Ph.D. Thesis Defense Announcement

REMEDIATION OF CRUDE OIL AND RECALCITRANT PLASTICS USING MICROBIAL PATHWAYS

By Seongwook Woo

Advisor:

Dr. Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

and School of Biological Sciences

Georgia Institute of Technology

Committee Members:

Dr. Katherine E. Graham

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Ching-Hua Huang

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Julia Kubanek

School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry & Biochemistry,

and Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience

Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Ameet J. Pinto

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Georgia Institute of Technology

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 1st, 2026, 3 PM (EST)

Location: Ford ES&T 3229/