Publications

A list of our publications by year is provided below. Additional information, including citation data, can be found on Google Scholar.

Simultaneous Photochemical Oxidation of As (III) and Mn2+ (aq) in the Presence of Hematite

Junyeong Choi, Donggeun Kim, Seung Soo Steve Lee, John D Fortner, Yoon Myung, Yuanzhi Tang, Haesung Jung| Water Research, Page(s) 125182 | 2025 | View article

Tunable, Thermoresponsive Hydrogel-Based Composites for Facile, Low-Energy Water Desalination and Recovery

Bugra M Sahin, Andrew Tan, Carl Geiselhart, John D Fortner | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Page(s) 63827-63835 | 2025 | View article

Unveiling the unrecognized role of phytic acid in promoting hydroxyl radical generation during FeS colloids oxygenation: implications for organic matter mineralization

Wei Peng, Haojie Cui, Minli Wei, Songhu Yuan, Peng Liao, Xingming Zhang, John D Fortner, Yanxiang Yuan, Yi Jiang, Huiqiu Deng, Wenjuan Liao | Water Research, Page(s) 124758 | 2025 | View article

Microwave Heating of Superparamagnetic Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles Toward Environmental Hyperthermia-Based Applications

Dilara Hatinoglu, Seung Soo S Lee, Manisha Choudhary, Junseok Lee, Supun B Attanayake, Kee-Young Hwang, Derick Detellem, Manh-Huong Phan, John D Fortner, Onur G Apul | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Page(s) 49775-49783 | 2025 | View article

Toward Continuous, Oriented Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Precise Molecular Separations

Makenna Parkinson, Harsh Vardhan, Rafael Verduzco, John Fortner, Menachem Elimelech | ACS Nano, Page(s) 29934-29960 | 2025 | View article

Secondary Mobility of Arsenic Due to In Situ-Generated Iron–Arsenic Colloids upon Iron Oxide Amendments

Yuanxin Zhao, Chenggang Ci, John D Fortner, Dengjun Wang, Yi Jiang, Songhu Yuan, Hua Zhang, Peng Liao | Environmental Science and Technology, Page(s) 18320-18331 | 2025 | View article

High-Concentration Multibranched Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis via Controllable Seeding

Andreas Backhaus, Avery Long, Cosima Deetman, Dylan Judd, Ho-Yin Tse, Lars Ratjen, Seung Soo S Lee, Fabian S Menges, John D Fortner, Julie B Zimmerman | Langmuir, Page(s) 19354-19362 | 2025 | View article

Precisely controlled bimetallic nanocatalysts on mesoporous silica nanoparticle supports for highly efficient and selective nitrate reduction

Junseok Lee, Seung Soo Steve Lee, Haesung Jung, Changwoo Kim, John D Fortner | Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Page(s) 124600 | 2025 | View article

Engineering Magnetic Nanobiocatalysts via Mussel Foot Protein-Mediated Laccase Immobilization for Enhanced Performance and Reusability

Anushree Ghosh, Eugene Kim, Changwoo Kim, Buğra M Şahin, Fuzhong Zhang, John D Fortner | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Page(s) 3026-3037 | 2025 | View article

Quantifying Biolipid (Rhamnolipid) Effects on the Aggregation Behavior of Engineered Nanoparticles

Anushree Ghosh, Neha Sharma, Junseok Lee, Wenlu Li, Ji-Won Son, Changwoo Kim, Natalie Capiro, Kurt Pennell, Kimberly Parker, John Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Page(s) | 2025 | View article

Remediation of groundwater contaminated with perfluoroalkyl acids and chlorinated ethenes using a microbial reductive dechlorination and sorptive material treatment train

Peng-Fei Yan, Sheng Dong, Matthew J Woodcock, John D Fortner, Kurt D Pennell, Natalie L Cápiro | Water Research, Page(s) 124009 | 2025 | View article

Microwave-enhanced catalytic degradation of organic compounds with silica-coated iron oxide nanocrystals via fenton-like reaction pathway

Junseok Lee, Seunghyun Weon, Seung Soo Steve Lee, Eun-tae Yun, Myoung Won Chung, Changwoo Kim, Hailiang Wang, John D Fortner | npj Clean Water, Volume: 8. Page(s) 25 | 2025 | View article

Tuning Metal–Organic Framework Linker Chemistry for Transition Metal Ion Separations

Camille Violet, Makenna Parkinson, Akash Ball, Heather Kulik, John Fortner, Menachem Elimelech | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Volume: 17. Page(s) 1911-1921 | 2024 | View article

Precisely Controlled Bimetallic Nanocatalysts on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Supports for Highly Efficient and Selective Nitrate Reduction

Junseok Lee, Seung Soo Steve Lee, Haesung Jung, Changwoo Kim, John D Fortner | Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Page(s) 124600 | 2024 | View article

Effective Electrochemical Trichloroethylene Removal from Water Enabled by Selective Molecular Catalysis

Yuanzuo Gao, Wanyu Zhang, Chungseok Choi, Bo Shang, Seonjeong Cheon, Aidan Francis Meese, Jae-Hong Kim, Donghui Long, John Fortner, Hailiang Wang | Carbon Future, Volume: 1 | 2024 | View article

