Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0154-0004
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Posted Date: 2023-05-24T04:00Z

Bryan W. Brooks, PhD
Affiliation: Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Expertise: Environmental toxicology and chemistry; hazard and risk assessment; environmental public health
Education: PhD in Environmental Science, University of North Texas; MS in Biological Sciences, University of Mississippi; BS in Biological Sciences, University of Mississippi
Experience Summary: Dr. Bryan W. Brooks is Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health and Director of Environmental Health Science at Baylor University, Waco, Texas (2002 - present). Dr. Brooks also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Science & Technology Letters (American Chemical Society Publications; 2020 - present); past Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Management (Springer Nature; 2014 - 2020); previous Associate Editor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Wiley/Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC); 2014 - 2017); Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (Wiley/SETAC; 2010 - 2018), and Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier; 2010-2012). Dr. Brooks is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and the Royal Society of Chemistry and has coordinated or co-coordinated 12 research workshops in the United States and other countries. Dr. Brooks' research interests focus on water quality and reuse, environmental, aquatic, and comparative toxicology and pharmacology, environmental and green chemistry, environmental public health, developing approaches to define and manage chemical hazards and risks, and the ecology, chemistry, and toxicology of harmful algae.

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                           Brett W. Bultemeier, PhD
Affiliation: Extension Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Expertise: Developing training and educational programs for pesticide safety and pesticide regulations; field experience in large operational pesticide applications, and research on pesticide behavior and fate in aquatic environments

Education: PhD in Agronomy, University of Florida; MS in Agronomy, University of Florida; BS in Biology and Environmental Studies, Manchester University

Experience Summary: Dr. Brett W. Bultemeier is an Extension Assistant Professor with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Pesticide Information Office. Prior to being hired with the University of Florida in 2019, Dr. Bultemeier worked in private industry focusing on aquatic and algae management and mosquito control. From 2012 - 2019, Dr. Bultemeier's work focused on customer education about management techniques and processes, as well as training and implementing operational plans related to aquatic plant management. Graduate and undergraduate experiences were focused on managing aquatic invasive species in the U.S. midwest and in Florida and related research efforts were focused on aquatic herbicide behavior in an aquatic environment. Dr. Bultemeier's current research and educational efforts are primarily focused on enhancing pesticide safety education and improving the certification and regulatory processes.

                                       
                                 Yu Chen, PhD
Affiliation: Research Scientist, Bureau of Pesticide Management, Division of Material Management, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Expertise: Ecological toxicology; physiology; molecular biology
Education: PhD in Biology, Virginia Tech; MS in Chemistry, University of Georgia; BS in Chemistry, Peking University
Experience Summary: Dr. Yu Chen is a research scientist in Division of Material Management, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. He is a broadly trained biologist with expertise in toxicology, physiology, molecular biology, and ecology. Since 2016, Dr. Chen has served as the expert ecotoxicologist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Dr. Chen work includes conducting investigative research in ecotoxicology was well as ecological risk assessments on environmental contaminants and pesticide products in support of regulation and management of chemicals in New York.

                             Nathan G. Donley, PhD
Affiliation: Environmental Health Program Science Director at the Center for Biological Diversity, Olympia, Washington
Expertise: Pesticide toxicology; gene-environment interactions; pesticide policy and regulation; risk assessment
Education: PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology, Oregon Health and Science University; BS in Molecular Biology, The Evergreen State College
Experience Summary: Dr. Nathan G. Donley is the Environmental Health Program Science Director at the Center for Biological Diversity. Dr. Donley focuses on pesticide policy and regulation in the United States and is an expert in pesticide risk assessment and toxicology. Dr. Donley has studied how environmental exposures interact with an organism's genetics to lead to disease. Research interests include pesticide risk assessment, pesticide policy and regulation, environmental toxicology, genetics, and disease etiology.  

                             Allan S. Felsot, PhD
Affiliation: Professor, Environmental Toxicology and Entomology, Department of Entomology, Washington State University (WSU), Richland, Washington
Expertise: Environmental toxicology, especially of pesticides; insect and plant physiology; integrated pest management; agricultural biotechnology; risk assessment
Education: BS in Biology, Tulane University; MS in Entomology (Insect Physiology), University of Florida; PhD in Entomology (Insect and Environmental Toxicology), Iowa State University
Experience Summary: Dr. Allan S. Felsot has 45 years of faculty experience covering instruction, research, and extension as Professor, Washington State University (1993 - present) and Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Illinois (1978 - 1993).     Dr. Felsot routinely teaches four courses per semester across colleges and is the sole instructor for seven WSU catalog courses. Dr. Felsot has in the past, taught "Fundamentals of Environmental Toxicology" (2003 - 2015). Dr. Felsot's funded research projects have covered the areas of environmental toxicology of pesticides, pesticide waste remediation, environmental chemistry and bioactivity of neonicotinoid insecticides, pesticide runoff and drift, and probabilistic risk assessment.  Dr. Felsot was on the editorial board of the Journal of Environmental Science and Health (2004 - 2013); served as Associate Editor for Pest Management Science (2016 - 2018); and since 2020, serves on the board for the American Chemical Society (ACS) journal, Agricultural Science and Technology.  From 2016 - 2022, Dr. Felsot was appointed as the Entomological Society of America (ESA) subject matter expert liaison to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs. Dr. Felsot served on the Washington State Pesticide Incident Reporting & Tracking Panel (1998 - 2010); Washington State Department of Agriculture Pesticide Advisory Board (2007 - 2010); and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Crop Protection Chemistry Advisory Committee (1994 - 2005) and is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (elected 2022).   

