Joshua Dunlap, Ph.D. Candidate

Environmental Engineering PhD candidate with publications in environmental and energy assessment methods.

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Research Expertise

Energy analysis

ecological energetics

environmental assessment

Water Science and Technology

Environmental Chemistry

Ecological Modeling

life cycle assessment

About

Joshua Dunlap is a driven Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia, with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University. He gained practical experience in engineering consulting at Cramer Engineering before focusing on environmental and energy systems for his Ph.D. As a published researcher and Ph.D. candidate, his expertise focuses on energy and environmental assessment methods, particularly of biomass production systems. Joshua also contributes to engineering education initiatives at the University of Georgia. With a passion for environmental engineering, he aims to reduce society's impact on ecosystems. Outside academia, he enjoys spending time in forests and learning to identify trees. <br>

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Publications

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Treating PFASs with Ion Exchange and Electrochemical Oxidation Technology

ACS ES&T Water

2022

Identifying uncertainty in the global warming impacts of biomaterials: an analysis of biosuccinic acid

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

2024

Energy-systems accounting in industrial-natural systems; An energy analysis of a managed forest ecosystem including food web biomass dynamics

Ecological Modelling

2024

Education

Cleveland State University

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering / May, 2020

Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

University of Georgia

Ph.D., Engineering, Environmental / May, 2024 (anticipated)

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Experience

University of Georgia, College of Engineering

Graduate Research Assistant, Global Energy Systems Modeling and Engineering Lab / August, 2020 — Present

Perform energy modeling of human and natural systems. Projects include conducting net energy analyses of bio-based industrial systems and ecological energetic modeling of forest ecosystems.

Graduate Research Assistant, Environmental Modeling Lab / May, 2021 — August, 2022

Worked on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) projects. Projects included developing a LCA tool for bio-based materials for large chemical manufacturers and on an EPA funded project performing LCA's of a new water treatment technology for PFAS destruction.

Cramer Engineering

Civil Structural Design Engineer / July, 2017 — May, 2021

University of Georgia, Engineering Education Transformations Institute

Research Fellow / August, 2022 — December, 2023

Performed qualitative engineering education research identifying the factors contributing to student motivation in summer engineering courses. Demonstrated proficiency in MaxQDA for open coding of student interview responses. Outcomes helped identify targeted interventions that faculty could make to improve overall student experiences without drastic course changes.

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