Simple, Green Pathway to Precipitate Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) via Transformation to an Insoluble Ester

Susanna K Maisto, Doris Hong, Alexandra J Griffith, John D Fortner | Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Volume: 11. Page(s) 364-369 | 2024 | View article

Multiplexable and Scalable Aqueous Synthesis Platform for Oleate‐Based, Bilayer‐Coated Gold Nanoparticles

Andreas Backhaus, Jillian Albrecht, Gaukhar Alzhanova, Avery Long, Wyatt Arnold, Junseok Lee, Ho‐Yin Tse, Tina T Su, Sebastian Cruz‐Gomez, Seung Soo S Lee, Fabian Menges, Lucas R Parent, Lars Ratjen, Barbara Burtness, John D Fortner, Julie B Zimmerman | Small, Page(s) 2309919 | 2024 | View article

Surface hydrophobicity of boron nitride promotes PFOA photocatalytic degradation

Bo Wang, Yu Chen, Joshua Samba, Kimberly Heck, Xiaochuan Huang, Junseok Lee, Jordin Metz, Manav Bhati, John Fortner, Qilin Li, Paul Westerhoff, Pedro Alvarez, Thomas P Senftle, Michael S Wong | Chemical Engineering Journal, Page(s) 149134 | 2024 | View article

Harnessing the potential of in-situ, electrically generated microbubbles via nickel foam for enhanced, low energy membrane fouling control

Eun-Tae Yun, Junseok Lee, Seung Soo S Lee, Seungkwan Hong, John D Fortner | Water Research, Volume: 249. Page(s) 120886 | 2024 | View article

Delineating the role of surface grafting density of organic coatings on the colloidal stability, transport, and sorbent behavior of engineered nanoparticles

Junseok Lee, Changwoo Kim, Daniel Schmucker, Seung Soo Steve Lee, Shuchi Liao, Natalie L Cápiro, Kurt D Pennell, John D Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano | 2024 | View article

Ultra-high capacity, multifunctional nanoscale sorbents for PFOA and PFOS treatment

Junseok Lee, Changwoo Kim, Chen Liu, Michael S Wong, Natalie L Cápiro, Kurt D Pennell, John D Fortner | npj Clean Water, Volume: 6. Page(s) 62 | 2023 | View article

Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Additives for Microwave-Based Sludge Prehydrolysis: A Perspective

Dilara Hatinoglu, Junseok Lee, John Fortner, Onur Apul | Environmental Science & Technology | 2023 | View article

Trace analysis of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in dried blood spots–Demonstration of reproducibility and comparability to venous blood samples

Elizabeth Z Lin, Sara L Nason, Alexander Zhong, John Fortner, Krystal J Godri Pollitt | Science of The Total Environment, Volume: 883. Page(s) 163530 | 2023 | View article

Nanobubble Reactivity: Evaluating Hydroxyl Radical Generation (or Lack Thereof) under Ambient Conditions

Seung Hee Chae, Min Sik Kim, Jae-Hong Kim, John D Fortner | ACS ES&T Engineering | 2023 | View article

Microbial Reductive Dechlorination by a Commercially Available Dechlorinating Consortium Is Not Inhibited by Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) at Field-Relevant Concentrations

Jason P Hnatko, Chen Liu, Jack L Elsey, Sheng Dong, John D Fortner, Kurt D Pennell, Linda M Abriola, Natalie L Cápiro | Environmental Science & Technology, Volume: 57. Page(s) 8301–8312 | 2023 | View article

Hydrophilic montmorillonite in tailoring the structure and selectivity of polyamide membrane

Miao Tian, Xiaoting Meng, Qingsong Liu, Wenlu Li, Xiaofei You, Chang Liu, John D Fortner | Journal of Membrane Science, Volume: 657. Page(s) 120674 | 2022 | View article

Enhanced polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane performance through fullerol addition: A study towards optimization

Qingqing Zeng, Zhishang Wan, Yi Jiang, John Fortner | Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume: 431. Page(s) 134071 | 2022 | View article

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide–Oleic acid (CTAB-OA) bilayer coated iron oxide nanocrystals for enhanced chromium (VI) photoreduction via ligand-to-metal charge transfer mechanism

Changwoo Kim, Seung Soo Lee, Anushree Ghosh, Junseok Lee, John D Fortner | Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume: 431. Page(s) 133938 | 2022 | View article

In-Situ Sequestration of Perfluoroalkyl Substances Using Polymer-Stabilized Ion Exchange Resin

Chen Liu, Jenna Chu, Natalie L Cápiro, John D Fortner, Kurt D Pennell | Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume: 422. Page(s) 126960 | 2022 | View article

Photoactive Polyethylenimine-Coated Graphene Oxide Composites for Enhanced Cr (VI) Reduction and Recovery

Changwoo Kim, Siyuan An, Junseok Lee, Anushree Ghosh, Mingjiang Zhong, John D Fortner | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2022 | View article

