LABORATORY RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. Kendall Received Global Recognition, Acclaim for his Environmental Toxicology Research.
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry awarded the 2021 Founders Award to Dr. Ronald J. Kendall in rocognition of an outstanding career and exceptional contribution in the environmental sciences, at the
SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. The prestigious Founders Award is the highest honor SETAC can bestow.
Dr. Lenka Halamkova was recently invited to the SciX 2022 Conference being held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky in October, 2022.
SciX is organized by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) bringing together leading scientists across many disciplines for scientific exchange and it accomplishes its mission through world-class technical programs, exhibitions, and a variety of informal networking opportunities.
Dr. Jan Halamek was recently invited to serve on the “Forensic Olfactronic”, international workshop, which initial meeting will take place in Prague, Czech Republic in September 2022.
The workshop will accommodate a closer community of established experts in the field of human scent and chemical analysis for forensic purposes, as well as the individual identification of persons. Workshop is organized by University of Chemistry and Technology in collaboration with the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic, the aim is to organize a community of forensic researchers from the Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and perhaps from Russia.
This working group will also form a steering committee for a future international colloquium/meeting on “Human scent chemical analysis for forensic purposes”.
Dr. Presley Elected as Chairperson of Editorial Board of Journal of Vector Ecology
Dr. Steve Presley was recently elected as Chairperson of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Vector Ecology (JVE). The JVE is the peer-reviewed professional journal of the Society for Vector Ecology which is a professional organization committed to solving many complex problems encountered in the field of vector biology and control. Among these are the suppression of nuisance organisms and disease vectors through integration of control elements, such as environmental management, biological control, public education, and appropriate chemical control technology. Dr. Presley also serves on the Society’s Board of Directors as the Director for the South Central United States.
Dr Seshadri Ramkumar Named TAPPI Fellow-Class of 2022
Dr Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor of Texas Tech University has been conferred fellowship of the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry -TAPPI (www.tappi.org).
With this recognition, Professor Ramkumar has been recognized as a *FELLOW* by three leading professional associations based in three continents:
Ramkumar: Local cotton gets favorable look from south Indian textile spinners
Seshadri S. Ramkumar
January 31, 2022
In an interesting twist to the cotton story, cotton from the High Plains of Texas is getting a favorable consideration from South Indian textile spinners.
In a recent phone call with Velmurugan Shanmugam, general manager of Jayalakshmi Textiles, based in Aruppukkottai in South India, revealed that they are seriously looking at cotton from the High Plains of Texas in their raw material mix. Another large mill reportedly has also booked an order of about 1,000 tons of U.S. cotton, again showing interest in imported cotton.
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Congratulations to Kruuttika Satbhai for receiving the Society of Toxicology 2022 John Doull Risk Assessment Endowment Award!
Satbhai won the endowment award, presented by the Society of Toxicology's Risk Assessment Specialty Section, for her research on a class of pollutants called perfluorinated compounds (PFAS), which have been found in local groundwater.
Congratulations Amanda Emert and Terrell Hilliard for being award fellowships from the Graduate School for the 2022-23 academic year!!
Amanda was awarded COVID Dissertation Funding!
Terrell was awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship!
Congratulations to PH.D. Student, Bianca Rendon
Bianca Rendon was selected to participate in a 21-day research project to study the establishment and spread of avian malaria on Navarino Island, Chile. Navarino Island is located off the southernmost coast of Chile and is extremely remote and rugged. The research project that Bianca will be working on is a University of North Texas grant that is a component of the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program, and is supported by the National Science Foundation International Research Experience for Students (NSF-IRES).
Congratulations to the 2020-21 Outstanding Students!
Environmental and Human Health Outstanding PhD Students:
1st place – Dr. Nicole Dennis
2nd place – Dr. Narayan Acharya
Environmental and Human Health Outstanding MS Students:
1st place – Amanda Csipak
2nd place – Giana Biddle
Forensic Science Outstanding MS Students:
1st place – Courtney Holt
2nd place – Katherine Titus
Nicole Dennis' Dissertation Research is highlighted in the September Issue of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Collaborative research on the effects of PFAS in Bobwhite quail by graduate student Nicole Dennis was selected as the basis for the September 2021 cover of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Nicole recently completed her Ph.D. and is now a postdoc in Dr. Jay Gan’s lab at UC-Riverside.
Haripriya Ramesh Receives Kanti and Hansa Jasani Family Textile Scholarship
Haripriya Ramesh, Ph.D. student is one of the two recipients of Kanti Hansa Jasani Family Textile Scholarship administered by American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC).
Dr. Armando Elizalde-Velazquez placed 2nd in the Biological and Life Science category of the 2021 Texas Tech University Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Awards.
Dissertation: Sorption, Uptake, Trophic Transfer and Immunotoxicity of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Aquatic Environment.
Major Advisor: Dr. Jaclyn Cañas-Carrell
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