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Obituary Dr. Valter Tandoi

Obituary Dr. Valter Tandoi Annals of Microbiology (2018) 68:471 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-018-1356-9 OBITUARY Simona Rossetti Published online: 16 July 2018 Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature and the University of Milan 2018 described many new filamentous bacteria, whose isolation was extremely challenging and their physiology difficult to determine. As visiting researcher at Cornell University, he contributed in 1991 to our understanding of the anaerobic reductive dechlorination process and isolation of Dehalococcoides mccartyi, the key-microbe responsible for the metabolic conversion of chlorinated contaminants to harm- less end-products. He chaired the International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Group on Activated Sludge Population Dynamic (ASPD) in the period 1997–2005 and served as Scientific Director for the highly successful IWA supported international course on BIdentification of The Filamentous Bacteria Responsible for Bulking and Foaming^ held in Italy for the last 26 years. His unselfish and tireless efforts to support and encourage the education of engineers and other professionals in Europe in environmental biotech- nology and wastewater microbiology are recognized worldwide. Dr. Valter Tandoi, Associate Editor of Annals of Microbiology, In recognition of his sustained outstanding contribution to has passed away at age 70 on June 18 leaving his family, the water profession, he was awarded as IWA Fellow in 2012 friends, and colleagues all over the world in deep despair and for scientific excellence, and received the Ardern and Lockett sorrow. Prize in 2013 for outstanding contributions to the field of Valter started his career in 1973 at the Water Research Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering. Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA-CNR), Valter Tandoi was an excellent scientist and teacher with a mainly working on biological wastewater treatment and biore- keen intellect and an admirable work ethic. He stayed authentic, mediation of contaminated groundwater and soil. He became always trusted as a colleague, reliable as a true friend and with one of the world leaders in research on the microbiology of the an amazing passion for science. He will be missed by the many activated sludge process. In the late 1980s, he spent 9 months young people and students who will remain thankful for what at the University of California, Berkeley, working on filamen- he has given to them as a scientist and as a memorable and tous microorganisms that cause settling problems in activated extremely generous person. sludge. He published several papers on this topic and * Simona Rossetti rossetti@irsa.cnr.it Water Research Institute, IRSA-CNR, Via Salaria km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Microbiology Springer Journals

Obituary Dr. Valter Tandoi

Rossetti, Simona
Annals of Microbiology , Volume 68 (8) – Jul 16, 2018
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Copyright © 2018 by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature and the University of Milan
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Life Sciences; Microbiology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbial Ecology; Mycology; Medical Microbiology; Applied Microbiology
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Annals of Microbiology (2018) 68:471 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-018-1356-9 OBITUARY Simona Rossetti Published online: 16 July 2018 Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature and the University of Milan 2018 described many new filamentous bacteria, whose isolation was extremely challenging and their physiology difficult to determine. As visiting researcher at Cornell University, he contributed in 1991 to our understanding of the anaerobic reductive dechlorination process and isolation of Dehalococcoides mccartyi, the key-microbe responsible for the metabolic conversion of chlorinated contaminants to harm- less end-products. He chaired the International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Group on Activated Sludge Population Dynamic (ASPD) in the period 1997–2005 and served as Scientific Director for the highly successful IWA supported international course on BIdentification of The Filamentous Bacteria Responsible for Bulking and Foaming^ held in Italy for the last 26 years. His unselfish and tireless efforts to support and encourage the education of engineers and other professionals in Europe in environmental biotech- nology and wastewater microbiology are recognized worldwide. Dr. Valter Tandoi, Associate Editor of Annals of Microbiology, In recognition of his sustained outstanding contribution to has passed away at age 70 on June 18 leaving his family, the water profession, he was awarded as IWA Fellow in 2012 friends, and colleagues all over the world in deep despair and for scientific excellence, and received the Ardern and Lockett sorrow. Prize in 2013 for outstanding contributions to the field of Valter started his career in 1973 at the Water Research Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering. Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA-CNR), Valter Tandoi was an excellent scientist and teacher with a mainly working on biological wastewater treatment and biore- keen intellect and an admirable work ethic. He stayed authentic, mediation of contaminated groundwater and soil. He became always trusted as a colleague, reliable as a true friend and with one of the world leaders in research on the microbiology of the an amazing passion for science. He will be missed by the many activated sludge process. In the late 1980s, he spent 9 months young people and students who will remain thankful for what at the University of California, Berkeley, working on filamen- he has given to them as a scientist and as a memorable and tous microorganisms that cause settling problems in activated extremely generous person. sludge. He published several papers on this topic and * Simona Rossetti rossetti@irsa.cnr.it Water Research Institute, IRSA-CNR, Via Salaria km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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