Scholars

King, Maria

Research Associate Professor

Positions:

Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation
Research Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

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mdking@tamu.edu

1 979 845 2251

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overview

My interdisciplinary studies focus on the development of the wetted wall cyclone aerosol collector technology to monitor potential health hazards and improve surveillance efforts by collecting aerosols released from agricultural and industrial facilities and modeling particle dispersion. Within a coal mining industry study we aim to determine the influence of particle size distribution, chemical composition and morphology of airborne respirable mine dusts and diesel particulates on lung disease. My projects involve fluid mechanics, computational flow modeling and metagenomics to study biofilms in oil fields and nuclear reactors and mitigate microbial contamination in drilling equipment, hydraulic fracturing water and cooling systems.

education and training

Ph.D. in Biotechnology/Chemistry, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities - (Berlin, Germany) 1986
M.S. in Biochemistry and Food Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics - (Budapest, Pest, Hungary) 1985
B.S. in Biological and Chemical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics - (Budapest, Pest, Hungary) 1979

selected publications

Academic Articles23

King, M. D., Lacey, R. E., Pak, H., Fearing, A., Ramos, G., Baig, T., Smith, B., & Koustova, A. (2020). Assays and enumeration of bioaerosols-traditional approaches to modern practices. AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 54(5), 1-23.
Beck, S. H., Castillo, A., Kinney, K. A., Zuniga, A., Mohammad, Z., Lacey, R. E., & King, M. D. (2019). MONITORING OF PATHOGENIC BIOAEROSOLS IN BEEF SLAUGHTER FACILITIES BASED ON AIR SAMPLING AND AIRFLOW MODELING. APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE. 35(6), 1015-1036.
Lauterbach, S. E., Wright, C. M., Zentkovich, M. M., Nelson, S. W., Lorbach, J. N., Bliss, N. T., ... Bowman, A. S. (2018). Detection of influenza A virus from agricultural fair environment: air and surfaces. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE. 153, 24-29.
Estrada-Perez, C. E., Kinney, K. A., Maestre, J. P., Hassan, Y. A., & King, M. D. (2018). Droplet distribution and airborne bacteria in an experimental shower unit. Water Research. 130, 47-57.
Li, R., Goswami, U., King, M., Chen, J., Cesario, T. C., & Rentzepis, P. M. (2018). In situ detection of live-to-dead bacteria ratio after inactivation by means of synchronous fluorescence and PCA. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 115(4), 668-673.