Steering committee

The SETAC Microplastics Interest Group Steering Committee works behind the scenes to plan events, share research, and facilitate collaborations. 

Meet the team

Meredith Seeley


Steering Committee Co-Chair
Postdoctoral Fellow,National Institute of Standards and Technology

Sebastian Primpke


Steering Committee Co-Chair
Research Scientist, Alfred Wegener Institut

Ife (Ifeoluwa) Bambgose


Steering Committee Member
Environmental Scientist, Gradient

Mark Surette


Steering Committee Member
Lead Consultant, WSP

Britta Denise Hardesty


Steering Committee Member
Senior Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CISRO)

Lauren Kristofco


Steering Committee Member
Dow Chemical Company

Amy Lusher


Steering Committee Member
Research Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Water Research

Valentina Pauna


Steering Committee Member
Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research

Susanne Brander


Steering Committee Member
Assistant Professor, Oregon State University

Amila Abeynayaka


Steering Committee Member
Policy Researcher,IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET)

Roel Evens


SETAC Support Staff
Scientific Program Manager, SETAC Europe

Tamar Schlekat


SETAC Support Staff
Scientific Affairs Manager, SETAC North America

Kara Wiggin


Steering Committee Student Representative
PhD Candidate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD