Rima Franklin

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Environmental Science, University of Maryland; B.S. in Biology, University of Virginia.

Research Interests: Microbial ecology, soil microbiomes, and environmental biotechnology.

Appointments: Professor of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Publications:

• Articles in Environmental Microbiology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
• Co-author, Microbial Ecology of Soils (Wiley, 2020).

Awards: NSF CAREER Award, 2016.

Additional Contributions: Leader of VCU’s Environmental Biotechnology Lab.