Principal Investigator

Rebecca Prescott, Ph.D
Rebecca Prescott, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
ude.ssimelo@skceb  

Graduate Students

Abigail Antwiwaa Boateng
Abigail Antwiwaa Boateng
ude.ssimelo.og@netaobaa  

Abigail earned her bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, in 2014. She obtained her Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering Management from University of Energy and Natural Resource in 2018. Abigail’s research interest is in environmental sustainability, microbial ecology, water and wastewater treatment.


Ana Luisa Kirsten da Silva
Ana Luisa Kirsten da Silva
ude.ssimelo.og@netsrika  

Luisa earned her M.S. in Biosciences Technologies, from the Federal University of Technology – Parana, Brazil, and a B.S. in Bioprocess and Biotechnology Engineering from the same institution. Lusia has studied microbes related to fermentation processes and is interested in sustainable agriculture for Earth, Moon, and Mars.


Lab Assistant

Charm Hunter
Charm Hunter

Charm is an undergraduate student at the University of Mississippi majoring in Allied Health Pre-medicine with a minor in Chemistry. She is interested in learning about microbiology and working in a laboratory setting to gain new experiences that will help her along her career path.