Prof. Thomas Curtis
Professor of Environmental Engineering
- Email: tom.curtis@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)191 222 6690
Research Interests
Biological Treatment Systems
Photooxidation
Pathogens and pathogen removal
Other Expertise
Experimental and Theoretical Microbial Ecology
Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries
Waste Stabilisation Ponds
Microbial Fuel Cells
Current Work
Improving Design Through Theoretical Ecology
Selected Publications
- Sloan, W.T, Lunn, M, Woodcock, S, Head, I.M, Nee, S, Curtis, T.P. Quantifying the roles of immigration and chance in shaping prokaryote community structure. Environmental Microbiology 2006, 8(4), 732-740.
- . Quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH): statistical methods for valid cell counting. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual. 2004.
- . Ecological theory: a bridge to the future for engineered biological systems. Environmental Science and Technology 37, 64A-70A 2003.
- Curtis TP, Sloan WT, Scannell JW. Estimating prokaryotic diversity and its limits. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2002, 99(16), 10494-10499.
Esteem Indicators
Associate Editor Water Research
Editorial Board Applied and Environmental Microbiology