Rate My Professor Anne Camper

Internationally recognized for expertise in biofilms and water quality, Camper’s research specializations include biofilms in drinking water systems, microbial ecology in low-nutrient environments, bacterial regrowth, corrosion in distribution systems, disinfection strategies, membrane fouling, and health effects. A member of the Center for Biofilm Engineering research team since 1986 and research area leader since 1992, she has led projects funded by AWWA Research Foundation, NSF, EPA, and DARPA. Key publications include “Growth and persistence of pathogens on granular activated carbon filters” (1985), “Effects of motility and adsorption rate coefficient on the transport of bacteria through saturated porous media” (1993), “Involvement of humic substances in regrowth” (2004), “Selective removal of DNA from dead cells from mixed bacterial communities by ethidium monoazide” (2006), and “Challenges and Opportunities for Tribal Waters: Addressing Disparities in Safe Public Drinking Water on the Crow Reservation in Montana, USA” (2018). Major awards and honors encompass Montana University System Regents Professor (2013, first woman), Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2014), Wiley Faculty Award for Meritorious Research (2002), AWWA Best Paper Award (2004), and leadership roles such as Chair of American Society for Microbiology Division Q (2007-2010) and National Research Council committee member (2004-2006). She holds a patent on phenanthridium derivatives for cell viability detection (2007).