ERIC P. BREWER
Silver Spring, MD 20906,
USA
1-301-943-0391
ericpbrewer at yahoo dot com
Objective
To edit scientific and
technical papers, specializing in agronomy, biology, and chemistry
Soybean Genomics and Improvement Lab,
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville, MD
Plant Molecular Biology Lab Technician, 2009 to the present
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Identify
genes responsible for pathogen resistance in soybean
Viridian Environmental, LLC
Arlington, VA
Chief Agronomist, 2001 to 2008
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Directed research projects on the use of hyperaccumulating plants to extract nickel from
contaminated soil and to phytomine nickel from
naturally occurring metal enriched soils
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Managed research sites in Sudbury and Port Colborne,
Ontario, and Cave Junction, Oregon
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Designed and oversaw greenhouse and field
experiments, a plant breeding program, and a seed increase program
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Supervised pilot commercial production of Alyssum
murale and Alyssum corsicum
as phytomining crops
BTC News/Raw Story
Freelance Writer, 2005 to 2009
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Reported and wrote news articles on political issues
and other current events for progressive, web-based news organizations
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Attended White House press briefings and other media
events as a reporter
College Park, MD
Faculty Research Assistant, 1997-2001
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Conducted scientific experiments under a Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to
develop a method for phytoextraction of heavy metals from soil using
hyperaccumulating plants
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Carried out greenhouse and field experiments that
involved growing metal hyperaccumulating plants on
various types of metal-enriched soils using different soil treatments, in order
to test the effect of soil pH, fertilizer, and other soil amendments on metal
uptake
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Performed nickel analyses using atomic absorption
spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy
University of Maryland/Department of Agronomy
College Park, MD
Research Fellow, 1995-1997
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Performed somatic hybridization of the Zn hyperaccumulator Thlaspi
caerulescens and the crop plant Brassica napus
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Used protoplast electrofusion
to combine the traits of two sexually-incompatible parent species into one
offspring
Bayside, CA
Foreman, 1989-1993
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Grew organic vegetables on a 12-acre farm
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Increased productivity to the highest level in the
farm's history
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Supervised farm operations, including planting,
harvesting, and training of new workers
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Implemented soil-conserving practices
Malachite Farm School
Gardner, CO
Instructor, 1983-1987
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Developed and taught course in home production of
dairy foods
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Grafted, budded, and pruned fruit trees; taught
grafting workshops
University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, College Park, MD
Master of Science,
Agronomy: 1997
G.P.A. 4.0
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Science,
Soil, Crop, and Atmospheric Sciences: 1995
G.P.A. 4.07
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Coursework in Biology,
G.P.A 3.8: 1974-1976
San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA
Coursework in Biology,
G.P.A. 3.98: 1972-1974
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University of Maryland University Fellowship,
1995-1997
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Cornell University Academic
Excellence Award, 1996
Dean’s
List, 1994-1995
Harry
L. Schwartz Scholarship, 1995
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University of California, Berkeley Alumni Scholarship,
1974-1975
Qiu R, Fang X, Tang Y, Du
S, Zeng X, Brewer E. 2006. Zinc hyperaccumulation
and uptake by Potentilla griffithii Hook. Int.
J. Phytoremediation 8:299-310.
Chaney RL, Angle JS, Mcintosh
MS, Reeves RD, Li Y, Brewer EP, Chen K, Roseberg RJ, Perner H, Synkowski E. 2005. Using hyperaccumulator plants to phytoextract soil Ni and Cd. Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung.
60C(3-4):190-198.
Li YM, Chaney R, Brewer E, Roseberg R, Angle JS, Baker A, Reeves R, and Nelkin J. 2003. Development of a technology for commercial phytoextraction of nickel: Economic and technical considerations.
Plant Soil.
249:107–115. (pdf file)
Li YM, Chaney RL, Brewer
EP, Angle JS, and Nelkin J. 2003. Phytoextraction of nickel and
cobalt by hyperaccumulator Alyssum species grown on
nickel-contaminated soils. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 37:1463–1468. (pdf file)
Angle JS, Chaney RL, Baker AJM, Li Y, Reeves R,
Volk V, Roseberg R, Brewer E, BurkeS,
and Nelkin JP. 2001. Developing commercial phytoextraction technologies: Practical considerations. So. African J. Sci. 97:619-623.
Malik M,
Chaney RL, Brewer EP, and Angle JS. 2000. Phytoextraction
of soil cobalt using hyperaccumulator plants. Int. J. Phytoremediation. 2:319–329.
Brewer EP, Saunders JA,
Angle JS, Chaney RL, and McIntosh MS. 1999. Somatic
hybridization between the zinc accumulator Thlaspi
caerulescens and Brassica napus.
Theor. Appl. Genet. 99:761-771.
Chaney RL, Malik M, Li YM, Brown SL, Brewer EP, Angle JS, and Baker
AJM.
1997. Phytoremediation of soil metals. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 8:279–284.