Selective and Sensitive Environmental Gas Sensors Enabled by Membrane Overlayers

Ji-Soo Jang, Lea R Winter, Changwoo Kim, John D Fortner, Menachem Elimelech | Trends in Chemistry | 2022 | View article

A Graphene Oxide Cookbook: Exploring Chemical and Colloidal Properties as a Function of Synthesis Parameters

Siyuan An, Qingqing Zeng, Wenlu Li, John Fortner | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume: 588. Page(s) 725–736 | 2022 | View article

Room Temperature Gas Sensing Mechanism of SnO2 Towards Chloroform: Comparing First Principles Calculations with Sensing Experiments

Ahmed A Abokifa, Kelsey Haddad, Baranidharan Raman, John Fortner, Pratim Biswas | Applied Surface Science, Volume: 554. Page(s) 149603 | 2021 | View article

Yale School of Public Health Symposium: An Overview of the Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Anna L Hagstrom, Paul Anastas, Andrea Boissevain, Alexandre Borrel, Nicole C Deziel, Suzanne E Fenton, Cheryl Fields, John D Fortner, et al | Science of The Total Environment, Volume: 778. Page(s) 146192 | 2021 | View article

Effects of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant on the Dissolution and Transport of Silver Nanoparticles in Porous Media

Shuchi Liao, Chen Liu, Dorothea Pinchbeck, Natalie L Cápiro, John D Fortner, Linda M Abriola, Kurt D Pennell | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 8 (9). Page(s) 2492-2506 | 2021 | View article

Effect of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant on Transport and Retention of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Water-Saturated Quartz Sand

Shuchi Liao, Anushree Ghosh, Natalie L. Cápiro, John Fortner, and Kurt Pennell | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 8 (1). Page(s) 311-327 | 2021 | View article

A Graphene Oxide Cookbook: Exploring Chemical and Colloidal Properties as a Function of Synthesis Parameters

Siyuan An, Qingqing Zeng, Wenlu Li, and John Fortner | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 2021 | View article

Surface Functionalized Nanoscale Metal Oxides for Arsenic (V), Chromium (VI), and Uranium (VI) Sorption: Considering Single- and Multi-Sorbate Dynamics

Changwoo Kim, Seung Soo Lee, Kit Tan Kwan, Junseok Lee, Wenlu Li, Brandon J. Lafferty, Daniel E. Giammar, and John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 7 (12). Page(s) 3805–3813 | 2021 | View article

Graphene Oxide/Mussel Foot Protein Composites for High-Strength and Ultra-Tough Thin Films

Eugene Kim, Xuyan Qin, James Qiao, Qingqing Zeng, John Fortner, Fuzhong Zhang | Scientific Reports, Volume: 10 (1). Page(s) 1–8 | 2021 | View article

Ion Transport under Sub-nanometer Confinement: Relative Roles of Partitioning and Intra-Pore Diffusion

Xuechen Zhou, Zhangxin Wang, Razi Epsztein, Cheng Zhan, Wenlu Li, John D. Fortner, Tuan Anh Pham, Jae-Hong Kim, and Menachem Elimelech | Science Advances, Volume: 6 (48). Page(s) TBD | 2021 | View article

Delineating the Relationship between Nanoparticle Attachment Efficiency and Fluid Flow Velocity

Changwoo Kim, Kurt D. Pennell, and John D. Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 54 (21). Page(s) 13992–13999 | 2021 | View article

Surface Engineered Nanomaterials in Water: Understanding Critical Dynamics of Soft Organic Coatings and Relative Aggregation Density

Changwoo Kim and John Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 54 (21). Page(s) 13548–13555 | 2021 | View article

Organic Functionalized Graphene Oxide Behavior in Water

Changwoo Kim, Junseok Lee, Will Wang, John Fortner | Nanomaterials, Volume: 10 (6). Page(s) 1228 | 2021 | View article

Modeling Performance of Rhamnolipid-Coated Engineered Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for U(VI) Sorption and Separation

Neha Sharma, Anushree Ghosh. Corresponding authors: John D. Fortner, Daniel E. Giammar | Environmental Science:Nano, Volume: 7 (7). Page(s) 2010–2020 | 2021 | View article

Formation and Transport of Cr(III)-NOM-Fe Colloids upon Reaction of Cr(VI) with NOM-Fe(II) Colloids at Anoxic-Oxic Interfaces

Peng Liao, Chao Pan, Wenyu Ding, Wenlu Li, Songhu Yuan, John Fortner, Daniel Giammar | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 54 (7). Page(s) 4256–4266 | 2021 | View article

(Super)paramagnetic nanoparticles as platform materials for environmental applications: From synthesis to demonstration

Li, W., Fortner, J.D. | Frontiers in Environmental Science and Engineering, Volume: 14 (77) | 2021 | View article

Disparities between Experimental and Environmental Conditions: Research Steps Towards Making Electrochemical Water Treatment a Reality

Sergi Garcia-Segura, Alec Brockway Nienhauser, Ana S. Fajardo, Rishabh Bansal, Christian L. Coonrod, John D. Fortner, Mariana Marcos-Hernández, Tanya Rogers, Dino Villagran, Michael S. Wong, Paul Westerhoff | Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, Volume: 22. Page(s) 9–16 | 2021 | View article

