Bruce Lighthart, 10975 Doll Rd., Monmouth, OR 97361; PHONE/FAX: (503) 838-2264, EMAIL: lighthab@open.org

ACADEMIC TRAINING:
 B.SC. & M.SC. San Diego State University; PhD (1967) University of Washington; Post Doc. Uni. Calif. Berkeley.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 1997-present Research Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT; Adjunct Professor, Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR;  CEO, Microbial Aerosol Research Laboratory LLC, Monmouth, OR;
1972-1997 Microbial Ecologist, USEPA, Corvallis Environmental Laboratory, Corvallis, OR; 1969-1973  Director of the Institute for Freshwater Studies, and Assistant Professor of Biology, Western Washington State University, Bellingham, Washington
1969 Acting Assistant Professor of Applied Microbiology, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle.

PRESENT FUNDING: Subcontract from Uni. Montana of DARPA funded project  ($400,000 over 3 yrs). Contract with DoD to MARL ($45,000).

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
 62 peer reviewed journal articles, 6 review articles, 4 books, 11 book chapters, 37 proceedings, 42 technical reports, and 19 invited speaking engagements.

 RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
1. An adsorption model of aerosolized bacterial spores (Bacillus subtilus var. niger) onto free-flying honey bees (Apis mellifera) and its validation. (in review Environ. Entomol.) with J. Bromenshenk and K. Prier)
2. Bees scavenge airboarne bacteria. Microbial Ecol. 39:314-321. 2000. (with K. Prier, G.M Loper, and J. Bromenshenk)
3. Field evaluation of Beauverai bassiana: Its persistence and effects on the Pea Aphid and a non-targen Coccinellid in alfalfa. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 5:425-437.1995. (with R.R. James, B.A. Croft, and B.T. Shaffer)
4. Impact of Temperature and humidiyt on host-pathogen interactions between Beauveria bassiana and Coccinelllid. Environ. Entomol. 27(6):1506-1513.1998. (with R.R. James, B.A. Croft, and B.T. Shaffer)
5. Bees scavenge airborne bacteria.  Microbial Ecol. 39:314-321.2000. (with K. Prier, G. Loper, J. Bromenshenk)
6. The annual bacterial particle content and size distribution in the ambient atmosphere in a rural area of the Willamette valley, Oregon. Aerosol Sci. Technol. (32:393-403) ( with Y. Tong).
7. Impact of Temperature and humidiyt on host-pathogen interactions between Beauveria bassiana and Coccinelllid. Environ. Entomol. 27(6):1506-1513.1998. (with R.R. James, B.A. Croft, and B.T. Shaffer)
8. Bees scavenge airborne bacteria.  Microbial Ecol. 39:314-321.2000. (with K. Prier, G. Loper, J. Bromenshenk)
9. The annual bacterial particle content and size distribution in the ambient atmosphere in a rural area of the Willamette valley, Oregon. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 32:393-403.2000. (with Y. Tong).
10. Diurnal distribution of total and culturable atmospheric bacteria at a rural site. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 30:246-254.1999.
11. An hypotheis describing the general temporal and spatial distribution of alfresco bacteria in the Earth’s atmospheric surface layer. Atmos. Environ. 32(14/15):2491 2496.1998.
12. Effect of simulated solar radiation on mixed outdoor atmospheric bacterial populations. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 26:311-316.1998. (with Y. Tong)
13. Measurements of total and culturable bacteria in the alfresco atmosphere using a wet cyclone sampler. Aerobiol. in press. 1998.
14. Solar radiation has a lethal effect on natural populations of culturable outdoor atmospheric bacteria.  (1997) Atmos. Environ. 31(6):897-900. (with Y. Tong)
15. An hypothesis describing the general temporal and spatial distribution of alfresco bacteria in the Earth’s atmospheric surface layer. Atmos. Environ. 33:611-615.1999.
16. Atmospheric microbial aerosols-Theory and applications.  1994.  B. Lighthart and A.J. Mohr (eds).  Chapman & Hall, Inc., New York. p.396.
17. Bacterial flux from chaparral into the atmosphere in midsummer at high desert location. 1994   28(7):1267-1274.  Atmos. Environ.  (with B.T. Shaffer).
18. Simulation of summer-time diurnal bacterial dynamics in the atmospheric surface layer Atmos. Environ. 32(14/15):2491-2496.1998. (with A. Kirilenko).
19. Airborne bacteria in the atmospheric surface layer: Temporal distribution above a grass seed field. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61(4):1492-1496. (with B.T. Shaffer).
20. Survey of airborne bacteria at four diverse locations in Oregon:  urban, rural forest, and coastal.  Microbial. Ecol. 34:167-177. (with B.T. Shaffer).
 21. Solar radiation is shown to select for pigmented bacteria in the ambient outdoor atmosphere. (1997) Photochem.Photbiol. 65(1):103-106. (with Y. Tong)
22. Impact of temperaturae and humidity on host-pathogen interactions between Beauveria bassiana and a Coccinellid. Biol. Control 27(6):1506-1513.1998. (with R.R. James, B.T. Shaffer, and B.A. Croft).
23. Life state of airborne bacteria. recent Res. Devel. In Microbiol. Vol. 2, Part II:499-517 1998. (with Y. Tong)
24. Mini-review of the concentration variations found in the alfresco atmospheric bacterial populations. Aerobiol.  16:7-16.2000.
25. The ecology of bacteria in the alfresco atmosphere. FEMS Microbial Ecol. 23:263-274. 1997.