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Joshua Atkinson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University. He completed his PhD in Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology at Rice University in 2019. Prior to this, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Michigan in 2012. His research focuses on utilizing approaches from synthetic biology, protein engineering, and biophysics to understand and control the interactions between microbes and proteins, particularly concerning electron transport. The Atkinson Lab aims to elucidate the critical role of electron transport in energy and information processing within microbial communities. Through this research, they aspire to engineer new biotechnologies that address various societal challenges, including sustainability, environmental monitoring, and resource recovery. Current projects emphasize designing microbial systems that can regulate electron transfer, the influence of electron flows on microbial community structure, and the development of living electronic materials that integrate biological and electrochemical functions.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.