                              Jason Ferrell, PhD
Affiliation: Professor and Director, University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, Florida

Expertise: Herbicide use and safety, agronomic production, aquatic plant management 

Education: PhD in Weed Science, University of Georgia; MS in Plant and Soil Science, University of Kentucky; BS in Plant and Soil Science, University of Kentucky

Experience Summary: Dr. Jason Ferrell is a Professor and Director at the University of Florida at the Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (IFAS). Dr. Ferrell joined the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor in 2004 with responsibilities in weed management and herbicide stewardship. In the time since, Dr. Ferrell has attained the rank of Associate Professor (2009) and Professor (2014). Primary responsibilities were weed management in agronomic production systems, as well as grazed systems and industrial sites. Currently, Dr. Ferrell coordinates and promotes invasive plant research and extension activities throughout the UF/IFAS. Dr. Ferrell also has management oversight of the IFAS Pesticide Information Office which directs pesticide licensing, testing and extension outreach activities for pesticide safety and compliance. Dr. Ferrell has chaired or co-chaired 22 graduate students, published over 110 refereed journal articles, and served as the Editor of the Journal of Aquatic Plant Management (2015 - 2021).  

                                       
                                       
                            Lauchlan H. Fraser, PhD
Affiliation: Professor and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair in Ecosystem Reclamation at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia (BC), Canada
Expertise: Ecological restoration; biodiversity; ecosystem ecology; climate change; treatment wetlands
Education: PhD in Plant and Animal Science, University of Sheffield; MSc in Botany, University of British Columbia; BSc in Biological Sciences, University of British Columbia
Experience Summary: Dr. Lauchlan H. Fraser is a professor and Senior NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Ecosystem Reclamation, and the Director of the Centre for Ecosystem Reclamation (2014 - present), and an Associate Member of the University of British Columbia, Department of Botany (2006 - present). Dr. Fraser was the recipient of the 2022 Life Science BC Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence and served as the Vice-Chair of the Grasslands Conservation Council (2014 - 2022). Dr. Fraser is the current Associate Editor for three scientific journals, including: Applied Vegetation Science, Plant Ecology, and Frontiers in Plant Science. With 25 years of teaching and research, Dr. Fraser's primary research interests are ecological restoration, biodiversity, and climate change.

                            Kurt D. Getsinger, PhD
Affiliation: Research Biologist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Vicksburg, Mississippi
Expertise: Research on application methods, use patterns, and dissipation/degradation of herbicides registered to control invasive aquatic vegetation
Education: BS in Biology, Campbell University; MS in Biology, East Carolina University; PhD in Plant Physiology, Clemson University
Experience Summary: Dr. Kurt D. Getsinger is a Senior Scientist in the Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army ERDC, and has been employed at ERDC since 1986. Dr. Getsinger was Director (1991 - 1994); Officer (1994 - 1998, including President 1997), and Honorary Member (2022 - present) of the Aquatic Plant Management Society; a member of the Weed Science Society America (1991-2010); a board member of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (2000-2003); and a member of many other regional professional societies. Dr. Getsinger has also organized and participated in numerous workshops and special symposia focused on the use of aquatic herbicides in public water bodies. Dr. Getsinger has been studying the chemical control of aquatic herbicides for over 50 years, specializing in flowing water systems by linking bulk water exchange processes with aqueous herbicide concentration and exposure time relationships to provide effective and species-selective control of invasive weeds.

                             Aaron G. Hager, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Associate Professor of Extension Weed Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Expertise: Plant community ecology; ecotoxicity; and plant toxicity, especially as it relates to atrazine
Education: PhD in Agronomy, University of Illinois; MS in Crop and Soil Science, Michigan State University; BS in Plant and Soil Science, Southern Illinois University   
Experience Summary: Dr. Aaron G. Hager is an Associate Professor of Weed Science at the University of Illinois and has more than 30 years of weed science experience and assists agronomic crop producers to manage weeds using sustainable practices. Dr. Hager is a Past President and Fellow of the North Central Weed Science Society. The focus of Dr. Hager's research program is to develop innovative weed management approaches with an emphasis on addressing contemporary weed species infesting corn and soybean in Illinois' crops with an estimated value of $16 billion in 2020. Dr. Hager has researched atrazine dissipation in the environment, plant detoxification mechanisms, and has characterized metabolism-based atrazine resistance. Dr. Hager's ultimate research goal is to establish a robust applied research program, supplemented with basic research fostered through novel collaborations with ecologists and molecular biology scientists, and to provide economical and sustainable solutions for fundamental weed management challenges plaguing Illinois producers. Dr. Hager has been at the forefront in discovery and identification of novel instances of herbicide resistance in Illinois water hemp. Dr. Hager's research skills are primarily applied, but understanding novel resistances is enhanced through the formation of research collaborations with colleagues gifted in basic research techniques. Dr. Hager's extensive knowledge of practical weed management also has been shared in-person with weed management practitioners across 35 states, five provinces of Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia.

