The UofL Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences (CIEHS) and Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology invite you to the next EHS seminar with Dr. Kelly G. Pennell titled “Identifying and Mitigating Chemical Exposure Pathways at the Subsurface–Building Interface." This seminar will take place on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 11 a.m. ET. Once you have filled out this information, you will receive the MS teams link to join the seminar via email. Please respond by Wednesday, March 11. Thank You.

Dr. Kelly G. Pennell is the Director of the University of Kentucky Superfund Research Center and the Earl Parker Robinson Chair Professor of Sustainability and Environment in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Pennell is internationally recognized for her research involving stakeholder engagement, modeling fate and transport processes, and redefining chemical exposure conceptual models in communities. She is a leading expert in vapor intrusion processes, which involve the migration of subsurface vapors into indoor air spaces. Her research has fostered informed decision-making in many communities across the US and influenced policy framework changes at multiple jurisdiction levels. In 2025, she was named the Editor-in-Chief of Reviews on Environmental Health published by De Gruyter Brill. Dr. Pennell is a licensed professional engineer with previous experience working for an international consulting firm. She earned her degrees from Purdue University (PhD 2005, Civil Engineering), Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (MS 2021, Environmental Engineering) and Lawrence Technological University (BS 1997, Civil Engineering).