Everybody Poops: How Microbes Clean Your Wastewater | Professor Juliet Johnston
Schedule
Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Abandoned Building Brewery | Easthampton, MA
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Everybody Poops: How Microbes Clean Your WastewaterWednesday, March 25, 2026
Doors open @ 6pm, presentation starts at 6:30pm
Abandoned Building Brewery
142 Pleasant Street, #103a, Easthampton, MA
- How much wastewater do we produce every year?
- How can we leverage microbes for remediation?
- What is the history of cleaning poop?
Dr. Juliet Johnston is a Assistant Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Bioremediation at Hampshire College. She received her B.S. from Clemson University, and Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Minnesota focusing on seasonal variations in wastewater microbial communities. While technically an environmental engineer, their primary focus is on leveraging microbial communities for biodegradation and bioremediation. She previously was a postdoctoral researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology focusing on the transcriptomic responses of nitrifying bacteria in wastewater. Before Georgia Tech, they were a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory with Dr. Mayali using microbial encapsulation techniques to explore how microbial communities behave in aggregates. Johnston has previously taught as a part-time lecturer at the University of California Berkeley and as an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas. She is excited to teach courses focusing on environmental microbiology, bioinformatics, environmental engineering, and general chemistry. Outside of lab, she can often be found on hikes, lounging in coffee shops, DIY crafting, and petting every nearby dog.
Bring a friend and join us as we enjoy lively conversations, prizes, and brilliant minds. Light refreshments will be available outside the presentation room, first come, first served.
ABB allows guests to bring outside food into the establishment: please feel free to bring food if you’d like to!
This is an inclusive, family-friendly event for people from all walks of life (ALL are very much welcome: kids, college students, your parents!). We promise, you'll learn something if you come. And hey, you might even win a prize! Remember... Admission is FREE!
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