Highly Stable Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Functional Draw Solutes for Osmotically Driven Water Transport

Changwoo Kim, Junseok Lee, Daniel Schmucker, and John D. Fortner | NPJ Clean Water (a Nature journal), Volume: 3 (1). Page(s) 1–6 | 2021 | View article

Towards Optimizing Cobalt Based Metal Oxide Nanocrystals for Hydrogen Generation via NaBH4 Hydrolysis

Changwoo Kim, Seung Soo Lee, Wenlu Li, and John D. Fortner | Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume: 589. Page(s) 117303 | 2021 | View article

Free chlorine induced phototransformation of graphene oxide in water: Reaction kinetics and product characterization

Siyuan An, Jiewei Wu, Yao Nie, Wenlu Li, John D. Fortner | Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume: 381. Page(s) 122609 | 2021 | View article

Cr(VI) Adsorption on Engineered Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Exploring Complexation Processes and Water Chemistry

Zezhen Pan, Xiaoming Zhu, Anshuman Satpathy, Wenlu Li, John D. Fortner, and Daniel E. Giammar | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 53 (20). Page(s) 11913–11921 | 2020 | View article

Graphene Oxides as Nanofillers in Polysulfone Ultrafiltration Membranes: Shape Matters

Yi Jiang, Qingqing Zeng, Pratim Biswas, John Fortner | Journal of Membrane Science, Volume: 581. Page(s) 453–461 | 2020 | View article

Elucidating the Role of Sulfide on the Stability of Ferrihydrite Colloids under Anoxic Conditions

Leiyu He, Lin Xie, Dengjun Wang, Wenlu Li, John Fortner, Qianqian Li, Yanhua Duan, Zhenqing Shi, Peng Liao, Chongxuan Liu | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 53 (8). Page(s) 4173–4184 | 2020 | View article

Fabrication of Agricultural Waste Supported UiO-66 Nanoparticles with High Utilization in Phosphate Removal from Water

Hui Qiu, Meichen Ye, Qingqing Zeng, Wenlu Li, John Fortner, LeLe Liu, Luyang Yang, Jinhong Zhu | Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume: 360. Page(s) 621–630 | 2020 | View article

Photoenhanced Oxidation of nC60 in Water: Exploring H2O2 and Hydroxyl Radical Based Reactions

Yining Ou, Jiewei Wu, James R. Meyer, Marcus Foston, Wenlu Li, John D. Fortner | Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume: 360. Page(s) 665–672 | 2020 | View article

Formation and Stability of NOM-Mn(III) Colloids in Aquatic Environments

Qianqian Li, Lin Xie, Yi Jiang, John Fortner, Kai Yu, Peng Liao, Chongxuan Liu | Water Research, Volume: 149. Page(s) 190–201 | 2020 | View article

Engineering Graphene Oxide Laminate Membranes for Enhanced Flux and Boron Treatment with Polyethylenimine (PEI) Polymers

Changwoo Kim, Siyuan An, Junseok Lee, Qingqing Zeng, John Fortner | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Volume: 11 (1). Page(s) 924–929 | 2019 | View article

Microbially Synthesized Mussel Foot Proteins Display Enhanced Underwater Adhesion

Eugene Kim, Bin Dai, James B. Qiao, Wenlu Li, John D. Fortner, Fuzhong Zhang | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Volume: 10 (49). Page(s) 43003–43012 | 2019 | View article

Facet-dependent enhancement in the activity of bismuth vanadate microcrystals for the photocatalytic conversion of methane to methanol

Wenlei Zhu, Meikun Shen, Guozheng Fan, Alicia Yang, James Meyer, Yining Ou, John Fortner, Marcus Foston, Zhaosheng Li, Zhigang Zou, Bryce Sadtler | ACS Applied Nanomaterials, Volume: 1 (12). Page(s) 6683–6691 | 2019 | View article

Surface Optimized Core-Shell Nanocomposites (Fe3O4@MnFe2O4) for Ultra-High Uranium Sorption and Low-Field Magnetic Separation in Water

Changwoo Kim, Seung Soo Lee, Benjamin J. Reinhart, Minjung Cho, Brandon J. Lafferty, Wenlu Li, and John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 5 (10). Page(s) 2252–2256 | 2019 | View article

SnO2 Nanostructured Thin Films for Room Temperature Gas Sensing of Volatile Organic Compounds

Kelsey Haddad, Ahmed A. Abokifa, Shalinee Kavadiya, Byeongdu Lee, Sriya Banerjee, Barani Raman, Parag Banerjee, Cynthia S. Lo, John D. Fortner, Pratim Biswas | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Volume: 10 (35). Page(s) 29972–29981 | 2019 | View article

Nanoparticles in Drinking Water Pose Ill-Define But Manageable Exposure Risks

Paul Westerhoff, Ariel Atkinson, John Fortner, Michael S. Wong, Julie Zimmerman, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, James Ranville, Pierre Herckes | Nature Nanotechnology, Volume: 13 (8). Page(s) 661 | 2019 | View article

