Governor’s Chair for Microbiology and Civil and Environmental Engineering
Frank Loeffler is an environmental microbiologist.
Loeffler’s research centers on discovering ways to clean the environment, counter the damage humans do to ecosystems, and improve environmental health.
He studies how naturally occurring bacteria break down pollutants like chlorinated solvents, radioactive wastes, and greenhouse gases.
Loeffler also holds an adjunct appointment in the UT Institute of Agriculture Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science.
He is director of the FEWS Research Network, which identifies transdisciplinary research opportunities for scientists in the US and China working on the sustainable use of natural resources for food, energy, and water systems.
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In the News
November 2018 NSF Picks UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Biodiversity Project
June 2017 UT-ORNL to Shepherd US-China Transdisciplinary Environmental Research Network
March 2016 Loeffler, Wilhelm Elected Fellows of American Academy of Microbiology
November 2015 Loeffler Team Publishes in ISME Journal
March 2015 CEE Faculty Members Present at RemTEC
November 2012 UT Study: Unexpected Microbes Fighting Harmful Greenhouse Gas
November 2011 “Junk Food”
March 2011 Journey to the Top 25: Microbe Hunter
Appointed
November 2009 from Georgia Tech
Contact Info
Email
UT frank.loeffler@utk.edu
ORNL loefflerfe@ornl.gov
Phone
UT 865-974-4933
ORNL 865-574-7146
Address
UT
706 Science and Engineering Building
1414 Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-2000