People

Co-Directors

Ferguson

P. Lee Ferguson

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Environmental analytical chemistry and applications of high resolution mass spectrometry to trace organic contaminant analysis
Environmental fate of per-and-polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment
Polymer additives and microplastics in the aquatic environment
Mechanisms of environmental endocrine disruption in aquatic organisms

Stapleton

Heather M. Stapleton

Associate Professor of Environmental Health

  • Human exposure in indoor environments
  • Use of silicone wristbands to measure human exposure
  • Chemical exposures and cancer risk
  • Targeted & Nontargeted mass spectrometry methods applied to environmental samples
  • Effects of halogenated organic contaminants (e.g. BFRs, PFAS) on thyroid hormone regulation

Faculty

Hsu-Kim

Heileen Hsu-Kim

Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Aquatic geochemistry, environmental health and exposure science, nanogeoscience, metal biogeochemical cycling mineral resourcing

Vengosh

Avner Vengosh

Nicholas Distinguished Professor of Environmental Quality