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Submit an abstract FOR FREE by June 3 at 17:00 EDT!
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Excited to announce we're hosting the Session Microplastics, Chemicals, and the Soil beneath: Confronting the Growing Concern of Agricultural Plastic Pollution at North America SETAC this year!
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WEBINAR ALERT! Join us April 29th from 2pm-3pm PST to learn about compostable materials that are ocean, fish, earth, and human healthy! Hear from P3RD.Earth founder and CEO, Ariadne Dimoula!
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#microplastics #sustainability #compostable #environmentallyfriendly
IN THE PRESS: "Do We Know Enough About Microplastics to Act?"
Several scientists, including @smbrander.bsky.social weighed in!
Check out the Dispatch article below!
#microplastics #humanhealth #policy #plasticpollution #plasticpolicy
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He received the 2024 ASME Kos Ishii-Toshiba award for sustained and meritorious contributions to design for manufacturing and the life cycle.
He has chaired both the Life Cycle Engineering and the Design for Manufacturing and Life Cycle technical committees of ASME, as well as the Sustainable Manufacturing track of SME NAMRI.
He has authored over 180 refereed proceedings and journal articles, receiving four best paper awards and having six conference papers fast-tracked to journals.
His research addresses sustainable manufacturing challenges, including life cycle engineering methods, manufacturing process performance modeling, & sustainable engineering education, & has received over $39M in research funding in collaboration with university, national lab, & industry colleagues.
Dr. Karl R. Haapala is a Professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University, where he directs the Industrial Sustainability Laboratory, the OSU Energy Efficiency Center, and the OSU Industrial Training Assessment Center.
Bay Area friends!! Join us! We're super excited to be part of the Materevolve Textile x Ocean Connector Sail!
This is an experience including hands-on demonstrations, where participants can feel materials, learn how microfiber samples are collected, and more!
Register here! luma.com/txosail
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
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Register here by March 20 (FREE)!
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Please sign up here if you're interested in remote/virtual opportunities after the working meeting!
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We are looking forward to strategizing how to best tackle the #plastics crisis with incredible leaders across disciplines and sectors!
Drs. Scott Coffin & Huazheng Wang will be continuing the #AI Discussion at our event!
THREE DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER!!!
We have had a diverse range of registrants so far, including representatives from:
- City of Roses
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians
-OR Sea Grant
- Washington County Solid Waste
& MORE!
📉 Global fertility rates have dropped over 50% in the past 50 years.
What’s driving this decline? Research from Dr. Shanna Swan shows it’s closely linked to the chemicals in plastic. 🚨 ⚠️
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #ThePlasticDetox #UnplasticYourLife
-Can't join us on 4/10 but want to be part of the continued conversation afterwards? Sign up here!
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TEENY BITS of the potential for #AI use in #microplastics #science from Drs. Leah Thornton Hampton (SCCWRP), Scott Coffin (OEHHA), and Huazheng Wang (OSU)!
- Continue the conversation! Register for our 4/10 workshop
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-Full recording on our website
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Still time to register for our working meeting to address the plastic crisis!!!
It seems like microplastics are everywhere these days — but their impacts on human health remain unclear.
This week on Possibly we talked to professor @smbrander.bsky.social to understand why that is and how scientists are trying to get a clearer picture.
See you all tomorrow!!!
IN THE PRESS:
@smbrander.bsky.social is quoted a new article by Kristen Wise in the Sierra!
#AgriculturalPlastics are a significant aspect of #plasticpollution.
The article highlights contaminated mulches and the connection between soil and climate!
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JOIN US FOR AN IN-PERSON WORKING MEETING 4/10!
We'll have a productive conversation about all things plastics, ranging from plastic alternatives to AI-databases!
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Some highlights:
-Growth in both species, weathered particles > pristine
-Behavior in just mysid shrimp, weathered > pristine
-Ingestion in both species, weathered > pristine
-Mysid shrimp were more sensitive than silverside fish
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NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!
Dr. Clarissa Raguso published her first first-author publication looking at the effects of weathered & pristine micro/nano tire particles in invertebrate (mysid shrimp) and silverside fish! Work completed in @smbrander.bsky.social 's lab @oregonstate.edu!
@smbrander.bsky.social et al. have assembled quite the team! Be sure to shoot us a follow for exciting news/opportunities coming soon!
In 2025, Dr. Bain was named one of Chemical and Engineering News’ Talented 12, highlighting her early career contributions to chemical research.
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Dr. Bain and her research group study the physical properties of aerosol particles, including atmospheric plastics, and how they impact climate, using a combination of single particle spectroscopy, benchtop techniques, and fundamental modeling.
She then moved to the UK to undertake postdoctoral work at the University of Bristol with Dr. Bryan Bzdek developing single particle measurements and investigating surfactant partitioning in picolitre volume droplets, & held an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Bristol in 2022-2023.
Alison Bain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at OSU. She obtained her BSc from Carleton University in chemistry with a concentration in nanotechnology, her MSc in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia, followed by her PhD in Chemistry from McGill University.
