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Kurt D. Pennell
Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education
1990 Ph.D. University of Florida
1986 M.S. North Carolina State University
1984 B.S. University of Maine (with high distinction)
Research Interests
- Fate and transport of engineered nanomaterials and
non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in the subsurface
- Development and testing of in situ remediation
technologies including thermal treatment, surfactant
flushing and bioremediation
- Relationship between chronic exposure to persistent
organic pollutants and human health; oxidative stress
and neurodegenerative disease
- Analysis of neuroactive steroids and their
relationship to seizure frequency during pregnancy
Dr. Pennell is a member of the environmental health (EH)
and Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE)
research groups in CEE and is an investigator in the
Integrated
Multiphase Environmental Systems Laboratory (IMPES) at
Tufts University and the Parkinson’s Disease Collaborative
Environmental Research Center (PD-CERC) at Emory University.
The IMPES lab is a highly collaborative setting where
laboratory experiments and mathematical models are combined
to elucidate and explore processes which influence the
persistence of contaminants and control the effectiveness of
remediation in the subsurface environment. Research
activities of the PD-CERC focus on determining environmental
contaminants that alter storage of the neurotransmitter
dopamine, determining how mitochondria respond to injury,
and developing metabolic biomarkers of chemical exposures
and PD.
Professional Positions
2009-present Professor and Chair, Civil & Environmental
Engineering, Tufts School of Engineering
1995-2009 Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology (formerly Associate and
Assistant Professor)
2004-present Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurology,
Emory University School of Medicine
1993-1995 Assistant Research Scientist, Civil & Env. Eng.,
University of Michigan
1990-1993 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Civil & Env. Eng.,
University of Michigan
Selected Honors and Awards
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS) Career award (K25) to investigate the
"Quantitative Metabolomic Analysis of Chronic Exposures
to Environmental Toxicants", 2006-2009
- Strategic Environmental Research Development Program
(SERDP), Project of the Year Award, as co-PI with Linda
Abriola (PI) and Frank Löffler (co-PI), 2006
- Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Georgia Institute
of Technology Chapter (as Advisor to Jed Costanza), 2006
- Outstanding Service Award, Soil Physics Division,
Soil Science Society of America, 2003
- Outstanding Advisor Award, Chi Epsilon National
Honor Society (Civil Engineering), 2002
- Faculty Member of the Year Award, Order of Omega,
Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000
- Who's Who of America's Teachers (student nominated),
1996, 1998
Selected Service Activities
- Associate Editor, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology,
2006-present
- Member, DNAPL Remediation Expert Panel, Strategic
Environmental Research Development Program, 2006.
- Member, U.S. EPA Star Graduate Student Fellowship
Review Panel, Environmental Engineering, 2006
- Member, NIEHS "Technologies for Environmental
Monitoring" Review Panel, 2004, 2005
- Chair, Mission Committee, Association of
Environmental Engineering and Science Professors,
2003-2004
- Associate Editor, Vadose Zone Journal, 2002-2005
- Web Page Administrator, Soil Physics Division, Soil
Science Society of America, 1996-2003
Professional Registrations
- Professional Engineer (PE), State of Georgia, No.
PE030840
- Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE),
American Academy of Environmental Engineers
- Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS-ARCPACS,
No. 24756)
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