James Michael Gossett
Professor
Primary Research Areas
- energy, environment, and sustainable development
- environmental engineering
Graduate Fields
Research Focus
- Complete genome sequencing of chlorinated-alkene-degrading beta-proteobacterium strain JS666 and Nocardioides strain JS614. Sponsor: US Department of Energy (DOE)
- Enhancing Natural Attenuation by Bioaugmentation With Aerobic Bacteria That Degrade cis-1,2-DCE. Sponsor: Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
- Characterization of the Aerobic Oxidation of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride in Support of Bioremediation of Chloroethene-Contaminated Sites. Sponsor: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
- Laboratory Studies To Support Establishment Of A Treatability Test For Enhanced In Situ Anaerobic Dechlorination. Sponsor: USAF Research Lab., Environmental Quality Directorate.
- EPR Using Bioaugmentation with Aerobic Bacteria to Degrade CIS-1,2-DCE. Sponsor: Westinghouse Savannah River Corporation
Educational Background
PhD - Stanford University - 1977M.S. - Stanford University - 1973
B.S. - Stanford University - 1973
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Departments
Research Grants
- ELUCIDATION OF THE MECHANISMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RELEVANCE OF CIS-DICHLOROETHENE AND VINYL CHLORIDE BIODEGRADATION
- ENHANCING NATURAL ATTENUATION THROUGH BIOAUGMENTATION WITH AEROBIC BACTERIA THAT DEGRADE CIS-1,2-DCE
Selected Publications
PubMed ListingsMattes, T. E., N. V. Coleman, J. C. Spain, and J. M. Gossett, “Physiological and Molecular Genetic Analyses of Vinyl Chloride and Ethene Biodegradation in Nocardioides sp. Strain JS614,” Archives of Microbiology, 183, 95-106 (2005).
Chartrand, M. M. G., A. Waller, T. E. Mattes, M. Elsner, G. Lacrampe-Couloume, J. M. Gossett, E. A. Edwards, and B. Sherwood Lollar, “Carbon Isotopic Fractionation During Aerobic Vinyl Chloride Degradation,” Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 1064-1070 (2005).
Schloss, P.D., A. G. Hay, D. B. Wilson, J. M. Gossett, L. P. Walker, "Quantifying Microbial Population Dynamics in Compost Using 16S rRNA Gene Probes" Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 66, 457-463 (2005).
Gossett, J., and D. Fennell, "A Comparison Between Experimental and Numerical Modeling Results of Remediation of Polluted Groundwater," Ma''im U''Svivah (Water & Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 62, pp. 21-28 (2004).
Gossett, J., and D. Fennell, "A Model for Describing Remediation Processes for Groundwater Polluted With Chlorinated Organic Compounds – Part 2," Ma''im U''Svivah (Water & Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 62, pp. 29, 57-59 (2004).
Gossett, J., and D. Fennell, "A Model for Describing Remediation Processes for Groundwater Polluted With Chlorinated Organic Compounds – Part 1," Ma'im U'Svivah (Water & Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 61, pp. 7-10 (2004).
Gossett, J. M., T. E. Mattes, D. L. Sills, J. C. Spain, S. F. Nishino, and N. V. Coleman, “Characterization of the Aerobic Oxidation of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride in Support of Bioremediation of Chloroethene-Contaminated Sites,” Final Technical Report, CU 1168. Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), Washington D.C. 143 pages (November 5, 2004).
Major, D., E. Edwards, P. McCarty, J. Gossett, E. Hendrickson, F. Loeffler, S. Zinder, D. Ellis, J. Vidumsky, M. Harkness, G. Klecka and E. Cox, "Ignore Science at Your Own Peril," [a response to Nyer, E. K., F. Payne, and S. Sutherson, "Environment vs. Bacteria or Let’s Play, 'Name that Bacteria'," Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, 23 (1), 36-45 (2003)] Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, 23 (2), 32-48 (2003).
