John Andrew Bergendahl
Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
United States of America
Biography
Education: BS Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut 1985 MS Environmental Engineering University of Connecticut 1996 PhD Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut 1999 John Bergendahl is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Environmental Engineering at WPI. John has six years’ experience as a practicing engineer in industry, and holds a BS in mechanical engineering, an MS in environmental engineering, and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Connecticut. He conducted postdoctoral research in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program at the University of Texas in Austin. His current research interests focus on increasing our knowledge of physical and chemical processes for enabling sustainable design of engineered systems.
Research Interest
Novel Physical and Chemical Processes for Water Treatment; Sustainable Engineering Design
Publications
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Batch Leaching Tests: Colloid Release and PAH Leachability - 2005
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Pilot-Scale Fentons Oxidation of Organic Contaminants in Groundwater using Autochthonous Iron - 2003
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Adsorption of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether on Hydrophobic Molecular Sieves - 2004
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Mechanistic Basis for Particle Detachment from Granular Media - 2003
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Prediction of Colloid Detachment in a Model Porous Media: Hydrodynamics - 2000
