John Andrew Bergendahl
Associate Professor
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.
Office Location
Kaven Hall 208
Contact
Phone:
+1-508-831-5772
Research Interests:
Novel Physical and Chemical Processes for Water Treatment
Sustainable Engineering Design
Scholarly Work:
Prediction of Colloid Detachment in a Model Porous Media: Hydrodynamics - 2000
Mechanistic Basis for Particle Detachment from Granular Media - 2003
Pilot-Scale Fenton's Oxidation of Organic Contaminants in Groundwater using Autochthonous Iron - 2003
Adsorption of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether on Hydrophobic Molecular Sieves - 2004
Fenton's Oxidation of MTBE with Zero-Valent Iron - 2004
Batch Leaching Tests: Colloid Release and PAH Leachability - 2005
Toward a Broader Technical Education for Engineers - 2005