Scott Coffin Chosen for the 40 Under 40 List at UCR

ETOX alumnus Dr. Scott Coffin was selected to be in the inaugural list of remarkable alumni under the age of 40 complied by UCR.  As described in the UCR Magazine, "The 40 Under 40 initiative is a celebration of how UCR’s top-ranking education has given rise to a community of Highlander alumni with exceptional career success, well-deserved accolades, and extraordinary achievements".  Scott is a Research Scientist at the California State Water Resources Control Board and is actively involved in helping the state develop drinking water regulations for microplastics.  His brief 40 under 40 bio can be found here.  He was also featured on UCR's Instagram post as shown above.  Our congratulations to Scott for this nice recognition.  

ETOX Annual Student Symposium Took Place on Monday, June 13, 2022

 

On Monday June 13, the Annual Student Symposium of the Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program was held in person at the Botanical Gardens Conference Room.  Twenty-three students spoke, some giving full 15 minute presentations and others giving 5 minute lightning presentations.  I was unable to attend but understand that the talks and the research presented were of all of high quality and were a great way for the students and faculty to find out about the graduate student research being performed at UCR.  Special thanks go to Prof. Min Due and Phd. student Alexa Canchola who chaired the Symposium Committee as well as Desiree Aispuro, Zhongwen Cao, Xingyuan Chen, Sarah Avila-Barnard, Benjamin Maki, Ying Tan, Junyi Chen, Roxana Coreas and Qiaoshi Jiang who served on the committee and assisted with the preparations.   Our congratulations go to the following students who won awards for their presentations.  

Fukuto award: Sarah Avila-Barnard 

Symposium presentation awards: 

• First-place presentations from 3rd year & above: Diseree Aispuro, Junyi Chen

• Second-place presentations from 3rd year & above: Sheron Hakopian, Ying Tan

• Best presentation from 1st & 2nd year students: Xingyuan Chen

Below is a photo showing the students in masks at the event.