John D. Atkinson
PhD
Scott and Coleen Stevens Chair in Engineering Sustainability
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Director, Engineering Science MS: Focus on Engineering Sustainability
Research Topics
Waste Management; Recycling; Plastics and Polymers; Environmental Engineering; Sustainability; Porous Materials; Carbon, Aerosol Science and Technology; Hazardous Materials
- Mousania, Z., Atkinson, J.D. (2025). "A cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of multilayer plastic film food packaging materials, comparing to a paper-based alternative." Waste Management, Vol 200, 114747
- Keane, S., Yang, J., Atkinson, J.D. (2025). "Relationship Between Object Sentimentality and Hypothetical Distance to Climate Change." Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol 151 (1), 04024069
- Garg, S., Atkinson, J.D., Bae, S., Chen, B., Deng, Y., Hashisho, Z., Liu, H., Radjenovic, J., Shuai, D., Tong, M. (2024). "A Guide for JHM Authors Focusing on Advanced Oxidation and Reduction Processes for Environmental Applications." Journal of Hazardous Materials, 135263
- Mousania, Z., Angulo, A.V., Poon, J.P.H., Atkinson, J.D. (2024). "Quantifying the Environmental Impact of Transportation for Plastic Film Packaging End-of-Life: Landfill, Incineration, Physical Recycling, or Chemical Recycling." Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol 207, 107681
- Poon, J.P.H., Peng, P., Atkinson, J.D. (2024). "Industrial and Textile Waste Trade: Multilayer Network and Environmental Policy Effects." Waste Management, Vol 177, 146-157
- Mousania, Z., Rafiee, R., Moeinaddini, M., Atkinson, J.D. (2024). "Anaerobic Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in a Simulation Bioreactor to Improve Predictive Modeling of Landfill Systems." Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, Vol 13, 100396
- Sharma, P., Bano, A., Singh, S.P., Atkinson, J.D., Lam, S.S., Lgbal, H.M.N., Tong, Y.W. (2024). "Biotransformation of Food Waste into Biogas and Hydrogen Fuel: A Review." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol 52, 46-60
- Mousania, Z., Kayastha, D., Rimmer, R.A., Atkinson, J.D. (2024). "A Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment of the Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Considering Materials, Energy, and Waste." International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
- Hashisho, Z., Atkinson, J.D. (2023). "Advances in Air Pollution Research: Measurement, Sensing, and Control." Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 452, 131335-131335
- Sharma, P., Bano, A., Singh, S.P., Atkinson, J.D., Lam, S.S., Lgbal, H.M.N., Tong, Y.W. (2022). "Nanomaterials as Highly Efficient Photocatalysts Used for Bioenergy and Biohydrogen Production from Waste Toward a Sustainable Environment." Fuel, Vol 329, 125408
- Rocha-Santos, T., Rodrigues, D.F., Atkinson, J.D., Lin, A.Y.C., Blaney, L. (2022). "Emerging Contaminants: JHM Current and Future Trends." Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 438, 129496
- Hernandez-Maldonado, DF., Hashisho, Z., Saleh, N., Deng, Y., Bae, S., Frank, F., Georgi, A. (2022). "Current and Future Trends in Adsorption for Environmental Seperations." Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 433, 128776-128776
- Meert, J., Izzo, A., Atkinson, J. (2021). "Impact of Plastic Bag Bans on Retail Return Polyethylene Film Recycling Contamination Rates and Speciation." Waste Management, Vol 135, 234-242
- Hsu, C.J., Atkinson, J.D., Chung, A., Hsi, HC. (2021). "Gaseous Mercury Re-emission from Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater Aeration Basins: A Review." Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 420, 126546
- Hsu, C.J., Cheng, Y.H., Huang, Y.P., Atkinson, J.D., and Hsi, H.C. (2021). "A Novel Synthesis of Sulfurized Magnetic Biochar for Aqueous Hg(II) Capture as a Potential Method for Environmental Remediation in Water." Science of the Total Environment, Vol 784, 147240 (Impact Factor = 6.551, Citations = 0).
- Kirtane, A., Atkinson, J.D., and Sassoubre, L. (2020). "Design and Validation of Passive Environmental DNA Samplers Using Granular Activated Carbon and Montmorillonite Clay." Environmental Science & Technology, Vol 54(19), 11961-11970 (Impact Factor = 7.864, Citations = 2).
- Niknaddaf, S., Atkinson, J.D., Gholidoust, A., Fayaz, M., Awad, R., Hashisho, Z., Phillips, J.H., Anderson, J.E., and Nichols, M. (2020). "Influence of Purge Gas Flow and Heating Rates on Volatile Organic Compound Decomposition during Regeneration of an Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol 59(8), 3521-3530 (Impact Factor = 3.573, Citations = 3).
- McLean, E.V., Bagchi-Sen, S., Atkinson, J.D. and Schindel, A. (2019). "Household Dependence on Solid Cooking Fuels in Peru: An Analysis of Environmental and Socioeconomic Conditions." Global Environmental Change, Vol 58, 101961 (Impact Factor = 10.466, Citations = 2).
