The Scientific Advisory Board Meeting on September 19-21 will review potential FY 2024 SERDP projects for funding. The presentation schedule is included below.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

0900 Welcome & SAB Business Kimberly Spangler, Ph.D.

Executive Director

1015 Environmental Restoration Program Overview Andrea Leeson, Ph.D.

Environmental Restoration Program Manager

1045 Break  
1100 Resource Conservation and Resilience Program Overview J. Kevin Heirs

Resource Conservation and Resilience Program Manager

1130 Lunch  
1300 Munitions Response Program Overview David Bradley, Ph.D.

Munitions Response Program Manager

1330 Weapons Systems and Platforms Program Overview John La Scala, Ph.D.

Weapons Systems and Platforms Program Manager

1400 Break  
1415 FY24 ER SON Overview: Improved Understanding of the Fate and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Subsurface Andrea Leeson, Ph.D.

Environmental Restoration Program Manager

1425 ER24-4250: Biomimetic Chromatography for Rapid Assessment of Bioaccumulation (BioCRAB) in PFAS-impacted Aquatic Food Webs (FY24 New Start) Jennifer Field, Ph.D.

Oregon State University

1510 ER24-4485: PFAS in Vapor-Phase Transport: Partitioning Mechanisms and Modeling (FY24 New Start) Ramona Iery, Ph.D.

U.S. Navy NAVFAC EXWC

1555 Public Discussion / Adjourn for the Day SAB Chair

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

0900 Convene SAB Chair
0910 FY24 ER SON Overview: Improved Understanding of Thermal Destruction Processes for Materials Laden with PFAS Andrea Leeson, Ph.D.

Environmental Restoration Program Manager

0920 ER24-4068: Combining Experimental Measurements with Theoretical Insights for a Mechanistic and Predictive Understanding of PFAS Thermal Destruction (FY24 New Start) Eric Kennedy, Ph.D

The University of Newcastle, Australia

1005 ER24-4073: Investigating the Thermal Decomposition of PFAS in a Full-Scale Commercial Hazardous Waste Incinerator (FY24 New Start) Jens Blotevogel, Ph.D.

CSIRO

1050 Break  
1100 ER24-4137: Real-time Analysis of Gas-phase Products of Incomplete Destruction During the Thermal Treatment of PFAS (FY24 New Start) Kyle Doudrick, Ph.D.

University of Notre Dame

1150 Lunch  
1250 FY24 WP SON Overview: Development of PFAS-Free Superhydrophobic Coatings for Textile Applications John La Scala, Ph.D.

Weapons Systems and Platforms Program Manager

1300 WP24-4264: PFAS Free, Sustainable, Superhydrophobic/Omniphobic Coatings for Textile Applications (FY24 New Start) Joey Mead, Ph.D.

University of Massachusetts Lowell

1345 FY24 WP SON Overview: Development of Next Generation PFAS-Free Firefighting Formulations John La Scala, Ph.D.

Weapons Systems and Platforms Program Manager

1355 WP24-4147: Targeted Interfacial Rheology for Next Generation PFAS-Free Firefighting Foam Formulations (FY24 New Start) Cari Dutcher, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota

1440 Break  
1440 FY20 WP SON Overview: Development of Advanced Coating Systems John La Scala, Ph.D.

Weapons Systems and Platforms Program Manager

1505 WP22-3955: Selectively Removable, High-Performance Topcoats for Aircraft and Support Equipment (FY20 Follow-on) Erick Iezzi, Ph.D.

Naval Research Laboratory

1555 Public Discussion / Adjourn for the Day SAB Chair

Thursday, September 21, 2023

0900 Convene  
0910 RC24-4117: Promoting Resilience of Spotted Turtle Populations on DOD Installations: Assessing Anthropogenic and Climate-induced Stressors in Coastal and Inland Populations (FY24 New Start) J. Kevin Hiers

Resource Conservation and Resilience Program Manager

0920 RC24-4117: Promoting Resilience of Spotted Turtle Populations on DOD Installations: Assessing Anthropogenic and Climate-induced Stressors in Coastal and Inland Populations (FY24 New Start) Tracey Tuberville, Ph.D.

University of Georgia

1005 RC24-4111: Combining Novel Analytical Tools, Long-Term Data, and Experiments to Manage Multi-Stressor Threats in California Amphibian Communities (FY24 New Start) Cheryl Briggs, Ph.D.

University of California, Santa Barbara

1050 Break  
1105 RC24-4338: Toxicity of Ammonia to Federally Threatened and Endangered Freshwater Mussels with a Co-stressor of Elevated Temperature or Metal Mixture (FY24 New Start) Ning Wang, Ph.D.

US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia

1150 Lunch  
1250 FY24 RC SON Overview: Improved Methods to Determine Coastal Vertical Land Motion J. Kevin Hiers

Resource Conservation and Resilience Program Manager

1300 RC24-4413: Global High-Resolution Estimates and Projections of Vertical Land Motion Using Observation-Informed Statistical Model (FY24 New Start) William Sweet, Ph.D.

NOAA National Ocean Service

1555 Public Discussion / Adjourn for the Day