Nathan Bossa, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D. Aix-Marseille University (France), 2015

Positions

• Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Courses Taught

• PUBPOL 890: Advanced Special Topics in Public Policy
• ENVIRON 790: Special Topics
• EGR 790: Special Topics in Engineering

Publications

• Delpivo C, Cazzagon V, Zanoni I, Clavaguera S, Bossa N, Vazquez-Campos S, et al. Towards a safe nanotechnology: strategies for minimizing risks of potentially harmful nanoparticles. Environmental Science Nano. 2026 Aug 1;13(8):3184u201398.
• Zhao Q, Wang Z, Liu H, Yue N, Wang Y, Zhang H, et al. Dual-antifouling strategy of MC-67 composite membranes for pool water treatment. Separation and Purification Technology. 2026 Jul 5;394.
• Urper-Bayram GM, Bossa N, Wiesner MR. Life cycle considerations for membrane fabrication: Linking polymeru2013solvent selection to plastic persistence and end-of-life trade-offs. Journal of Membrane Science. 2026 Jul 1;754.
• Gao L, Turner A, Bossa N, Hsu-Kim H, Wiesner M. Evaluation of the Affinity of a Nanocarbon-Based Product for Soils in Agricultural Applications. Environmental science & technology. 2026 Jun;60(22):16225u201334.
• Urper-Bayram GM, Doherty JL, Livieri A, Bossa N, Hristozov D, Franklin AD, et al. Life cycle assessment of recyclable all-carbon thin-film transistors for LCD displays: toward sustainable nano-enabled electronics. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 2026 May 1;28(5).
• Talma K, Sipe J, Bossa N, Stiffler W, Hankinson E, Gunsch C, et al. Material matters: a framework for integrating surface properties into built environment microbiome research. Applied and environmental microbiology. 2026 Mar;92(3):e0203625.
• Somarelli JA, Diana ZT, Rittschof D, Dunphy-Daly MM, Virdin J, Nowlin M, et al. A pollution crisis of synthetic plastic polymers and their hidden chemical complexity. One Earth. 2025 Nov 21;8(11).
• El Kharraf A, Rabiller-Baudry M, Pradas Del Real A, Sandt C, Wiesner M, Nemeth G, et al. Polyethylene plastic degradation: The dual pathways from macroplastics to nanoplastics. Journal of hazardous materials. 2025 Nov;499:140200.
• Suarez-Merino B, Adam V, Gressler S, Part F, Bossa N, Pelin M, et al. Regulatory challenges and risk assessment of graphene-enabled products: insights for safe commercialisation in Europe. 2d Materials. 2025 Oct 1;12(4).
• Auffan M, Lowry GV, Amos JD, Bossa N, Wiesner MR. Leveraging nanoparticle environmental health and safety research in the study of micro- and nano-plastics. NanoImpact. 2024 Oct;36:100534.
• Bossa N, Delpivo C, Sipe JM, Gao L, Pomar V, Miralles GS, et al. Indoor paint life cycle particle release: Safer-by-design products and the importance of choosing the right formula. The Science of the total environment. 2024 Oct;946:174155.
• Sipe JM, Berger W, Bossa N, Chernick M, Scott KCK, Kennedy A, et al. Quantifying mechanical abrasion of AgNP nanocomposites: influence of AgNP content on abrasion products and rate of microplastic production. Environmental Science Nano. 2024 Jun 7;11(7):2968u201377.
• Wohlleben W, Bossa N, Mitrano DM, Scott K. Everything falls apart: How solids degrade and release nanomaterials, composite fragments, and microplastics. NanoImpact. 2024 Apr;34:100510.
• Serrano BA, Gheorghe LC, Exner TE, Resch S, Wolf C, Himly M, et al. The role of FAIR nanosafety data and nanoinformatics in achieving the UN sustainable development goals: the NanoCommons experience. Rsc Sustainability. 2024 Feb 27;2(5):1378u201399.
• Exner TE, Papadiamantis AG, Melagraki G, Amos JD, Bossa N, Gakis GP, et al. Metadata stewardship in nanosafety research: learning from the past, preparing for an u201con-the-flyu201d FAIR future. Frontiers in Physics. 2023 Jan 1;11.
• Cross RK, Bossa N, Stolpe B, Loosli F, Sahlgren NM, Clausen PA, et al. Reproducibility of methods required to identify and characterize nanoforms of substances. NanoImpact. 2022 Jul;27:100410.
• Sipe JM, Bossa N, Berger W, von Windheim N, Gall K, Wiesner MR. From bottle to microplastics: Can we estimate how our plastic products are breaking down? The Science of the total environment. 2022 Mar;814:152460.
• Loosli F, Rasmussen K, Rauscher H, Cross RK, Bossa N, Peijnenburg W, et al. Refinement of the selection of physicochemical properties for grouping and read-across of nanoforms. NanoImpact. 2022 Jan;25:100375.
• Bossa N, Sipe JM, Berger W, Scott K, Kennedy A, Thomas T, et al. Quantifying Mechanical Abrasion of MWCNT Nanocomposites Used in 3D Printing: Influence of CNT Content on Abrasion Products and Rate of Microplastic Production. Environmental science & technology. 2021 Aug;55(15):10332u201342.
• Borru00e0s E, Aliaguilla M, Bossa N, Martinez-Crespiera S, Huidobro L, Schweiss R, et al. Nanomaterials-based air-cathodes use in microbial desalination cells for drinking water production: Synthesis, performance and release assessment. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2021 Aug 1;9(4).
• Hammer T, Bossa N, Persson M, Wichser A, Lehner K, Ruggiero E, et al. Importance of the number emission factor of combustion-generated aerosols from nano-enabled products. NanoImpact. 2021 Apr;22:100307.
• Grieger K, Isigonis P, Franken R, Wigger H, Bossa N, Janer G, et al. Risk screening tools for engineered nanomaterials. In: Ethics in Nanotechnology Social Sciences and Philosophical Aspects Volume II. 2021. p. 89u2013108.
• Lynch I, Afantitis A, Exner T, Himly M, Lobaskin V, Doganis P, et al. Can an inchi for nano address the need for a simplified representation of complex nanomaterials across experimental and nanoinformatics studies? Nanomaterials. 2020 Dec 1;10(12):1u201344.
• Urper-Bayram GM, Bossa N, Warsinger DM, Koyuncu I, Wiesner M. Comparative impact of SiO2 and TiO2 nanofillers on the performance of thin-film nanocomposite membranes. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2020 Nov 20;137(44).
• Urper-Bayram GM, Sayinli B, Bossa N, Ngaboyamahina E, Sengur-Tasdemir R, Ates-Genceli E, et al. Thin film nanocomposite nanofiltration hollow fiber membrane fabrication and characterization by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Polymer Bulletin. 2020 Jul 1;77(7):3411u201327.
• Chen P-H, Wu J, Ding C-KC, Lin C-C, Pan S, Bossa N, et al. Kinome screen of ferroptosis reveals a novel role of ATM in regulating iron metabolism. Cell Death Differ. 2020 Mar;27(3):1008u201322.
• Avellan A, Simonin M, Anderson SM, Geitner NK, Bossa N, Spielman-Sun E, et al. Differential Reactivity of Copper- and Gold-Based Nanomaterials Controls Their Seasonal Biogeochemical Cycling and Fate in a Freshwater Wetland Mesocosm. Environmental science & technology. 2020 Feb;54(3):1533u201344.
• Miciu0107 V, Bossa N, Schmid D, Wiesner MR, Hofmann T. Groundwater Chemistry Has a Greater Influence on the Mobility of Nanoparticles Used for Remediation than the Chemical Heterogeneity of Aquifer Media. Environmental science & technology. 2020 Jan;54(2):1250u20137.
• Geitner NK, Bossa N, Wiesner MR. Formulation and Validation of a Functional Assay-Driven Model of Nanoparticle Aquatic Transport. Environmental science & technology. 2019 Mar;53(6):3104u20139.
• Bossa N, Chaurand P, Levard C, Vicente J, Borschneck D, Geantet C, et al. Mechanisms limiting the release of TiO 2 nanomaterials during photocatalytic cement alteration: the role of surface charge and porous network morphology. Environmental Science Nano. 2019 Jan 1;6(2):624u201334.
• Avellan A, Simonin M, McGivney E, Bossa N, Spielman-Sun E, Rocca JD, et al. Gold nanoparticle biodissolution by a freshwater macrophyte and its associated microbiome. Nature nanotechnology. 2018 Nov;13(11):1072u20137.
• Bai L, Liu Y, Bossa N, Ding A, Ren N, Li G, et al. Incorporation of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) into the Polyamide Layer of Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Nanofiltration Membranes for Enhanced Separation Performance and Antifouling Properties. Environmental science & technology. 2018 Oct;52(19):11178u201387.
• Scifo L, Chaurand P, Bossa N, Avellan A, Auffan M, Masion A, et al. Non-linear release dynamics for a CeO2 nanomaterial embedded in a protective wood stain, due to matrix photo-degradation. Environmental Pollution. 2018 Oct 1;241:182u201393.
• Geitner NK, Cooper JL, Avellan A, Castellon BT, Perrotta BG, Bossa N, et al. Size-Based Differential Transport, Uptake, and Mass Distribution of Ceria (CeO₂) Nanoparticles in Wetland Mesocosms. Environmental science & technology. 2018 Sep;52(17):9768u201376.
• Grieger K, Bossa N, Levis JW, Von Borries KJF, Strader P, Cuchiara M, et al. Application and testing of risk screening tools for nanomaterial risk analysis. Environmental Science Nano. 2018 Jan 1;5(8):1844u201358.
• Lefu00e8vre E, Bossa N, Gardner CM, Gehrke GE, Cooper EM, Stapleton HM, et al. Biochar and activated carbon act as promising amendments for promoting the microbial debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A. Water research. 2018 Jan;128:102u201310.
• Winglee JM, Bossa N, Rosen D, Vardner JT, Wiesner MR. Modeling the Concentration of Volatile and Semivolatile Contaminants in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD) Product Water. Environmental science & technology. 2017 Nov;51(22):13113u201321.
• Miciu0107 V, Schmid D, Bossa N, Gondikas A, Velimirovic M, von der Kammer F, et al. Impact of Sodium Humate Coating on Collector Surfaces on Deposition of Polymer-Coated Nanoiron Particles. Environmental science & technology. 2017 Aug;51(16):9202u20139.
• Bossa N, Carpenter AW, Kumar N, de Lannoy C-F, Wiesner M. Cellulose nanocrystal zero-valent iron nanocomposites for groundwater remediation. Environmental science Nano. 2017 Jun;6(6):1294u2013303.
• Kumar N, Labille J, Bossa N, Auffan M, Doumenq P, Rose J, et al. Enhanced transportability of zero valent iron nanoparticles in aquifer sediments: surface modifications, reactivity, and particle traveling distances. Environmental science and pollution research international. 2017 Apr;24(10):9269u201377.
• Bai L, Bossa N, Qu F, Winglee J, Li G, Sun K, et al. Comparison of Hydrophilicity and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposite Membranes with Cellulose Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanotubes. Environmental science & technology. 2017 Jan;51(1):253u201362.
• Bossa N, Chaurand P, Levard C, Borschneck D, Miche H, Vicente J, et al. Environmental exposure to TiO₂ nanomaterials incorporated in building material. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essexu202f: 1987). 2017 Jan;220(Pt B):1160u201370.
• Lefevre E, Bossa N, Wiesner MR, Gunsch CK. A review of the environmental implications of in situ remediation by nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI): Behavior, transport and impacts on microbial communities. The Science of the total environment. 2016 Sep;565:889u2013901.
• Bossa N, Chaurand P, Vicente J, Borschneck D, Levard C, Aguerre-Chariol O, et al. Micro- and nano-X-ray computed-tomography: A step forward in the characterization of the pore network of a leached cement paste. Cement and Concrete Research. 2015 Jan 1;67:138u201347.