Bioremediation of soils and groundwater and biofouling of process equipment are two issues that face the domestic oil and gas industry. Currently there are a number of new and relevant developments in molecular biology, analytical chemistry, and sampling techniques that can simplify investigation into the problems of remediation and biofouling. Although these two topics are worlds apart the tools to investigate and discover solutions are the same. This course will present new cost effective molecular techniques to monitor and explain bioprocesses. Participants will come away with an understanding of novel methods to monitor and manage issues with bioprocesses in any system.