Biography
Erica McKenzie was originally attracted to environmental engineering to better understand human impacted natural environments. In the course of her studies, she earned degrees at University of California at Davis and Colorado State University, she completed NSF summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) experiences at University of Notre Dame and the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, and she conducted research as a postdoctoral scholar at Colorado School of Mines and the Western Cooling Efficiency Center at UC Davis. Dr. McKenzie joined the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Temple University in January 2015.
Research Interests
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry
- Physicochemical Processes
- Contaminant Fate & Transport
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
CEE 3717 | Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering | Undergraduate |
CEE 4622 | Fate Pollutants in Subsurface Environments | Undergraduate |
CEE 4762 | Environmental Organic Chemistry | Undergraduate |
CEE 4891 | Independent Research in CEE: Effect of Copper on Denitrification in Bioretention Systems | Undergraduate |
CEE 5622 | Fate of Pollutants in Subsurface Environments | Graduate |
CEE 5702 | Chemical Principles of Environmental Systems | Graduate |
CEE 5762 | Environmental Organic Chemistry | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Esfandiar, N., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E. (2022). Competitive sorption of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn from stormwater runoff by five low-cost sorbents; Effects of co-contaminants, humic acid, salinity and pH. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126938.
Guelfo, J., Korzeniowski, S., Mills, M., Anderson, J., Anderson, R., Arblaster, J., Conder, J., Cousins, I., Dasu, K., Henry, B., Lee, L., Liu, J., McKenzie, E., & Willey, J. (2021). Environmental Sources, Chemistry, Fate, and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: State of the Science, Key Knowledge Gaps, and Recommendations Presented at the August 2019 SETAC Focus Topic Meeting. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40(12), 3234-3260. doi: 10.1002/etc.5182.
Behbahani, A., Ryan, R., & McKenzie, E. (2021). Impacts of salinity on the dynamics of fine particles and their associated metals during stormwater management. Science of the Total Environment, 777. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146135.
Esfandiar, N., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E. (2021). Simultaneous removal of multiple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from urban stormwater using low-cost agricultural/industrial byproducts as sorbents. Chemosphere, 274. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129812.
Ebrahimi, F., Lewis, A., Sales, C., Suri, R., & McKenzie, E. (2021). Linking PFAS partitioning behavior in sewage solids to the solid characteristics, solution chemistry, and treatment processes. Chemosphere, 271. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129530.
Sikder, R., Ellithi, M., Uzzo, R., Weader, D., Metz, A., Behbahani, A., McKenzie, E., El-Deiry, W., & Abbosh, P. (2021). Differential effects of clinically relevant N- versus C-terminal truncating CDKN1A mutations on cisplatin sensitivity in bladder cancer. Molecular Cancer Research, 19(3). doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-19-1200.
Donaghue, A. & McKenzie, E. (2021). Single versus multi-metal sulfide systems: The role of cysteine and complex environmental conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 750. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142274.
Smethurst, D., Kovalev, N., McKenzie, E., Pestov, D., & Shcherbik, N. (2020). Iron-mediated degradation of ribosomes under oxidative stress is attenuated by manganese. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(50), 17200-17214. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.015025.
Li, H., Xi, J., Donaghue, A., Keum, J., Zhao, Y., An, K., McKenzie, E., & Ren, F. (2020). Synthesis and catalytic performance of polydopamine supported metal nanoparticles. Scientific Reports, 10(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-67458-9.
Behbahani, A., Ryan, R., & McKenzie, E. (2020). Long-term simulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) accumulation and breakthrough in infiltration-based stormwater management practices (SMPs). Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 234. doi: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2020.103685.
Lewis, A.J., Joyce, T., Hadaya, M., Ebrahimi, F., Dragiev, I., Giardetti, N., Yang, J., Fridman, G., Rabinovich, A., Fridman, A.A., McKenzie, E.R., & Sales, C.M. (2020). Rapid degradation of PFAS in aqueous solutions by reverse vortex flow gliding arc plasma. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). 10.1039/c9ew01050e
Li, X., Aken, B.V., Mckenzie, E., Zhang, H., Abboud, B., & Davenport, W. (2019). Evaluating the environmental impact of selected chemical de-icers. Transportation Safety and Environment, 1(3), 220-229. doi: 10.1093/tse/tdz015.
Adhikari, U., Chabrelie, A., Weir, M., Boehnke, K., McKenzie, E., Ikner, L., Wang, M., Wang, Q., Young, K., Haas, C., Rose, J., & Mitchell, J. (2019). A Case Study Evaluating the Risk of Infection from Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a Hospital Setting Through Bioaerosols. Risk Analysis, 39(12), 2608-2624. doi: 10.1111/risa.13389.
Sales, C., Fridman, A., Rabinovich, A., Fridman, G., McKenzie, E., Hammouri, R., Hadaya, M., Dragiev, I., & Joyce, T. (2019). Investigating the application of non-equilibrium cold plasma technologies for the degradation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in aqueous solutions. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 257. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000478861200639&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=abcd71df5a6dac31fd219478b0a9c638.
Donaghue, A. & McKenzie, E. (2019). Influence of organic ligands and environmental factors on metal sulfide nanoparticle precipitation. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 257. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000478861200543&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=abcd71df5a6dac31fd219478b0a9c638.
Zhang, H., Aken, B.V., Xoang, L., Abboud, B.E., Zhao, Z., Faheem, A., & Mckenzie, E.R. (2018). Winter Roadway Maintenance Material Enhancers (Field) Evaluation. Winter Roadway Maintenance Material Enhancers (Field) Evaluation. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved from https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36037.
Kilmer, M., Makler, G., Kramer, K., & McKenzie, E. (2017). Metals concentrations and mobility in Philadelphia's urban watersheds as influenced by salinity. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 254. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000429525605160&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=abcd71df5a6dac31fd219478b0a9c638.