Fennell, D. E., and J. M. Gossett, "Microcosms For Site-Specific Evaluation of Enhanced Biological Reductive Dehalogenation," Chapter 15 (pp. 385-420) in Häggblom, M. M. and I. D. Bossert (eds.), Dehalogenation: Microbial Processes and Environmental Applications. Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers (2003).
Coleman, N. V., T. E. Mattes, J. M. Gossett, and J. C. Spain, "Phylogenetic and Kinetic Diversity of Aerobic Vinyl-Chloride-Assimilating Bacteria From Chlorinated-Ethene-Contaminated Sites," Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, 6162-6171 (2002).
Gossett, J. M., "Un Nouveau Microbe Mangeur de Polluants," Le Figaro, p. 10 (Novembre 1, 2002).
Gossett, J. M., "Fishing For Microbes, " Science, 298, 974-975 (2002).
Coleman, N. V., T. E. Mattes, J. M. Gossett, and J. C. Spain, "Biodegradation of cis-Dichloroethene as The Sole Carbon Source by a b-Proteobacterium," Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, 2726-2730 (2002).
Fennell, D. E., A. B. Carroll, J. M. Gossett, and S. H. Zinder, "Assessment of Indigenous Reductive Dechlorinating Potential at a TCE-Contaminated Site Using Microcosms, Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis, and Site Data," Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 1830-1839 (2001).
Fennell. D. E., and J. M. Gossett, "Comment on 'Enrichment of High Rate PCE Dechlorination and Comparative Study of Lactate, Methanol, and Hydrogen as Electron Donors to Sustain Activity,'" Environmental Science & Technology, 33, 2681-2682 (1999).
VanderGheynst, J. S., D. J. Cogan, P. J. DeFelice, J. M. Gossett, and L. P. Walker, “Effect of Process Management on the Emission of Organosulfur Compounds and Gaseous Antecedents from Composting Processes,” Environmental Science & Technology, 32, 3713-3718 (1998).
Fennell, D. E., and J. M. Gossett, “Modeling the Production of and Competition for Hydrogen in a Dechlorinating Culture,” Environmental Science & Technology, 32, 2450-2460 (1998).
Magnuson, J. K., R. V. Stern, J. M. Gossett, S. H. Zinder, and D. R. Burris, “Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene to Ethene by a Two-Component Enzyme Pathway,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64, 1270-1275 (1998).
Maymó-Gatell, X., Y-T Chien, J. M. Gossett, and S.H. Zinder, “Isolation of a Bacterium That Reductively Dechlorinates Tetrachloroethene to Ethene,” Science, 276, 1568-1571 (1997).
Fennell, D. E., J. M. Gossett, and S. H. Zinder, “Comparison of Butyric Acid, Ethanol, Lactic Acid, and Propionic Acid as Hydrogen Donors for the Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene,” Environmental Science & Technology, 31, 918-926 (1997).
VanderGheynst, J. S., J. M. Gossett, and L.P. Walker, “High Solids Decomposition: Pilot-Scale Reactor Development and Experimentation,” Process Biochemistry, 32, 361-375 (1997).
Smatlak, C.R., J. M. Gossett, and S.H. Zinder, “Comparative Kinetics of Hydrogen Utilization for Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene and Methanogenesis in an Anaerobic Enrichment Culture,” Environmental Science & Technology, 30, 2850-2858 (1996).
Maymó-Gatell, X., V. Tandoi, J. M. Gossett, and S. H. Zinder, “Characterization of an H2-Utilizing Enrichment Culture That Reductively Dechlorinates Tetrachloroethene to Vinyl Chloride and Ethene in the Absence of Methanogenesis and Acetogenesis,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 61, 3928-3933 (1995).
DiStefano, T.D., J.M. Gossett, and S.H. Zinder, “Hydrogen as an Electron Donor for the Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene by an Anaerobic Mixed Culture,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 58, 3622-3629 (1992).