Sensing Mechanism of Ethanol and Acetone at Room Temperature by SnO2 Nano-columns Synthesized by Aerosol Routes: Theoretical Calculations Compared to Experimental Results

Ahmed A. Abokifa, Kelsey Haddad, John D. Fortner, Cynthia S. Lo, Pratim Biswas | Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Volume: 6 (5). Page(s) 2053–2066 | 2019 | View article

Engineered Superparamagnetic Nanomaterials for Arsenic (V) and Chromium (VI) Sorption and Separation: Quantifying the Role of Organic Surface Coatings

Changwoo Kim, Seung Soo Lee, Brandon J. Lafferty, Daniel E. Giammar, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 5 (2). Page(s) 556–563 | 2019 | View article

Atmospheric Reactivity of Fullerene (C60) Aerosols

Dhruv Mitroo, Jiewei Wu, Peter Colletti, Seung Soo Lee, Michael Walker, William Brune, Brent Williams, John Fortner | ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, Volume: 2 (2). Page(s) 95–102 | 2019 | View article

Real Time Evaluation of Natural Organic Matter Deposition Processes onto Model Environmental Surfaces

Wenlu Li, Peng Liao, Trey Oldham, Yi Jiang, Chao Pan, Songhu Yuan, John D. Fortner | Water Research, Volume: 129. Page(s) 231–239 | 2019 | View article

Formation, Aggregation, and Deposition Dynamics of NOM-Iron Colloids at Anoxic-Oxic Interfaces

Peng Liao, Wenlu Li, Yi Jiang, Jiewei Wu, Songhu Yuan. Co-corresponding authors: John D. Fortner*, Daniel E. Giammar | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 51 (21). Page(s) 12235–12245 | 2018 | View article

Highly Efficient and Selective Phosphate Removal from Wastewater by Magnetically Recoverable La(OH)3/Fe3O4 Nanocomposites

Baile Wu, Liping Fang, John D. Fortner, Xiaohong Guan, Irene Lo | Water Research, Volume: 126. Page(s) 179–188 | 2018 | View article

Graphene Oxide Aggregation in Water: Evaluating the Interplay Between Material and Natural Organic Matter Properties

Yi Jiang, Ramesh Raliya, Pratim Biswas, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 4. Page(s) 1484–1493 | 2018 | View article

Measurement and Surface Complexation Modeling of U(VI) Adsorption to Engineered Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Zezhen Pan, Wenlu Li, John Fortner, Daniel Giammar | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 51 (16). Page(s) 9219–9226 | 2018 | View article

Engineering Nanoscale Iron Oxides for Uranyl Sorption and Separation: Optimization of Particle Core Size and Bilayer Surface Coatings

Wenlu Li, Lyndsay Troyer, Seung Soo Lee, Jiewei Wu, Changwoo Kim, Brandon Lafferty, Jeffery Catalano, John Fortner | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Volume: 9 (15). Page(s) 13163–13172 | 2018 | View article

Photoenhanced Transformation of Hydroxylated Fullerene (Fullerol) by Free Chlorine

Jiewei Wu, Lawrence B. Alemany, Wenlu Li, Denise Benoit, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 4. Page(s) 470–479 | 2018 | View article

Photoenhanced Oxidation of C60 Aggregates (nC60) by Free Chlorine in Water

Jiewei Wu, Wenlu Li, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 4. Page(s) 117–126 | 2018 | View article

Effect of Reduced Humic Acid on the Transport of Ferrihydrite Nanoparticles Under Anoxic Conditions

Peng Liao, Wenlu Li, Dengjun Wang, Yi Jiang, John D. Fortner | Water Research, Volume: 109. Page(s) 347–357 | 2018 | View article

Surface Tunable Magnetic Nano-sorbents for Carbon Dioxide Sorption and Separation

Wenlu Li, Jiewei Wu, Seung Soo Lee, John D. Fortner | Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume: 313. Page(s) 1160–1167 | 2018 | View article

Complex Interplay Between Formation Routes and Natural Organic Matter Modification Controls Capabilities of C60 nanoparticles to Accumulate Organic Contaminants

Lei Hou, Ximeng Wang, Chengdong Zhang, Lilin Wang, John Fortner, Wei Chen | Journal of Environmental Science, Volume: 51. Page(s) 315–323 | 2018 | View article

Crumpled Reduced Graphene Oxide–Amine–Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Simultaneous Carbon Dioxide Adsorption and Photoreduction

Yao Nie, Wei-Ning Wang, Yi Jiang, John Fortner, Pratim Biswas | Catalysis Science and Technology, Volume: 6. Page(s) 6187–6196 | 2017 | View article

Aqueous Aggregation Behavior of Engineered Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Effects of Oxidative Surface Aging

Wenlu Li, Seung Soo Lee, Anjuliee M. Mittelman, Di Liu, Jiewei Wu, Carl H. Hinton, Linda M. Abriola, Kurt D. Pennell, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 50 (23). Page(s) 12789–12798 | 2017 | View article

Growth of Single Crystal, Oriented SnO2 Nanocolumn Arrays by Aerosol Chemical Vapor Deposition (ACVD)

