Dr. Paul Imhoff

Dr. Paul Imhoff

Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware

344A DuPont Hall
Newark, Delaware 19716

Publications

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Recent Journal Publications

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  • Saul, C.J., P.T. Imhoff, Wang, Y., and Barlaz, M.A. (2026) Critical analysis of literature on landfill gas collection efficiency and its application to emissions estimates, Waste Management, DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2026.115353.

  • Saxena, S., Den, W., and P.T. Imhoff (2025) A coupled CFD-evaporation model to estimate drying rates across laminate-lined sanitation systems, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2025.112.

  • Joshi, B., Dwivedi, D., Rahman, M.M., Sena, M.G., Moore, E.R., Galella, J.G., Peipoch, M., Kan, J., P.T. Imhoff, and Inamdar, S. (2025) Modeling the competition and controls for denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) in riparian sediments, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, DOI: 10.1029/2025JG009072.

  • Chowdhury∗, S., Akpinar,∗, D., Nakhli, S.A.A., Bowser∗, M, Imhoff, E., Yi, S.C., and P.T. Imhoff (2024) Improving stormwater infiltration and retention in compacted urban soils at impervious/pervious surface disconnections with biochar,

  • Akpinar, D, Chowdhury, S., Tian, J., Guo, Mingxin, Barton, S., and P.T. Imhoff (2023) Understanding a wood-derived biochar’s impact on stormwater quality, plant growth, and survivability in bioretention soil mixtures, Journal of Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119359.

  • Akpinar, D, Tian, J., Shepherd, E., and P.T. Imhoff (2023) Impact of wood-derived biochar on the hydrologic performance of bioretention media: Effects on aggregation, root growth, and water retention, Journal of Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117864.

  • Platt, K.L., Di Toro, D.M., Carbonaro, R.F., Bugher, N.A., Parkerton, T.F., Eastcott, L.J., and P.T. Imhoff (2022) Ferroccyanide enhanced evaporative flux to remediate soils contaminated with produced water brine, Journal of Hazardous Materials, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130028

  • Sherman, M., Hripto, J., Peck, E.K., Gold, A.J., Peipoch, M., Imhoff, P., and S. Inamdar (2022) Backed-up, Saturated, and Stagnant: Effect of Milldams on Upstream Riparian Groundwater Hydrologic and Mixing Regimes, Water Resources Research, DOI: 10.1029/2022WR033038.

  • Delkash, M.N.A., Chow, F.K., and P.T. Imhoff} (2022) Diurnal landfill methane flux patterns across different seasons at a landfill in Southeastern US, Waste Management, DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.03.004

  • Yan, Y., Nakhli, S.A.A., Jin, J., Mills, G., Wilson, C.S., Legates, D.R., Manahiloh, K.N., and P.T. Imhoff (2021) Predicting the impact of biochar on the saturated hydraulic conductivity of natural and engineered media, Journal of Environmental Management, DOI10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113143.

  • Saxena, S., Srivastave, P.K., Dentel, S.K.,Imhoff, P.T., and D. K. Cha (2021) Field demonstration of breathable laminate-lined container-based toilets in Kanpur, India, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, DOI10.2166/washdev.2021.011.

  • Nakhli, S.A.A., Tian, J., Jin, and P.T. Imhoff (2021) Preparing and characterizing repacked columns for experiments in biochar-amended soils, MethodsX, DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.101205.

  • Nakhli, S.A.A., Goy, S., Manahiloh, K.N., and P.T. Imhoff (2021) Spatial heterogeneity of biochar (segregation) in biochar-amended media: an overlooked phenomenon, and its impact on saturated hydraulic conductivity, Journal of Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111588.

  • Nakhli, S.A.A., and P.T. Imhoff (2020) Models for predicting water retention in pyrogenic carbon (biochar) and biochar‐amended soil at low water contents, Water Resources Research, DOI: 10.1029/2020WR027726.

  • Yi, S., Chang, N. Y., and P.T. Imhoff (2020) Predicting water retention of biochar-amended soil from independent measurements of biochar and soil properties, Advances in Water Resources, DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103638.

Recent Conference Presentations

  • Mosel∗, J., Webb∗, L., Lilly, L., and P.T. Imhoff (2025) Utilizing Invasive Species to Improve Urban Soils, DENIN Graduate Research Symposium, Newark, DE.

  • Price∗, K., Geiger∗, J., DiToro, D., Carbonaro, R., and P.T. Imhoff (2025) Remediation of Contaminated Soil from Accidental Fracturing Spills, DENIN Graduate Research Symposium, Newark, DE.

  • Raaz∗, T.S., Imhoff, P.T., Delkash, M., and R. Yazdani (2025) Understanding Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Landfills: Evaluating Diurnal Variability, DENIN Graduate Research Symposium, Newark, DE.

  • Mosel∗, J., Webb∗, L., Chowdhury∗, S., Akpinar∗, D., Lilly, L., and P.T. Imhoff (2025) Two Case Studies on Biochar Application in Urban Soils, 2025 North American Biochar Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Duarte Campos, L., Scott, S.P., Stringfellow, A., Reees-White, T., Imhoff, P. Gebert, J., and R. Beaven (2025) Gas Tracer Tests to Idenify Spatical Distribution of Air Flow Throughout a Landfill under In Situ Aeration, Sardinia 2025, 20th International Symposium on Waste Management, Resource Recovery, and Sustainable Landfilling, Sardinia, Italy.

  • Joshi, B., Dwivedi, D., Sena, M.G., Rahman, M.M., Moore, E., Peipoch, M., Kan, J., Imhoff, P.T., and S. P. Inamdar (2025) Modeling Nitrogen Transformation Pathways and Their Hydro-biogeochemical Drivers in Reducing Riparian Zone Using PFLOTRAN, 2025 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, New Orleans, LA.

  • Farnum, A.K., Erukubami, O., Voter, C.B., Michael, H.A., Imhoff, P.T., Barber, T., Trout, L., and C. Overcash (2025) Representing Fast (Surface) and Slow (Subsurface) Threats to Below-GroundWater Infrastructure in Integrated Urban Coastal Hydrologic Modeling, 2025 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, New Orleans, LA.

  • Raaz∗, T.S., Imhoff, P.T., Delkash, M., and R. Yazdani (2025) Assessing Methane Oxidation and Significance of Aerobic Waste Degradation across Different Landfill Covers with Eddy Covariance Data, 2025 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, New Orleans, LA. 21

  • Delkash, M., Aivazian, G., Yazdani, R., Imhoff, P.T., and M. Thorpe (2023) Application of a Novel Airborne LiDAR Measurement to Quantify Landfill Methane Emissions and Leak Locations, AWMA Air Quality Measurement Specialty Conference, Durham, NC.