Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium Agenda

Katrina Smith Korfmacher, PhD Co-Director, LOMP; DEMPHS, University of Rochester
Stephen Dewhurst, PhD, Vice President for Research, University of Rochester
Anika Dzierlenga, PhD, Program Officer, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Nathan Eddingsaas, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry, RIT: Measuring Microplastic Workshop ​​​​

Session 1 chair: Matt Hoffman, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology 

KEYNOTE
“Extending Beyond the Streetlight: Pushing Analytical Spectroscopy Methods to Chemically Identify Microplastics in the Submicron Size Regime”
Andrew Ault, PhD - Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan

“Nanoplastics in Aqueous Media: Their Extraction and Characterization of Composition and Surface Adsorbents"
Amit Goyal, PhD - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo

“Submicron Chemical Imaging of Microplastics by O-PTIR: Advancing Clinical and Environmental Analysis”
Thomas Tague, PhD - Photothermal Spectroscopy Corporation

Discussion​

Session 2 chair: Christy Tyler, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology 

“Investigating the Interaction Between Radiotracers and Microplastics in Aquatic Environments: Insights from Lab and Field-Based Studies”
Mariya Cyriac, Graduate Student - Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester

“Environmental Conditions Determine the Fate and Impact of Plastic in Freshwater Lakes”
Natalie Hernandez, PhD and Sydney Van Winkle, Graduate Student - Rochester Institute of Technology

“Physiochemical Characterization of Laboratory-Generated and Ambient Atmospheric Tire Wear Particles Collected Near Lake Michigan”
Abbygail Ayala, Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan

Discussion

Session 3 chair: Alison Elder, PhD, University of Rochester   

KEYNOTE
“Advancing Toxicology and Cutting-Edge Spectroscopy in Micronanoplastics Exposure Research: Emphasis on Brain Waste Clearance”
Eliane El Hayek, PhD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico

“Translocation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Nano and Micro Plastics Release Metal Ions to Target Cells in Human CNS: A Role for Neurodegeneration?”
Uschi Graham, PhD - BioInnovations Institute
Günter Oberdörster, PhD - University of Rochester

“Quantification of Microplastics ≤ 10 μm in Size with Simultaneously Collected Single-Particle Photothermal Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy”
Rebecca Parham, Graduate Student - Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan

Discussion

Session 4 chair: Jim McGrath, PhD, University of Rochester  

“Microplastic Exposure and Immune Development in the amphibian Xenopus”
Jacques Robert, PhD - Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Rochester

“Cigarette Butt Filters as a Plastics Microfiber Source – Modeling Impact in NYS”
John Atkinson, PhD - Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo

“Nanoplastics in raw and treated Lake Erie water”
John Lenhart, PhD - Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University

“New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Perspectives on MNPs in the Environment: Where are we now?” 
Gina Moreno, PhD - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Discussion