Angela Sherry

I am an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist interested in the function and community composition of microbes in the environment. I have a BSc in Applied Microbiology and a PhD in Environmental Molecular Microbiology. My research aims to mechanistically understand the role of microbes in geochemical processes and the impacts that environmental change or engineering interventions have had or will have. I have a diverse research portfolio, which has focused on projects related to the anaerobic and aerobic biodegradation of oil, organic matter and pollutants, methane oxidation, geothermal energy, and the effects of pesticide use on microbes in agricultural soils. I have also investigated novel biotechnologies for their ability to deliver nutrients to oil spills to stimulate rates of bioremediation. I enjoy working on collaborative ventures with both industry and academia within interdisciplinary teams, which has led to successful publications in e.g. Environmental Microbiology, Frontiers in Microbiology and Nature. I currently supervise Ph.D. students on studies related to carbonate formation in microbial mats from the Abu Dhabi sabkha, oil bioremediation including oil field souring and corrosion, and carbon sequestration using waste mineral amendments in soils and sediments. My new strand of research within the HBBE sits within the Microbial Environments theme, and aims to decipher microbiomes of the built environment to ascertain which microbes are there (microbiome characterisation), how many microbes are there (microbial quantification), what role the microbes are playing (microbial function) and how microbes move (microbial translocation) and interact, in relation to human health and well-being.