Joel Pedersen
Expert on organic contaminants, prions and nanoparticles in the environment
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, soil science, civil and environmental engineering College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Work: 608-263-4971 — Home and cell phones available upon request joelpedersen@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Pharmaceuticals (e.g., antibiotics) in water and soil environments
- Fate of prions in natural and engineered environments, environmental transmission of prion diseases (e.g., chronic wasting disease, scrapie)
- Environmental fate and effects of engineered nanomaterials
Achievements
- National Science Foundation CAREER award
- American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America Early Career Professional Award
- Co-leader of interdisciplinary research on environmental health and safety implications of engineered nanomaterials, UW-Madison Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center