Freedman, D.L., and J.M. Gossett, “Biodegradation of Dichloromethane and its Utilization as a Growth Substrate Under Methanogenic Conditions,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 57, 2847-2857 (1991).
DiStefano, T.D., J.M. Gossett, and S.H. Zinder, “Reductive Dechlorination of High Concentrations of Tetrachloroethene to Ethene by an Anaerobic Enrichment Culture in the Absence of Methanogenesis,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 57, 2287-2292 (1991).
Freedman, D.L., and J.M. Gossett, “Biological Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloro-ethylene to Ethylene under Methanogenic Conditions,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 55, 2144-2151 (1989).
Gossett, J.M., "Measurement of Henry's Law Constants for C1 and C2 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons," Environmental Science & Technology, 21, 202-208 (1987).
Chartrand, M. M. G., A. Waller, T. E. Mattes, M. Elsner, G. Lacrampe-Couloume, J. M. Gossett, E. A. Edwards, and B. Sherwood Lollar, “Carbon Isotopic Fractionation During Aerobic Vinyl Chloride Degradation,” Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 1064-1070 (2005).
Schloss, P.D., A. G. Hay, D. B. Wilson, J. M. Gossett, L. P. Walker, "Quantifying Microbial Population Dynamics in Compost Using 16S rRNA Gene Probes" Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 66, 457-463 (2005).
Gossett, J., and D. Fennell, "A Comparison Between Experimental and Numerical Modeling Results of Remediation of Polluted Groundwater," Ma''im U''Svivah (Water & Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 62, pp. 21-28 (2004).
Gossett, J., and D. Fennell, "A Model for Describing Remediation Processes for Groundwater Polluted With Chlorinated Organic Compounds – Part 2," Ma''im U''Svivah (Water & Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 62, pp. 29, 57-59 (2004).
Gossett, J., and D. Fennell, "A Model for Describing Remediation Processes for Groundwater Polluted With Chlorinated Organic Compounds – Part 1," Ma'im U'Svivah (Water & Environment, Israeli journal in Hebrew), 61, pp. 7-10 (2004).
Gossett, J. M., T. E. Mattes, D. L. Sills, J. C. Spain, S. F. Nishino, and N. V. Coleman, “Characterization of the Aerobic Oxidation of cis-Dichloroethene and Vinyl Chloride in Support of Bioremediation of Chloroethene-Contaminated Sites,” Final Technical Report, CU 1168. Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), Washington D.C. 143 pages (November 5, 2004).
Major, D., E. Edwards, P. McCarty, J. Gossett, E. Hendrickson, F. Loeffler, S. Zinder, D. Ellis, J. Vidumsky, M. Harkness, G. Klecka and E. Cox, "Ignore Science at Your Own Peril," [a response to Nyer, E. K., F. Payne, and S. Sutherson, "Environment vs. Bacteria or Let’s Play, 'Name that Bacteria'," Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, 23 (1), 36-45 (2003)] Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, 23 (2), 32-48 (2003).
Fennell, D. E., and J. M. Gossett, "Microcosms For Site-Specific Evaluation of Enhanced Biological Reductive Dehalogenation," Chapter 15 (pp. 385-420) in Häggblom, M. M. and I. D. Bossert (eds.), Dehalogenation: Microbial Processes and Environmental Applications. Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers (2003).
Coleman, N. V., T. E. Mattes, J. M. Gossett, and J. C. Spain, "Phylogenetic and Kinetic Diversity of Aerobic Vinyl-Chloride-Assimilating Bacteria From Chlorinated-Ethene-Contaminated Sites," Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, 6162-6171 (2002).
Gossett, J. M., "Un Nouveau Microbe Mangeur de Polluants," Le Figaro, p. 10 (Novembre 1, 2002).
Gossett, J. M., "Fishing For Microbes, " Science, 298, 974-975 (2002).
