NWC M.S. Program Graduate Wins IPA/DGUV Award for Young Exposure Scientists

Marissa Baker, NWC ERC M.S. program graduate and current DEOHS PhD candidate, was recently named the 2016 winner of the IPA/DGUV Award for Young Exposure Scientists from ISES - International Society of Exposure Sciences. The award, new in 2009 and formerly called the DGUV/BGFA Award, is to foster research in exposure areas with linkages to biomonitoring for superior doctoral students working on their dissertation or in the first year postdoctoral experience and whose doctoral field is exposure sciences, occupational/environmental health sciences, toxicology, biochemistry, biology or a related field. This award from the (Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung - German Social Accident Insurance) Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine (IPA) was created to represent its high regard for the work of Professor Jüergen Angerer in furthering biomonitoring in exposure sciences in Europe and the rest of the world. Marissa will be honored at the 2017 International ISES Meeting.

The Winner's Circle - Semiahmoo Student Awardees

Every year at the Semiahmoo conference, students are recognized for their hard work and groundbreaking ideas. Several of this year's winners shared their success stories with the NWCOHS blog:

Greta Frey, a research assistant for the Superfund Research Program's Community Engagement Core (CEC), won a poster award for her community based participatory research on best practices when communicating and sharing data with tribal partners. Greta's work will allow the Superfund Research Program to work more effectively with tribal partners on key projects.

Fangfang Wang, a University of Washington Student, shared an award winning poster titled, "Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Truck Drivers' Reaction Times". In her study, Fangfang compared two air-ride truck seats in the field to determine whether or not exposure to whole body vibration is associated psychomotor fatigue and driver reaction times, common factors in commercial vehicle accidents.


Barrett Welch, an MPH student at Oregon State University, received the Ignite Award at this year's conference. Barrett's current research investigates national trends in arsenic exposure among the U.S. population and associations with changes in immunological markers of disease. Of his first Semiahmoo experience Barrett said, "I really enjoyed the atmosphere of collaboration and the diversity in [research] specialities. "



Connie Tzou (UW), not featured in this blog post, also received an award for her oral presentation.

Vanessa Galaviz receives Community Volunteer Award

Image credit: Sarah Fish
ERC-supported trainee and PhD candidate Vanessa Galaviz recently received a Community Volunteer Recognition Award at the UW Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute event on January 12, 2012. Galaviz was recognized for the community outreach work she has done in Seattle and in San Diego, California. Read more about Vanessa and her work here.

Jeff Walls named EHS Future Leader

ERC-supported trainee Jeff Walls recently was named 2011 Future Leader in EHS by EHS Today.

>> Read the full article here.