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Jennifer Dunn

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Mechanical Engineering

Director, Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience

Associate Director, Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering

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2145 Sheridan Road
Tech E248
Evanston, IL 60208-3109

847-467-6285Email Jennifer Dunn

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Centers

Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience

Center For Water Research

NAISE

Departments

Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Education

Ph.D.  Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

M.S.E. Sustainable Chemical Engineering Systems, University of Michigan

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University


Research Interests

Jennifer Dunn studies emerging technologies, their energy and environmental impacts, and their potential to influence greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, water consumption, and energy consumption. Her areas of interest include mineral supply chains, nutrient recovery from water, biofuels and bioproducts, hydrogen, and plastics. Techno-economic, life cycle, and material flow analyses are primary tools in her research.  


Significant Professional Service

  • Member, National Academies Committee on Developing a Research Agenda for Utilization of Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams, 2017-2018
  • Associate Editor, SAE International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Energy, Environment, and Policy, 2019- present

Selected Publications

  • O’Connell, Margaret G.; Rajendran, Neha; Elimelech, Menachem; Gilron, Jack; Dunn, Jennifer B., Analysis of energy, water, land and cost implications of zero and minimal liquid discharge desalination technologies, Nature Water (2024).
  • Salas, Santiago D.; Dunn, Jennifer B., Methane-to-graphite, Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2024).
  • Jin, Enze; Jabarivelisdeh, Banafsheh; Schoeneberger, Carrie; Chamanara, Sanaz; Dunn, Jennifer B.; Christopher, Phillip; Masanet, Eric, Critical review of technologies, data, and scenario elements in net-zero pathway modeling for the chemical industry, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2024).
  • Hui, Janan; You, Haoyang; Van Beek, Anton; Zhang, Jinrui; Elahi, Arash; Downing, Julia R.; Chaney, Lindsay E.; Lee, Do Kyoung; Ainsworth, Elizabeth A.; Chaudhuri, Santanu; Dunn, Jennifer B.; Chen, Wei; Rowan, Stuart J.; Hersam, Mark C., Biorenewable Exfoliation of Electronic-Grade Printable Graphene Using Carboxylated Cellulose Nanocrystals, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2024).
  • Apraku, Edward; Farmer, McKenna; Lavallais, Chayse; Soriano, Danna A.; Notestein, Justin; Tyo, Keith; Dunn, Jennifer; Tarpeh, William A.; Wells, George F., Toward a circular nitrogen bioeconomy, Current Opinion in Biotechnology (2025).
  • Dunn, Jennifer B.; Greene, Kristen; Vasquez-Arroyo, Eveline; Awais, Muhammad; Gomez-Sanabria, Adriana; Kyle, Page; Palatnik, Ruslana R.; Schaeffer, Roberto; Zhou, Pengxiao; Aissaoui, Baya; De Cian, Enrica, Toward Enhancing Wastewater Treatment with Resource Recovery in Integrated Assessment and Computable General Equilibrium Models, Environmental Science and Technology Letters (2024).
  • Dunn, Jennifer B., The balancing act of turning wastes into feedstocks, Nature Synthesis (2024).
  • Schoeneberger, Carrie; Dunn, Jennifer B.; Masanet, Eric, Technical, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Comparing Low-Carbon Industrial Process Heat Options in U.S. Poly(vinyl chloride) and Ethylene Manufacturing Facilities, Environmental Science and Technology (2024).
  • Lavallais, Chayse M.; Dunn, Jennifer B., Developing product level indicators to advance the nitrogen circular economy, Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2023).
  • Liang, Chao; Jadidi, Yasheen; Chen, Yixuan; Gracida-Alvarez, Ulises; Torkelson, John M.; Hawkins, Troy R.; Dunn, Jennifer B., Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Biomass-Derived Polyhydroxyurethane and Nonisocyanate Polythiourethane Production and Reprocessing, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (2024).
  • Trost, Jenna N.; Dunn, Jennifer B., Assessing the feasibility of the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV critical mineral targets, Nature Sustainability (2023).
  • Liang, Chao; Gracida-Alvarez, Ulises R.; Hawkins, Troy R.; Dunn, Jennifer B., Life-Cycle Assessment of Biochemicals with Clear Near-Term Market Potential, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (2023).
  • Zhang, Jinrui; Liang, Chao; Dunn, Jennifer B., Graphite Flows in the U.S., Environmental Science and Technology (2023).
  • Schoeneberger, Carrie; Zhang, Jingyi; McMillan, Colin; Dunn, Jennifer B.; Masanet, Eric, Electrification potential of U.S. industrial boilers and assessment of the GHG emissions impact, Advances in Applied Energy (2022).
  • Oke, Doris; Dunn, Jennifer B.; Hawkins, Troy R., The contribution of biomass and waste resources to decarbonizing transportation and related energy and environmental effects, Sustainable Energy and Fuels (2022).