EIGER FELLOW SINCE AUGUST, 2007

Overlooking London following a meeting with
nanotech EHS researchers from DEFRA and the UK
Central Science Lab (Photo courtesy of Q. Chaudhry)

EDUCATION

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
M.S., Biology, December 2002

Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA
B.S., Environmental Science, May 2000

ADVISOR

Professor Peter Vikesland, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

EIGER INTERNSHIP

May 2008 to July 2008
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Sequim Bay, WA; National Security Internship Program (NSIP)
Development of biosensors for engineered nanomaterials, working with Dr. Irv Schultz). Internship focused on development of toxicokinetic methods in conjunction with molecular/biochemical tools as well as advanced nanomaterial characterization techniques to understand cellular and organism-level partitioning of engineered nanomaterials in model bivalves.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Development of biosensors for monitoring engineered nanomaterials in environmental media.

CONTACT INFORMATION

mahull@vt.edu

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