Students conducting research in the Layshock Lab gain real-world analytical skills
Students conducting research in the Layshock Lab gain real-world analytical skills
Embedded Files
Students conducting research in my lab measure chemical contaminants in products and environmental samples in order to understand how chemicals move, accumulate, and transform under natural conditions. Students collect environmental samples, learn sample processing techniques, and explore, refine, and develop green methods of chemical analysis.
My research is interdisciplinary. Students interested in toxicology, environmental science, and biology, and engineering in addition to analytical chemistry will find themselves at home with this research.
What does research in chemistry at Pacific University look like?
What does research in chemistry at Pacific University look like?
Well, we are a small school so faculty-lead research typically involves a lab group of 1 to 4 students (freshman to seniors welcome!). Faculty and students work side by side in the laboratory. Students conduct research during the summer or during semesters for academic credit. Students often receive financial support to conduct summer research and to attend conferences.
Well, we are a small school so faculty-lead research typically involves a lab group of 1 to 4 students (freshman to seniors welcome!). Faculty and students work side by side in the laboratory. Students conduct research during the summer or during semesters for academic credit. Students often receive financial support to conduct summer research and to attend conferences.
Research students present poster and oral presentations at regional and national conferences!
Research students present poster and oral presentations at regional and national conferences!
Recent publications:
Recent publications:
2022 Julie Layshock, Molly Webb, Olaf Langness, John Carlos Garza, Laura Heironimus, and Deke Gundersen, Organochlorine and metal contaminants in the blood plasma of green sturgeon caught in Washington coastal estuaries, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 82 (1), pp. 82-94
2020 Geneva Diepenheim, Stephen C. Gift, Christopher Harb, Madeleine Wallace, and Julie Layshock, Survey of phthalate mitigation and distribution in water, sediment, and Typha in a fully operational constructed wetland- a pilot study, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 105 (2), pp. 205-210
undergraduate authors
Recent presentations:
Recent presentations:
2022 Julien Dagan^ and Layshock, JA. Considerations for the Quantitation and Detection of Naloxone and its Metabolites in Surface Water, American Chemical Society Conference San Diego, CA
2022 Kristin Pilgrim^ and Layshock, JA. Developing Methods for Easy and Rapid Analysis of Smoke Taint in Wine and Grapes, American Chemical Society Conference San Diego, CA
2021 Julien Dagan^ and Layshock, JA. Considerations for the Quantitation and Detection of Naloxone and its Metabolites in Surface Water, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2021 Kristin Pilgrim^ and Layshock, JA. Developing Methods for Easy and Rapid Analysis of Smoke Taint in Wine and Grapes, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2021 Nicole Henry^, Katelyn Wyatt,^ and Layshock, JA. Investigating the Potential Migration of Phthalates in “Green”Drinking Water Packaging, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2020 Humphreys, N^ and Layshock, JA. Analysis of organochlorines and polychlorinated biphenyls in green sturgeon plasma, ACS National Meeting, Baltimore, MD – cancelled due to COVID-19
2019 Smith, L^ and Layshock, JA. An Analysis of Bisphenol migration from Bio-Based Plastic during Simulated Food Contact, Society of Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry regional conference, Vancouver, WA
2019 Smith, L^ and Layshock, JA. An Analysis of Bisphenol Migration from Bio-Based Plastic During Simulated Food Contact, ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL
2019 Diepenheim, G^, Harb, C^, Gift, S^, Layshock, JA. Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Plants, Sediment, and Water in a Constructed Wetland ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL
2018 Smith, L^ and Layshock, JA. An Analysis of Bisphenol Migration from Bio-Based Plastic During Simulated Food Contact, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2018 Diepenheim, G^, Harb, C, Gift, S, Layshock, JA. Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Plants, Sediment, and Water in a Constructed Wetland Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2018 Virgen, S^, Burns, A^, Smith, L^, Layshock, JA. Investigating the Green Claims of Bio-Based Plastic by Determining Chemical Migration During Simulated Food Contact, ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2018 Virgen, S^, Burns, A, Smith, L, Layshock, JA. Investigating the Green Claims of Bio-Based Plastic by Determining Chemical Migration During Simulated Food Contact, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Spokane, WA
After graduation, my research students have gone on to become...
After graduation, my research students have gone on to become...
Chemists at Apex Analytical inTigard, Oregon and Thermo Fisher in Eugene, Oregon
Graduate students at the University of Oregon (Chemistry), University of California (Atmospheric Chemistry), and Pacific University (Pharmacy)
and much more!
Page updated
Report abuse