Maggie Williams
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Engineering Research Complex, 1449 Engineering Research Ct, Room A125
Biography
Dr. Maggie Williams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She leads research on quantifying and harnessing the role of microorganisms in global sustainable development to protect human health, clean waste, and produce useful end products. Specifically, the Williams Lab focuses on 1) developing tools and assays relevant to surveillance of microbial functional genes and interactions in soil, water, and waste including antimicrobial resistant bacteria a
Read moreEducation
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, 2017
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, 2013
B.S., Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, 2010
Awards
Engaged Scholars Initiative 2025-2026 Cohort, Campus Compact, 2025
EU FARIA ERASMUS+ Scholarship, European Union FARIA, 2024
1st Place Fitch Beach Award, Michigan State University College of Engineering, 2017
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Mortezaei, Y., Gaballah, M. S., Demirer, G. N, Lammers, R. W., Williams, M. R. “The role of microplastics in shaping anaerobic digestion performance and antimicrobial resistance gene dynamics,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, 489, 137413, 2025. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137413.
Mortezaei, Y., Demirer, G. N., Williams, M. R. “Different combinations of operating temperature and solids retention time during two-phase anaerobic digestion impacts the removal of antibiotic resistance genes,” Bioresource Technology, 418, 313944, 2025. doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131944.
Mortezaei, Y., Demirer, G. N., Williams, M. R. “Fate of intracellular and extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in sewage sludge by full-scale anaerobic digestion,” Science of the Total Environment, 951, 175760, 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175760.
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