Career History

1998 - present: Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, University of Sheffield 1985 - 1998: Lecturer in Microbiology, University of Sheffield 1984 - 1985: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Liverpool 1983 - 1984: NATO Research Scholarship, Universitat Wurzburg, West Germany 1979 - 1982: PhD – University of Glasgow 1975 - 1979: BSc (hons) First Class - University of Glasgow

Molecular biology of life in extreme environments, especially high salinity and low temperature environments. Bioremediation of polluted groundwater systems. Use of microalgae to produce sustainable biofuels.

Kamaroddin MF, Hanotu J, Gilmour DJ & Zimmerman WB (2016) In-situ disinfection and a new downstream processing scheme from algal harvesting to lipid extraction using ozone-rich microbubbles for biofuel production. Algal Research, 17, 217-226. View this article in WRRO Romero-Gonzalez ME, Nwaobi BC, Hufton JM & Gilmour DJ (2016) Ex-situ Bioremediation of U(VI) from Contaminated Mine Water Using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Strains. Frontiers in Environmental Sciences, 4, 1-11. View this article in WRRO Hounslow E, Kapoore RV, Vaidyanathan S, Gilmour DJ & Wright PC (2016) The Search for a Lipid Trigger: The Effect of Salt Stress on the Lipid Profile of the Model Microalgal Species Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for Biofuels Production. Current Biotechnology, 5(4). View this article in WRRO Smith RT, Bangert K, Wilkinson SJ & Gilmour DJ (2015) Synergistic carbon metabolism in a fast growing mixotrophic freshwater microalgal species Micractinium inermum. Biomass and Bioenergy, 82, 73-86. View this article in WRRO Padmaperuma G, Gilmour DJ & Vaidyanathan S (2015) beta-CAROTENE PRODUCTION BY DUNALIELLA SALINA IN MICROBIAL CONSORTIA. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, 50, 182-182. Ying K, Zimmerman WB & Gilmour DJ (2015) Periodic CO2 Dosing Strategy for Dunaliella salina Batch Culture. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. View this article in WRRO Ying K, Gilmour D & Zimmerman W (2015) Periodic CO2 Dosing Strategy for Dunaliella salina Batch Culture. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16(5), 11509-11521. View this article in WRRO Ying K, Gilmour DJ & Zimmerman WB (2014) Effects of CO2 and pH on growth of the microalga Dunaliella salina. Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology, 6(3), 167-173. View this article in WRRO Budarin V, Ross AB, Biller P, Riley R, Clark JH, Jones JM, Gilmour DJ & Zimmerman W (2012) Microalgae biorefinery concept based on hydrothermal microwave pyrolysis. Green Chemistry, 14(12), 3251-3254. Gilmour DJ & Zimmerman WB (2012) Can algal biofuels play a major role in meeting future energy needs?. Biofuels, 3(5), 511-513.