Career
Upon completing her PhD,Zimmerman became a program manager and environmental engineer in the office of research and development at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and a visiting professor in the department of civil engineering at the University of Virginia. Following her marriage to Paul Anastas in 2006,they both joined the faculty at Yale University. [1] As an assistant professor in both the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Forestry &Environmental Studies,Zimmerman also served as the assistant director for research at the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. [3] While serving in these roles,she also received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research water management issues in the U.S. Great Lakes region. [4] In 2010,Zimmerman co-authored Environmental Engineering Fundamentals,Sustainability,Design with James R. Mihelcic. [5]
Following her promotion to associate professor,Zimmerman continued to focus her research on the application of green chemistry and green engineering principles to the design of products,processes,and systems. As a result,she was honored with the 2012 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize for "innovative research and development of sustainable,cost-effective technologies for the treatment of drinking water." [6] The following year,she was named the inaugural Donna L. Dubinsky Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering. [7]
In 2014,Zimmerman was promoted to the rank of full professor with tenure [8] and elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. [9] She was also elected to the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2015. [10] In January 2020,Zimmerman was appointed the editor-in-chief of the ACS journal Environmental Science &Technology, succeeding David L. Sedlak. [11] She was named the winner of the 2020 Ackerman Award for Teaching and Mentoring. [12]
In 2025,Zimmerman was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for her "leadership in education and the development of green technologies that enhance the sustainability of engineered systems." [13]
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