Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry studies chemical processes in air, water, and soil to understand how pollutants behave and affect ecosystems and human health. Scientists investigate contaminant sources, transformation pathways, and remediation strategies. Our researchers are addressing climate change, pollution control, and sustainability, providing crucial knowledge for environmental protection and policy development.
Members
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Professor Caparco’s research focuses on plant immunoengineering, biomanufacturing in plants, bioremediation, and developing protein assemblies for improved enzyme immobilization.
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Professor Daramola seeks to reverse the human impact on Earth’s natural cycles related to water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus.
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Professor Dong develops design strategies for molecules, materials, and processes for advancing renewable energy, biomedicine, and other areas of societal importance.
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Professor Dransfield’s research interests blend computational chemistry with gas-phase kinetics and mechanistic studies, and the use of infrared spectroscopy to identify gas-phase and aerosol species.
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Professor Stubbins studies the natural carbon cycle, how humans are altering it, and plastics in the environment.
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The Tian lab focuses on the identification and quantification of known and unknown contaminants in our environment, to assess their risks to human health and the ecosystem.
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Professor Zolotovsky’s research integrates chemical and biological interactivity in new materials, devices, wearables, and building components for health and climate adaptation.
Plastics Center
The Plastics Center advances responsible plastic use through innovative research and interdisciplinary collaboration. Connecting science, engineering, arts, and policy, it develops practical solutions to global plastic challenges.
The Center focuses on safer practices, pollution reduction, and community empowerment through research, policy, and education. Partnering with academia, industry, and government, it creates sustainable solutions that protect environmental and human health for future generations.
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Computational chemistry promises to upset traditional methods of chemical synthesis
Sijia Dong, assistant professor in chemistry and chemical biology, has received an NIH MIRA grant, supporting revolutionary protein design strategies for drug synthesis. -
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Plastics found to be abundant at deep-sea levels, new research reports
Aaron Stubbins, professor of marine and environmental sciences, and Northeastern researchers have discovered have uncovered a “light smog” of microplastics drifting below the surface of the world’s oceans. -
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Northeastern delegation heads to South Korea for pivotal UN plastic pollution treaty talks
The delegation that will attend the negotiations includes Maria Ivanova, Aaron Stubbins and six graduate students from the university.