Elizabeth Casman, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
Contact Information
Office Address:
Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Engineering and Public Policy
Baker Hall 129
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-2670
Research Interests
Dr. Casman specializes in integrated assessment modeling of infectious disease, primarily with respect to the impacts of climate change and bioterrorism. Currently, her bioterrorism-related research includes
- the potential of urban ecosystems to support rodent-borne plague epidemics,
- risk communication strategies for rapidly changing and complex bioterrorism scenarios,
- rapid detection of covert bio-attacks
- the economic impact of bioterrorism, and
- the effect of the Patriot Act and the Bioterrorism Preparedness Act on the scientific community.
She is also interested in drinking water access in developing countries, watershed management, biotechnology policy, and risk analysis.
CEINT Publications
, “Modeling nanomaterial fate in wastewater treatment: Monte Carlo simulation of silver nanoparticles (nano-Ag)”, Science of The Total Environment, vol. 449, pp. 418 - 425, 2013.
, “Nanotechnology patenting trends through an environmental lens: analysis of materials and applications”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 14, no. 12, 2012.
, “Meditations on the Ubiquity and Mutability of Nano-Sized Materials in the Environment”, Acs Nano, vol. 5, pp. 8466-8470, 2011.
, “Nanomaterial Transport, Transformation, and Fate ion the Environment: A Risk-based Perspective on Research Needs.”, in Risk, Uncertainty and Decision Analysis for Nanomaterials: Environmental Risks and Benefits and Emerging Consumer Products, Springer Netherlands, 2009, pp. 125-139.
, “Decreasing Uncertainties in Assessing Environmental Exposure, Risk, and Ecological Implications of Nanomaterials‚”, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 43, pp. 6458-6462, 2009.