About

Peter Adams is a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and the Engineering and Public Policy Department at Carnegie Mellon University, with a courtesy appointment in Chemical Engineering. His research primarily focuses on the development of chemical transport models, especially the simulation of aerosol microphysical processes, ultrafine particles, and the formation of cloud condensation nuclei in global climate models. His work also encompasses the effects of climate change on air quality, short-lived climate forcers, atmospheric ammonia, particulate matter formation from livestock operations, and the simulation of organic particulate matter. Adams has been recognized for his contributions through various prestigious awards and appointments, including a Fulbright grant to collaborate with researchers in Bologna, a position as a Visiting Senior Research Scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and the Sheldon K. Friedlander Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research. He has served on advisory committees for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Allegheny County Health Department, as well as on the American Association for Aerosol Research. His research is supported by agencies such as the EPA, NSF, NASA, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense. Educationally, Adams earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, graduating summa cum laude, and completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, where he was awarded a Hertz Foundation Applied Science Fellowship. He also holds an associated faculty position in the Chemical Engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Medicine
• Environmental health
• Meteorology
• Nursing
• Virology
• Law
• Psychology
• Criminology

Selected publications

• Field comparison of three restraint techniques for deploying GPS collars on wild pigs (Sus scrofa)

  Wildlife Research · 2026-05-18

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  Context Spatial behaviour research involving GPS tracking is increasingly being used to support the management of wild (including feral) pigs (Sus scrofa) around the globe. Capturing and collaring pigs can have severe impacts on their health and welfare, but the implications of different capture and restraint methods practiced in large-scale studies remain unclear. Aims We compared the effectiveness and animal welfare outcomes of three methods for restraining wild pigs for GPS collar deployment: (1) remote darting with tiletamine-zolazepam and xylazine (TZX), (2) pole syringe injection with tiletamine-zolazepam (TZ), and (3) manual restraint without chemical immobilisation. Methods We retrospectively analysed data from 360 collaring events across three independent collaring programs in Australia. We quantified the durations of procedures, the frequency of adverse events (e.g. hyperthermia, mortality), and post-release movement patterns using a standardised animal welfare assessment framework. Key results Manually restrained pigs experienced the shortest exposure to capture and handling stressors, and showed no increase in adverse outcomes compared to chemically immobilised pigs. Pigs darted with TZX had more variable induction and recovery times than those administered TZ via pole syringe, but the use of reversal agents (yohimbine, atipamezole) reduced overall handling time. Pole syringe immobilisation with TZ produced more consistent inductions but longer recumbency durations. Post-release movement patterns were similar across all methods, with minor behavioural disruptions for about 4 days. Conclusions Manual restraint is a viable option for telemetry studies where experienced handlers are available and extended procedures are not required. When chemical immobilisation is desirable, animal welfare outcomes can be improved by using drug combinations with reversal agents and by applying careful monitoring and intervention. Implications These findings support evidence-based refinement of wild pig capture protocols and highlight the importance of publishing animal welfare outcomes to inform best practice in wildlife research and management.

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• La manipulation par l’industrie de la recherche sur les jeux de hasard et d’argent

  Presses de l'Université Laval eBooks · 2026-04-15

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• The Autonomy Paradox and Performing Dependence—Responsibility and Resistance at an Opioid Substitution Treatment Service

  Contemporary Drug Problems · 2025-11-10

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  Historically, opioid use has been problematized to serve various socio-political interests. To understand the present construction and management of opioid “dependence,” across 2023, an Opioid Substitution Treatment service was assessed in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This article outlines the day-to-day work at this service, to assess how it is informed by treatment guidelines, and the interests of staff, service users, and policy makers. Using Institutional Ethnography, nine informants were interviewed from these groups, their work at the service was observed, and the texts that were activated through this work (such as treatment guidelines) were assessed. Findings are organized into a map of the treatment institution; informants’ work is connected by the associated texts. This map is described to show the interests that pervaded these, and how they were activated in informants’ work, and informed their understandings of opioid dependence. From these texts to the talk of the informants, there is a persistent understanding of “successful recovery” as requiring individuals to become self-responsible. However, though dominant (responsibilizing) modes of constructing opioid dependence and recovery are identified, these manifest paradoxically in practice, as service user autonomy is both promoted and restricted. How service users described themselves and their opioid use is equally varied, but also leveraged opportunistically by this group. It is argued that there is evidence of a complex performativity of dependence amongst the research informants. Service users understood themselves and their dependence in anticipation of the expectations of the service, but also in resistance to these, despite the service's seeming intent.

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• The role of aging in promoting leukemia progression through cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic mechanisms

  Blood · 2025-11-03

  articleOpen accessSenior author

  Abstract Age is the single major risk factor for numerous cancer types including leukemia. Due to population aging, it is evident that cancer incidence will continue to increase in the future. One explanation for the rapid increase in leukemias with age is the accumulation of mutations in the DNA of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) that lead to the development of leukemia stem cells. However, the accumulation of mutations is not sufficient to explain the etiology of the disease, and other factors must play a role in the increased rate of malignancies with age. We hypothesize that there are age-dependent tumor cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic factors that predispose to an increased risk of leukemia with age. To test this hypothesis, we've established a transplant model of leukemia progression in young and aged mice, without the need for potentially confounding the usual “pre-conditioning” of the recipient mice by genotoxic stress. Strikingly, aged mice exhibited a significantly shortened median survival compared to their younger counterparts. In addition, there is an accelerated progression of the leukemia cell engraftment in aged mice. Combining this model with single-cell dissociative and spatial transcriptomics technologies we have found a dysregulation of the T-cell compartment of the bone marrow during aging as a potential driver of the accelerated leukemia progression in aged mice. Aligned with the Geroscience hypothesis, a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of aging and stem cell aging will help us better understand common diseases of the blood, including leukemias. We anticipate that this research will boost the development of new preventative interventions for age-related leukemias.

