Luisa Ikner

Assistant Professor
Luisa Ikner

Room 1112C

Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center

2959 Calle Agua Nueva

Tucson, AZ 85745

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WEST Center

Teaching:

  • Pollution Science (ENVS 305)
  • Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (ENVS 426/526)

My Research Interests:

  • Antimicrobial effectiveness
  • Best practices for effective research partnerships
  • Emerging bacterial and viral pathogens (BSL-2, BSL-3)
  • Microbial decay/removal in natural and human-made systems
  • Method development/optimization
  • Pandemic preparedness
  • Pathogen detection in water
  • Wastewater treatment and advanced water purification

Degree(s)

  • PhD in Soil, Water and Environmental Science from the University of Arizona