Kelsey Haddad, Ahmed A. Abokifa, Shalinee Kavadiya, Tandeep S. Chadha, Pranav Shetty, Yang Wang, John Fortner, Pratim Biswas | CrystEngComm, Volume: 18. Page(s) 7544–7553 | 2017 | View article

A Review of Recent Developments in Graphene-Enabled Membranes for Water Treatment

Yi Jiang, Pratim Biswas, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, Volume: 2. Page(s) 915–922 | 2017 | View article

Engineered Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles for Enhanced Uranium Separation and Sensing

Wenlu Li, John T. Mayo, Denise N. Benoit, Lyndsay D. Troyer, Zuzanna A. Lewicka, Brandon J. Lafferty, Jeffrey G. Catalano, Seung Soo Lee, Vicki L. Colvin, John D. Fortner | Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Volume: 4 (39). Page(s) 15022–15029 | 2017 | View article

Research Highlights: Unveiling the Mechanisms Underlying Nanoparticle-Induced ROS Generation and Oxidative Stress

Tian A. Qiu, Miranda J. Gallagher, Natalie V. Hudson-Smith, Jiewei Wu, Miriam O. P. Krause, John D. Fortner, Christy L. Haynes | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 2. Page(s) 940–945 | 2017 | View article

Shape and Size Controlled Synthesis of Uniform Iron Oxide Nanocrystals Through New Non-hydrolytic routes

Wenlu Li, Seung Soo Lee, Jiewei Wu, Carl Hinton, John Fortner | Nanotechnology, Volume: 27 (32) | 2017 | View article

Graphene Oxides in Water: Correlating Morphology and Surface Chemistry with Aggregation Behavior

Yi Jiang, Ramesh Raliya. Co-corresponding authors: John D. Fortner, Pratim Biswas | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 50 (13). Page(s) 6964–6973 | 2017 | View article

In Situ Photocatalytic Synthesis of Ag Nanoparticles on Crumpled Graphene Oxide Composite Membranes for Filtration and Disinfection Applications

Yi Jiang, Di Liu, Minjung Cho, Seung Soo Lee, Fuzhong Zhang, Pratim Biswas, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 50 (5). Page(s) 2514–2521 | 2017 | View article

Element Mobilization from Bakken Shale as a Function of Water Chemistry

Lin Wang, Scott Burns, Daniel E. Giammar, John D. Fortner | Chemosphere, Volume: 149. Page(s) 286–293 | 2017 | View article

Surface Engineering Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles for Aqueous Applications: Design and Characterization of Tailored Organic Bilayers

Wenlu Li, Carl H. Hinton, Seung Soo Lee, Jiewei Wu, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 3. Page(s) 85–93 | 2017 | View article

Ground State Reactions of nC60 with Free Chlorine in Water

Jiewei Wu, Denise Benoit, Seung Soo Lee, Wenlu Li, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 50 (2). Page(s) 721–731 | 2016 | View article

Highly conducting, n-type Bi12O15Cl6 nanosheets with superlattice-like structure

Yoon Myung, Fei Wu, Sriya Banerjee, Andreea Stoica, Hongxia Zhong, Seung-Soo Lee, John Fortner, Li Yang, Parag Banerjee | Materials Chemistry, Volume: 27. Page(s) 7710–7718 | 2016 | View article

Effects of Ultra-Violet Light on Silver Nanoparticle Mobility and Dissolution

Anjuliee M. Mittelman, John D. Fortner, Kurt D. Pennell | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 2. Page(s) 683–691 | 2016 | View article

Surface Functionalized Manganese Ferrite Nanocrystals for Enhanced Uranium Sorption and Separation in Water

Seung Soo Lee, Wenlu Li, Minjung Cho, Brandon J. Lafferty, John D. Fortner | Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Volume: 3. Page(s) 21930–21939 | 2016 | View article

Transport of Sulfide-Reduced Graphene Oxide in Saturated Quartz Sand: Cation-Dependent Retention Mechanisms

Tianjiao Xia, John D. Fortner, Dongqiang Zhu, Zhichong Qi, Wei Chen | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 49 (19). Page(s) 11468–11475 | 2016 | View article

Engineered Manganese Oxide Nanocrystals for Enhanced Uranyl Sorption and Separation

Seung Soo Lee, Wenlu Li, Minjung Cho, Jeffrey G. Catalano, Brandon J. Lafferty, Paolo Decuzzi, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science: Nano, Volume: 2. Page(s) 500–508 | 2016 | View article

Engineered Crumpled Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membrane Assemblies for Advanced Water Treatment Processes

Yi Jiang, Wei-Ning Wang, Di Liu, Yao Nie, Wenlu Li, Jiewei Wu, Fuzhong Zhang, Pratim Biswas, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 49 (11). Page(s) 6846–6854 | 2016 | View article

Interactive effects of aqueous stable fullerene nanocrystals (nC60) and Cd2+ on Daphnia magna: Evaluation of immune enzymes sub-lethal responses, accumulation and interaction

Xianji Tao, John D. Fortner, Yiliang He, Yongsheng Chen, Hua Wei, Weiqun Lu, Joseph B. Hughes | Chemosphere, Volume: 122. Page(s) 162–167 | 2016 | View article

