People
Principle Investigator
Julie Zimmerman
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of the Environment;
Professor in School of Engineering and Applied Science;
Professor in School of the Environment;
Deputy Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering
Editor-in-Chief Environmental Science and Technology
julie.zimmerman@yale.edu
PhD Students
Mary Kate Mitchell Lane
PhD Candidate Environmental Engineering
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
marykate.mitchell@yale.edu
Research Area: Utilizing supercritical fluids as green solvents for size and shape control of nanoparticles
Holly Rudel
PhD Candidate Environmental Engineering
holly.rudel@yale.edu
Research Area: Metal oxide nanoparticles for use as selective adsorbents in water treatment
Yan Du
PhD Student Environmental Engineering
yan.du@yale.edu
Research Areas: Computational modeling; POPs in wastewater; life-cycle assessments
Andreas Backhaus
PhD Student Environmental Engineering
andreas.backhaus@yale.edu
Research Areas: Biomass valorization using supercritical fluids; nanoparticle shape control in supercritical fluid synthesis; environmental-economic data analysis and modeling
Tong Wang
PhD Candidate Environmental Engineering
tong.wang.tw493@yale.edu
Research Area: Modelling large-scale copper recycling to support transition to sustainable economy
Undergraduate Students
Melissa Ahrens-Viquez
BS Environmental Engineering, 2022
melissa.ahrens-viquez@yale.edu
Research Area: Characterization of nanoparticles synthesized with supercritical fluids
Yuang Chen 
BS Environmental Science, 2022 Peking University
cya.pku@gmail.com
Research Area: Modelling large-scale copper recycling; renewable energy;
Isabella Hay
BS Chemical Engineering, 2024
isabella.hay@yale.edu
Research Area: Transition metal cross-linked chitosan beads for use as selective adsorbents for selenium in water
Visiting Students
Research Staff
Hanno Erythropel
Research Scientist
hanno.erythropel@yale.edu
Research Areas:
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The role of sweeteners and flavorants in e-cigarette safety
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Biodegradable materials
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Utilizing renewable biomass to generate valuable chemical products
Alumni
Mark Falinski
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2020
markfalinski@gmail.com
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University
Camrynn “Cammie” Fausey
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2020
camrynnfausey@gmail.com
Lauren Pincus
PhD School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 2020
Lpincus@princeton.edu
Currently: Hess Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Geoscience at Princeton University
Eva Albalghiti
BA Environmental Engineering, 2017
MESc Environmental Science, 2020
ealbalghiti@outlook.com
Currently: PhD Student at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan
Qingshi Tu
Postdoctoral Associate, 2018
Qingshi.tu@ubc.ca
Currently: Assistant Professor at Department of Wood Science at University of British Columbia
Evelyn “Sale” Rhodes
MSc Environmental Science, 2017-2019
esrhodes8@gmail.com
Currently: Research and Program Associate at The Aquaya Institute
Amanda Lounsbury
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2017
Postdoctoral Associate, 2019
amandalo@mail.tau.ac.il
Currently: Post-doctoral researcher at Tel-Aviv University
Tamara deWinter
Postdoctoral Associate, 2019
dewinter.tam@gmail.com
Jamila Saifee Yamani
PhD Environmental Enginering, 2010-2015
jamila.yamani@gmail.com
Currently: Climate Impact Capital
Thomas Kwan
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2018
thomasalankwan@gmail.com
Currently: Sustainability and Green Engineering– Unilever
Ranran Wang
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2011-2016
ranran.wang@utwente.nl
Currently: Assistant Professor of Water Enginering & Management at University of Twente
Lindsay Soh
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2007-2013
sohl@lafayette.edu
Currently: Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lafayette College
Weiwei Mo
Postdoctoral Associate, 2012-2014
weiwei.mo@unh.edu
Currently: Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of New Hampshire
Leanne Gilbertson
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2009-2014
leanne.gilbertson@pitt.edu
Currently: Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Pittsburgh
Chun-Chi Chen
Research Scientist, 2012-2014
Currently: Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute
Matthew Eckelman
Postdoctoral Associate, 2010-2011
m.eckelman@northeastern.edu
Currently: Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University
Fuzhan Nasiri
Postdoctoral Associate, 2009-2010
Research Scientist, 2010-2011
fuzhan.nasiri@concordia.edu
Currently: Associate Professor of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at Concordia University
George Gachumi
Postdoctoral Associate, 2016
Currently: Postdoctoral Associate at University of Saskatchewan
Jonathan Mellor
Postdoctoral Associate, 2013-2014
jonathan.mellor@uconn.edu
Currently: Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Connecticut
Kira Matus
Senior Policy Analyst, 2010
kmatus@ust.hk
Currently: Associate Head and Associate Professor Division of Public Policy; Associate Professsor Division of Environment and Sustainability; Associate Professor Division of Social Science– The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Laura Brentner
Postdoctoral Associate, 2009-2011
lbrentner@luc.edu
Currently: Lecturer at the Insitute of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University of Chicago
Sarah Miller
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2006-2011
sarah.m.miller@yale.edu
Currently: Assistant Dean for Science and Engineering at Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Troy Savage
Yale Divinity School and Forestry and Environmental Studies, 2013
tsavage@mazzetti.com
Currently: Associate Project Manager– Mazzetti
Valerie Fuchs
Postdoctoral Associate, 2010-2011
Currently: Senior Water Resources Engineer– Brown and Caldwell
Patrick Foley
PhD Environmental Engineering, 2008-2011
patrick@p2science.com
Currently: Chief Scientific Officer– P2 Science