aquifers. Specifically, Dr. Anderson’s research background centered on evaluating subsurface microbial processes including the in situ stimulation of sulfate and metal-reducing bacteria to immobilize or otherwise remove contaminant metals or organics from groundwater at the field scale. Dr. Anderson holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Virginia and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and a Doctorate in Environmental Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Anderson is a former USGS employee within the water resources division (WRD/ER/BRR) and research faculty member of the Microbiology Department at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst.

November 2007

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