Garrett J. Smith

Garrett J. Smith studies microbial communities involved in the nitrogen, methane, and metal cycles in environments like groundwater, sediments, and bioreactors. Much of the work focuses on how microorganisms such as ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and methane-oxidizing microbes interact with pollutants (like nitrate, chromium, and pharmaceuticals) and could be used for bioremediation or water treatment. The research combines genomic/metagenomic methods with lab experiments to understand how these microbial processes are shaped by environmental conditions such as metal availability and contaminant loading.

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from a few papers per year in 2017-2019 to a notably higher rate in 2025, indicating an increasingly active and productive research program.

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