Dr Iduma Akhidime
Programme Support Tutor
My profile
Biography
I have special interest in Microbiology, Water and wastewater treatment, Nitrification, Bioreactor process improvement, Biofilm and microbial surface interactions.
Words of wisdom
Start early, go steady
Academic and professional qualifications
PhD Microbiology
Associate Fellow HEA
Languages
English
Membership of professional associations
Fellow Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Teaching
Why do I teach?
I do love to teach, but I love improving student experience which is central to my programme support role
How I’ll teach you
I am very flexible in my approach. I love student interaction; lets cooperate to solve problems and improve performance all round!
Research outputs
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Journal articles
Evans, A., Slate, A.J., Akhidime, I.D., Verran, J., Kelly, P.J., Whitehead, K.A. (2021) 'The removal of meat exudate and escherichia coli from stainless steel and titanium surfaces with irregular and regular linear topographies.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6)
Akhidime, I.D., Slate, A.J., Hulme, A., Whitehead, K.A. (2020) 'The Influence of Surface Topography and Wettability on Escherichia coli Removal from Polymeric Materials in the Presence of a Blood Conditioning Film.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(20) pp. 7368-7368.
Whitehead, K.A., Saubade, F., Akhidime, I.D., Liauw, C.M., Benson, P.S., Verran, J. (2019) 'The detection and quantification of food components on stainless steel surfaces following use in an operational bakery.' Food and Bioproducts Processing, 116pp. 258-267.
Slate, A.J., Shalamanova, L., Akhidime, I.D., Whitehead, K.A. (2019) 'Rhenium and yttrium ions as antimicrobial agents against multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms.' Letters in Applied Microbiology, (Special Issue)
Akhidime, I.D., Saubade, F., Benson, P., Butler, J., Olivier, S., Kelly, P., Verran, J., Vagg-Whitehead, K.A. (2018) 'The antimicrobial effect of metal substrates on food pathogens..' Food and Bioproducts Processing,
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Conference papers
Akhidime, I., Dempsey, M.J. (2020) 'Influence of biofilm thickness on and nitrifying community structure on nitrification rates of bioparticles from Expanded bed biofilm reactor.' In Society for General Microbiology spring conference. Dublin, Ireland, 8/3/2020 - 11/9/2008. pp. 27-27.
Akhidime, I., Keenan, B.A., Benson, P., Whitehead, K., Malic, S. (2019) 'Hygienic Status of Hospital Surfaces Following Cleaning Using ATP Bioluminescence Detection.' In Don’t Panic! Conference Hospital Infection Society. London . United Kingdom, 19/6/2019 - 19/6/2020.
Akhidime, I., Dempsey, M.J. (2009) 'Influence of biofilm thickness on ammonia oxidation rate of bioparticles from expanded bed process for tertiary nitrification.' In , 2nd Specialized IWA conference: nutrient management in wastewater treatment processes.. Krakow, Poland, 6/9/2009 - 9/9/2009. pp. 309-316.
Dempsey, M.J., Byrom, S., Guipponi, M., Brazzorrotto, D. (2009) 'Measurements of microbial activity in biofilms from expanded bed bioreactors.' In International Water Association (IWA) Conference conference biofilms 2009: processes in biofilms: fundamentals to applications. Davis, USA, 13/9/2009 - 16/9/2009. pp. 189-193.