Leadership

Stewarding the Future of Fouling-Resistant Clarification

ZOLX is co-founded by operators and researchers who have scaled engineered surfaces, microfluidics, and sustainable infrastructure. Meet the principals guiding our chip-to-plant roadmap and industry collaborations.

Princeton Materials Institute

We are building ZOLX’s fouling-resistant chips inside the Princeton Materials Institute, translating prototype geometries into pilot hardware on-site.

Princeton Materials Institute cleanroom bay with equipment
Deposition bays prepare substrates for ZOLX’s anti-fouling coatings.
Researcher inspecting microfluidic chips at Princeton Materials Institute
On-site researchers iterate chip geometries before pilot translation.
Princeton Materials Institute instrumentation for chip fabrication
Precision instrumentation supports discovery-to-panel manufacturing.

We’re building these chips here, progressing from lab validation to pilot-ready modules without leaving the Princeton Materials Institute.

Founding Team

Scientific rigor, translational engineering, and customer partnerships drive every pilot we deploy.

Portrait of Hooman Parhizkar, PhD

Hooman Parhizkar, PhD

Co-founder and CEO

  • Invented ZOLX’s membraneless clarification panels while leading microfluidics research at top-tier labs.
  • Built multidisciplinary teams delivering fouling-resistant hardware from chip validation to production systems.
  • Author of 40+ publications on engineered surfaces, transport phenomena, and bio-industrial integration.
Portrait of Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg

Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg

Co-founder and Advisor

  • Leads strategic partnerships with industrial biotechnology operators and infrastructure stakeholders.
  • Internationally recognized advisor on healthy buildings, energy systems, and translational research programs.
  • Guides pilot siting, regulatory diligence, and commercialization pathways for ZOLX customers.