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• Rethinking the place of compulsory community mental health treatment in Aotearoa New Zealand: Implications of an assemblage theory approach

  Health & Place · 2024-07-16

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  Many countries with developed mental health systems permit compulsory treatment for mental illness in community settings. Research has challenged practices associated with the increased use of compulsory community treatment due to non-compliance with human rights and lack of therapeutic efficacy. In the cultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand, this paper introduces a study of the medico-legal process for making compulsory community treatment orders. Drawing on assemblage theory, our analysis critically unpacks the idea of being heard in the event of a court hearing. We illustrate how relations in-between participants, place, and things, become territorialised in ways that reproduce orders. We suggest reterritorialisation of these relations is vital to becoming heard. Rethinking the role of compulsory community treatment orders has implications for mental health law reform. This reform provides a rare opportunity to support services in avoiding compulsory treatment in practice.

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• University‐based academic programs in addiction studies in the regions of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: An overview

  Drug and Alcohol Review · 2024-11-03 · 2 citations

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  INTRODUCTION: Current trends in the addiction field reflect a significant emphasis on the workforce development and education. There are already some data about university-based addiction studies programs, but not much from Australasia. METHODS: The aim is to provide an overview and describe the academic programs for addiction professionals in Australia and Aotearoa NZ. The research was conducted in 2017 and updated in 2023. Firstly, university websites were searched using pre-defined keywords, followed by a content analysis of the identified programs. The data were analysed and interpreted by using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: We found 21 universities in Australia (13) and Aotearoa NZ (8) where 46 single programs are provided. There are three bachelor programs, nine masters, and the majority of degrees include (post)graduate certificates and diplomas. No doctorate programs are identified. The taught courses provide comprehensive coverage of the addiction field topics. Twelve programs state clearly that there is clinical practice/internship included. Application to most programs requires completion of a relevant degree and in some cases possible clinical experience. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: In comparison to educational options in other regions, we observe a trend towards preparing university graduates for the workforce, thereby expanding the range of programs at lower levels. Most programs possibly represent clinically oriented education primarily specialising in addictions, and graduate programs in addictions for professionals with other disciplinary bases. Great emphasis is given to the quality standards of education, and also to relationship between education and labour market. Findings help opening opportunities to collaborate globally.

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• Moral jeopardy, conflicts of interest and the integrity of public health research

  International Journal of Epidemiology · 2024-02-14 · 6 citations

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• Small Screen Silents: Ostentatious Sonic Absence and the Neo-Silent Aesthetic in Peak TV

  2024-01-01 · 1 citations

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• The role of gifts in building influence with politicians: Thematic analysis of interviews with current and former parliamentarians

  International Journal of Drug Policy · 2024-02-28 · 2 citations

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  Gifts are a powerful way to acknowledge and strengthen interpersonal relationships. As with any relational space, gifting plays various roles in forming and maintaining relationships in political contexts, but its contribution to relationship-building has attracted little attention. This paper examines how politicians in Aotearoa New Zealand both engage with gifting and how they navigate the perceptions of others. Four current members of parliament (MPs) and six retired MPs participated in semi-structured interviews with questions on common practices and common understandings about political gifting. Their responses indicate their use of four different processes: formal processes are the guidelines provided by the government on gifting, but when these are insufficient, contextual processes regarding perceptions of the media, constituents or colleagues are used, or, alternatively, MPs rely on personal values or view gifting in terms of transactional processes with both parties receiving benefits. The paper explores perceptions and complexities of a sequence of gifts during events (event gifting). The authors recommend an improved awareness and understanding of the contribution of gifting practices to political relationship building.

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• Assessing Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Social Determinants of Health: A Comparative Analysis of Five Risk Estimation Instruments Using Data from the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2024-01-01

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Frequent coauthors

• W Slichter

  80 shared

• Ann Reyes Robbins

  St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

  40 shared

• Charles Rushmore

  Columbia University

  40 shared

• Cheryl Fisher

  Royal Hospital for Children

  40 shared

• Carl J. Burke

  Century Therapeutics (United States)

  36 shared

• F. E. G. Cox

  32 shared

• Mich Arbor

  32 shared

• York Broadway

  American Association For The Advancement of Science

  32 shared

Labs

• Peter Adams's LabPI

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Education

• B.S., Chemical Engineering

  Cornell University

  1996

• M.S., Chemical Engineering

  California Institute of Technology

  1998

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

  California Institute of Technology

  2001

Awards & honors

• Sheldon K. Friedlander Award for outstanding doctoral thesis…
• Fulbright grant to collaborate with researchers at the Insti…
• Thomas and Maria Fok Presidential Fellowship