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Prof. Philip M Gschwend
Ford Professor of Engineering
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Ralph M Parsons Laboratory (CEE)
Primary DLC
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
MIT Room:
48-216G
(617) 253-1638
pmgschwe@mit.edu
https://cee.mit.edu/people_individual/philip-gschwend/
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Fate of Organic Compounds in the Environment
Analysis of Organic Compounds in Environmental Samples
Organic Geochemistry
Marine and Groundwater Pollution
Environmental Organic Chemistry
Chemical Oceanography
Aquatic Sciences
Water Quality Program
Environmental Systems
Volatilization
Sorption
Transformation Processes
Modeling Fates of Organic Pollutants
Roles of Colloids
Earth Systems Initiative
Research Summary
The overarching goal of Gschwend's research is development of means to predict the fates of organic chemicals in natural and engineered environments. To that end, we pursue studies of specific processes controlling compound fates. We emphasize studies of the sorption, including interactions with colloidal phases. We also emphasize field studies seeking to quantify the distributions of organic compounds so that we can deduce the importance of individual transport or transformation processes.
Recent Work
Projects
June 13, 2013
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Assessing the Bioactivity of Estrogens, Including Halogenated Derivatives, in Chlorinated Sewage Effluents and Coastal Seawater
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 15, 2011
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Estimating Black Carbon-Water Sorption Coefficients of Organic Contaminants in Sediments
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 15, 2011
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Application of Passive Sampler Technology to Assess DDTs and Dieldrin Release From Superfund Site Sediments Before, During and After Remediation Activities
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 15, 2011
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Remediation Using Novel Magnetic Sorbents and Magnetically-Enhanced Separation Methods
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 15, 2011
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Healthy Coastal Ecosystems: Are Sewage-Derived Steroidal Estrogens a Problem in Massachusetts Bay?
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 15, 2011
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
A General Methodology for Evaluating Bed Sediments for Narcosis Toxicity
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 15, 2011
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Demonstrating LDPE Passive Samplers for Assessing Contaminated Sediments
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
February 5, 2005
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Trouble Underground: Groundwater Contamination
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
February 4, 2005
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Environmetal Science and Engineering Parsons Lab
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
November 1, 2002
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Black Carbon and Environmental Assessments of Toxic Organic Compounds
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 26, 2000
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Anticipating the Fates of Organic Chemicals Emanating from Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 11, 2000
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Anticipating Sediment Bed-to-Water Column Exchanges of Toxic Organic Compounds in Naval Harbors
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
September 9, 2000
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Importance of Sorption of Organic Pollutants, and Especially PAHs, to Soot in the Environment
Principal Investigator
Philip Gschwend
Related Faculty
Paul M Berube
Research Scientist
Sarah J Smith
Academic Adminstrator
Dr. Shan Jiang
Postdoctoral Associate