Conference Presentations
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S. Y. Wee, M. Lindback, R.C. Althouse, J. Alexander, C.J. Thrash, A.L. Smith, 2026. Evaluation of Hybrid-Sequencing Metagenomics Analysis to Capture the Rare Biosphere of Greenhouse Gas Consumers within Wetlands and Rice Soils. Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology Conference, Jul 13, Washington D.C.
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J. Alexander, R.C. Althouse, S.Y. Wee, A.L. Smith, 2026. Elucidating relationships between heavy metals, PFAS, and the microbial community of Northern California rice soils. CURVE & GCSP Research Symposium, Apr 24, Los Angeles, CA.
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J. Alexander, R.C. Althouse, S.Y. Wee, A.L. Smith, 2025. Utilizing the MBfR to Enhance the Efficiency of Nutrient Removal in Water Treatment. CURVE & GCSP Research Symposium, Apr 14, Los Angeles, CA.
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J. Alexander, R.C. Althouse, S.Y. Wee, A.L. Smith, 2025. Utilizing the MBfR to Enhance the Efficiency of Nutrient Removal in Water Treatment. SoCal CEE Research Symposium, Apr 10, Los Angeles, CA.
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M. Kosierowski, D. Sharma, R.C. Althouse, S.Y. Wee, I. Zhang, J. Amend, A. L. Smith, J. C. Thrash, 2025. Enrichments from Wastewater Treatment Plants Characterized by Distinct Methane Consuming Microbial Communities. SoCal GeoBio, Apr 5, Los Angeles, CA.
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D. Sharma, M. Kosierowski, R.C. Althouse, A.L. Smith, I.H. Zhang, J.C. Thrash, 2025. Isolation and Genomic Characterization of Microorganisms from Methane-Utilizing Enrichments from Various Environments. SoCal GeoBio, Apr 5, Los Angeles, CA.
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R.C. Althouse, V.C. Lanclos, C.J. Hinder, J.C. Thrash, J. Amend, A.L. Smith, 2022. Isolating ‘microbial dark matter’ to breathe greenhouse gases. Inaugural Astani Research Symposium, Sep 23, Los Angeles, CA.
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R.C. Althouse, V.C. Lanclos, C.J. Hinder, J.C. Thrash, J. Amend, A.L. Smith, 2022. Isolating ‘microbial dark matter’ to breathe greenhouse gases. 18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, August 14-19, Lausanne Switzerland.
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R.C. Althouse, N. Kananizadeh, C. Cash, S. Popat, D.A. Ladner, 2020. Temperature Effects on the Fouling Rate of Flat-Sheet Membranes in Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBRs). SCEC South Carolina Environmental Conference, March 15th, Greenville, SC.
Raven Althouse
Hometown
Rebersburg, Pennsylvania
Education
M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, 2023
B.S. Earth & Environmental Science, Furman University, 2020
Degree In Progress
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
Current Research Topic
Utilizing membrane biofilm reactors (MBfRs) as a means of microbial cultivation, greenhouse gas mitigation, and nutrient removal in water and wastewater treatment
Publications
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Althouse, Raven C., Harmita Golwala, Michael A. Saldana, Marisol Cira, Christell Sawaya, Shu Ying Wee, Binglin Guo, Sarah E. Philo, and Adam L. Smith. 2026. Perspectives on next-generation secondary wastewater treatment for potable reuse applications. Water Reuse. doi: 10.2166/wrd.2026.134.
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Barnes, Shelby J., Raven C. Althouse, Bianca F. Costa, Boyan Hu, Maxim Kovalev, Timur Kulik, Yu-Tung Lee, Meredith C. Moore, Emily Peng, Jing Yao Pook, Akshita Sharma, Celia Wood, Eric A. Webb, Hannah Sterling, Christoph Aeppli, and J. Cameron Thrash. 2023. Metagenome-assembled genomes from photo-oxidized and non-oxidized oil-degrading marine microcosms. Microbiology Resource Announcements. doi: 10.1128/mra.00210-23.
Fun Fact
Raven has lived in three different countries
and eaten ice cream in 12!