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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Root Exudate Driven Perturbations of Iron Oxide-Organic Matter Assemblages: Impact on Phase Transformations and Carbon Fractionation
Boiteau, R. M. (PI) & Penn, L. (PI)
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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Citizen Scientists Capture Microplastics Pollution Around State
Maurer-Jones, M. A. (PI), Penn, L. (CoI) & Simcik, M. (CoI)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/25 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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Can Mining Waste Help Remove Sulfide from Water?
Penn, L. (PI), McCormick, A. V. (CoI) & Bingham, S. (CoI)
6/1/20 → …
Project: Seed
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Pollinator plantings and the redistribution of soil toxins
Snell-Rood, E. (PI), Frelich, L. E. (CoI), Hobbie, S. E. (CoI), Jelinski, N. A. (CoI), Penn, L. (CoI) & Simcik, M. (CoI)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/22 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Microplastics: Transporters of Contaminants in Minnesota Waters
Penn, L. (PI) & Simcik, M. (PI)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
8/13/21 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Effects of Enzyme Hydrolysis in Biofilm Formation and Biotic Degradation on Weathered Bioplastics
Badzinski, T. D., Campanaro, A. L., Brown, M. H., List, C., Penn, R. L. & Maurer-Jones, M. A., May 6 2025, In: ACS Omega. 10, 17, p. 17394-17403 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How Minerals Grow: From Monomer-By-Monomer to Particle-Mediated Pathways
Rimer, J. D., Penn, R. L. & Putnis, C. V., Feb 2025, In: Elements. 21, 1, p. 33-39 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by microplastic films: Characterizing kinetics, isotherms, and impacts of sludge exposure
Campanaro, A. L., Struve, M. N., James, V. & Lee Penn, R., Oct 2025, In: Chemosphere. 387, 144664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evolving mineralogy and reactivity of hematite-coated sands during reduction of 4-chloronitrobenzene by Fe(ii) in flow-through reactors
Harris, C. M., Soroush, A., Hildebrandt, A. M., Amen, K. Y., Corcoran, L. G., Feinberg, J. M., Arnold, W. A. & Penn, R. L., Nov 12 2024, In: Environmental Science: Nano. 12, 1, p. 514-527 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Goethite and Hematite Nucleation and Growth from Ferrihydrite: Effects of Oxyanion Surface Complexes
Namayandeh, A., Zhang, W., Watson, S. K., Borkiewicz, O. J., Bompoti, N. M., Chrysochoou, M., Penn, R. L. & Michel, F. M., Apr 2 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 13, p. 5952-5962 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access31 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
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Data for the journal article "Simulation of natural alteration of iron oxides in soil: conversion of synthetic ferrihydrite to hematite without artificial dopants, observed with magnetic methods"
Bilardello, D., Banerjee, S. K., Volk, M. W., Soltis, J. A. & Penn, L. (., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2020
DOI: 10.13020/z44b-2491, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/212031
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Press/Media
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Minnesota environmental projects in limbo over funds dispute
5/5/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview