John D. Atkinson

PhD

John D. Atkinson

PhD

John D. Atkinson

PhD

Scott and Coleen Stevens Chair in Engineering Sustainability

Associate Professor

Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Director, Graduate studies, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Director, Engineering Science MS: Focus on Engineering Sustainability

Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Research Topics

Waste Management; Recycling; Plastics and Polymers; Environmental Engineering; Sustainability; Porous Materials; Carbon, Aerosol Science and Technology; Hazardous Materials

Contact Information

233 Jarvis Hall

Buffalo NY, 14260

Phone: (716) 645-4001

atkjdw@buffalo.edu

Latest News

Atkinson named associate editor with the Journal of Environmental Engineering
1/5/23
John D. Atkinson, the Scott and Coleen Stevens Chair in Engineering Sustainability has been named associate editor with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)’ Journal of Environmental Engineering.
Atkinson named one of AAEES 40 Under 40 Winners
4/20/22
Awardees are recognized for advancing the fields of environmental science or environmental engineering within the last 12 months.
Study examines plastic bag bans at consumer recycling sites
11/19/21
Phys.org, reported that on a study led by John Atkinson on quantifying the unintended consequences of New York State's Plastic Bag Waste Reduction Law and ways to address those consequences.
Plastic recycling: Future scenarios and behavioral influences
10/22/21
In a story on the future of plastics recycling, Food Packaging Forum reports on research by John Atkinson, Scott and Coleen Stevens Chair in Engineering Sustainability in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, that explored how single-use plastic bag bans in New York have influenced retail return polyethylene (PE) film recycling.
John Atkinson to speak at SUNY Distinguished Academy webinar
10/8/21
Scott and Coleen Stevens Chair in Engineering Sustainability and Associate Professor John D. Atkinson, PhD will speak at The SUNY Distinguished Academy's Sustainability of Energy Resources Webinar on Friday, October 29 at 2:00 p.m.
John Atkinson named associate editor of the Journal of Hazardous Materials
10/6/21
“Journal of Hazardous Materials has long been an important publication for environmental engineers and scientists.” Atkinson says. “I am excited to help sculpt our broader field by contributing to a journal that has been such an important vehicle for sharing my own work.”
John Atkinson named Inaugural Scott and Coleen Stevens Chair in Engineering Sustainability
5/13/21
Environmental engineer John D. Atkinson has been named the first Scott and Coleen Stevens Chair in Engineering Sustainability.

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John D. Atkinson

PhD

John D. Atkinson

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John D. Atkinson

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