- Leslie Nanninga
- Sep 15, 2025
Do you know a Southern California graduate or undergraduate student who will attend the annual North America SETAC meeting in Portland, Oregon, November 16-20, 2025?
SoCal SETAC is offering three $500 Student Travel Awards (one graduate, one undergraduate, one student diversity award)! The students chosen for the attendance awards will also receive a one-year (2026-2027) membership to the SoCal SETAC Regional Chapter!
If you or someone you know is interested, please review the ELIGIBILITY criteria and instructions on HOW TO APPLY in the attached flyer.
Please email your completed application with the subject line “SoCal SETAC Attendance Award” to Win Cowger (win@mooreplasticresearch.org) by 11:59 PM (PST) on October 1st, 2025.
Check out the application and all award info here: https://www.socal-setac.org/2025-student-travel-awards
- Leslie Nanninga
- Sep 3, 2025
INSIDE THIS EDITION
Paper Highlight: Disentangling the History of Deep Ocean Disposal for DDT and Other Industrial Waste Off Southern California.
President's Corner
Meet the Board
Timnit Kefela (California State University, Channel Islands)
Student Corner
An interview with Ashley Chang (SDSU) by John Hoang
SoCal SETAC Annual Meeting Recap by Past President Maggie Stack
- Leslie Nanninga
- Aug 19, 2025
Hello SoCal SETAC!
Get ready for the September Summer Seminar Series! This is a FREE online event hosted by SETAC North America and presented by the three West Coast SETAC Chapters (Southern California, Northern California and Pacific Northwest). The series consists of four one-hour workshops. During each workshop, two scientific professionals will speak about their career paths (what they do and how they got there). There will be time for questions at the end of each workshop. This is a great event for students and early career professionals!
Save the Dates! Thursdays at noon PDT
September 4th, Featured Speakers: Smith Purdum (Forensic Chemist, fire debris focus), Tiffany Bocobo (Env. Scientist with CDFW, Office of Spill Prevention and Response)
September 11th , Featured Speakers: Julie Layschock (Env. Analytical Chemist, Cleaner Air Oregon program), Wayne Landis (West Washington University, Professor Emeritus, previous Director of Env. Toxicology and Chemistry, research on risk assessment)
September 18th, Featured Speakers: Nick Williams (California Air Resources Board ), Nick Hayman (Env. Scientist, NIWC Pacific)
September 25th, Featured Speakers: Kara Warner (Vice President and Toxicologist, WSP Portland Oregon. ), Peter Arth (Toxicology Laboratory Technical Director, Nautilus Environmental, Inc.)
Click HERE for more information about each talk and click below to register for this FREE online series!
