Deborah Roberts, University of British Columbia

Latest papers

A comparison of reactor configuration using a fruit waste fed two-stage anaerobic up-flow leachate reactor microbial fuel cell and a single-stage microbial fuel cell.
Bioresource technology · 2023 · senior author
Meta-analysis of operational performance and response metrics of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) fed with complex food waste.
Journal of environmental management · 2022 · senior author
Antibacterial efficiency assessment of polymer-nanoparticle composites using a high-throughput microfluidic platform.
Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications · 2020

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Replacement Ion Chromatograph to Monitor Bioreactor Performance and Optimization in the Biological Solutions Laboratory
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$69,283
MFC retrofit for winery wastewater treatment
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Atomic Force Microscopy System for Biomedical, Materials, and Environmental Research
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$146,411

All 17 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

A comparison of reactor configuration using a fruit waste fed two-stage anaerobic up-flow leachate reactor microbial fuel cell and a single-stage microbial fuel cell.

Zafar H, Peleato N, Roberts D

Bioresource technology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128778 PMID: 36841397

02

Meta-analysis of operational performance and response metrics of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) fed with complex food waste.

Zafar H, Ishaq S, Peleato N, Roberts D

Journal of environmental management2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115152 PMID: 35525044

03

Antibacterial efficiency assessment of polymer-nanoparticle composites using a high-throughput microfluidic platform.

Kheiri S, Mohamed MGA, Amereh M, Roberts D, Kim K

Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.110754 PMID: 32279821

Replacement Ion Chromatograph to Monitor Bioreactor Performance and Optimization in the Biological Solutions Laboratory

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$69,283

MFC retrofit for winery wastewater treatment

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$25,000

Atomic Force Microscopy System for Biomedical, Materials, and Environmental Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Kim, Keekyoung

$146,411

Sustainable biological solutions for treatment of industrial wastewaters

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$144,000

Improving passive bioreactors for treatment of mine drainage

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$48,000

Development of low cost and user friendly assay for quality assurance of safe drinking water

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$25,000

Phage control of sulphur-oxidizing microorganisms to prevent acid mine drainage

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$24,948

Sustainable management of small water systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Strategic Workshops Program

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$15,890

Sustainable biological solutions for treatment of industrial wastewaters

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$100,000

Mixed use for fermentation systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Roberts, Deborah

$98,418

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Engineering
School of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Okanagan - Engineering, School of

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Nicolas Peleato

School of Engineering - Civil Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Keekyoung Kim

Okanagan - Engineering, School of

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Roberts, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A comparison of reactor configuration using a fruit waste fed two-stage anaerobic up-flow leachate reactor microbial fuel cell and a single-stage microbial fuel cell." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Replacement Ion Chromatograph to Monitor Bioreactor Performance and Optimization in the Biological Solutions Laboratory" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]