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Thermo Fisher Scientific: Science for Sustainability Symposia

Join the virtual Science for Sustainability Symposia  

The sustainable use of raw materials in a way that conserves resources and protects the climate has been of central importance to the environment, the economy and society for many years. 
 

Our use of plastics for instance in everyday items and manufacturing processes has resulted in a deluge of slowly degradable materials entering our environment and our food chain. Therefore, a sustainable use of raw materials is required in order to act in a resource and environmentally friendly way. Deepen your understanding of microplastic contaminants, bio-friendly alternatives to environmentally harmful materials and research into alternative energy resources and recycling.
 

Attend the virtual Science for Sustainability Symposia where international technical experts and scientists in the field will share perspectives to advance science, and to facilitate collaborations, in order to support researchers towards a cleaner, healthier and safer world.
 

Global Microplastics Symposium
On-demand 

Hear from analytical experts as they review the challenges associated with identifying and quantifying contaminants, like plastics in the environment. Learn the best methods to provide meaningful data and important insights on studying the microplastics in different geo-environment and different sample matrices. It will end with a panel discussion where you can engage with experts looking to assessing risks and developing regulations for microplastics.

Biomaterials & Recycling Symposium 
On-demand 

In this series, technical experts discuss how material characterization techniques have helped enabling research on recycling materials such as plastics, and on the manufacturing and characterization of innovative materials with sustainable properties such as biopolymers.

 

Join us to learn about the latest innovations in sustainable materials and environmental research, while taking advantage of networking opportunities with experts. We look forward to staying connected with you virtually!

 


Speakers
  • Joel Andersen, Ph.D.

    CTO, Cinthesis
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Monica Arienzo, Ph.D.

    Assistant Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute, Division of Hydrologic Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Camila Belduque

    Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering grad student at Texas State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mark Benfield, Ph.D.

    Professor, College of the Coast and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ray Bergstra, Ph.D.

    Director of Technology and Business Development for TerraVerdae Bioworks
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Janice Brahney, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor at Utah State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Susanne Brander, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor at the Dept. Of Fisheries and Wildlife, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott Coffin, Ph.D.

    Research Scientist III, California State Water Resources Control Board
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mr. Win Cowger

    NSF graduate research fellow at the University of California Riverside
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prof. dr. ir. Frederik Desplentere

    KU Leuven Bruges Campus, Material Engineering Departement, Propolis research group
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Elham Fini, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor at Arizona State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Michael Forrester, Ph.D.

    Research Scientist at Iowa State University, Chemical and Biological Engineering
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Hess

    Professor for non-metallic materials with the Faculty for Technology and Bionics at the Rhine-Waal Univerity of Applied Sciences, Germany
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Christy Hudak

    Research Associate at the Center for Coastal Studies
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Lynch, Ph.D.

    Research Biologist, Co-director, Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology Hawaiʻi Pacific University, Center for Marine Debris Research
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott Mauger, Ph.D.

    Staff Scientist at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Charles and Shelly Moore

  • Chelsea Rochman, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Head of Operations & Science Programming and Application Lead, U of T Trash Team, University of Toronto, St. George
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Madina Shamsuyeva, Dr.

    Head of Department Plastics Technology, Recycling and Plastics Analytics at the Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy IKK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Wonjoon Shim, Ph.D.

    Principal research scientist of Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) and a professor of Department of Applied Ocean Sciences at Korea University of Science and Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Clare Steele, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management, California State University Channel Islands
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ineke Velghe

    KU Leuven Bruges Campus, Material Engineering Departement, Propolis research group
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Maaike Vercauteren, Ph.D.

    Post-doc researcher at Blue Growth Research Lab and GhEnToxLab at Ghent University (Faculty of Bioscience engineering)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jeff Wagner, Ph.D.

    Research scientist with the California Department of Public Health Environmental, Health Laboratory
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Charles Wong, Ph.D.

    Department Head of Chemistry at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority
    BIOGRAPHY

GLOBAL MICROPLASTICS AGENDA

  • Bioplastics- opportunities and limitations
    On-Demand

    Bioplastics- opportunities and limitations

    Prof. Dr. Christoph Hess
    Professor for non-metallic materials with the Faculty for Technology and Bionics at the Rhine-Waal Univerity of Applied Sciences, Germany
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advanced rheological characterization for highly sensitive biobased materials
    On-Demand

    Advanced rheological characterization for highly sensitive biobased materials

    Ineke Velghe
    KU Leuven Bruges Campus, Material Engineering Departement, Propolis research group
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advanced rheological characterization for highly sensitive biobased materials
    On-Demand

    Advanced rheological characterization for highly sensitive biobased materials

    Prof. dr. ir. Frederik Desplentere
    KU Leuven Bruges Campus, Material Engineering Departement, Propolis research group
    BIOGRAPHY
  • PHA Resin Development
    On-Demand

