Julie Zimmerman
Vice Provost for Planetary Solutions, Liliane and Christian Haub Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Environment, and Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences)Cards
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2026
From Silent Spring to the Awakening of AI: 60 Years of Ecotoxicology Research in ES&T
Leusch F, Bertram M, Gago-Ferrero P, Maurer-Jones M, Schlenk D, Shi H, Wang B, Xu E, Zhang X, Zimmerman J. From Silent Spring to the Awakening of AI: 60 Years of Ecotoxicology Research in ES&T. Environmental Science And Technology 2026, 60: 16343-16344. PMID: 42299126, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6c08017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom cool to non-cool: California’s ‘non-menthol’ cigarettes in 2025
Jabba S, Erythropel H, Anastas P, O’Malley S, Krishnan-Sarin S, Zimmerman J, Jordt S. From cool to non-cool: California’s ‘non-menthol’ cigarettes in 2025. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 2026, 12: 1-5. PMID: 42211562, PMCID: PMC13215131, DOI: 10.18332/tpc/217322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater addition to e-liquids to reduce flavour aldehyde acetal formation: chemistry and user sensory experience and appeal
Davis D, Green B, Krishnan-Sarin S, Martin T, Wu R, Gueorguieva R, Anastas P, Zimmerman J, O’Malley S, Allen W, Erythropel H. Water addition to e-liquids to reduce flavour aldehyde acetal formation: chemistry and user sensory experience and appeal. Tobacco Control 2026, tc-2025-060013. PMID: 42161504, PMCID: PMC13330406, DOI: 10.1136/tc-2025-060013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Exposome at a Crossroads: From Measurement to Action
Gago-Ferrero P, Boehm A, Hsu-Kim H, Li X, Gibson J, Vrijheid M, Wang B, Zimmerman J. The Exposome at a Crossroads: From Measurement to Action. Environmental Science And Technology 2026, 60: 13747-13748. PMID: 42152761, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6c06359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Human Exposome: Integrating the Environment, Human Health, and Society for the Next 60 years
Gago-Ferrero P, Boehm A, Hsu-Kim H, Li X, Gibson J, Vrijheid M, Wang B, Zimmerman J. The Human Exposome: Integrating the Environment, Human Health, and Society for the Next 60 years. Environmental Science And Technology 2026, 60: 13817-13824. PMID: 42083901, PMCID: PMC13192302, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6c03080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAre There Synergies in Water Consumption and Greenhouse Emissions Reductions in the Green Electricity Transition between Now and 2050?
Du Y, Zimmerman J. Are There Synergies in Water Consumption and Greenhouse Emissions Reductions in the Green Electricity Transition between Now and 2050? Environmental Science And Technology 2026, 60: 10751-10762. PMID: 41927495, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c13600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWater intensityWater implicationsWater consumptionGreenhouse gasesDrivers of greenhouse gasElectricity mixRegional water stressTiming of benefitsWater-scarce regionsLife cycle greenhouse gasWater security challengesGreenhouse emissions reductionCarbon emissionsEmission reductionElectricity planningTechnological uncertaintyPolicy shiftEnergy transitionEnergy securityMonte Carlo simulationsGlobal climateWaterGreenhouseCarlo simulationsConsumptionFrom structure to multifunctional performance: Fibrous cellulose for advancing phase change materials
McCord M, Abidnejad R, Baniasadi H, Fathi Z, Fazeli M, Lipponen J, Koivisto J, Zimmerman J, Kontturi E, Seppälä A, Alava M. From structure to multifunctional performance: Fibrous cellulose for advancing phase change materials. Renewable And Sustainable Energy Reviews 2026, 229: 116612. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.116612.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsFibrous cellulosePhase change compositesPCM compositesStructure-performance correlationStructure-performance relationshipEnergy materialsPhase change materialExcellent processabilityThermal managementMultifunctional performanceMultifunctional applicationsChange materialStabilizing agentThermal regulationIntegration techniqueUnique propertiesInnovative solutionsHigh performanceDiverse applicationsPCMEnvironmental sustainabilityCelluloseCarbon neutralityStabilization strategyCorrection: Enhanced production of dimethyl carbonate from the alternating polarity electrolysis of methanol and carbon dioxide
Ishii M, Paulsen M, Mellinghoff R, LeClerc H, Tse H, Erythropel H, Zimmerman J, Anastas P, Lee D. Correction: Enhanced production of dimethyl carbonate from the alternating polarity electrolysis of methanol and carbon dioxide. Green Chemistry 2026, 28: 5879-5880. DOI: 10.1039/d6gc90050j.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersRenewably sourced amino-acid- and lignin-based solid-state emitters
Tse H, Erythropel H, Backhaus A, Lee D, Cheng S, Yeung C, Phillips D, Zimmerman J, Anastas P. Renewably sourced amino-acid- and lignin-based solid-state emitters. Chem 2026, 12: 102781. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPowder X-ray diffractionSolid-state emittersIntersystem crossingEfficient intersystem crossingComplex synthetic proceduresX-ray diffractionH-aggregatesSynthetic procedureAfterglow phosphorescencePhotoluminescent materialsMild conditionsHeavy atomsPrepared materialsHost matrixFramework rigidityAnti-solvent crystallizationAmino acid histidineHydroxyl contentMethyl esterIntersystemPhosphorescenceMaterialsEmitterAtomsDiffraction60 Years of ES&T Bridging the Path between Climate and Global Change
Dachs J, Mills M, Zimmerman J. 60 Years of ES&T Bridging the Path between Climate and Global Change. Environmental Science And Technology 2026, 60: 2815-2815. PMID: 41630657, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6c00687.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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