Arie Kremen, XXX, Tetra tech

Peter R. Jaffe, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University

Peter Jaffé joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1985 and is the William L. Knapp ’47 Professor of Civil Engineering, in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is a member of the NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Sciences at the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, at Rutgers. His research has focused extensively on biological and chemical pollutant dynamics in porous media; simulation and analysis at the watershed scale of soil contamination processes and nutrient cycling; nitrogen cycling at the watershed scale; and dynamics of trace metals and radionuclides in sediments, wetland soils, and groundwater. Areas of current emphasis include biological defluorination of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). This effort ranges from gaining novel insights into the defluorination mechanism, applications such as bioremediation of aqueous firefighting foam (AFFF) impacted sites, the development of bioreactors for to treat PFAS impacted matrices, and the identification and use of the key enzymes that play a role in the PFAS defluorination process. 

Bradley Baker, XXX, Maryland Department of the Environment

Dr. Sharon Koh-Fallet, Regulatory Management Branch, DFCS, OPMAS, OFCSDSI, HFP, FDA

Dr. Sharon Koh-Fallet is the Branch Chief for the Regulatory Management Branch in the Division of Food Contact Substances (DFCS) in the Office of Pre-Market Additive Safety (OPMAS) in the Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation (OFCSDSI) within the Human Foods Program in the U.S. FDA. Dr. Koh-Fallet has worked on a variety of review work within DFCS ranging from premarket industry submissions to post-market safety review projects. Dr. Koh-Fallet received her Bachelor of Science degree as a dual major in Chemistry and Physics from James Madison University. She received her doctorate in Chemistry from Northwestern University. Following the completion of her doctorate degree, Dr. Koh-Fallet worked at Milliken & Company for 6.5 years as a Research Chemist. Dr. Koh-Fallet then worked at the Naval Research Laboratory as a postdoctoral fellow, followed by a position as a staff scientist at Strategic Analysis, Inc., where she served as scientific and technical support to various government program managers. Dr. Koh-Fallet joined the FDA in January of 2017. In 2019, Dr. Koh-Fallet served as a team lead in the Regulatory Review Branch in DFCS.  She became the Branch Chief in July 2022, where she continues to assist in managing premarket industry submissions, and other projects for both herself and the branch.  Dr. Koh-Fallet serves as the regulatory expert and point of contact on food contact related per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).   

Susanne Miller, Director of the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, Maine DEP

Susanne Miller is the Director of the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and has been in this position since June 2021. Before this, Susanne was the Director of the Department’s Eastern Maine Regional Office for 8 years. Susanne has worked for over 27 years in the environmental field including the Federal, State, non-profit, and private sectors. As Director for the Bureau, Susanne oversees 5 Divisions with oversight over several programs including: Materials Management, Remediation and Site Cleanups, Oil Spills and Hazardous Materials Response, and Emerging Contaminants including PFAS.