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Dr. Val Frenkel

Director
Membrane Technologies with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Dr. Val Frenkel is an eminent figure in the water-recycling industry with his expertise in water and wastewater treatment, water reuse, and membrane technologies, including desalination. He is currently the Director of Membrane Technologies with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, the company-wide leader for Membrane Technologies, in which Dr. Frenkel himself leads the firm's Membrane Technology Group. Equally instrumental was Dr. Frenkel's role in the development of low pressure technologies and applications which are used and taught at the university level.

Dr.Frenkel's works go far beyond his job scope as they are published extensively both in the US and abroad, authoring several patents in the process. He has published more than 100 articles touching on the areas of water, wastewater treatment, desalination and salinity management. For his works, Dr. Frenkel has received numerous accolades from the likes of the International Desalination Association and American Academy of Environmental Engineer. At the same time, Dr. Frenkel is also a Diplomat, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE) of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE), which is part of the Academy of the Civil Engineering Certification, Inc. (CEC).