{"id":175,"date":"2023-07-24T04:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T04:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/?p=175"},"modified":"2023-09-11T03:26:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T03:26:31","slug":"faculty-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/uncategorized\/faculty-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:123px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"299\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-71\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cropped-IowaStateUniversity-3-1.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cropped-IowaStateUniversity-3-1.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cropped-IowaStateUniversity-3-1-300x66.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cropped-IowaStateUniversity-3-1-1024x224.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cropped-IowaStateUniversity-3-1-768x168.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><strong>Dr. Kaoru Ikuma<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ikuma_Kaoru_directory-200x300-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet Dr. Kaoru Ikuma, an accomplished Associate Professor and Cerwick Faculty Fellow at Iowa State University. Her research endeavors center around environmental microbiology and biotechnology, with a particular focus on biodegradation of hazardous contaminants and sustainable water and wastewater treatment. Beyond her scientific pursuits, Kaoru is a strong advocate for water security and environmental justice, seeking to make a positive impact in the realm of environmental biofilm microbiology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 2011&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S. Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2007&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.S. Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.S. Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:kikuma@iastate.edu\" target=\"_blank\">kikuma@iastate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 52%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/ikumalabisu\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Biofilm Microbiology Lab at Iowa State University<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/ikumalabisu\/home?authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-23-at-11.09.59-PM-1024x585.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-23-at-11.09.59-PM-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-23-at-11.09.59-PM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-23-at-11.09.59-PM-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-23-at-11.09.59-PM-1536x878.png 1536w, https:\/\/tracingrace.iastatedigital.org\/asian-womeninstem-isu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-23-at-11.09.59-PM-2048x1171.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Publication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Exploring Water Justice, Equity, and Security: Current Federally-Funded Projects<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Croll H.C.<sup>*<\/sup>,&nbsp;Ikuma K., Ong S.K., Sarkar S. Systematic performance evaluation of reinforcement learning algorithms applied to wastewater treatment control optimization.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science &amp; Technology<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2023<\/strong>, in press.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Croll H.<sup>*<\/sup>,&nbsp;Ikuma K., Sarkar S., Ong S.K. Reinforcement learning applied to wastewater treatment process control optimization: Approaches, challenges, and path forward.&nbsp;<em>Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2023<\/strong>. [doi.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10643389.2023.2183699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1080\/10643389.2023.2183699<\/a>]&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brown P.<sup>*<\/sup>,&nbsp;Ikuma K., Ong S. K. Biological phosphorus removal and its microbial community in a modified full-scale activated sludge system under dry and wet weather dynamics.&nbsp;<em>Water Research<\/em><strong>&nbsp;2022<\/strong>, 216: 118338. [doi.org\/10.1016\/j.watres.2022.118338]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spellman C. D., Daer S.<em><sup>*<\/sup><\/em>,&nbsp;Ikuma K., Silverman I., Goodwill J. E. Sulfite-activated ferrate for water reuse applications.&nbsp;<em>Water Research<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2022<\/strong>, 216: 118317. [doi:10.1016\/j.waterres.2022.118317]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daer S.<em><sup>*<\/sup><\/em>, Rehmann E., Rehmann J.,&nbsp;Ikuma K.&nbsp;Development of resistance in&nbsp;<em>Escherichia coli<\/em>&nbsp;against repeated disinfection: Implications for water reuse.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in Environmental Science<\/em><strong>&nbsp;2022<\/strong>, 14 March 2022. [doi:10.3389\/fenvs.2022.855224]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pinto-Vilar R.