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Last published 2026
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Justin R. Chimka

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Associate Professor - Engineering

Also affiliated: University of Pittsburgh (1997–2020); University of Oklahoma (2002–2020)

9 h-index 73 pubs 1,454 cited

  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Drinking Water
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Chemometrics
  • Nitrates
  • Nitrites
  • Nitrogen Dioxide
  • Acetonitriles
  • Charcoal
  • Disinfectants
  • Disinfection
  • Fluorescence
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Reference Standards

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Justin R. Chimka's research focuses on the application of chemometric models for the quantification of chemical substances in environmental and water quality contexts. His recent work includes the development of second derivative chemometric models to quantify nitrite, a method designed to mitigate interferences from natural organic matter, particularly under conditions found in chloraminated drinking water distribution systems. This research contributes to environmental monitoring by providing refined analytical techniques for assessing water quality.

Chimka's scholarly contributions are reflected in his h-index of 9 and over 1,400 citations across 73 publications. He has been involved in significant federal funding, serving as a Co-PI on an NSF grant totaling $7,000,000 for the E-RISE Rll: Arkansas Smart Transportation Research Incubator through Data Engineering and Science. His collaborations include work with Julian L. Fairey and Ronald L. Rardin at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. Chimka also leads a research group and has authored or co-authored textbooks on topics including categorical data analysis and time series applications in finance.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 73
  • Citations: 1,454

Positions

  • University of Arkansas Fayetteville publications 2003–2026
    ORCID
  • Associate Professor - Engineering publications 2003–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institution web page

Selected Publications

  • PFAS quantitation with diffusive gradients in thin-film passive samplers: Capturing time-weighted average concentrations around maximum contaminant levels to facilitate compliance (2026)
    Water Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Chloronitramide Anion Quantitation in Tap Waters by Ion Chromatography with Electrical Conductivity and Ultraviolet Absorbance Detection (2026)
    Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Budget Constrained Model Selection for Logistic Regression (2025)
    Stochastics and Quality Control DOI OpenAlex
  • Nitrite Quantification by Second Derivative Chemometric Models Mitigates Natural Organic Matter Interferences under Chloraminated Drinking Water Distribution System Conditions (2022)
    Water Research 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Budget constrained model selection for multiple linear regression (2021)
    Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Note on Pure Error and Its Effect on Regression Model Significance (2020)
    Stochastics and Quality Control DOI OpenAlex
  • An "Eia" Approach To Support Laboratory Learning Environments (2020)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Integrated Auto Id Technology For Multi Disciplinary Undergraduate Studies (I Atmus) (2020)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Investigating Engineering Student Estimation Processes: A Pilot Study (2020)
  • An On Line Rfid Laboratory Learning Environment And The Assessment Of Its Users’ Education (2020)
  • Gender and Self-Selection Among Engineering Students (2018)
    IGI Global eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Gender and Self-Selection Among Engineering Students (2018)
    IGI Global eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Statistical effects of waterway lock unavailability on commodity flow (2018)
    Quality Technology & Quantitative Management 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Emerging investigators series: trihalomethane, dihaloacetonitrile, and total N-nitrosamine precursor adsorption by modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CNT micropillars (2017)
    Environmental Science Water Research & Technology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Revealing a Size-Resolved Fluorescence-Based Metric for Tracking Oxidative Treatment of Total N ‑Nitrosamine Precursors in Waters from Wastewater Treatment Plants (2017)
    Environmental Science & Technology Letters 6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $7,000,000 total

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50 Collaborators 14 Institutions 3 Countries

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