Principle Investigator:
250th Anniversary Professor of Engineering
link to bio: KurtPennell_bio
link to CV: KurtPennell_CV
Current Lab Members:
Matthew J. Woodcock, PhD, MBA
Sr. Research Engineer , 2020-Present matthew_woodcock@brown.edu B.S. Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1999. PhD, Analytical Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2009. M.B.A. Business Administration, Babson College, 2011.
Uriel Garza-Rubalcava, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow, 2022-Present
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Guadalajara, 2014. M.S. Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Guadalajara, 2017. PhD, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2022
Soon-Mi Kim, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow, 2024-Present soon-mi_kim@brown.edu
Peng-Fei Yan, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow, 2024-Present
B.E. Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 2013. M.E. Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management, Hefei University of Technology, 2016 PhD, Environmental Engineering Technology, Auburn University, 2022
Jacopo Cogorno, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow, 2025-Present
B.S. Environmental Engineering, Universita di Trento, 2017. M.S. Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 2020. PhD, Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2024
Craig Klevan
PhD student, 2021-Present
B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, 2021. M.S. Engineering, Brown University, 2023
Alexis Meservey
PhD student, 2021-Present alexis_meservey@brown.edu B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2021. M.S. Engineering, Brown University, 2023
Alexandra Pagano
PhD student, 2022-Present alexandra_pagano@brown.edu B.S. Chemistry, Union College, 2018 M.S. Environmental Engineering, Brown University, 2024
Litzy Guevara
PhD student, 2022-Present litzy_guerva@brown.edu B.S. Chemistry, Texas Tech University, 2021
Seth Caines
PhD student, 2023-Present. seth_caines@brown.edu B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 2023
Sonia Vohra
PhD student, 2023-Present. sonia_vohra@brown.edu B.S. Foreign Service, Science, Technology & International Affairs, Georgetown University, 2023. M.S. Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 2025
Andre Gomes
Laboratory Technician andre_gomes@brown.edu. B.S. Biology, Rhode Island College, 2023.
Oren Van Allen
Undergraduate (Senior) oren_van_allen@brown.edu
Shana Xia
Undergraduate (Senior) shana_xia@brown.edu
Maya Marquez-Sturm
Undergraduate (Senior) maya_marquez-sturm@brown.edu
Thatcher LeBlanc
Undergraduate (Junior) thatcher_leblanc@brown.edu
Akari Inami
Undergraduate (Junior) akari_inami@brown.edu
Hannah Menghis
Undergraduate (Junior) hannah_menghis@brown.edu
Previous Lab Members:
Caroline Rocchio, Ph.D., 2025
Katelyn Anderson, Ph.D., 2025
Jed Costanza, Ph.D., Senior Research Engineer
Kyle Yamada, Post-MS, 2018-2019