Faculty/Staff Directory
First Name
Roderick
Last Name
Morgan
Email
morganr@gvsu.edu
Title
Professor
Website
Office Address
3327 Kindschi Hall of Science
Office Phone
616-331-3098
Areas of Expertise
Microbiology, Molecular Biology
Professional Societies
American Society for Microbiology
Michigan Branch of the ASM
Courses Taught at GVSU
BIO 120 General Biology
BIO 328 Biomedical Ethics
BIO 355
Human Genetics
BIO 357 Environmental Microbiology
BIO 375
Genetics
BIO 376 Genetics Laboratory
BIO 390 Seminar
BIO
416 Advanced Genetics
BIO 565 Modern Genetics
HNR 245 Microbes
and Society
Research Interests
I am studying how microbes can be used to remove harmful bacteria from drinking water. I am also studying how harmful bacteria enter and remain in West Michigan waterways (source tracking).
Education
Ph.D., Microbiology. Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical
College of Virginia, Richmond, VA. Dissertation: Genetic
Characterization of pBF4-Mediated Conjugation.
M. S. , Biology.
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Thesis: The Anaerobic
Degradation of Polyethylene Glycol by Bacteroides spp. PG1.
B.S.
in Biology. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
Select Publications
Wampler, P. And Morgan R. 2022. Growing a Groundwater Schmutzdecke. Res. Impact, Hydrophilanthropy, 24(4):25-28.
Recent Presentations
(* undergraduate students)
Presentation of research and published abstract. I Hammond*, Wampler J., and Morgan R. Using an In-situ Sand Filter and a Schmutzdecke to Remove Coliforms from Ground Water. At the 16th Annual West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2022.
Presentation of research and published abstract. C. Niergarth*, Ashton J*., Wampler J., and Morgan R. Installation and Monitoring of an In-Situ Filtration Well to Provide Clean Drinking Water. At the 14th Annual West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2020.
Presentation of research and published abstract. H. Nienhaus* and Morgan R. Preliminary Analysis of Grand River and Nearby Groundwater: The Feasibility of a Large-Scale Bio-sand Well. At the 11th Annual West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2017.
Presentation of research and published abstract. J. Sweet*, D. Rohraff*, Morgan R. The Evaluation of the Antibacterial Properties of Cinnamon Bark Oil and Oregano Oil. At the 10th Annual West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2016.
Presentation of research and published abstract. D. McWilliams*, Harris T., Scull B., Morgan R., Rediske R. Implementation of a Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) for Escherichia coli on Lake Michigan Beaches. At the 9th Annual West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2015.
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