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Research Interests
Professor Packman's research focuses on water, sediments, and microbiota, with particular emphasis on the basic processes that control interfacial dynamics in aquatic systems and the coupling of physical transport processes with biological and biogeochemical processes. He seeks to define critical structure-transport-transformation relationships in dynamic environments such as rivers and surface-attached microbial communities (biofilms). Prof. Packman's work is highly collaborative and encompasses fluid mechanics, particle transport and morphodynamics, aquatic chemistry, and microbiology. Important applications include benthic microbial ecology, nutrient and carbon cycling, contaminant transport and water quality, ecosystem degradation and restoration, waterborne disease transmission, and control of biofilms in human infection and engineered water systems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Engineering and Science, PhD, California Institute of Technology
… → 1997
Environmental Engineering and Science, MS, California Institute of Technology
… → 1992
Mechanical Engineering, BS, Washington University St. Louis
… → 1991
Research interests keywords
- Environmental transport processes
- Microbial transport processes
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Collaborative Education and Research in Micro-Nano-Plastics to Train a Diverse and Talented Workforce for Sustainable Agriculture
Packman, A. (PD/PI) & Dravid, V. P. (Co-PD/PI)
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
9/1/24 → 7/31/28
Project: Research project
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MP-3 Subproject
Packman, A. (Co-PD/PI) & Dravid, V. P. (Other)
Current Innovation, NFP, National Science Foundation
3/1/24 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
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NSF Engines: Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine (“Great Lakes ReNEW”)
Wells, G. (PD/PI), Wells, G. (PD/PI), Packman, A. (Co-PD/PI), Packman, A. (Co-PD/PI), Pinkard, N. (Co-PD/PI), Pinkard, N. (Co-PD/PI), Dravid, V. P. (Other) & Tyo, K. (Other)
Current Innovation, NFP, National Science Foundation
3/1/24 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
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NERC‐NSFGEO SMARTWATER: Diagnosing controls of pollution hot spots and hot moments and their impact on catchment water quality
Packman, A. (PD/PI)
9/1/23 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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SCC‐IRG Track 1: Strengthening Resilience of Ojibwe Nations Across Generations (STRONG)
Marion Suiseeya, K. (PD/PI), Beckman, P. (Co-Investigator), Hester, J. D. (Co-Investigator), Miller, W. M. (Co-Investigator), Packman, A. (Co-Investigator) & Rogers, J. M. (Co-Investigator)
8/1/23 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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Removal of PFAS and pharmaceuticals from municipal wastewater using a novel β-cyclodextrin adsorbent over distinct contact times
Shapiro, E. F., Lin, Z. W., Cifuentes, E. S., Barajas-Rodriguez, F. J., Gwinn, R., Dichtel, W. R. & Packman, A. I., Aug 15 2025, In: Water Research. 282, 123631.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A modeling pipeline to relate municipal wastewater surveillance and regional public health data
Leisman, K. P., Owen, C., Warns, M. M., Tiwari, A., Bian, G., Owens, S. M., Catlett, C., Shrestha, A., Poretsky, R., Packman, A. I. & Mangan, N. M., Mar 15 2024, In: Water Research. 252, 121178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Community-centered instrumentation and monitoring of nature-based solutions for urban stormwater control
O’Brien, C. M., Mossman, M., Chamberlain, L., Jenkins, J., Watson, J., Wilson, R., Williams-Clark, D., Singer, A., Riggio, K., Gallet, D., Miller, W. M. & Packman, A. I., 2024, In: Frontiers in Water. 6, 1370501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Correlation of wastewater surveillance data with traditional influenza surveillance measures in Cook County, Illinois, October 2022–April 2023
Faherty, E. A. G., Yuce, D., Korban, C., Bemis, K., Kowalski, R., Gretsch, S., Ramirez, E., Poretsky, R., Packman, A., Leisman, K. P., Pierce, M., Kittner, A., Teran, R. & Pacilli, M., Feb 20 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 912, 169551.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations -
Application of Hausdorff fractal derivative to the determination of the vertical sediment concentration distribution
Sun, H., Nie, S., Packman, A. I., Zhang, Y., Chen, D., Lu, C. & Zheng, C., Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Sediment Research. 38, 1, p. 12-23 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Characterization and elemental analyses of soil cores from a prairie wetland nature preserve in the Chicago area, Gensburg Markham Prairie
Hernandez Gonzalez, L. M. (Creator), Rivera, V. A. (Creator), Phillips, C. B. (Creator), Haug, L. A. (Creator), Hatch, S. L. (Creator), Yeager, L. E. (Creator), Chang, H. (Creator), Alvarez, J. (Creator), Gnaedinger, K. J. (Creator), Miller, W. M. (Creator) & Packman, A. I. (Creator), Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA), Aug 21 2018
DOI: 10.1594/ieda/111197, https://ecl.earthchem.org/view.php?id=1197
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