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King, Maria

Maria King

Associate Professor
Office:  
301C Scoates Hall
Email:  
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.

Selected Publications

  1. Li, R., Goswami, U., King, M.D., Chen, J., Cesario, T. and P.M. Rentzepis. (2018). In-situ detection of live/dead bacteria: A synchronous fluorescence, PCA study. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), in press
  2. Estrada-Perez, C.E., Kinney, K.A., Maestre, J.P., Hassan, Y.A. and M.D. King. (2018). Droplet Distribution and Airborne Bacteria in an Experimental Shower Unit. Water Research, 130: 47-57.
  3. Hoisington, A., Maestre, J.P., King, M.D., Siegel, J.A. and K.A. Kinney. (2014). Characterizing the Indoor Microbiome with Pyrosequencing: Impact of Sampler Selection. Building & Environment, 80: 1-9.
  4. Meng, F., King, M.D., Hassan, Y.A. and V.M. Ugaz. (2014). Rapid Quantification of Airborne Environmental Nanoparticles in Room-sized Spaces. Environmental Science: Nano, 1: 358-366.