David Ramotowski

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• PhD Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering (degree expected in Spring 2026) with over 5 years of research experience.
• Effective science communicator, having successfully presented my work to a wide range of audiences and in several university- and statewide media appearances.
• Active participant in numerous student groups and organizations including student government.
• Successfully won numerous grants and fellowships to support my research and attendance at conferences.
• Published 2 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and a master’s thesis in Soil Science.
• Wide variety of laboratory experience including analytical chemistry, molecular biology, and microbiology.
• Currently working to decrease exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) emitted from sediment to air using bacteria attached to corn-kernel biochar.

Experience

  • –present
    PhD Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
  • 2019–2021
    Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University

Education

  • 2023 
    University of Iowa, Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • 2021 
    North Carolina State University, Master of Science in Soil Science
  • 2019 
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

Publications

  • 2025
    Keeping Toxic PCBs Out of Our Air Using Two Unlikely Heroes: Bacteria and Biochar, Synthesis: A Digital Journal of Student Science Communication, 6 (1), 5-8, https://doi.org/10.17077/2643-8410, Ramotowski, D.
  • 2022
    Aerobic Bioaugmentation to Decrease Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Emissions from Contaminated Sediments to Air. Environmental Science & Technology., Bako, C. M., Martinez, A., Ewald, J. M., Hua, J. B., Ramotowski, D. J., Dong, Q., Schnoor, J. L., & Mattes, T. E.
  • 2022
    Nitrapyrin-based nitrification inhibitors shaped the soil microbial community via controls on soil pH and inorganic N composition. Applied Soil Ecology, 170, 104295., Ramotowski, D., & Shi, W.

Contact David for

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  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision