{"id":179952,"date":"2023-02-22T11:03:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T16:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=179952"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:08:58","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/the-lohmann-lab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Meet the People<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/20221007_102536-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"The Lohmann Lab\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-lohmann-lab\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-180183\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-180183\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/the-lohmann-lab\/\">The Lohmann Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-180175\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-180175\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/the-lohmann-lab\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-180174\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-180174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/the-lohmann-lab\/lohmann-lab-research\/\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-180172\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-180172\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/the-lohmann-lab\/lohmann-lab-publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-180173\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-180173\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/the-lohmann-lab\/lohmann-lab-opportunities\/\">Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rainer Lohmann<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ph.D., Environmental Chemistry, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England, 1999<\/em><br><em>M.S., Chemical Engineering, EHICS, Strasbourg, France, 1996<\/em><br><em>B.S., Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universitaet, Bochum, Germany, 1993<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Dr. Lohmann and his group conduct research into the sources, transport, and bioaccumulation of anthropogenic organic pollutants. In particular, he explores the use of passive sampling approaches to detect concentrations, bioavailability, bioaccumulation and gradients of organic pollutants in the environment, with a focus on Great Lakes and oceans. His group has deployed passive samplers from the Arctic to the Antarctic, covering atmosphere, ocean profiles, and contaminated sites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-video  \"><div class=\"poster\" id=\"rQxFW1wrKZw\" data-video=\"rQxFW1wrKZw\" data-platform=\"youtube\" data-showinfo=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/rQxFW1wrKZw\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He is also Director of the new Superfund Research Center at URI:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sources, Transport, Exposure and Effects of PFASs (STEEP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At URI, he teaches Introduction to Marine Pollution (OCG 480\/580), and offers graduate courses Environmental Organic Chemistry (OCG 519), and Organic Geochemistry of Natural Waters (OCG 523).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rainer Lohmann serves as Editor for&nbsp;<em>Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry<\/em>, and is on the Editorial Boards of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>ACS Environment &amp; Health<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>CAS Eco-Environment &amp; Health<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Environmental Pollution (Elsevier)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Atmospheric Pollution Research (Elsevier)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Environmental Science and Technology and Environmental Science and Technology Letters.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Current Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/jitka-becanova\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Jitka_Becanova_pic-e1675189466854.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/jitka-becanova\/\">Jitka Becanova<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Research Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:becanova@uri.edu\">becanova@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/taylor-elpers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Taylor-Elpers-3-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Taylor-Elpers-3-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Taylor-Elpers-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Taylor-Elpers-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Taylor-Elpers-3-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Taylor-Elpers-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/taylor-elpers\/\">Taylor Elpers<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Advisor: Rainer Lohmann<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:taylorelpers@uri.edu\">taylorelpers@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/johanna-ganglbauer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/johanna_ganglbauer-e1726511248914.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/johanna_ganglbauer-e1726511248914.jpg 350w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/johanna_ganglbauer-e1726511248914-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/johanna-ganglbauer\/\">Johanna Ganglbauer<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">STEEP Superfund<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:johanna.ganglbauer@uri.edu\">johanna.ganglbauer@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/thomas-garrow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/gso-custom-placeholder-grey-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"No headshot available.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/gso-custom-placeholder-grey-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/gso-custom-placeholder-grey-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/gso-custom-placeholder-grey.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/thomas-garrow\/\">Thomas Garrow<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Marine Research Specialist II<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">(401) 874-6219<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:thomas_garrow@uri.edu\">thomas_garrow@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/izaak-hill\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/faceboard-hill-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/faceboard-hill-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/faceboard-hill-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/faceboard-hill-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/izaak-hill\/\">Izak Hill<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Advisor: Rainer Lohmann<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:hillnizak@uri.edu\">hillnizak@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rainer-lohmann\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rainer-lohmann\/\">Rainer Lohmann<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6612<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rlohmann@uri.edu\">rlohmann@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/bella-luikart\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/gso-custom-placeholder-grey-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"No headshot available.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/gso-custom-placeholder-grey-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/gso-custom-placeholder-grey-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/gso-custom-placeholder-grey.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/bella-luikart\/\">Bella Luikart<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">M.S. Student<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Advisor: Rainer Lohmann<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:yluikart@uri.edu\">yluikart@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/paola-roman-morales\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/paola-copy-e1760716485341-364x364.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/paola-copy-e1760716485341-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/paola-copy-e1760716485341-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/paola-copy-e1760716485341-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/paola-copy-e1760716485341-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/paola-copy-e1760716485341-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/paola-copy-e1760716485341.jpeg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/paola-roman-morales\/\">Paola Roman Morales<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">M.S. 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Sacks, M.S. 2010 \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Validation of Polyethylene Passive Samplers for the Detection of Emerging Contaminants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Matt Lambert, M.S. 2010 \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;The Role of Black Carbon in the Sorption of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans at the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, Newark Bay, NJ.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pam Luey, M.S. 2010 \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Verification of Equilibrium Partitioning Coefficients of PAHs for Polyethylene Sheets and Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) Fibers in Hyper-saline, Arctic Conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eric Morgan, M.S. 2007 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Passive Sampling of PCB Activities in Narragansett Bay: Bioaccumulation and Exchange Between Reservoirs\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ph.D. Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Melissa Woodward, Ph.D. 2025 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.uri.edu\/oa_diss\/4535\">NOVEL DETECTION TOOLS FOR ATMOSPHERIC PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EXPOSURE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asta Habtemichael, Ph.D. 2025 &#8211; 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