Affiliated Department or Office:
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director of the Environmental Engineering Program
Education:
BS Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut
MS Environmental Engineering University of Connecticut
PhD Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut
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.
Email
jberg@wpi.edu
Office Location
Kaven Hall 208
Contact
Phone:
+1 (508) 8315000 x5772
Research Interests
Research Interests:
Novel Physical and Chemical Processes for Water Treatment
Sustainable Engineering Design
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Industrial Waste Management
Scholarly Work
“Photocatalytic Oxidation of Five Contaminants of Emerging Concern by UV/TiO2: Identification of Intermediates and Degradation Pathways”, Environmental Engineering Science, J. R. Alvarez Corena, J. Bergendahl, and F. Hart, 33, 140-147 - 2016
“Biodegradability of Fluorinated Fire-Fighting Foams in Water”, in Chemosphere, A. Bourgeois, J. Bergendahl, and A. Rangwala, 131, 104-109 - 2015
“Internet-Enabled Experiment for Demonstrating Contaminant Adsorption to
Activated Carbon”, in Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, J. Bergendahl - 2014
“An Equilibrium Study on Trichloroethylene Adsorption and Desorption from ZSM-5 in Water”, in Energy and Environmental Engineering, H. Hawley, J. Bergendahl, and R. Thompson, 1 (1), 5-9 - 2013
“Mathematical Modeling of Chloroform Adsorption onto Fixed-Bed Columns of
Highly Siliceous Granular Zeolites,” in Environmental Progress & Sustainable
Energy, L. Abu-Lail, J. Bergendahl, and R. Thompson, 31 (4), 591-596 - 2012
“Adsorption of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether on Granular Zeolites: Batch and Column Studies,” in Journal of Hazardous Materials, L. Abu-Lail, J. Bergendahl, and R. Thompson, 178, 363-369 - 2010