Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium Agenda

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​

“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 and Sydney Van Winkle
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

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

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

Discussion

“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

Discussion