Dr. Brian Pinkard is the CTO and Co-Founder of Aquagga, a clean tech startup based in Tacoma Washington which is leading the charge in bringing emerging PFAS destruction technologies to market. Dr. Pinkard is currently collaborating with Dr. Timm Strathmann of the Colorado School of Mines and Dr. Igor Novosselov of the University of Washington on SERDP and ESTCP funded projects for advancing the hydrothermal alkaline treatment PFAS destruction technology. Dr. Pinkard holds an affiliate faculty appointment in the University of Washington Mechanical Engineering Department.