Bin CAO
Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Dec 2011 - present)
Assistant Chair (Research), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tel: (+65) 6790 5277
Email: bincao@ntu.edu.sg
Research website: http://bcaolab.weebly.com
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dr. Bin Cao obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from National University of
Singapore in 2008. He then worked on U.S. DOE-funded projects during his postdoctoral training in Washington
State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Since he joined NTU in Dec 2011, his research
has focused on applied fundamentals of microbial biofilms to understand and address environmental
sustainability issues. Dr. Cao has published more than 50 journal papers. Dr. Cao serves as an Assistant Editor for Springer
journal Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Dr. Cao teaches/coordinates courses on Environmental Biology and Microbiology,
Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental Issues and Sustainability at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dec 2011 - present Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dec 2015 - Feb 2016 The Tan Chin Tuan Engineering Fellow, Harvard University, MA
Jan 2010 - Oct 2011 Visiting Researcher and Postdoc, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA
Jun 2009 - Mar 2011 Postdoc, Washington State University, WA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (a full list of publications is available at http://bcaolab.weebly.com)
(1) Mukherjee M, Nishanth M, Liu X, Kang Y, Cao B* (2016) Confocal laser scanning microscopy-compatible microfluidic membrane flow cell as a non-destructive tool for studying biofouling dynamics on forward osmosis membranes. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 3(8): 303-309.
(2) Wu Y, Mohanty A, Chia WS, Cao B* (2016) Influence of 3-chloroaniline on the biofilm lifestyle of Comamonas testosteroni and its implications on bioaugmentation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 82: 4401-4409.
(3) Mohanty A, Tan CH, Cao B* (2016) Impacts of nanomaterials on bacterial quorum sensing: Differential effects on different signals. Environmental Science: Nano 3: 351-356.
(4) Yang Y, Wu Y, Hu Y, Cao Y, Poh CL, Cao B*, Song H (2015) Engineering electrode-attached microbial consortia for high performance xylose-fed microbial fuel cell. ACS Catalysis 5: 6937-6945.
(5) Wu Y, Shukal S, Mukherjee M, Cao B* (2015) Involvement in denitrification is beneficial to the biofilm lifestyle of Comamonas testosteroni: A mechanistic study and its environmental implications. Environmental Science & Technology 49: 11551-11559.
(6) Mohanty A, Wei L, Lu L, Chen Y, Cao B* (2015) Impact of sublethal levels of single-wall carbon nanotubes on pyoverdine production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its environmental implications. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2: 105-111.
(7) Ding Y, Peng N, Du Y, Ji L, Cao B* (2014) Disruption of putrescine biosynthesis in Shewanella oneidensis enhances biofilm cohesiveness and performance in Cr(VI) immobilization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80(4): 1498-1506.
(8) Cao B, Major PD, Ahmed B, Renslow RS, Silvia CP, Shi L, Kjelleberg S, Fredrickson JK, Beyenal H (2012) Biofilm shows spatially stratified metabolic responses to contaminant exposure. Environmental Microbiology 14: 2901-2910.
(9) Cao B, Ahmed B, Kennedy DW, Wang Z, Shi L, Marshall MJ, Fredrickson JK, Isern NG, Majors PD, Beyenal H (2011) Contribution of extracellular polymeric substances from Shewanella sp. HRCR-1 biofilms to U(VI) immobilization. Environmental Science & Technology 45: 5483-5490.
(10)Cao B, Shi L, Brown RN, Xiong Y, Fredrickson JK, Romine MF, Marshall MJ, Lipton MS, Beyenal H (2011) Extracellular polymeric substances of Shewanella sp. HRCR-1 biofilms: characterization by infrared spectroscopy and proteomics. Environmental Microbiology 13: 1018-1031.
