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King, Maria

Maria King

Associate Professor
Office:  
301C Scoates Hall
Email:  
[email protected]
Phone:  
979-314-8238

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S., Budapest University of Technology, Biological Engineering, 1979
Graduate Education
M.S., Budapest University of Technology, Biochemistry and Food Technology, Engineering, 1985
Ph.D., Academy of Sciences, Berlin; Budapest University of Technology, Biotechnology/Chemistry, 1986
Awards
2015 – “Appreciation of Dedicated Service” Award, Texas A&M University
2013-2014 – “Professor of the Year” Teaching Excellence Award, Texas A&M University

Areas of Expertise

  • Dynamic sampling of bioaerosols with the wetted wall cyclone
  • Air flow model based pathogen tracking
  • Collector-detector development for M. tuberculosis in exhaled breath
  • Continuous monitoring of airborne nanoparticles
  • Droplet distribution and microbiome
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Biofouling
  • TAMUMAP and “Barcode of Life” campus collaborative for sustainability
  • Odor-based sensing of bacteria
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) biosampler
  • Virtual impactor nozzle design.

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