Current Research Projects

We tackle a number of environmental challenges related to persistent groundwater contamination, including the fate and transport of organic contaminants in multi-media environmental systems, the interactions between the transformation of contaminants and the response of microbial communities, and innovative approaches for in-situ remediation.

Development of Predictive Tools for Assessment of Natural Attenuation Capacity and Treatment Transition at Chlorinated Solvent Sites (ER20-1079)

Sponsor: Strategic Environmental Research Development Program
Dates: 8/1/20 – 7/31/24
Role: PI
Collaborators: Dr. Kurt Pennell (Brown University) Dr. Mark Widdowson (Virginia Tech), and Dr. Eric Suchomel and Dr. Mike Kavanaugh (Geosyntec Consultants)

EAGER: Assessment of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Mass Transfer and Biodegradation Potential in Shallow Aquifer Systems

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Dates: 01/1/19 – 11/30/20
Role: PI

Development of Coupled Physicochemical and Biological Systems for In Situ Remediation of Mixed Perfluorinated Chemical and Chlorinated Solvent Groundwater Plumes (ER-2714)

Sponsor: Strategic Environmental Research Development Program
Dates: 10/1/18 – 9/30/21
Role: co-PI
Collaborators: Kurt Pennell (PI, Brown University) and John Fortner (Yale University)

Development and Laboratory Validation of Mathematical Modeling Tools for Prediction of PFAS Transformation, Transport, and Retention in AFFF Source Areas (ER18-1149)

Sponsor: Strategic Environmental Research Development Program
Dates: 07/01/18-06/30/21
Role: co-PI
Collaborators: Linda Abriola (PI, Tufts University), Kurt Pennell (Brown University), John Christ (S&B Christ Consulting) and Thomas Phelan (USAFA)

Collaborative Research: Effects of Nano-Bio Interactions on Particle Mobility, Release, and Dissolution in Porous Media

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Dates: 09/01/17-08/31/21
Role: co-PI
Collaborators: Kurt Pennell (PI, Brown) and John Fortner (Yale)