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Keen hiker, theatre goer, and film watcher. Also enjoy literature and art. Balances my obsessive scientist work life!
To open up minds to new ideas and challenges. To pass on my experience and expertise.
Learning by doing is so much more effective than just reading or hearing about it.
By asking questions and showing that, in most cases, you actuallly do know the answer.
Chartered Biologist
Cert Ed (FE/HE)
PhD (Marine Bacterial Fouling) Portsmouth Polytechnic
MSc (Biodeterioration of Materials) Portsmouth Polytechnic
BSc (Botany - Microbiology) University of Liverpool
Postdoctoral Researcher in Prof. Bernard Atkinson's Biochemical Engineering Group, Chemical Engineering Department, UMIST 1982-4. Worked on development of a fluidized bed fermenter for continuous production of fuel ethanol.
English
The 21st Century is the Century of Biology. Therefore, we need people who know how to use microorganisms for the good of the environment and humanity.
Applications of expanded bed biofilm reactor technonogy, for water and wastewater treatment, fermentation, or biocatalysis.
Expanded bed biofilm reactor (EBBR) technonogy process development for production of fuel ethanol, enzymes, plant cell metabolites, and antibiotics; as well as wastewater treatment.
Currently supervising a project to develop an anammox process based on EBBR technology.
Co-supervisor on projects to develop functional nanomaterials for detection and destruction of pollutants in water.
Development of processes using expanded bed biofilm reactor technology, e.g. for water or wastewater treatment (nitrification, denitrification, anaerobic digestion, oestrogen removal), fermentation or biocatalysis.
M. Frost, MJ. Dempsey, DE. Whitehead (2017). The Response of Citrate Functionalized Gold and Silver Nanoparticles to the Addition of Heavy Metal Ions. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 518, pp.15-24.
M. Dempsey (2014). Microbiological treatment of used water for the protection of public health and the aquatic environment. Microbiology Today. 41(4), pp.170-173.
M. Dempsey (2011). Advanced Bioprocess Development Ltd. Microbiology Today. 38(3),
AC. Singer, BM. Howard, AC. Johnson, CJ. Knowles, S. Jackman, et al. C. Accinelli, AB. Caracciolo, I. Bernard, S. Bird, T. Boucard, A. Boxall, JV. Brian, E. Cartmell, C. Chubb, J. Churchley, S. Costigan, M. Crane, MJ. Dempsey, B. Dorrington, B. Ellor, J. Fick, J. Holmes, T. Hutchinson, F. Karcher, SL. Kelleher, P. Marsden, G. Noone, MA. Nunn, J. Oxford, T. Rachwal, N. Roberts, M. Roberts, ML. Saccà, M. Sanders, JO. Straub, A. Terry, D. Thomas, S. Toovey, R. Townsend, N. Voulvoulis, C. Watts. (2008). Meeting report: Risk assesment of Tamiflu use under pandemic conditions. Environmental Health Perspectives. 116(11), pp.1563-1567.
SR. Senthilkumar, M. Dempsey, C. Krishnan, P. Gunasekaran (2008). Optimization of biobleaching of paper pulp in an expanded bed bioreactor with immobilized alkali stable xylanase by using response surface methodology. Bioresour Technol. 99(16), pp.7781-7787.
CMSG. Baptista, JMA. Cóias, ACM. Oliveira, NMC. Oliveira, JMS. Rocha, et al. MJ. Dempsey, KC. Lannigan, PS. Benson. (2006). Natural immobilisation of microorganisms for continuous ethanol production. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 40(1), pp.127-131.
MJ. Dempsey, I. Porto, M. Mustafa, AK. Rowan, A. Brown, et al. IM. Head. (2006). The expanded bed biofilter: combined nitrification, solids destruction, and removal of bacteria. Water Sci Technol. 54(8), pp.37-46.
MJ. Dempsey, KC. Lannigan, RJ. Minall (2005). Particulate-biofilm, expanded-bed technology for high-rate, low-cost wastewater treatment: nitrification. Water Res. 39(6), pp.965-974.
D. Patel, S. Vitovski, HJ. Senior, MD. Edge, RC. Hockney, et al. MJ. Dempsey, JR. Sayers. (2001). Continuous affinity-based selection: rapid screening and simultaneous amplification of bacterial surface-display libraries. Biochem J. 357(Pt 3), pp.779-785.
