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Jennifer Jay's research integrates field and laboratory approaches to understand the geochemical and microbial processes that govern the fate of contaminants in the environment. Her specific interests include geochemical microbial methylation of mercury by sulfate-reducing bacteria, mobilization of arsenic in groundwater, and the persistence of fecal indicator bacteria and pathogens in beach sediment. Understanding the cycling of contaminants in aquatic systems allows assessment and minimization of hazards associated with environmental contamination, and accurately predicting the effects of environmental perturbations. Jay earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She specializes in the fate and transport of chemical and microbial contaminants in the environment and addresses a wide range of topics, including coastal water quality, heavy metals, environmental proliferation of antibiotic resistance, and the impacts of environmental education on carbon footprint dietary choices. She teaches classes such as Aquatic Chemistry, Statistics, and Chemical Fate Transport.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.