Event Date
Coming up:
Microplastic Pollution: Impact on the SF Bay Delta and Remediation Strategies
About the Event:
Please join the UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute and the Delta Science Program for a one-day symposium exploring the impacts of microplastics on aquatic ecosystems, with a focus on the heavily urbanized San Francisco Bay Delta and its diverse habitats. Learn about how these tiny pollutants affect organisms and discuss challenges in studying them and strategies for remediation and standardization.
The symposium will run from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Friday, May 9th, 2025 on the UC Davis campus and will also be live-streamed and recorded. This is a ticketed event for in-person and remote attendees.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Susanne Brander, Oregon State University
- Karen Shapiro, UC Davis
- Wayne Landis, Western Washington University
- Jenessa Gjeltema, UC Davis
- Chelsea M. Rochman, University of Toronto
- Neil Tangri, UC Berkley
- Scott Coffin, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- Ezra Miller, San Francisco Estuary Institute
- Jackie Lang, UC Davis
- Zeke Spooner, UC Davis
- Ashlyn Nance, University of Toronto
Accessibility Requests:
If you require any special accommodations to fully enjoy the event, please contact Moose O’Donnell, mjodonnell@ucdavis.edu
Planning Team:
- Christina Pasparakis, UC Davis Environmental Toxicology
- Sascha Nicklisch, UC Davis Environmental Toxicology
- Amelie Segarra, UC Davis Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology
- Zeke Spooner, UC Davis Graduate Group in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry
- Moose O'Donnell, UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute
- Denise Colombano, Delta Stewardship Council
- Stephen Elser, Delta Stewardship Council
- Maggie Christman, Delta Stewardship Council
- Miranda Tilcock, Delta Stewardship Council
Cover image courtesy of Zeke Spooner