First Fridays Lunch Webinar Series

The OVC chapter is re-starting monthly webinars for 2022 in February. share information, keep in touch with scientists in the region, and discuss environmental-research related topics.

Fellow Professionals and Students in the Ohio Valley – Join Us Online

  • Learn – New presentations by subject matter experts each month.
  • Discuss – Time allotted for topical discussion sessions each week.
  • Network – Keep in touch with colleagues and make new contacts.
  • Present – We encourage all, professionals and students, to present their work or other topic of interest. If you would like to present as part of this series, contact Roger Yeardley.

Webinars start at 11:30 EST. Presentations range from 15–30 minutes and are followed by discussions. They are free and SETAC members and non-members are welcome!

Professional Development Hours (CEUs) are available upon request.

Follow this link to attend any of the webinars: https://osu.zoom.us/my/ohiovalleysetac

UpcomingWebinars (2022)

February 4: Presenter: Kay Fritz (MI Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development) Topic: “Large Bird Die-Off:  Regulatory Response”

March 4:   Presenter: Sarah Goodrich (MA Geography student, University of Cincinnati) Topic: “Evaluation of Toxicity of Algaecide and Released Cyanobacterial Cell Material to Aquatic Organisms Under Rising Surface Water Temperatures”

April 1: Presenter: John Carriger (U.S. EPA) Topic: “Conceptual Bayesian Networks for contaminated site assessment and remediation”

May 6: Presenter: Dylan Ricke (M.S. – Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University) Topic: “Applying toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic modeling to assess the long-term risk of metal pollutants to honey bee colonies”

June 3: Harry Stone (Ohio River Basin Alliance (ORBA/ ORSANCO) Topic: “Exploring ORBA and SETAC Synergy.

July 8: Presenter: James Feller (Ohio State University)
Topic: “eDNA Biomonitoring of Mining Impacted Streams”

August 5: Presenter: Jennifer Menzies (Procter & Gamble)   Topic: “Application of standard screening biodegradation tests to water soluble polymers”

Past Events:

If you missed a webinar, watch a recording of the webinar here:

2021 Webinars

February 5: Introduction to Aquatic Life Criteria – presented by Craig Voros, Great Lakes Environmental Center

March 5: Synergy: Combining Science and Engineering to Solve Environmental Problems at the U.S. EPA. (Roger Yeardley, Marc Mills, Jim Lazorchak, Chris Nietch, and Scott Jacobs) – presented by Roger Yeardley, USEPA

April 7: Overview of the Thomas More University Biological Field Station and the Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education (ORBCRE) – presented by Chris Lorenz, Thomas More University

May 7: Using Spiders to Assess Environmental Contamination – presented by Gale Beaubien, USEPA. …. Sorry. Video not available

2022 Webinars:

March 4: Presenter: Sarah Goodrich (MA Geography student, University of Cincinnati) Topic: “Evaluation of Toxicity of Algaecide and Released Cyanobacterial Cell Material to Aquatic Organisms Under Rising Surface Water Temperatures”

April 1: Presenter: John Carriger (U.S. EPA) Topic: “Conceptual Bayesian Networks for contaminated site assessment and remediation”

May 6: Presenter: Dylan Ricke (M.S. – Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University) Topic: “Applying toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic modeling to assess the long-term risk of metal pollutants to honey bee colonies”

June 3: Presenter: Harry Stone (Ohio River Basin Alliance) – Topic: “Exploring ORBA and SETAC Synergy”

July 8 Presenter: James Feller (Ohio State University) – Topic: “eDNA Biomonitoring of Mining Impacted Streams”

August 5: Presenter: Jennifer Menzies (Procter & Gamble)   Topic: “Application of standard screening biodegradation tests to water soluble polymers”