Valentine Nzengung

Valentine Nzengung is the CEO and CTO of MuniRem Environmental, LLC, a company based in Duluth, Georgia, that specializes in providing innovative green remediation technologies for environmental challenges.1 Here are some key details about Dr. Nzengung:

Professional Background

Dr. Nzengung is an accomplished environmental professional with extensive experience in developing and applying innovative green technologies for addressing complex environmental issues.1 He founded MuniRem Environmental, LLC, which is known for its core technology, MuniRem, that achieves instant neutralization of explosives and chemical warfare materiel at ambient temperature.1

Academic Career

Until 2023, Dr. Nzengung was a Professor of Environmental Geochemistry at the University of Georgia.2 He joined the university in September 1995 and taught various environmental courses, including environmental geochemistry, organic contaminant hydrogeology, and remediation of hazardous waste sites.1

Education

• PhD in Environmental Geochemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology
• Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Geology from Georgia State University (graduated with honors)12

Achievements and Recognition

• Named Regents' Entrepreneur by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents in February 20243
• Received the Academic Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the University of Georgia in 20161
• Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors4
• Holds five patents and has one pending for proprietary green and sustainable remediation technologies3

Research and Innovation

Dr. Nzengung's research focuses on developing and evaluating innovative technologies for cleaning up contaminated water, sediment, and soils.3 His most notable invention is MuniRem, a product that instantly neutralizes bulk explosives, bomb fillers, and chemical warfare materiel.3

Dr. Nzengung's work has had significant practical applications, including the use of MuniRem technology in the salvage operations of the Confederate ironclad gunboat, CSS Georgia, where it was used to render volatile black powder inert.3