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Julie B. Zimmerman

Julie B. Zimmerman

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
66
Citations
16221
World Ranking
1412
National Ranking
465

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
69
Citations
17568
World Ranking
1783
National Ranking
753

Overview

Julie B. Zimmerman is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. The research focus encompasses several fields including history and philosophy of science, environmental chemistry, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics such as academic writing and publishing, chemistry and chemical engineering, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, inorganic and organometallic chemistry, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, health sciences research and education, and smoking behavior and cessation.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Zimmerman include Bryan W. Brooks, Krishna N. Ganesh, Deqing Zhang, Scott J. Miller, and Kai Rossen.

Zimmerman has published extensively in venues such as Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Recent notable publications include:

  • Designing for a green chemistry future, 2020, Science
  • The Green Print: Advancement of Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Exploring the Mechanisms of Selectivity for Environmentally Significant Oxo-Anion Removal during Water Treatment: A Review of Common Competing Oxo-Anions and Tools for Quantifying Selective Adsorption, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Guiding the design space for nanotechnology to advance sustainable crop production, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Selective Extraction of Critical Metals from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries, 2023, Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Peer Reviewed: Design Through the 12 Principles of Green Engineering

    Paul T. Anastas;Julie B. Zimmerman

  • Designing for a green chemistry future.

    Julie B. Zimmerman;Paul T. Anastas;Hanno C. Erythropel;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • The Green ChemisTREE: 20 years after taking root with the 12 principles

    Hanno C. Erythropel;Julie B. Zimmerman;Tamara M. de Winter;Laurène Petitjean

  • Combinatorial life cycle assessment to inform process design of industrial production of algal biodiesel

    Laura B. Brentner;Matthew J. Eckelman;Julie B. Zimmerman

  • Toward Understanding the Efficacy and Mechanism of Opuntia spp. as a Natural Coagulant for Potential Application in Water Treatment

    Sarah M Miller;Ezekiel J Fugate;Vinka Oyanedel Craver;James A Smith

  • Applying the principles of Green Engineering to cradle-to-cradle design.

    William McDonough;Michael Braungart;Paul T Anastas;Julie B Zimmerman

  • Derivation and synthesis of renewable surfactants

    Patrick Foley;Azadeh Kermanshahi pour;Evan S. Beach;Julie B. Zimmerman

  • The Green Print: Advancement of Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare

    Jodi D. Sherman;Cassandra Thiel;Andrea MacNeill;Matthew J. Eckelman

  • Designing nanomaterials to maximize performance and minimize undesirable implications guided by the Principles of Green Chemistry

    Leanne M. Gilbertson;Julie B. Zimmerman;Desiree L. Plata;James E. Hutchison

  • Green Chemistry and Green Engineering: A Framework for Sustainable Technology Development

    Martin J. Mulvihill;Evan S. Beach;Julie B. Zimmerman;Paul T. Anastas

  • Construction Matters: Comparing Environmental Impacts of Building Modular and Conventional Homes in the United States

    John Quale;Matthew J. Eckelman;Kyle W. Williams;Greg Sloditskie

  • Global stressors on water quality and quantity.

    Julie Beth Zimmerman;James R. Mihelcic;and James Smith

  • ALGAE AS A SOURCE OF RENEWABLE CHEMICALS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

    Patrick M. Foley;Evan S. Beach;Julie B. Zimmerman

  • Challenges in developing biohydrogen as a sustainable energy source: implications for a research agenda.

    Laura B Brentner;Jordan Peccia;Julie B Zimmerman

  • Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design

    James R. Mihelcic;Julie Beth Zimmerman;Martin T. Auer

  • Fate of Sucralose through Environmental and Water Treatment Processes and Impact on Plant Indicator Species

    Lindsay Soh;Kristin A Connors;Bryan W Brooks;Julie Zimmerman

  • Nitrogen supply is an important driver of sustainable microalgae biofuel production.

    Jordan Peccia;Berat Haznedaroglu;James Gutierrez;Julie B. Zimmerman

  • Exploring the Mechanisms of Selectivity for Environmentally Significant Oxo-Anion Removal during Water Treatment: A Review of Common Competing Oxo-Anions and Tools for Quantifying Selective Adsorption.

    Lauren N. Pincus;Holly E. Rudel;Predrag V. Petrović;Srishti Gupta;Srishti Gupta

  • Estimates of solid waste disposal rates and reduction targets for landfill gas emissions

    Jon T. Powell;Timothy G. Townsend;Julie B. Zimmerman

  • Toward Green Nano

    Matthew J. Eckelman;Julie B. Zimmerman;Paul T. Anastas

  • Design Through the 12 Principles of Green Engineering

    Paul T. Anastas;Julie B. Zimmerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul T. Anastas
Paul T. Anastas Yale University
Bryan W. Brooks
Bryan W. Brooks Baylor University
Matthew J. Eckelman
Matthew J. Eckelman Northeastern University
James R. Mihelcic
James R. Mihelcic University of South Florida
Paul Westerhoff
Paul Westerhoff Arizona State University
Lisa D. Pfefferle
Lisa D. Pfefferle Yale University
Kim F. Hayes
Kim F. Hayes University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Terrance J. Kavanagh
Terrance J. Kavanagh University of Washington
Qiong Zhang
Qiong Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Menachem Elimelech
Menachem Elimelech Rice University

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