M. Dempsey (1996). Bugs do the job. NEW SCIENTIST. 152(2052), pp.58-58.
M. DEMPSEY (1995). SINKING FEELING. NEW SCIENTIST. 145(1959), pp.COV3-COV3.
MJ. DEMPSEY (1994). DESIGN-EXPERT VERSION-2.07. BINARY-COMPUTING IN MICROBIOLOGY. 6(2), pp.43-45.
MJ. Dempsey (1994). Biofilms and fluidized bed fermentation. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 34(3-4), pp.237-244.
MA. Cresswell, RW. Attwell, MJ. Dempsey (1988). Detection of cellulolytic actinomycetes using cellulose-azure. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 8(5), pp.299-302.
MJ. Dempsey (1981). Colonisation of Antifouling Paints by Marine Bacteria. Botanica Marina. 24(4), pp.185-191.
MJ. Dempsey (1981). Marine bacterial fouling: A scanning electron microscope study. Marine Biology. 61(4), pp.305-315.
MJ. Dempsey (2017). Psychrophiles: From Biodiversity to Biotechnology. R. Margesin. In: Psychrophiles: From Biodiversity to Biotechnology. Springer International Publishing, pp.601-612.
MJ. Dempsey (2017). Nitrification at Low Temperature for Purification of Used Water. In: Psychrophiles: From Biodiversity to Biotechnology. Springer International Publishing, pp.601-612.
MJ. Dempsey (2011). NITRIFICATION OF RAW OR USED WATER USING EXPANDED BED BIOFILM REACTOR TECHNOLOGY. pp.247-267.
M. Dempsey, PE. Linton (2017). Revival Of Nitrifying Bacteria & Recovery Of Nitrification Performance After Restart Of An Expanded Bed Biofilm Reactor. In: 10th International Conference on Biofilm Reactors. Dublin, 9/5/2017.
M. Soufian, M. Soufian, MJ. Dempsey (1998). The Effect of a Dynamical Layer in Neural Network Prediction of Biomass in a Fermentation Process. In: IEA/AIE (Vol. 1). pp.749-757.
RM. SLAA, MJ. DEMPSEY, JW. GOLTEN (1994). FLUIDIZED-BED FERMENTATION - ONLINE ETHANOL MONITORING AND PROCESS-CONTROL. In: SECOND CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, 4/7/1994. pp.97-99.
MJ. DEMPSEY (1992). NATURAL IMMOBILIZATION AND FLUIDIZED-BED FERMENTATION. In: RECENT ADVANCES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. KUSADASI, TURKEY, 16/9/1991. pp.425-430.
MJ. DEMPSEY (1992). RESPONSE-SURFACE OPTIMIZATION - MORE RESULTS FROM FEWER EXPERIMENTS. In: RECENT ADVANCES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. KUSADASI, TURKEY, 16/9/1991. pp.477-481.
MJ. Dempsey, GM. Black, B. Atkinson (1986). NATURAL IMMOBILISATION OF ADHESIVE MICROORGANISMS IN A SOLID SUPPORT, FLUIDISED BED FERMENTER FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL. pp.246-252.
Society for Applied Microbiology:
International Water Association
Biotechnology Progress
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
Environmental Engineering Science
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
Water Research
Dempsey, M. J. (2013) European Patent 1129037 - Nitrification Process and Apparatus Therefor
Dempsey, M. J. (2013) European Patent 1444167 - Improvements in and Relating to Fluid Bed Expansion and Fluidisation
Dempsey, M. J. (2013) Canadian Patent 2500843 - Improvements in and relating to fluid bed expansion and fluidization
Dempsey, M. J. (2011) Australian Patent No. 2008 2006 62 - Improvements in and relating to fluid bed expansion and fluidization
Dempsey, M. J. (2011) Canadian Patent 2348520 - Nitrification Process
Dempsey, M. J. (2010) US Patent No. 7,708,886 - Fluid bed expansion and fluidisation
Dempsey, M. J. (2008) Australian Patent No. 2002 334,149 - Improvements in and relating to fluid bed expansion and fluidization
Dempsey, M. J. (2007) US patent No. 7,309,433 - Improvements in and relating to fluid bed expansion and fluidization
Dempsey, M. J. (2006) New Zealand Patent No. 532,855 - Improvements in and relating to fluid bed expansion and fluidization
Dempsey, M. J. (2003) US Patent 6,572,773 - Nitrification Process
EPSRC
BBSRC
University of Ghent, Belgium
US Department of Agriculture
Water Environment Federation (2011-present)
Society for Applied Microbiology (2008-present)
International Water Association (2000-present)
Royal Society of Biology (1992-present)
Society for General Microbiology / Microbiology Society (1986-present)