George S. Bullerjahn

George S. Bullerjahn is an American microbiologist, a former Distinguished Research Professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

[3][4] Subsequently, he accepted a faculty position at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and spent his entire career there.

[8] His other research efforts include a focus on the development of cyanobacteria-based biosensors (bioreporters) used in the estimation of the bioavailability of nutrients in environmental samples.

[16] His field work has extended to winter studies of ice-covered lakes including multiple surveys of Lake Erie aboard the light icebreaker CCGS GRIFFON, where a team of Canadian and US scientists, including Robert M. L. McKay, identified prolific growth of diatom algae associated with ice cover.

[2] During his career, he has also become involved in social and political actions associated with the health of the Laurentian Great Lakes, serving as an expert for multiple regional news outlets,[22][23][24] organizing symposia and working with colleagues to assist Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) in drafting the Drinking Water Protection Act that was signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2016.

Bullerjahn examining algal samples