New Paradigms for Bioremediation and Energy Production BACTER: Bringing Advanced Computational Techniques to Environmental Research Julie Mitchell University of Wisconsin-Madison

The BACTER (Bringing Advanced Computational Techniques to Environmental Research) Institute, located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is funded by a 3-year, $3.67 million grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Science as part of the Genomics:GTL program. Lead by Prof. Julie Mitchell, BACTER will bring a new paradigm of computational biology research and education to bear on the DOE goals of bioremediation and energy production.

The BACTER Institute was founded in 2004 at the University of Wisconsin, in response to a call for the creation of DOE Computational Biology Institutes through its Genomics: GTL Program.

Among computational biology training programs, BACTER's exclusive emphasis on bioenergy research is unique. The program is backed by a stellar group of interdisciplinary faculty, who have pledged to work collaboratively on problems of practical value to the missions of DOE.

Science Application: Computational Biology

Project Title: Bringing Advanced Computational Techniques to Environmental Research (BACTER)

Principal Investigator: Julie Mitchell
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Project Webpage: www.bacter.wisc.edu

Participating Institutions and Co-Investigators:
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Julie Mitchell (PI), Gheorghe Craciun, Jennie Reed, David Page, Qiang Cui, Tim Donohue, Steve Wright, Paul Milewski, Nicole Perna, Mark Craven, George Phillips

Funding Partners: Office of Science — Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research, and Office of Biological and Environmental Research

Budget and Duration: Approximately $3.67 million per year for three years ¹

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