<em><sup>*<\/sup><\/em>,&nbsp;Ikuma K.&nbsp;Effects of soil surface chemistry in adsorption and activity of urease in a crude protein extract and its implications to biocementation applications.&nbsp;<em>Catalysts<\/em><strong>&nbsp;2022<\/strong>, 12(2): 230. [doi:10.3390\/catal12020230]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pinto-Vilar R.<sup>*<\/sup>,&nbsp;Ikuma K.&nbsp;Adsorption of urease as part of a complex protein mixture onto soil and its implications to enzymatic activity.&nbsp;<em>Biochemical Engineering Journal&nbsp;<\/em><strong>2021<\/strong>, 171: 108026. [10.1016\/j.bej.2021.108026]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daer S.<sup>*<\/sup>, Goodwill J. E., Ikuma K. Effect of ferrate and hypochlorite disinfection on the physiological and transcriptomic response of&nbsp;<em>Escherichia coli<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>Water Research<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2021<\/strong>, 189: 116580. [doi:10.1016\/j.waterres.2020.116580]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kralles Z. T., Ikuma K., Dai N. Assessing disinfection byproduct risks for algal impacted surface waters and the effects of peracetic acid pre-oxidation.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science: Water Research &amp; Technology<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2020<\/strong>, 6: 2365. [doi:10.1039\/d0ew00237b]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lee J., Choi J., Fatka M., Swanner E., Ikuma K., Liang X.<sup>*<\/sup>, Leung T., Howe A. Improved detection of&nbsp;<em>mcyA<\/em>&nbsp;genes and their phylogenetic origins in harmful algal blooms.&nbsp;<em>Water Research<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2020<\/strong>, 176: 115730. [doi:10.1016\/j.waterres.2020.115730]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tan Y., Park<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>J., Ikuma<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>K., Evans<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>E. A., Flamming<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>J. J., Ellis T. G. Feasibility test of autotrophic denitrification of industrial wastewater in sequencing batch and static granular bed reactors.&nbsp;<em>Water Environment Research<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2020<\/strong>, 92: 749-758. [doi:10.1002\/wer.1271] (accepted in 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K. and Rehmann C.R. Importance of extracellular DNA in the fate and transport of antibiotic resistance genes downstream of a wastewater treatment plant.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Engineering Science<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2020<\/strong>, 37 (2): 164-168. [doi:10.1089\/ees.2019.0319] (accepted in 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hoang T., Alleman J., Cetin B., Ikuma K., Choi S. G. Sand and silty-sand soil stabilization using bacterial enzyme induced calcite precipitation (BEICP).&nbsp;<em>Canadian Geotechnical Journal<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2019<\/strong>,<em>&nbsp;56<\/em>&nbsp;(6): 808-822. [doi:10.1139\/cgj-2018-0191]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pruden A., Alcalde R. E., Alvarez P. J., Ashbolt N. J., Biscel H., Capiro N. L., Crossette E., Frigon D., Grimes K., Haas C. N., Ikuma K., Kappell A., LaPara T., Lee K., Li M., Li X., McNamara P., Seo Y., Sobsey M., Sozzi E., Navab-Daneshmand T., Nguyen T. H., Raskin L., Prieto Riquelme M. V., Vikesland P., Wigginton K., Zhou Z. Towards an environmental science and engineering framework for monitoring and mitigating antimicrobial resistance.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Engineering Science<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2018<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>35<\/em>&nbsp;(10):1005-1011. [doi:10.1089\/ees.2017.0520]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sturgeon S. R., Pilsner R., Arcaro K. F., Ikuma K., Wu H., Kim S. M., Chopra-Tandon N., Karpf A., Ziegler R. G., Schairer C., Balasubramanian R., Reckhow D. A. White blood cell DNA methylation and risk of breast cancer in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial (PLCO).&nbsp;<em>Breast Cancer Research<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2017<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>19<\/em>: 94. [doi:10.1186\/s13058-017-0886-6]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schwartz G. E., Redfern L. K., Ikuma K., Gunsch C. K., Ruhl L. S., Vengosh A., Hsu-Kim H. Impacts of coal ash on microbial methyl mercury production and the methylating microbial community in anaerobic sediment slurries.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science: Processes &amp; Impacts<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2016<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>18<\/em>: 1427-1439. [doi:10.1039\/c6em00458j]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K., Shi Z., Walker A. V., Lau B. L. T. Effects of protein species and surface physicochemical features on the deposition of nanoparticles onto protein-coated planar surfaces.&nbsp;<em>RSC Advances<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2016<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>6<\/em>: 75491-75498. [doi:10.1039\/C6RA13508K]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muller J. F., Ghosh, S., Ikuma K., Stevens A. M., Love, N. G. Chlorinated phenol-induced physiological antibiotic resistance in&nbsp;<em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>FEMS Microbiology Letters<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2015<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>362<\/em>&nbsp;(21): fnv172. [doi:10.1093\/femsle\/fnv172]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K., Decho A. W., Lau B. L. T. When nanoparticles meet biofilms: Interactions guiding the environmental fate and accumulation of nanoparticles.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in Microbiology<\/em>, 16 June&nbsp;<strong>2015<\/strong>&nbsp;[doi:10.3389\/fmicb.2015.00591]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chae S.-R., Hunt D. E., Ikuma K., Yang S., Cho J., Gunsch C. K., Liu J., Wiesner M. R. Aging of fullerene C<sub>60<\/sub>&nbsp;nanoparticle suspensions in the presence of microbes.&nbsp;<em>Water Research<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2014<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>65<\/em>: 282-289. [doi:10.1016\/j.watres.2014.07.038]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Huang R., Carney R. P., Ikuma K., Stellacci F., Lau B. L. T. Effects of surface compositional and structural heterogeneity on nanoparticle-protein interactions: Different protein configurations.&nbsp;<em>ACS Nano<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2014<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>8<\/em>&nbsp;(6): 5402-5412. [doi:10.1021\/nn501203k]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K., Madden A. S., Decho A. W., Lau B. L. T. Deposition of nanoparticles onto polysaccharide-coated surfaces: Implications for nanoparticle-biofilm interactions.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science: Nano<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2014<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>1<\/em>&nbsp;(2): 117-122. [doi:10.1039\/C3EN00075C]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lau B. L. T., Hockaday W. C., Ikuma K., Furman O., Decho A. W. A preliminary assessment of the interactions between capping agents of silver nanoparticles and environmental organics.&nbsp;<em>Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>435<\/em>: 22-27. [doi:10.1016\/j.colsurfa.2012.11.065]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K., Decho A. W., Lau B. L. T. The extracellular bastions of bacteria \u2013 A biofilm way of life.&nbsp;<em>Nature Education Knowledge<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>4<\/em>&nbsp;(2): 2. [http:\/\/www.nature.com\/scitable\/knowledge\/ library\/the-extracellular-bastions-of-bacteria-nbsp-a-100450088]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K. and Gunsch C. K. Successful genetic bioaugmentation with&nbsp;<em>Pseudomonas putida<\/em>&nbsp;for toluene degradation in soil columns.&nbsp;<em>Environmental Chemistry Letters<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>11<\/em>: 365-370. [doi:10.1007\/s10311-013-0416-4]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K. and Gunsch C. K. Functionality of the TOL plasmid under varying environmental conditions following conjugal transfer.&nbsp;<em>Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2013<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>97<\/em>&nbsp;(1): 395-408. [doi:10.1007\/s00253-012-3949-8]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K., Holzem R. M., Gunsch C. K. Impacts of organic carbon availability and recipient bacteria characteristics on the potential for TOL plasmid genetic bioaugmentation in soil slurries.&nbsp;<em>Chemosphere<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2012<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>89<\/em>&nbsp;(2): 158-163. [doi:10.1016\/j.chemosphere.2012.05.086]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K. and Gunsch C. K. Genetic bioaugmentation as an effective method for&nbsp;<em>in situ<\/em>&nbsp;bioremediation: Functionality of catabolic plasmids following conjugal transfers.&nbsp;<em>Bioengineered&nbsp;<\/em><strong>2012<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>3<\/em>&nbsp;(4): 234-239 (invited addendum to Ikuma and Gunsch (2013)&nbsp;<em>Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology<\/em>&nbsp;article). [doi:10.4161\/bbug.20551]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikuma K. and Gunsch C. K. Effect of carbon source addition on toluene biodegradation by an&nbsp;<em>Escherichia coli<\/em>&nbsp;DH5a transconjugant harboring the TOL plasmid.&nbsp;<em>Biotechnology and Bioengineering<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>2010<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>107<\/em>&nbsp;(2): 269-277. 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