Fred Kavli Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences and Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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Prentiss has managed the lab since 2014 and specializes in trace metals research.

BS, UConn., Biological Sciences

MA, College of William and Mary, Marine Sciences

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Trina has worked with the group for many years and specializes in risk-assessment research. She leads the research translation core for MEMCARE.

AB, Harvard College

ScM, Harvard School of Public Health, Environmental Science and Risk Management

ScD, Harvard School of Public Health, Environmental Science and Risk Management

Colin coordinates group modeling activities, curates codes, and provides training for group members. He joined he lab in 2016 and works remotely out of Newfoundland, Canada.

PhD, 2016, MIT, Earth, Atm. & Planetary Sciences

MSc, 2011, Dalhousie University, Physics & Atm. Science

BSc, 2009, Memorial University, Physics

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Rob joined the lab in 2023 as a faculty coordinator.  He has worked with Jim Anderson's group as a graphic designer and research coordinator for many years.

Faiz joined the group in 2022. He supports the analytical program for PFAS research.

MSc, 2021, Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University

BSc, 2019, Chemistry, University of Southampton

Euna joined the group in 2024. She is working on developing Orbitrap methods for measuring novel PFAS and TFA and understanding how PFAS precursors contribute to water pollution.

PhD, 2024, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California

MS, 2018, Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

BS, 2016, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University

Ju Hyeon joined the group in 2024 after receiving her PhD from Sae Yun Kwon's group in Korea. She is working on Hg stable isotope measurements in a variety of matrices.

PhD, 2023, POSTECH, Korea, Environmental Science

MS,  2017, POSTECH, Korea, Environmental Science

BS and MS, 2014, Bristol, UK, Geography

Connor joined the group in 2023 after completing his PhD with Charley Driscoll's group at Syracuse. He is working on terrestrial mercury cycling as an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow.

PhD, 2023, Syracuse University, Environmental Engineering

MS,  2018, Middle Tennessee State University, Biology

BS, 2015, Middle Tennessee State University, Biology

Yumin joined the group in 2023 and is developing toxicokinetic models for PFAS and improving understanding of PFAS accumulation in humans.

PhD, 2023, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, China

BS, 2017, Evironmental Science, Ocean University of China (National Key University)

Ellie joined the group in 2024 and is working on atmospheric PFAS modeling using GEOS-Chem.

BS and BFA, 2020, Envvironmental Engineering and Fine Arts, Cornell University

Ben joined the group in 2018 after working as an Energy Consultant and with WHOI on barium isotopes. Ben studies the global biogeochemical mercury cycle accumulation in sedimentary archives. He has performed field research as a doctoral student in the South Atlantic, Alaska, and Gulf of Maine and was our only group member to be stranded at sea during the first Covid lockdown.

AB, 2016, Bowdoin, Earth and Ocean Sciences

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Zhiji started her PhD with the group in 2024. She has worked with the group since 2021 and is interested in toxicokinetic processes that affect contaminant impacts on humans and wildlife, including their gut microbiome.

MS, 2023, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Environmental Health

BS, 2021, UC Irvine, Biological Sciences

Jahred first worked with the lab as an undergraduate at Harvard College. He completed his masters at HSPH in 2021 and entered the doctoral program at HSPH the following fall. He is working on PFAS exposure and environmental justice issues. Feature article on Jahred's work.

AB, 2016, Harvard College, Environmental Engineering

MS, 2021, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Environmental Health

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Olivia joined the group in 2023. She is interested in the influence of climate change on water pollution and heavy metal mobilization.

BS, 2022, Chemistry and Chemical Biology & Environment and Sustainability, Cornell University

Anton joined the lab in 2024 and is a new Masters student in HSPH. He is working better understanding PFAS exposure in the St. Louis Baby Teeth Cohort.

BS and BA, 2024, University of Florida, Biochemistry and Political Science and Government

Evan joined the lab in 2022 after working with the USGS mercury research lab in Wisconsin. Evan is studying mercury cycling in the Brazilian Amazon and the effects of illegal gold mining activities.

B.S. 2020, University of Wisconsin Madison, Biochemistry and Environmental Science

Ethan joined the group in 2024. He is interested in microbial transformations of PFAS in soils and implications for health.

BA, 2024, Geosciences, Princeton University

Jennifer joined the group in 2018 after working for the San Francisco Estuarine Institute (SFEI) for several years. She works on many different types of models including for PFAS bioaccumulation, atmospheric PFAS, and machine-learning models for drinking water contaminants.

B.S., 2013, Cornell, Environmental Science

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David is a retired Senior Research Scientist from Argonne National Laboratory and a longtime collaborator with the group. He is working with us on future emissions scenarios for mercury.

Ph.D., 1971, Physics, University of London, England

B.Sc., 1968, Physics and Chemistry, University of London, England

Chad is a longtime collaborator with the group on PFAS research.  He conducted some of the first measurements on physical and chemical properties of PFAS as a doctoral student at Caltech.

Ph.D., 2009, Environmental Physical Chemistry, Caltech

B.Sc., 2001, Chemistry, Johns Hopkins

Scott is a Research Scientist with the Woodwell Climate Research Center. He is collaborating with our group on how permafrost melt and wildfires are affecting mercury cycling in the Arctic.

Ph.D., 2019, University of Alberta, Biological Sciences/Ecology

B.A., 2011, Middlebury College, Environmental Science/Geology,

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