John Regan
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

- 220 Sackett
- jmr41@psu.edu
- 814-865-9436
Research Summary
Biological treatment processes, molecular microbial ecology, bioenergy production.
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Microbial Fuel Cells Cathodes Air Biofilms Cathode Oxidation Oxygen Electrodes Acids Drainage Biomass Microorganisms Fuel Cell Hydrogen Nitrogen Carbon Fuel Cells Arsenic Wastewater Anodes Resistance Inoculum Substrates Gases Bioelectric Energy SourcesMost Recent Publications
Polyphosphate Accumulation Tracks Incremental P-Enrichment in a Temperate Watershed (Pennsylvania, United States) as an Indicator of Stream Ecosystem Legacy P
Shayna Taylor, Sheila M. Saia, Anthony Buda, John M. Regan, M. Todd Walter, Hunter J. Carrick, 2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science
Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus Inoculation of Two Lettuce Cultivars Affects Leaf and Root Growth under Hydroponic Conditions
Ryan Sebring, Sjoerd Duiker, R Berghage, John Regan, J Lambert, Ray Bryant, 2022, Applied Sciences (Switzerland) on p. 1585
Rumen Inoculum Enhances Cathode Performance in Single-Chamber Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cells
Ignacio T. Vargas, Natalia Tapia, John M. Regan, 2022, Materials
Enumeration of exoelectrogens in microbial fuel cell effluents fed acetate or wastewater substrates
Kyoung Yeol Kim, Ruggero Rossi, John M. Regan, Bruce E. Logan, 2021, Biochemical Engineering Journal
Critical review of polyphosphate and polyphosphate accumulating organisms for agricultural water quality management
Sheila M. Saia, Hunter J. Carrick, Anthony Buda, John M. Regan, M. Todd Walter, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
Impact of cathodic electron acceptor on microbial fuel cell internal resistance
Kathryn Lawson, Ruggero Rossi, John Regan, Bruce E. Logan, 2020, Agricultural Wastes on p. 123919
Quantifying the factors limiting performance and rates in microbial fuel cells using the electrode potential slope analysis combined with electrical impedance spectroscopy
Ruggero Rossi, Derek M. Hall, X. Wang, John M. Regan, Bruce E. Logan, 2020, Electrochimica Acta
Organotrophic acid-tolerant microorganisms enriched from an acid mine drainage affected environment as inoculum for microbial fuel cells
Enzo Leiva-Aravena, Eduardo Leiva, Vasty Zamorano, Claudia Rojas, John M. Regan, Ignacio T. Vargas, 2019, Science of the Total Environment on p. 639-646
A Cross-Disciplinary Review of Microbial Phosphorus Cycling for Landscape-Scale Water Quality Management
S Saia, H Carrick, A. Buda, John Regan, M. Walter, 2018, EarthArXiv Preprints
Electrochemically active microorganisms from an acid mine drainage-affected site promote cathode oxidation in microbial fuel cells
Claudia Rojas, Ignacio T. Vargas, Mary Ann Bruns, John M. Regan, 2017, Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics on p. 139-146
Most-Cited Papers
Photoautotrophic hydrogen production by eukaryotic microalgae under aerobic conditions
Jae Hoon Hwang, Hyun Chul Kim, Jeong A. Choi, R. A.I. Abou-Shanab, Brian A. Dempsey, John M. Regan, Jung Rae Kim, Hocheol Song, In Hyun Nam, Su Nam Kim, Woojung Lee, Donghee Park, Yongje Kim, Jaeyoung Choi, Min Kyu Ji, Woosik Jung, Byong Hun Jeon, 2014, Nature Communications
Ultrasonic disintegration of microalgal biomass and consequent improvement of bioaccessibility/bioavailability in microbial fermentation
Byong Hun Jeon, Jeong A. Choi, Hyun Chul Kim, Jae Hoon Hwang, Reda A.I. Abou-Shanab, Brian A. Dempsey, John M. Regan, Jung Rae Kim, 2013, Biotechnology for Biofuels
Facultative nitrate reduction by electrode-respiring Geobacter metallireducens biofilms as a competitive reaction to electrode reduction in a bioelectrochemical system
Hiroyuki Kashima, John Ragan, 2015, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 3195-3202
Natural attenuation process via microbial oxidation of arsenic in a high Andean watershed
Eduardo D. Leiva, Consuelo d.P. Rámila, Ignacio T. Vargas, Cristian R. Escauriaza, Carlos A. Bonilla, Gonzalo E. Pizarro, John M. Regan, Pablo A. Pasten, 2014, Science of the Total Environment on p. 490-502
Multi-variable mathematical models for the air-cathode microbial fuel cell system
Shiqi Ou, Hiroyuki Kashima, Douglas S. Aaron, John M. Regan, Matthew M. Mench, 2016, Journal of Power Sources on p. 49-57
Modeling and validation of single-chamber microbial fuel cell cathode biofilm growth and response to oxidant gas composition
Shiqi Ou, Yi Zhao, Douglas S. Aaron, John M. Regan, Matthew M. Mench, 2016, Journal of Power Sources on p. 385-396
Kinetic study on anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to denitrification
Hou Yu, Hiroyuki Kashima, John M. Regan, Abid Hussain, Elsayed Elbeshbishy, Hyung Sool Lee, 2017, Enzyme and Microbial Technology on p. 47-55
Impact of cathodic electron acceptor on microbial fuel cell internal resistance
Kathryn Lawson, Ruggero Rossi, John Regan, Bruce E. Logan, 2020, Agricultural Wastes on p. 123919
Enhanced nitrogen removal in single-chamber microbial fuel cells with increased gas diffusion areas
Hengjing Yan, John M. Regan, 2013, Biotechnology and Bioengineering on p. 785-791
Anolyte recirculation effects in buffered and unbuffered single-chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cells
Liang Zhang, Xun Zhu, Hiroyuki Kashima, Jun Li, Ding ding Ye, Qiang Liao, John M. Regan, 2015, Agricultural Wastes on p. 26-34