Impact of Water Chemistry on Element Mobilization from Eagle Ford Shale

Lin Wang, John D. Fortner, Daniel E. Giammar | Environmental Engineering Science, Volume: 32 (4). Page(s) 310–320 | 2016 | View article

Photo-Oxidation of Hydrogenated Fullerene (Fullerane) in Water

Jiewei Wu, David Goodwin, Kathy Peter, Liza Petrie, Wenlu Li, Howard Fairbrother, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology Letters, Volume: 1 (12). Page(s) 490–494 | 2015 | View article

Engineered Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanocrystals for Environmental Sensing Applications: Evaluating Aqueous Aggregation and Surface Deposition Processes

Wenlu Li, Di Liu, Jiewei Wu, Changwoo Kim, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 48 (20). Page(s) 11892–11900 | 2015 | View article

Facile Aerosol Synthesis and Characterization of Ternary Crumpled Graphene–TiO2–Magnetite Nanocomposites for Advanced Water Treatment

Yi Jiang, Wei-Ning Wang, Pratim Biswas, John D. Fortner | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Volume: 6 (14). Page(s) 11766–11774 | 2015 | View article

Reduction of Hydroxylated Fullerene (Fullenerol) in Water by Zn(0): Reaction Kinetics and Hemiketal Product Characterization

Jiewei Wu, Lawrernce Alemany, Wenlu Li, Liza Petrie, John D. Fortner | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 48 (13). Page(s) 7384–7392 | 2015 | View article

Nanostructured Graphene-Titanium Dioxide Composites Synthesized by a Single Step Aerosol Process for Photoreduction of Carbon Dioxide

Wei-Ning Wang, Yi Jiang, John D. Fortner, Pratim Biswas | Environmental Engineering Science, Volume: 31 (7). Page(s) 428–434 | 2015 | View article

Evaluation of nanoscale magnetite for arsenic removal from drinking water wells in Guanajuato, Mexico

Jesse Farrell, John D. Fortner, Sarah Work, Carolina Avendano, Natalia Gomez, Rafael Zárate Araiza, Qilin Li, Pedro Alvarez, Vicki Colvin, Amy Kan, Mason Tomson | Environmental Engineering Science, Volume: 31 (7). Page(s) 393–402 | 2015 | View article

Clickable Poly(ethylene glycol) Nanogel Solutions as Ultralow Protein Adsorbing Coatings: Benefits of Attachment Under Salt-Induced Phase Separation Conditions and Comparison with PEG/Albumin Nanogel Coatings

Casey D. Donahoe, Thomas L. Cohen, Wenlu Li, Peter K. Nguyen, John D. Fortner, Robi D. Mitra, Donald L. Elbert | Langmuir, Volume: 29 (12). Page(s) 4128–4139 | 2014 | View article

Effects of aqueous stable fullerene nanocrystal (nC60) on copper: Enhanced toxicity and accumulation of copper in Daphnia magna

Xianji Tao, Yiliang He, John D. Fortner, Yongsheng Chen, Joseph B. Hughes | Chemosphere, Volume: 92 (9). Page(s) 1245–1252 | 2014 | View article

Tetracycline Resistance Gene Maintenance under Varying Bacterial Growth Rate, Substrate and Oxygen Availability, and Tetracycline Concentration

Michal Rysz, William R. Mansfield, John D. Fortner, Pedro J. J. Alvarez | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 47 (13). Page(s) 6995–7001 | 2014 | View article

Contaminant-Mobilizing Capability of Fullerene Nanoparticles (C60): Effect of Solvent-Exchange Process in nC60 Formation

Lilin Wang, John D. Fortner, Lei Hou, Chengdong Zhang, Amy T. Kan, Mason Tomson, Wei Chen | Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume: 32 (2). Page(s) 329–336 | 2014 | View article

Measuring the Grafting Density of Nanoparticles in Solution by Analytical Ultracentrifugation and Total Organic Carbon Analysis

Denise N. Benoit, Huiguang Zhu, Michael H Lilierose, Rymond A Verm, Naushaba Ali, Adam N. Morrison, John D. Fortner, Carolina Avendano, Vicki L. Colvin | Analytical Chemistry, Volume: 84 (21). Page(s) 9238–9245 | 2013 | View article

Interactions Between Charged Mineral Surfaces and Water Stable, Nano-Scale Fullerene Crystallites

John D. Fortner, Christian Solenthaler, Joseph B. Hughes, Alexander M. Puzrin, Michael L. Plötze | Applied Clay Science, Volume: 55. Page(s) 36–43 | 2013 | View article

Structure and Composition of TiO2 and ZnO Nanomaterials in Commercial Suncare Products

Zuzanna A. Lewicka, Angelo F. Benedetto, Denise N. Benoit, John D. Fortner, Vicki L. Colvin | Nanoparticle Research, Volume: 13 (9). Page(s) 3607–3617 | 2012 | View article

Bioaccumulation of 14C60 by the Earthworm Eisenia foetida

Dong Li, John D. Fortner, David R. Johnson, Chun Chen, Qilin Li, Pedro J.J. Alvarez | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 44 (23). Page(s) 9170–9175 | 2011 | View article