                                       
                              Mark L. Hanson, PhD
Affiliation: Professor and Department Head, Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Expertise: Aquatic ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment with a research focus on the fate and impacts of contaminants at the population, community, and ecosystem-level
Education: PhD in Toxicology, University of Guelph; BSc Honors (with high distinction) in Zoology and Chemistry, University of Toronto
Experience Summary: Dr. Mark L. Hanson is a Professor, Head of the Department of Environment and Geography, and Chair of the Environmental Science and Studies Program at the University of Manitoba, Canada. Dr. Hanson has over 20 years of experience as an aquatic ecotoxicologist and ecological risk assessor of contaminants on freshwater and marine ecosystems (including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, unconventional oil). Dr. Hanson has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, worked collaboratively nationally and internationally with academics, governments, non-governmental organizations, and industries, and has advised over 50 honors, Masters, and PhD students. The use of mesocosms, limnocorrals, and littoral enclosures has been a core component of Dr. Hanson's research program, with studies conducted using these experimental systems in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Dr. Hanson also develops methods to evaluate data quality and reporting critically, objectively, and openly in the peer-reviewed literature for inclusion in risk assessment, including weight of evidence approaches to assign causality.  

                              John D. Madsen, PhD
Affiliation: Consulting Scientist, Eads, Tennessee
Expertise: Research on the biology, ecology and management of invasive aquatic plants, and the resulting impacts of management on aquatic plant communities
Education: PhD in Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS in Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison; BS in Biology, Wheaton College
Experience Summary: Dr. John D. Madsen is a Consulting Scientist. He retired from federal service in December 2022 from his position as a Research Biologist with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit on the campus of University of California-Davis. Previously, Dr. Madsen was a faculty member at Mississippi State University 2003 - 2014, and a Research Biologist with the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center (1990 - 2000). Dr. Madsen has been researching the biology, ecology and management of aquatic weeds and their impact on native aquatic plants for over 30 years. Dr. Madsen is currently an Associate Editor for Journal of Aquatic Plant Management and is a past Editor. He has served on boards and committees of the Aquatic Plant Management Society and regional affiliates, Weed Science Society of America and the Western Society of Weed Science, and the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.

                            Travis S. Schmidt, PhD
Affiliation: Research Ecologist, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Helena, Montana
Expertise: Research on understanding how ecosystems respond to chemicals (ecotoxicology) in the environment with a focus on quantitative statistics, mesocosms, and field observational experiments; conducted investigations of the effects of pesticides on stream ecosystems throughout the United States
Education: PhD in Ecotoxicology, Colorado State University; MS in Aquatic Toxicology, Virginia Tech; BS in Ecology, Pennsylvania State University
Experience Summary: Dr. Travis S. Schmidt is a Research Ecologist with 20 years of experience conducting ecotoxicological investigations into the effects of chemicals on ecosystems throughout the United States. He is an Adjunct faculty at Colorado State University and sits on student committees at the University of Connecticut and the University of Montana. Dr. Schmidt has published or has active projects investigating the impacts of nutrients, pesticides, metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH's) on-stream ecosystems. The focus of Dr. Schmidt's work is to better understand how chemical mixtures impact ecosystems. Dr. Schmidt currently is a senior scientist at the USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center and directs the research of 20 staff members.

                                       
                              Paul K. Sibley, PhD
Affiliation: Director and Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph
Expertise: Environmental toxicology; aquatic toxicology; aquatic ecology; risk assessment
Education: PhD in Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; MS in Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; BS in Marine Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Experience Summary: Dr. Paul K. Sibley is a Professor of Environmental Toxicology with 26 years of teaching and research in the impacts of chemical and other stressors in aquatic ecosystems. Dr. Sibley's research interests focus on issues of water quality and its management, including understanding stressor interactions and their cumulative effects in agricultural, boreal, and arctic landscapes; risk assessment of historical, priority, and emerging chemicals; and understanding risk perception and communicating risk. Dr. Sibley has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He received the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) Distinguished Researcher Award (2013) in recognition of his research contributions in the college and university, and several professional society awards in recognition of both research, teaching, and administrative contributions. He has trained over 70 graduate and undergraduate thesis-based students, receiving the OAC Distinguished Teaching Award in 2011. Dr. Sibley was a member of the Board of Directors for the North American Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2002 - 2009), serving as President from 2008 - 2009, and a member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry World Council from 2006 - 2010. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the International Association of Great Lakes Research, serving as President from 2019 - 2020.