    PHA Resin Development

    Ray Bergstra, Ph.D.
    Director of Technology and Business Development for TerraVerdae Bioworks
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Reactive extrusion as a tool for high performance biomass-derived polymers
    On-Demand

    Reactive extrusion as a tool for high performance biomass-derived polymers

    Michael Forrester, Ph.D.
    Research Scientist at Iowa State University, Chemical and Biological Engineering
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Plastic Recycling in the Circular Economy: Definitions, Characterization and Standardization of Recyclates
    On-Demand

    Plastic Recycling in the Circular Economy: Definitions, Characterization and Standardization of Recyclates

    Madina Shamsuyeva, Dr.
    Head of Department Plastics Technology, Recycling and Plastics Analytics at the Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy IKK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • End of Life Plastics to Enhance Sustainability of Pavement Construction Utilizing a Hybrid Treatment of Bio-Oil and Carbon Coating
    On-Demand

    End of Life Plastics to Enhance Sustainability of Pavement Construction Utilizing a Hybrid Treatment of Bio-Oil and Carbon Coating

    Elham Fini, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor at Arizona State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Reactive Extrusion and Temperature-Controlled Ball Milling: Scaling-up Solvent-Free Organic Synthesis from Milligram R&D Work
    On-Demand

    Reactive Extrusion and Temperature-Controlled Ball Milling: Scaling-up Solvent-Free Organic Synthesis from Milligram R&D Work

    Joel Andersen, Ph.D.
    CTO, Cinthesis
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Understanding Catalyst Agglomeration for Water Electrolyzer Manufacturing
    On-Demand

    Understanding Catalyst Agglomeration for Water Electrolyzer Manufacturing

    Scott Mauger, Ph.D.
    Staff Scientist at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Magnetic and Mechanical Characterization of Additive Manufactured Strontium Ferrite/Polyamide 12 Composites Using Twin-Screw and Single-Screw Extrusion
    On-Demand

    Magnetic and Mechanical Characterization of Additive Manufactured Strontium Ferrite/Polyamide 12 Composites Using Twin-Screw and Single-Screw Extrusion

    Camila Belduque
    Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering grad student at Texas State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microplastics in Hawaiian marine environments: Where and How do we find them
    On-Demand

    Microplastics in Hawaiian marine environments: Where and How do we find them

    Jennifer Lynch, Ph.D.
    Research Biologist, Co-director, Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology Hawaiʻi Pacific University, Center for Marine Debris Research
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The effects of micro and nanoplastics on biota in the aquatic environment: what we know about hazard and risk
    On-Demand

    The effects of micro and nanoplastics on biota in the aquatic environment: what we know about hazard and risk

    Susanne Brander, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor at the Dept. Of Fisheries and Wildlife, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Atmospheric plastic deposition
    On-Demand

    Atmospheric plastic deposition

    Janice Brahney, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor at Utah State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • California's Path Towards Assessing Risks and Developing Regulations for Microplastics in Drinking Water
    On-Demand

    California's Path Towards Assessing Risks and Developing Regulations for Microplastics in Drinking Water

    Scott Coffin, Ph.D.
    Research Scientist III, California State Water Resources Control Board
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microplastics measurement interlaboratory calibration study for drinking water
    On-Demand

    Microplastics measurement interlaboratory calibration study for drinking water

    Charles Wong, Ph.D.
    Department Head of Chemistry at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Great Shearwaters: The plastics within.
    On-Demand

    Great Shearwaters: The plastics within.

    Christy Hudak
    Research Associate at the Center for Coastal Studies
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Distribution and bioavailability of anthropogenic microparticles in California's coastal ecosystems
    On-Demand

    Distribution and bioavailability of anthropogenic microparticles in California's coastal ecosystems

    Clare Steele, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management, California State University Channel Islands
    BIOGRAPHY
  • A nurdle in a haystack. The 2020 Mississippi River plastic pellet spill reveals widespread pellet contamination from multiple sources.
    On-Demand

    A nurdle in a haystack. The 2020 Mississippi River plastic pellet spill reveals widespread pellet contamination from multiple sources.

    Mark Benfield, Ph.D.
    Professor, College of the Coast and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Comparison of microplastic identification methods using FTIR-ATR, FTIR-transmission with mapping, and Raman spectroscopy for beach sediment samples
    On-Demand

    Comparison of microplastic identification methods using FTIR-ATR, FTIR-transmission with mapping, and Raman spectroscopy for beach sediment samples

    Wonjoon Shim, Ph.D.
    Principal research scientist of Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) and a professor of Department of Applied Ocean Sciences at Korea University of Science and Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FTIR and SEM analyses of microplastic chemistry, size, shape, and surfaces in various sample matrices
    On-Demand

    FTIR and SEM analyses of microplastic chemistry, size, shape, and surfaces in various sample matrices

