Professor
Bren School
Specialization:
Soil Microbiology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Microbiological Coastal Water Quality
Education:
- Ph.D., Soil Microbiology, UC Berkeley
- M.E., Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
- M.S., Civil Engineering, Purdue University
- B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee
Bio:
Dr. Patricia A. Holden is a professor of environmental microbiology in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, and also director of the UCSB Natural Reserve System. She has a background in civil/environmental engineering, and is a researcher with the UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, where her group studies bacteria as agents of environmental restoration and degradation.