High Stability of Water-Stable C60 clusters to OH Radical Oxidation and Electron Reduction

Jaesang Lee, Weihua Song, Seung S. Jang, John D. Fortner, Pedro J. J. Alvarez, William J. Cooper, Jae-Hong Kim | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 44 (10). Page(s) 3786–3792 | 2011 | View article

Effects of Aqueous Stable Fullerene Nanocrystals (nC60) on Daphnia magna: Evaluation of Sublethal, Reproductive Responses

Xianji Tao, John D. Fortner, Bo Zhang, Yiliang He, Joseph B. Hughes | Chemosphere, Volume: 77 (11). Page(s) 1482–1487 | 2010 | View article

Escherichia coli Inactivation by Water-Soluble, Ozonated C60 derivative: Kinetics and Mechanisms

Min Cho, John D. Fortner, Joseph B. Hughes, Jae-Hong Kim | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 43 (19). Page(s) 7410–7415 | 2010 | View article

Transformation of Aggregated C60 in the Aqueous Phase by UV Irradiation

Jaesang Lee, Min Cho, John D. Fortner, Joseph B. Hughes, Jae-Hong Kim | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 43 (13). Page(s) 4878–4883 | 2010 | View article

Delineating Oxidative Processes of Aqueous C60 Preparations: Role of THF Peroxide

Bo Zhang, Min Cho, John D. Fortner, Jaesang Lee, Ching-Hua Huang, Joseph B. Hughes, Jae-Hong Kim | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 43 (1). Page(s) 108–113 | 2010 | View article

Microbial Fuel Cell Technology for Measurement of Microbial Respiration of Lactate as an Example of Bioremediation Amendment

Jacqueline M. Tront, Joseph. D. Fortner, Michael L. Plötze, Joseph B. Hughes, Alexander M. Puzrin | Biotechnology Letters, Volume: 42 (8). Page(s) 1385–1390 | 2009 | View article

Microbial Fuel Cell Biosensor for In situ Assessment of Microbial Activity

Jacqueline M. Tront, Joseph. D. Fortner, Michael L. Plötze, Joseph B. Hughes, Alexander M. Puzrin | Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Volume: 24 (4). Page(s) 586–590 | 2009 | View article

Transport and Retention of C60 Nano-particles (nC60) in Water-Saturated Porous Media

Yonggang Wang, Yusong Li, John D. Fortner, Joseph B. Hughes, Linda M. Abriola, Kurt D. Pennell | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 42 (10). Page(s) 3588–3594 | 2009 | View article

Reaction of Water Stable C60 Aggregates with Ozone

John D. Fortner, Doo-Il Kim, Adina M. Boyd, Joshua C. Falkner, Vicki L. Colvin, Joseph B. Hughes, Jae-Hong Kim | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 41 (21). Page(s) 7497–7502 | 2008 | View article

Photochemical Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by C60 in the Aqueous Phase during UV Illumination

Jaesang Lee, John D. Fortner, Joseph B. Hughes, Jae-Hong Kim | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 41 (7). Page(s) 2529–2535 | 2008 | View article

A Multi-Channel Stopped Flow Reactor for Measuring Ozone Decay Rate: Instrument Development and Application

Doo-Il Kim, John. D. Fortner, Jae-Hong Kim | Ozone Science and Engineering, Volume: 29 (121–129). Page(s) 121–129 | 2008 | View article

Natural Organic Matter Stabilizes Carbon Nanotubes in the Aqueous Phase

Hoon Hyung, John D. Fortner, Joseph B. Hughes, Jae-Hong Kim | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 41(1). Page(s) 179-184 | 2008 | View article

Bacterial Cell Association and Antimicrobial Activity of a C60 Water Suspension

Delina Y. Lyon, John. D. Fortner, Christy M. Sayes, Vicki L. Colvin, Joseph B. Hughes | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume: 24 (11). Page(s) 2757–2762 | 2006 | View article

C60 in Water: Nanocrystal Formation and Microbial Response

John D. Fortner, Delina Y. Lyon, Christy M. Sayes, Adina M. Boyd, Joshua C. Faulkner, Y. J. Tao, W. Guo, Kevin D. Ausman, Vicki L. Colvin, Joseph B. Hughes | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 39 (11). Page(s) 4307–4316 | 2006 | View article

The Differential Cytotoxicity of Water Soluble Fullerenes

C. M. Sayes, J. D. Fortner, W. Guo, D. Y. Lyon, A. M. Boyd, K. D. Ausman, Y. J. Tao, B. Sitharaman, L. J. Wilson, J. B. Hughes, J. L. West, V. L. Colvin | Nano Letters, Volume: 4 (10). Page(s) 1881–1887 | 2005 | View article

Factors Controlling Bioremediation of Dinitrotoluene in Vadose Zone Soils

John D. Fortner, Chunlong Zhang, Jim C. Spain, Joseph B. Hughes | Environmental Science and Technology, Volume: 37 (15). Page(s) 3382–3391 | 2004 | View article