School of

Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

ChEBE Faculty Research

Haluk Beyenal, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Beyenal is a participating faculty member of the
Multidisciplinary Environmental Research at WSU.


School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Washington State University
118 Dana Hall Spokane St.
P.O. Box 642710
Pullman, WA 99164-2710


Office: Sloan 108 (Tel: 509 335-6607)
Lab: ETRL 344
beyenal@wsu.edu
Dr. Beyenal's Website


Graduate Students

Alim Dewan
Conrad Donovan
Patricia Kabage
Hung Duc Nguyen
Ryan Renslow


Selected Publications

  1. Lewandowski, Z., Beyenal, H. 2007. Fundamentals of biofilm research. CRC press.
  2. Marsili, E., Beyenal, H., Di Palma, L., Merli, C., Dohnalkova, A., Amonette, J.E., Lewandowski, Z. 2007. Uranium immobilization by sulfate reducing biofilms. Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 8349-8354.
  3. Rani, S.A., Pitts, B., Beyenal, H., Veluchamy, R.A., Lewandowski, Z., Davison, W.M., Buckingham-Meyer, K., Stewart, P.S. 2007. Spatial patterns of DNA replication, protein synthesis and oxygen concentration within bacterial biofilms reveal diverse physiological states. J Bacteriology, 189 (11), 4223-4233.
  4. Menicucci, J., Beyenal, H., Marsili, E., Veluchamy, R. A., Demir, G., Lewandowski, Z. 2006. A procedure for determining maximum sustainable power generated by microbial fuel cells. Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 1062-1068.
  5. Shantaram, A., Beyenal, H., Veluchamy, R. A., Lewandowski, Z. 2005. Wireless sensors powered by microbial fuel cells. Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 5037-5042.
  6. Rhoads, A., Beyenal, H., Lewandowski, Z. 2005. A microbial fuel cell using anaerobic respiration as an anodic reaction and biomineralized manganese as a cathodic reactant. Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 4666-4671.
  7. Beyenal, H., Lewandowski, Z. 2005. Modeling mass transport and microbial activity in stratified biofilms. Chemical Engineering Science, 60, 4337-4348.
  8. Marsili, E., Beyenal, H., Di Palma, L., Merli, C., Dohnalkova, A., Amonette, J.E., Lewandowski, Z. 2005. Uranium removal by sulfate reducing biofilms in the presence of carbonates. Water Science and Technology, 52, 49-55.
  9. Beyenal, H., Donovan, C., Lewandowski, Z., Harkin, G. 2004. Three-dimensional biofilm image analysis. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 59, 395-413.
  10. Beyenal, H., Davis, C. C., Lewandowski, Z. 2004. An optical microsensor to measure fluorescent light intensity in biofilms. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 58, 367-374.
  11. Beyenal, H., Lewandowski, Z. 2004. Dynamics of lead immobilization in sulfate reducing biofilms. Water Research, 38, 2726-2736.
  12. Beyenal, H., Sani, R. K., Peyton, B. M., Dohnalkova, A., Amonette, J. E., Lewandowski, Z. 2004. Uranium immobilization by sulfate reducing biofilms. Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 2067-2074.
  13. Beyenal, H., Lewandowski, Z., Harkin, G. 2004. Quantifying biofilm structure: facts and fiction. Biofouling, 20, 1-23.
  14. Beyenal, H., Davis, C. C., Lewandowski, Z. 2004. An improved Severinghaus-type carbon dioxide microelectrode for use in biofilms. Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 97, 202-210.
  15. Algirdas, J. J., Franklin, M. J., Berglund, D., Sasaki, M., Lord, C. M., Bleazard, J. B., Duffy, J. E., Beyenal, H., Lewandowski, Z. 2003. Compromised host defense on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Characterization of neutrophil and biofilm interactions. Journal of Immunology, 171, 3911-3912.
  16. Yurt, N., Beyenal, H., Sears, J., Lewandowski, Z. 2003. Quantifying growth kinetics in Leptothrix discophora SP-6 biofilms from oxygen concentration profiles. Chemical Engineering Science, 58, 4557-4566.
  17. Beyenal, H., Lewandowski, Z. 2002. Internal and external mass transfer in biofilms grown at various flow velocities. Biotechnology Progress, 18, 55-61.
  18. Beyenal, H., Lewandowski, Z. 2001. Mass transport dynamics, activity, and structure of sulfate reducing biofilms. AIChE, 47, 1689-1697.
  19. Jackson, G., Beyenal, H., Rees, W. M., Lewandowski, Z. 2001. Growing reproducible biofilms with respect to structure and viable cell counts. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 47, 1-10.


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