Invited Talks

 

Talk on Impacts of PFAS

January 29, 2026

I was asked to give a webinar on the sources and impacts of PFAS for Technology Networks in 2026. This on-demand webinar goes into the sources, effects, and current legislation around PFAS, or forever chemicals, and how you can avoid them in your personal life. PFAS are fast becoming one of the hottest environmental issues of the day.

New York Climate Week

September 24, 2025

I was invited to speak at New York Climate Week on science communication, and the role of universities as hubs of science communication. This event was sponsored by Green Mentors as part of the Green School Conference and was an official event of New York Climate Week.

Geography 2050

November 16, 2020

I was asked to give a talk in a special plenary on The Ten Greatest Challenges Facing the World Ocean on the first day of the conference Geography 2050: Future of the World Ocean, hosted by the American Geographical Society. This conference brought together leaders in the academic, military, government, and NGO space to talk about what the ocean will look like in the decades to come, from a geopolitical, climatological, and ecological perspective.

I was invited to give a talk for the National Academy of Sciences’ Distinctive Voices Lecture Series. These lectures highlight innovations, discoveries, and emerging issues across multiple scientific disciplines. The talks are given by experts in the fields, including members of the National Academies, and are aimed for a general audience.

NAS Distinctive Voices

August 26, 2020

More Invited Talks:

  • I was asked to give the keynote for the 20th Annual Supply Chain Forum in 2020, hosted by the UCSD Rady School of Management Institute for Supply Excellence and Innovation. I discussed ways to eliminate plastic and waste throughout the supply chain.

  • I was asked to give a talk at the Aquarium of the Pacific that addressed both my scientific research and my experience in scientific communication. I discussed how researching a topic of such public interest has led me to develop a strategy for communicating hard, and often depressing, scientific topics to public audiences.

  • I was asked to give the keynote talk for the annual meeting for The Cordage Institute in 2018. This institute has been around for over 100 years and is made up of rope, cord, and net manufacturers. They wanted me to talk about marine debris, ghost fishing, and how they could help alleviate the problem.