Lab member (8/11/2022; From left to right: Reda, Sydney, Nisha, Satoshi, Zhiyue, Hao, Taka)
Current Members:
| Name | Role | Since | Research Topic |
| Satoshi Ishii | Principal investigator | Apr. 2015 | |
| Hao Wang | Ph.D. student (LAAS) | Sept. 2017 | Nitrate removal |
| Chang Liu | Ph.D. student (LAAS) | Jan. 2019 | Invasive earthworms |
| Josh Egge | M.S. student (WRS) | June 2022 | Microbial source tracking |
| Huan Jiao | Visiting student from Northwest A&F Univ. (China) | Aug. 2022 | Plant-microbe relationships |
| Sumbal Imdad | Visiting student from Quaid-i-Azam University (Pakistan) | Nov. 2022 | Metal-resistant rhizobacteria |
Lab Alumni (Postdocs, Graduate Students, and Research Technicians):
- Takamitsu Ohigashi, Visiting student from Hokkaido University (Japan), 5/2022 - 2/2023
- Reda Abou Shanab, Postdoc, 1/2022 - 9/2022
- Zhiyue Wang, Postdoc, 11/2019 - 8/2022, Currently Assitant Professor at University of Hawaii
- Ellie Hill, M.S. (WRS), 8/2020 - 5/2022, Currently at Montgomery & Associates
- Tammy Walsky, M.S. (WRS), 6/2019 - 8/2021, Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Cornell University
- Nour Aldossari, Ph.D. (LAAS), 1/2017 - 5/2021, Currently Adjunct Professor at Metro State University
- Nisha Vishwanathan, M.S. (MicB), 8/2017 - 12/2020, Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at U of MN
- Komei Nagai, Visiting student from Natl. Inst. Tech, Nagaoka College (Japan), 8/2019 - 12/2019
- Val Dooling, M.S. (CivE), 7/2017 - 12/2019, Currently at U.S. EPA
- Emily Anderson, M.S. (LAAS), 6/2016 - 8/2018, Currently at Geosyntec
- Sujin Yoem, Postdoc, 8/2017 - 6/2018, Currently at LG Chem, South Korea
- Jeonghwan Jang, Postdoc, 6/2015 - 2018, Currently Assistant Professor at Jeongbuk National University, South Korea
- Qian Zhang, Postdoc, 4/2015 - 6/2017, Currently Associate Professor, Xiamen University, China
- Kelly Duhn, Lab technician, Sp 2016 - Sp 2017, Currently at U of MN - Duluth
- Nora Powers, Lab technician, 4/2015 - 1/2016
- Mayumi Kobayashi, Visiting student from Hokkaido University (Japan), Currently at Chiyoda Corp.
Lab Alumni (Undergraduate Researchers):
- Sydney Chen, BioC - UROP, Su & F 2022
- Bailey Atkinson, EEB - Honor thesis, F 2020 - Sp 2021
- Sophie Kowaliczko, MicB - Directed Research & LSSURP, Su 2018 - Sp 2020
- Luke Feeley, MicB - Directed Research & UROP, F 2017 - Sp 2020
- Bonsa Mohamed, North Star STEM Alliance, Su 2019
- Andrea Bugyis, NCED REU, Su 2019
- Marica Thomas, NCED REU, Su 2019
- Isabel Ricke, AnSc - UROP, LSSURP, & Thesis research, F 2016 - Su 2018
- Kim Hernandez, NCED REU, Su 2018
- Hannah Ebersole, ESPM - RAP, F 2016 - Sp 2018
- Sylvia Pham, BSE - Research Volunteer, Su & F 2016
- Chinwenwa "Esther" Iheme, North Star STEM Alliance, Su & F 2016
- Kaixian Yang, ESPM - UROP, Su 2016
- Christian Ortiz-Hernandez, LSSURP, Su 2016
- Mike Blazanin, EEB - MnDRIVE, F 2015 - Sp 2016
- Jessica Taylor, FWCB - MnDRIVE, F 2015 - Sp 2016
- Kai Larsen, BSE - UROP & Honor thesis, F 2015 - Sp 2016
Lab member (11/4/2020; top row left to right: Tammy, Satoshi, and Hao; middle row left to right: Ellie, Zhiyue, and Nouf; bottom row left to right: Nisha, Sen, and Chang)
Lab member as of 8/31/17 (from left to right, Satoshi, Isabel, Jeonghwan, Sujin, Emily, and Val)