Lisa Axe

Lisa Axe is the Chair and a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at NJIT. Dr. Axe received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 1995. She also has a MChE Master of Chemical Engineering and MS in Environmental Engineering from IIT. Her BS from Purdue University. Dr. Axe’s research is in chemical and physical processes in environmental systems. Much of her group’s efforts have been in understanding interfacial processes and their impact on contaminant attenuation. Dr. Axe has been funded by Chemours, NSF, SUEZ, U.S. Army, DOT, and was a recipient of the DuPont Young Professor Award. She has served on the Chemours Science Advisory Board (SAB) for the Chambers Works Site and is currently serving on the NJDEP SAB. She has published over 65 peer reviewed publications.