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Emerging Contaminants Workshop 2024: Pollution & health
The Emerging Contaminants Workshop (ECW) is an annual event hosted by the Australian Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants (ALEC) at the University of Melbourne. The aim of the workshop is to bring together leading experts, researchers, industry professionals and policymakers to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in addressing pollution and its impact on human health and the environment.
The all-day workshop will be run in-person at the University of Melbourne and simultaneously online through Zoom. Three international keynote speakers will lead our program, and will be joined by local academics, policy makers and industry professionals. The focus of this year’s workshop will be ‘Pollution & Health’, with a particular focus on the impact of emerging/novel pollutants.
Workshop Details
This year, the Emerging Contaminants Workshop will be mixed mode, held at the University of Melbourne and streamed online. This flexible format gives you the chance to attend the conference in-person or from your home, place of work, and anywhere in the world.
Each attendee will be given a link to the live presentations given by each speaker.
Video recordings will not be available after the event.
Registration is required.
Invited Speakers
Professor Jamie Dewitt - Oregon State University. Risks of Immunotoxicity from Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are Real
Associate Professor Erin Baker - University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Evaluating Chemical Exposure and Lipidomic Alterations with Multidimensional Analytical Measurements
Professor Martyn Kirk - Australian National University, Community exposure to PFAS in Australia
Assistant Professor Julia Rager - University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Wildfire Health Risks: Understanding the Chemical Drivers, Underlying Mechanisms, and Disease Outcomes
Professor Emma Schymanski - University of Luxembourg, Open and FAIR Non-target Screening Approaches to find Relevant Pollutants in Europe (and beyond)
Associate Professor Melanie Kah - University of Auckland, Pesticide Residues in soils from New Zealand
2024 Collaborate to Innovate Expo
Touch it - Solve it - Feel it - Work it!
Meet our brilliant researchers and industry partners and explore interactive displays of cutting-edge work shaping the future at this year’s Collaborate to Innovate Expo, held as part of Science Festival. Guests will walk into an experiential maze of interactive activations designed to both inform and delight. Suitable for all ages and STEM acumen, the expo will allow attendees to see firsthand the ideas that will change the future.
The Collaborate to Innovate Expo will feature installations that showcase STEM research and work from across the University of Melbourne. Held in the Science Gallery, where science, art, technology, and design come together, to engage millions of inquiring minds every year in connective, participative, and surprising ways, this one-day event is not to be missed.