Robert Burchard

Professor Emeritus

Robert BurchardEmail: burchard@umbc.edu

Education

  • Ph.D, University of Minnesota, 1965
  • M.Sc., Brown University, 1962
  • B.A., Brown University, 1960

Professional Interests

Microbiology, especially biology of the gliding bacteria

Selected Publications

  • An undulating surface model for the motility of bacteria gliding on a layer of non-Newtonian slime. Siddiqui, Burchard & Schwarz.  2001. Intnl. J. Non-Linear Mechanics. 36:743-761.
  • Beta-lactam antibiotic selection of non-swarming mutants of Flexibacter maritimus. Burchard. 1999. Can. J. Microbiol. 45:786-790.
  • Inhibition of adhesion and motility between gliding bacteria from a marine biofilm. Burchard & Sorongon. 1998. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64: 4079-4083.