Outreach and Engagement
Our Superfund Research Program educates stakeholders (including governmental agencies, community health organizations, high-risk populations, and the general public) on projects and topics important to them related to the program theme of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures: New Technologies and Emerging Health Risks. Learn more about PAHs
Two Support Cores Focus on Outreach and Engagement
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The Research Translation Core (RTC) has a critical role in translating research outcomes and products to appropriate audiences. Innovative products and technology are developed collaboratively with research cores. More Online from RTC |
The Community Engagement Core (CEC -Core E) has established a collaborative project that includes the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) tribal agencies, tribal and university investigators, and tribal community members to better understand health risks that may be associated with PAH exposures on the Reservation and to assist in human capacity building with tribal partners. More Online from CEC |
H I G H L I G H T S
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Communicating ScienceOSU SRP Trainee Andy Larkin was the second place winner in the April 2013 Scholar’s Insight competition sponsored by the Oregon State University Graduate School. He is a graduate student in both toxicology and statistics. His major professors are Dr. David Williams and Dr. William Baird with Project 1. Andy shared what he has learned about communicating science to the public in a blog post of the Linus Pauling Institute.
To the left is the video of his three-minute presentation at the competition. |
 Initial research crew in 2010 after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Pictured left to right: Kevin Hobbie, Dr. Kim Anderson, Sarah Allan, Lane Tidwell |
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, PAHs, and HealthThe Community Outreach Core collaborated with the EHSC COEC to create PAH-related environmental health education that applies to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill research of Project 4. See the Gulf of Mexico Spill Main Page for videos, resources, and more details about the research. |
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Sampling Ambient Air on the CTUIR Reservation and During Salmon SmokingLearn all about the project from the 2011 report
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Jennifer Field helped students understand the concept of mass with a life-size demonstration of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Learn more. |
Training Grad Students on Preparing Activities for Middle School StudentsMiddle School Activities on concepts of mass, chemical separation, analytical chemistry, and data analysis - Created from a Graduate Seminar on Preparing Effective Outreach Modules for Middle School Students |
Mr. Stuart Harris and Dr. Anna Harding sit in the tipi that is measuring the air quality when smoking salmon.