    Jeff Wagner, Ph.D.
    Research scientist with the California Department of Public Health Environmental, Health Laboratory
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microplastics in the Sierra Nevada: From Peak to Pipe
    On-Demand

    Microplastics in the Sierra Nevada: From Peak to Pipe

    Monica Arienzo, Ph.D.
    Assistant Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute, Division of Hydrologic Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Open Source Raman and IR Spectroscopy, Paving the Future for Spectral Analysis using Artificial Intelligence
    On-Demand

    Open Source Raman and IR Spectroscopy, Paving the Future for Spectral Analysis using Artificial Intelligence

    Mr. Win Cowger
    NSF graduate research fellow at the University of California Riverside
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Method standardization and technique development for FTIR and ATR-FTIR analyses in Belgian Research
    On-Demand

    Method standardization and technique development for FTIR and ATR-FTIR analyses in Belgian Research

    Maaike Vercauteren, Ph.D.
    Post-doc researcher at Blue Growth Research Lab and GhEnToxLab at Ghent University (Faculty of Bioscience engineering)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The complexity of microplastics and the implications for sampling and analysis.
    On-Demand

    The complexity of microplastics and the implications for sampling and analysis.

    Chelsea Rochman, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Head of Operations & Science Programming and Application Lead, U of T Trash Team, University of Toronto, St. George
    BIOGRAPHY

Global Microplastics Symposium Speakers


  • Joel Andersen, Ph.D.

    Joel Andersen, Ph.D.

    CTO, Cinthesis

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Monica Arienzo, Ph.D.

    Monica Arienzo, Ph.D.

    Assistant Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute, Division of Hydrologic Sciences

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Camila Belduque

    Camila Belduque

    Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering grad student at Texas State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mark Benfield, Ph.D.

    Mark Benfield, Ph.D.

    Professor, College of the Coast and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ray Bergstra, Ph.D.

    Ray Bergstra, Ph.D.

    Director of Technology and Business Development for TerraVerdae Bioworks

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Janice Brahney, Ph.D.

    Janice Brahney, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor at Utah State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Susanne Brander, Ph.D.

    Susanne Brander, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor at the Dept. Of Fisheries and Wildlife, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott Coffin, Ph.D.

    Scott Coffin, Ph.D.

    Research Scientist III, California State Water Resources Control Board

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mr. Win Cowger

    Mr. Win Cowger

    NSF graduate research fellow at the University of California Riverside

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prof. dr. ir. Frederik Desplentere

    Prof. dr. ir. Frederik Desplentere

    KU Leuven Bruges Campus, Material Engineering Departement, Propolis research group

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Elham Fini, Ph.D.

    Elham Fini, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor at Arizona State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Michael Forrester, Ph.D.

    Michael Forrester, Ph.D.

    Research Scientist at Iowa State University, Chemical and Biological Engineering

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Hess

    Prof. Dr. Christoph Hess

    Professor for non-metallic materials with the Faculty for Technology and Bionics at the Rhine-Waal Univerity of Applied Sciences, Germany

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Christy Hudak

    Christy Hudak

    Research Associate at the Center for Coastal Studies

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Lynch, Ph.D.

    Jennifer Lynch, Ph.D.

    Research Biologist, Co-director, Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology Hawaiʻi Pacific University, Center for Marine Debris Research

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott Mauger, Ph.D.

    Scott Mauger, Ph.D.

    Staff Scientist at National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Charles and Shelly Moore

    Charles and Shelly Moore

  • Chelsea Rochman, Ph.D.

    Chelsea Rochman, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Head of Operations & Science Programming and Application Lead, U of T Trash Team, University of Toronto, St. George

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Madina Shamsuyeva, Dr.

    Madina Shamsuyeva, Dr.

    Head of Department Plastics Technology, Recycling and Plastics Analytics at the Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy IKK

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Wonjoon Shim, Ph.D.

    Wonjoon Shim, Ph.D.

    Principal research scientist of Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) and a professor of Department of Applied Ocean Sciences at Korea University of Science and Technology

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Clare Steele, Ph.D.

    Clare Steele, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management, California State University Channel Islands

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ineke Velghe

    Ineke Velghe

    KU Leuven Bruges Campus, Material Engineering Departement, Propolis research group

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Maaike Vercauteren, Ph.D.

    Maaike Vercauteren, Ph.D.

    Post-doc researcher at Blue Growth Research Lab and GhEnToxLab at Ghent University (Faculty of Bioscience engineering)

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jeff Wagner, Ph.D.

    Jeff Wagner, Ph.D.

    Research scientist with the California Department of Public Health Environmental, Health Laboratory

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Charles Wong, Ph.D.

    Charles Wong, Ph.D.

    Department Head of Chemistry at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority

    BIOGRAPHY
Biomaterials & recycling speakers

BIOMATERIALS & RECYCLING AGENDA

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