Coleman, N. V., T. E. Mattes, J. M. Gossett, and J. C. Spain, "Biodegradation of cis-Dichloroethene as The Sole Carbon Source by a b-Proteobacterium," Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68, 2726-2730 (2002).
Fennell, D. E., A. B. Carroll, J. M. Gossett, and S. H. Zinder, "Assessment of Indigenous Reductive Dechlorinating Potential at a TCE-Contaminated Site Using Microcosms, Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis, and Site Data," Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 1830-1839 (2001).
Fennell. D. E., and J. M. Gossett, "Comment on 'Enrichment of High Rate PCE Dechlorination and Comparative Study of Lactate, Methanol, and Hydrogen as Electron Donors to Sustain Activity,'" Environmental Science & Technology, 33, 2681-2682 (1999).
VanderGheynst, J. S., D. J. Cogan, P. J. DeFelice, J. M. Gossett, and L. P. Walker, “Effect of Process Management on the Emission of Organosulfur Compounds and Gaseous Antecedents from Composting Processes,” Environmental Science & Technology, 32, 3713-3718 (1998).
Fennell, D. E., and J. M. Gossett, “Modeling the Production of and Competition for Hydrogen in a Dechlorinating Culture,” Environmental Science & Technology, 32, 2450-2460 (1998).
Magnuson, J. K., R. V. Stern, J. M. Gossett, S. H. Zinder, and D. R. Burris, “Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene to Ethene by a Two-Component Enzyme Pathway,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64, 1270-1275 (1998).
Maymó-Gatell, X., Y-T Chien, J. M. Gossett, and S.H. Zinder, “Isolation of a Bacterium That Reductively Dechlorinates Tetrachloroethene to Ethene,” Science, 276, 1568-1571 (1997).
Fennell, D. E., J. M. Gossett, and S. H. Zinder, “Comparison of Butyric Acid, Ethanol, Lactic Acid, and Propionic Acid as Hydrogen Donors for the Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene,” Environmental Science & Technology, 31, 918-926 (1997).
VanderGheynst, J. S., J. M. Gossett, and L.P. Walker, “High Solids Decomposition: Pilot-Scale Reactor Development and Experimentation,” Process Biochemistry, 32, 361-375 (1997).
Smatlak, C.R., J. M. Gossett, and S.H. Zinder, “Comparative Kinetics of Hydrogen Utilization for Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene and Methanogenesis in an Anaerobic Enrichment Culture,” Environmental Science & Technology, 30, 2850-2858 (1996).
Maymó-Gatell, X., V. Tandoi, J. M. Gossett, and S. H. Zinder, “Characterization of an H2-Utilizing Enrichment Culture That Reductively Dechlorinates Tetrachloroethene to Vinyl Chloride and Ethene in the Absence of Methanogenesis and Acetogenesis,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 61, 3928-3933 (1995).
DiStefano, T.D., J.M. Gossett, and S.H. Zinder, “Hydrogen as an Electron Donor for the Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene by an Anaerobic Mixed Culture,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 58, 3622-3629 (1992).
Freedman, D.L., and J.M. Gossett, “Biodegradation of Dichloromethane and its Utilization as a Growth Substrate Under Methanogenic Conditions,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 57, 2847-2857 (1991).
DiStefano, T.D., J.M. Gossett, and S.H. Zinder, “Reductive Dechlorination of High Concentrations of Tetrachloroethene to Ethene by an Anaerobic Enrichment Culture in the Absence of Methanogenesis,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 57, 2287-2292 (1991).
Freedman, D.L., and J.M. Gossett, “Biological Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloro-ethylene to Ethylene under Methanogenic Conditions,” Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 55, 2144-2151 (1989).
Gossett, J.M., "Measurement of Henry's Law Constants for C1 and C2 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons," Environmental Science & Technology, 21, 202-208 (1987).