Bruce Logan
Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Most Recent Publications
Reducing pumping energy by using different flow rates of high and low concentration solutions in reverse electrodialysis cells
Bruce Logan, Wat. Res.
The high energetic potential of hydraulic fracturing wastewaters with both salinity and temperature gradients for electricity generation using a reverse electrodialysis stack
Arash Emdadi, Jamie Hestekin, Lauren Greenlee, Bruce Logan, 2024, Chemical Engineering Journal
Lactate-mediated medium-chain fatty acid production from expired dairy and beverage waste
Bin Bian, Wenxiang Zhang, Najiaowa Yu, Wei Yang, Jiajie Xu, Bruce E. Logan, Pascal E. Saikaly, 2024, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
Using a non-precious metal catalyst for long-term enhancement of methane production in a zero-gap microbial electrosynthesis cell
Bin Bian, Najiaowa Yu, Amir Akbari, Le Shi, Xuechen Zhou, Chenghan Xie, Pascal E. Saikaly, Bruce E. Logan, 2024, Water Research
Modeling Ion Transport across Thin-Film Composite Membranes During Saltwater Electrolysis
Rachel F. Taylor, Xuechen Zhou, Chenghan Xie, Fernan Martinez, Xinran Zhang, Bastiaan Blankert, Cristian Picioreanu, Bruce E. Logan, 2024, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 10969-10978
Your personal choices in transportation and food are important for lowering carbon emissions
Bruce Logan, Fang Zhang, Wulin Yang, Le Shi, 2024, Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering
Simulating Discharge Curves of an All-Aqueous TRAB to Identify Pathways for Improving System Performance
Nicholas R. Cross, Matthew J. Rau, Christopher A. Gorski, Bruce E. Logan, Derek Hall, 2024, Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Reducing Chloride Ion Permeation during Seawater Electrolysis Using Double-Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes
Xuechen Zhou, Rachel F. Taylor, Le Shi, Chenghan Xie, Bin Bian, Bruce E. Logan, 2024, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 391-399
Hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells with biocathodes
Md Tabish Noori, Ruggero Rossi, Bruce E. Logan, Booki Min, 2024, Trends in Biotechnology
Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Hydrogen Evolution with a Saline Catholyte Water Feed
L Shi, X Zhou, R Taylor, C Xie, A Emdadi, B Bian, B Bain, Derek Hall, R Rossi, M Hickner, Christopher A. Gorski, Bruce Logan, 2024, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 1131-1141
Most-Cited Papers
Electroactive microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems
Bruce E. Logan, Ruggero Rossi, Ala’a Ragab, Pascal E. Saikaly, 2019, Nature Reviews Microbiology on p. 307-319
Assessment of Microbial Fuel Cell Configurations and Power Densities
Bruce E. Logan, Maxwell J. Wallack, Kyoung Yeol Kim, Weihua He, Yujie Feng, Pascal E. Saikaly, 2015, Environmental Science and Technology Letters on p. 206-214
Electrochemical technologies for wastewater treatment and resource reclamation
Yujie Feng, Lisha Yang, Junfeng Liu, Bruce E. Logan, 2016, Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology on p. 800-831
A two-stage microbial fuel cell and anaerobic fluidized bed membrane bioreactor (MFC-AFMBR) system for effective domestic wastewater treatment
Lijiao Ren, Yongtae Ahn, Bruce E. Logan, 2014, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 4199-4206
COD removal characteristics in air-cathode microbial fuel cells
Xiaoyuan Zhang, Weihua He, Lijiao Ren, Jennifer Stager, Patrick J. Evans, Bruce E. Logan, 2015, Agricultural Wastes on p. 23-31
Low Energy Desalination Using Battery Electrode Deionization
Taeyoung Kim, Christopher A. Gorski, Bruce E. Logan, 2017, Environmental Science and Technology Letters on p. 444-449
Emerging electrochemical and membrane-based systems to convert low-grade heat to electricity
Mohammad Rahimi, Anthony P. Straub, Fang Zhang, Xiuping Zhu, Menachem Elimelech, Christopher A. Gorski, Bruce E. Logan, 2018, Energy and Environmental Science on p. 276-285
A thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery for efficient harvesting of low-grade thermal energy as electrical power
Fang Zhang, Jia Liu, Wulin Yang, Bruce E. Logan, 2015, Energy and Environmental Science on p. 343-349
Hydrogenase-independent uptake and metabolism of electrons by the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis
Svenja T. Lohner, Jörg S. Deutzmann, Bruce E. Logan, John Leigh, Alfred M. Spormann, 2014, ISME Journal on p. 1673-1681
Enhanced activated carbon cathode performance for microbial fuel cell by blending carbon black
Xiaoyuan Zhang, Xue Xia, Ivan Ivanov, Xia Huang, Bruce E. Logan, 2014, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 2075-2081
News Articles Featuring Bruce Logan
Jan 29, 2024
Six researchers recognized with Institute of Energy and the Environment Awards
Six Penn State researchers were recognized with Institute of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Research Awards at the IEE reception on Jan. 18 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center
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Nov 18, 2023
Dubai's Costly Water World
About the water in Water World
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Jun 27, 2023
Penn State Trustees Hear Plans to Boost Research Enterprise
Penn State achieved a record $1.03 billion in research expenditures in FY22 and is poised for continued growth as one of the nation's top research institutions, Lora G. Weiss, senior vice president for research, told the Board of Trustees' Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life on June 15.
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May 02, 2023
Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams
Nineteen interdisciplinary research teams received funding through the Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2023.
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May 02, 2023
Projects to advance zero-waste water research, solutions
A new master agreement with ENOWA, a company tasked with pioneering sustainable energy and water innovations, will support Penn State research efforts in sustainable water solutions.
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Feb 08, 2023
Six faculty members join the Institutes of Energy and the Environment
Six new Penn State faculty members have joined the Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE).
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Nov 21, 2022
Penn State researcher to deliver renewable energy talk to Danish Parliament
Bruce Logan, the director of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, has been invited to speak to the Danish Parliament about energy as Europe wrestles with energy costs and insecurity.
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