Kurt D. Pennell Source Confirmed

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250th Anniversary Professor of Engineering

John Brown University

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kurt_pennell@brown.edu

58 h-index 358 pubs 10,600 cited

Research Areas

Groundwater flow and contamination studies Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Kurt Pennell is the 250th Anniversary Professor of Engineering at Brown University. Previously, he held faculty positions at Tufts University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, along with an adjunct appointment at Emory University School of Medicine. Pennell's research encompasses soil and groundwater remediation, the environmental fate and transport of engineered nanomaterials, and environmental toxicology. His work addresses critical areas such as in situ remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), environmental exposure monitoring, and the utilization of engineered nanomaterials for subsurface characterization. Pennell has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles. His research also includes groundwater flow and contamination studies, the impact of toxic organic pollutants, microbial bioremediation, and enhanced oil recovery techniques.

Metrics

  • h-index: 58
  • Publications: 358
  • Citations: 10,600

Selected Publications

  • Incineration of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Leads to Regeneration of Smaller Perfluorocarboxylic Acids (2025) DOI
  • High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Human Exposomics: Expanding Chemical Space Coverage (2024) DOI
  • The hair tales of women of color in Northern Manhattan: a qualitative analysis (2024) DOI
  • Evaluation of Neural Regulation and Microglial Responses to Brain Injury in Larval Zebrafish Exposed to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (2023) DOI
  • Pregnant women with more seizures have lower allopregnanolone concentrations (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Katherine E. Manz John Brown University 26 shared publications Matthew J. Woodcock John Brown University 6 shared publications Joseph M. Braun John Brown University 2 shared publications Indrek Külaots John Brown University 2 shared publications Antônio Egídio Nardi John Brown University 2 shared publications Stephen L. Buka John Brown University 1 shared publication Marianthi‐Anna Kioumourtzoglou John Brown University 1 shared publication Paul Bertone John Brown University 1 shared publication

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