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 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 Original ResearchFibrous 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 strategyRenewably 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 esterIntersystemPhosphorescenceMaterialsEmitterAtomsDiffractionES&T at 60: Science, Community, and the Facets of Impact
Zimmerman J, Boehm A, Cousins I, Dachs J, Eckelman M, Fenner K, Gago-Ferrero P, Gardea-Torresdey J, Gibson J, Hollender J, Hong P, Hsu-Kim H, Leusch F, Li X, Lin S, Lowry G, Maurer-Jones M, Miller S, Mills M, Raskin L, Ren Z, Richardson S, Rosario-Ortiz F, Schlenk D, Shi H, Tratnyek P, Wang B, Wang S, Wang Z, Westerhoff P, Wong M, Yoon S. ES&T at 60: Science, Community, and the Facets of Impact. Environmental Science And Technology 2026, 60: 1-2. PMID: 41530938, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c16945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal Impact of 60 years of ES &T
Lowry G, Ren Z, Alvarez P, Hollender J, Wang S, Mills M, Zimmerman J. Global Impact of 60 years of ES &T. Environmental Science And Technology 2026, 60: 1639-1647. PMID: 41505227, PMCID: PMC12825152, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c17819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPollution control strategiesField of environmental scienceHuman health challengesScience-based policySevere environmental pollutionPollution preventionPlanetary boundariesHuman healthEnvironmental pollutionTreatment technologiesPollutionGlobal network of researchersIndustrial ecologyEnvironmental scienceGlobal impactSocietal needsEcologyCommunityNetwork of researchersSustainabilityEmissionUsing Machine Learning for Green Substitution of Industrial Chemicals: Integrating Functionality, Hazard, and Life Cycle Impact
Wang H, Chen J, Liu W, Wang D, Song Y, Hong H, Wang T, Anastas P, Zimmerman J. Using Machine Learning for Green Substitution of Industrial Chemicals: Integrating Functionality, Hazard, and Life Cycle Impact. Chemical Reviews 2026, 126: 841-894. PMID: 41481805, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife cycle impactsDevelopment of AI agentsMolecular designCycle impactsGreen substituteDesign strategyFugitive releasesInnovative solutionsHazardous industrial chemicalsLife cycleIndustrial chemicalsDesignRisk managementChemical risk managementEcological healthMethodologyAdverse impactEnvironmental hazardsUnintended adverse effectsMachine learningAlternative chemicalsCorrection: 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 DOI: 10.1039/d6gc90050j.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
What Makes Great Reviewers So Special?
Zimmerman J, Mills M. What Makes Great Reviewers So Special? Environmental Science And Technology 2025, 59: 26909-26910. PMID: 41431779, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c16701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 2026 James J. Morgan Early Career Award Winners - The Asia Pacific Region
Brooks B, Zimmerman J. The 2026 James J. Morgan Early Career Award Winners - The Asia Pacific Region. Environmental Science And Technology 2025, 59: 25119-25122. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c15846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 2024 ES&T Best Paper Awards
Zimmerman J. The 2024 ES&T Best Paper Awards. Environmental Science And Technology 2025, 59: 24631-24633. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c15123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnhanced 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. Enhanced production of dimethyl carbonate from the alternating polarity electrolysis of methanol and carbon dioxide. Green Chemistry 2025, 27: 14513-14521. DOI: 10.1039/d5gc02358k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDimethyl carbonate yieldDimethyl carbonateEfficient reoxidationFormation of dimethyl carbonateSynthesis of dimethyl carbonateElectrolysis of methanolGlassy carbon electrodeProduction of dimethyl carbonatePd 2+Dimethyl carbonate productionPalladium bromideElectrochemical synthesisCarbon electrodeReaction conditionsMethyl formateElectrode passivationConcurrent oxidationPresence of CO 2Reduction of methanolGaseous carbon dioxideCO 2Electrode polarizationMethanolCarbon dioxideElectrode
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