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Gregory Lowry

Gregory Lowry

· Hamerschlag University Professors

Carnegie Mellon University · Civil and Environmental Engineering

Active 1968–2026

h-index116
Citations47.0k
Papers38080 last 5y
Funding$2.4M1 active

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About

Gregory Lowry is the Hamerschlag University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, with a courtesy appointment in Chemical Engineering. He serves as an executive and associate editor of the ACS Journal Environmental Science & Technology. His research focuses on environmental nanotechnology and chemistry, aiming to enhance the efficiency and resilience of crop agriculture, environmental remediation, and water treatment. Lowry's academic background includes a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of California at Davis, an M.S. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University, where he also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Geological and Environmental Sciences Department. He has published over 230 scientific articles and is recognized as a highly cited scientist, ranking in the top 1% in the field of ecology and environment. Throughout his career, Lowry has received numerous research awards, including the Science Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists, the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Malcolm Pirnie/AEESP Frontiers in Research Award from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, and the Casasent Outstanding Research Award from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a Fellow of both…

Research topics

  • Chemistry
  • Materials science
  • Biology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Environmental chemistry
  • Business
  • Chemical engineering
  • Engineering
  • Organic chemistry
  • Computer Science

Selected publications

Recent grants

Frequent coauthors

  • Tanapon Phenrat

    Naresuan University

    78 shared

  • David A. Dzombak

    Carnegie Mellon University

    64 shared

  • Robert D. Tilton

    Carnegie Mellon University

    60 shared

  • Astrid Avellan

    57 shared

  • Jason M. Unrine

    University of Kentucky

    56 shared

  • Clément Levard

    Aix-Marseille Université

    55 shared

  • Brian R. Strazisar

    43 shared

  • Barbara Kutchko

    43 shared

Labs

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    Environmental nanotechnology and chemistry research aiming to improve the efficiency and resilience of crop agriculture, environmental remediation, and water treatment.

Education

  • B.S.

    University of California at Davis

  • M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering

    University of Wisconsin at Madison

  • Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Stanford University

Awards & honors

  • Science Award from the American Academy of Environmental Eng…
  • Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Award from the Am…
  • Malcolm Pirnie/AEESP Frontiers in Research Award from the As…
  • Casasent Outstanding Research Award from his University
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sc…

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