- Cui, Y. and Atkinson, J.D. (2019). "Glycerol-Derived Magnetic Mesoporous Fe/Cs for Cr(VI) Removal, Prepared via Acid-Assisted One-Pot Pyrolysis." Chemosphere, Vol 228, 694-701 (Impact Factor = 5.778, Citations = 10).
- Cui, Y., Masud, A., Aich, N., and Atkinson, J.D. (2019). "Phenol and Cr(VI) Removal Using Materials Derived from Harmful Algal Bloom Biomass: Characterization and Performance Assessment for a Biosorbent, Porous Carbon, and Fe/C Composites." Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 368, 477-486 (Impact Factor = 9.038, Citations = 29).
- Ghafari, M., Ghamkhar, R., and Atkinson, J.D. (2019). "Assessing NO Oxidation Activity as a Function of Temperature and Moisture Concentration Using Tailored Porous Polymers." Fuel, Vol 241, 564-570 (Impact Factor = 5.578, Citations = 2).
- Cui, Y., He, H., and Atkinson, J.D. (2018). "Iron/Carbon Composites for Cr(VI) Removal Prepared from Harmful Algal Bloom Biomass via Metal Bioaccumulation or Biosorption." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol 7(1), 1279-1288 (Impact Factor = 7.632, Citations = 14).
- McLean, E.V., Bagchi-Sen, S., Atkinson, J.D., Hewner, S., Ravenscroft, J., and Schindel, A. (2019). "Country-Level Analysis of Household Fuel Transitions." World Development, Vol 114, 267280 (Impact Factor = 3.869, Citations = 8).
- Hu, M.-M., Zhang, Z., Atkinson, J.D., Rood, M.J., Song, L., and Zhang, Z. (2019). "Porous Materials for Steady-State NO Conversion: Comparisons of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Zeolites, and Activated Carbon Fibers." Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol 360, 89-96 (Impact Factor = 10.652, Citations = 11).
- Ghafari, M., Cui, Y., Alali, A., and Atkinson, J.D. (2019). "Phenol Adsorption and Desorption with Physically and Chemically Tailored Porous Polymers: Mechanistic Variability Associated with Hyper-Cross-Linking and Amination." Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 361, 162-168 (Impact Factor = 9.038, Citations = 29).
- Shariaty, P., Atkinson, J.D., and Hashisho, Z. (2018). "Tailoring the Electrical Resistivity of Zeolite Y by Carbon Addition to Allow Resistive Heating." Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol 6, 12082-12090.
- Masud, A., Cui, Y., Atkinson, J.D., and Aich, N. (2018). "Shape Matters: Cr(VI) Removal Using Iron Nanoparticle Impregnated 1-D vs 2-D Carbon Nanohybrids Prepared with Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis." Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Vol 20, 64.
- Ghafari, M. and Atkinson, J.D. (2018). "Impact of Styrenic Polymer Hyper-Cross-Linking on Volatile Organic Compound Adsorption and Desorption Capacity and Kinetics." Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 351, 117-123.
- Cui, Y. and Atkinson, J.D. (2018). Hierarchical Porous Fe0 /C and FexOy/C Microspheres Prepared from Glycerol via Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis. Submitted as Communication to Materials Chemistry and Physics.
- Ghafari, M. and Atkinson, J.D. (2018). "Tailoring the Pore Size Distribution of Self-Cross-Linked 4,4’-Bis(Chloromethyl)-1,1’-Biphenyl Polymers Using Reactive and Non-Reactive Co-Solvents." Polymer, Vol 143, 331-335.
- Ghafari, M. and Atkinson, J.D. (2017). "One-Step Hyper-Cross-Linking of Styrenic Polymers Using Dichloroalkane Cross-Linkers to Maintain Hydrophobicity." Polymer, Vol 116, 278-286.
- Cui, Y. and Atkinson, J.D. (2017). "Tailored Activated from Glycerol: Role of Acid Dehydrator on Physiochemical Characteristics and Adsorption Performance." Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol 5, 16812-16821.
- Ji, D., Song, H., Chen, B., Yang, F., Cheney, A., Zhang, N., Atkinson, J.D., Zhou, C., Cartwright, A.N., and Gan, Q. (2017). "Frozen 'Tofu' Effect: Engineered Pore of Hydrophilic Nanoporous Materials." ACS Omega, Vol 2(8), 4838-4844.
- Kamravaei, S., Shariaty, P., Jahandar-Lashaki, M., Atkinson, J.D., Hashisho, Z., Philips, J.H., Anderson, J.E., and Nichols, M. (2017). "Effect of Beaded Activated Carbon Fluidization on Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol 56(5), 1297-1305.
- Gholidoust, A., Atkinson, J.D., and Hashisho, Z. (2017). "Enhancing CO2 Adsorption via Amine Impregnated Activated Carbon from Oil Sands Coke." Energy & Fuels, Vol 31(2), 1756-1763.
- Ahmadi, M.K., Ghafari, M., Atkinson, J.D., and Pfeifer, B.A. (2016). "A Copper Removal Process for Water based upon Biosynthesis of Yersiniabactin, a Metal-Binding Natural Product." Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol 306, 772-776.
