Email
jberg@wpi.edu
John Bergendahl
Associate Professor
Affiliated Department or Office
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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
John Bergendahl
Associate Professor
Affiliated Department or Office
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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.
Office
Kaven Hall 208
Phone
+1 (508) 8315772
Research Interests
Novel Physical and Chemical Processes for Water Treatment
Sustainable Engineering Design
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Industrial Waste Management
Scholarly Work
Effect of pH, Temperature, and Use of Synergistic Oxidative Agents on the Ultrasonic Degradation of Tris-2-Chloroethyl Phosphate, Gemfibrozil, and 17b Estradiol in Water, J. of Environmental Chemical Engineering, J.R. Alvarez Corena and J. Bergendahl, 9, 105005 2021
Identification and Quantification of Wide Variety of Inorganic Nanoparticles in Municipal Wastewater, J. of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, Y. Chen and J. Bergendahl, 25(4), 04021030 2021
Treatment System Hydraulics, ASCE Press 2008
“COVID-19 ‒ Implications for the Water and Wastewater Industry,” NEWEA Journal, J.
Bergendahl, M. Fernandes, and W. Bates 2020
“Advanced Oxidation of Five Contaminants in Water by UV/TiO2: Reaction Kinetics and Byproduct Identification”, Journal of Environmental Management, J. R. Alvarez Corena, J. Bergendahl, and F. Hart, 181, 544-551 2016
“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