Dr. Adam Simpson

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Adam Simpson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California. He earned his Master's and Doctoral Degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University in 2018 and 2022, respectively. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2016. His research focuses on investigating chemical exposures in food and water. He aims to utilize his bench-scale research knowledge to explore the interplay between community socioeconomics and contaminant exposure levels in foods. His interests include the transformation of food biomolecules and biopolymers due to chemical disinfection processes, the formation of toxic contaminants during food processing, detection of environmental contaminants in complex matrices, and the screening of food contaminants using simple toxicity assays.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA

Teaching and research in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Awards

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USC Provost's Assistant Professor Fellowship

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JEDI Graduation Award

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Fellowship

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

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Stanford Graduate Fellowship

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Geoffrey D. Parfitt Award

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related science
Application Checklist
  • Official transcripts
  • GRE General scores
  • TOEFL scores (International)
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal Statement
Specialization Notes

Requires general GRE for all graduate degrees.