Lisa Axe
Lisa Axe
Professor and Chair, Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chemical & Materials Engineering
150 Tiernan Hall
About Me
Lisa Axe is a Professor and Chair in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at NJIT. She has a joint appointment with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NJIT. Dr. Axe’s research is in chemical and physical processes in environmental systems. Her group works with natural and engineered processes. Much of her group’s efforts have been in understanding interfacial processes and their impact on contaminant attenuation. Her group uses a suite of complementary analyses to study surface chemistry and contaminant behavior. Recent projects have included advancing biologically active filters in water treatment to address emerging contaminants being detected in source water. Additionally, her group has been studying reactive iron mineral coatings in contaminated subsurface environments using core samples preserved for redox integrity. Dr. Axe has been funded by Chemours, National Science Foundation, SUEZ North America, U.S. Army, NJ Department of Transportation, and NY State Department of Transportation. She was a recipient of the DuPont Young Professor Grant. She serves on the Chemours Science Advisory Board for the Chambers Works Site as well as a NJDEP Science Advisory Board. Dr. Axe has published over 60 peer reviewed publications.
Education
MChE; Illinois Institute of Technology; Chemical Engineering; 1995
Ph.D.; Illinois Institute of Technology; Environmental Engineering; 1995
M.S.; Illinois Institute of Technology; Environmental Engineering; 1992
B.S.; Purdue University-Main Campus; Geoscience; 1984
Ph.D.; Illinois Institute of Technology; Environmental Engineering; 1995
M.S.; Illinois Institute of Technology; Environmental Engineering; 1992
B.S.; Purdue University-Main Campus; Geoscience; 1984
Teaching Interests
To improve student engagement through faculty student interactions; relevant applications in courses; in class and out of class academic experiences such as cooperative education, research experiences, participation in service learning, and professional societies; and, student group learning both in and out of class.
Past Courses
CHE 101: INTRO TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CHE 101: INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CHE 210: CHEMCL PROC CALCULATIONS I
CHE 240: CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONII
CHE 370: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
ENE 262: INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
ENE 262: INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGR
ENE 360: WATER & WASTEWATER ENGINEERING
ENE 620: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMODYNAMICS
ENE 663: WATER CHEMISTRY
CHE 101: INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CHE 210: CHEMCL PROC CALCULATIONS I
CHE 240: CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONII
CHE 370: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
ENE 262: INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
ENE 262: INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGR
ENE 360: WATER & WASTEWATER ENGINEERING
ENE 620: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMODYNAMICS
ENE 663: WATER CHEMISTRY
Research Interests
Her research is in chemical and physical processes in environmental systems. Much of her group’s efforts are in understanding interfacial processes and their impact on water quality and contaminant mobility and bioavailability. Dr. Axe has been funded by the Chemours, SUEZ, National Science Foundation, U.S. Army, NJ Department of Transportation, NY State DOT, and she was a recipient of the DuPont Young Professor Grant.
Journal Article
Hua, Han, & Yin, Xin, & Renno, Maria, & Sale, Thomas, & Landis, Richard, & Dyer, James, & Axe, Lisa (2021). Impacts of cryogenic sampling processes on iron mineral coatings in contaminated sediment. Science of the Total Environment, 765,
Wartell, Brian, & Boufadel, Michel, & Rodriguez Freire, Lucia, & Axe, Lisa, & Abrams, Stewart, & Ciblak, Ali (2021). Studies in Electrokinetic Migration Rates of Dyes in Sand and Clay. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 25(2),
Yin, Xin, & Hua, Han, & Burns, Frank, & Fennell, Donna, & Dyer, James, & Landis, Richard, & Axe, Lisa (2021). Identifying redox transition zones in the subsurface of a site with historical contamination. Science of the Total Environment, 762,
Hua, Han, & Yin, Xin, & Dyer, James, & Landis, Richard, & Axe, Lisa (2020). Characterizing Reactive Iron Mineral Coatings in Redox Transition Zones. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4(12), 2337-2346.
Zhang, Shuangyi, & Courtois, Sophie, & Gitungo, Stephen, & Raczko, Robert, & Dyksen, John, & Li, Mengyan, & Axe, Lisa (2018). Microbial community analysis in biologically active filters exhibiting efficient removal of emerging contaminants and impact of operational conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 640-641, 1455-1464.
Wartell, Brian, & Boufadel, Michel, & Rodriguez Freire, Lucia, & Axe, Lisa, & Abrams, Stewart, & Ciblak, Ali (2021). Studies in Electrokinetic Migration Rates of Dyes in Sand and Clay. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 25(2),
Yin, Xin, & Hua, Han, & Burns, Frank, & Fennell, Donna, & Dyer, James, & Landis, Richard, & Axe, Lisa (2021). Identifying redox transition zones in the subsurface of a site with historical contamination. Science of the Total Environment, 762,
Hua, Han, & Yin, Xin, & Dyer, James, & Landis, Richard, & Axe, Lisa (2020). Characterizing Reactive Iron Mineral Coatings in Redox Transition Zones. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4(12), 2337-2346.
Zhang, Shuangyi, & Courtois, Sophie, & Gitungo, Stephen, & Raczko, Robert, & Dyksen, John, & Li, Mengyan, & Axe, Lisa (2018). Microbial community analysis in biologically active filters exhibiting efficient removal of emerging contaminants and impact of operational conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 640-641, 1455-1464.
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Other
Indicator compounds representative of contaminants of emerging concern (Cecs) found in the water cycle in the United States
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2021
Development and application of computer simulation tools for ecological risk assessment
Environmental Modeling and Assessment, December 2003
Intraparticle surface diffusion of metal contaminants and their attenuation in microporous amorphous Al, Fe, and Mn oxides
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2002
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2021
Development and application of computer simulation tools for ecological risk assessment
Environmental Modeling and Assessment, December 2003
Intraparticle surface diffusion of metal contaminants and their attenuation in microporous amorphous Al, Fe, and Mn oxides
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2002
Conference Proceeding
Pilot testing to remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products from drinking water
December 2012
Carrying capacity estimates for assessing environmental performance and sustainability
January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2002
Adsorption of metal ions onto goethite: Single-adsorbate and competitive systems
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2001
December 2012
Carrying capacity estimates for assessing environmental performance and sustainability
January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2002
Adsorption of metal ions onto goethite: Single-adsorbate and competitive systems
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2001
Chapter
Trivedi, Paras, & Axe, Lisa (2006). Long-term fate of metal contaminants in soils and sediments: Role of intraparticle diffusion in hydrous metal oxides, . (pp. 57-71).