CENTER OVERVIEW
The Texas A&M Superfund Research Center (Superfund Center) comprehensively evaluates the complexities of hazardous chemical exposures, potentially adverse health impacts, and potential hazards of exposures to complex mixtures through a series of multidisciplinary projects focused on Disaster Research Response (DR2).
Natural and man-made disasters, and shifts in domestic economic activity, markedly increase the risks of catastrophic chemical contamination events resulting from weather-related or human-caused emergencies, increasing the risk of potential adverse health impacts.
LATEST NEWS
“Forever Chemicals” Detected In Dolphin Milk, Study By Texas A&M Superfund Center Shows, Texas A&M VMBS News, April 2026
Texas A&M Superfund Research Center Launches Community-Driven Resilience Initiative in Settegast, Texas A&M Superfund, April 2026
Texas A&M University Launches $15.3 Million NIH-Funded Center To Strengthen Chemical Safety Assessments, Reduce Animal Use, Texas A&M VMBS News, March 2026
New ‘Liver-on-a-Chip’ Device Could Make Drug Safety Testing More Reliable, Texas A&M VMBS News, February 2026
Disaster Research Comes to Life at Texas A&M Training Workshop, Texas A&M Superfund, December, 2025
Texas A&M Superfund Research Center Advances Geospatial Analytics to Support Disaster Research and Response, Texas A&M Superfund, December 2025
Hazard Research Takes the Spotlight at National Science Gathering in College Station, Texas A&M Superfund, December 2025
Turning Data Into Dialogue: Texas A&M’s ENGAGE Lab Connects Research and Communities, Texas A&M College of Architecture, October 2025
Texas A&M Superfund Center Develops Environmental Reporting Chatbot Prototype, Texas A&M VMBS News, February 2025
Texas A&M Superfund Research Center Trains Graduate Students in Community-Engaged Research, Helps Houston Residents Understand Science, Texas A&M VMBS News, December 2024
UTMB, TEXAS A&M Awarded $7.5M Grant To Establish Translational Center for Women’s Health Research, Texas A&M VMBS News, June 2024
Using Spatial Analytics to Address Flooding and Contamination in Affected Communities. NIEHS 2024 Grantee Highlights, March 2024
@tamusuperfund and @TAMUArchCollege Dr. Galen Newman, and trainee Jiang Zheng - leading @Tamuarch students through the beauty of Costa Rica's jungles!🌿 Incredible hands-on learning for @TAMU students—connecting research w/nature and #globalsustainability. @NIH @Tamuarch
@tamusuperfund Dr. Galen Newman (CEC PI) sharing Superfund science across Centers to advance #communityresilience. @NIH Superfund Science in Motion: Shared learning to drive #communityimpact and solutions. #EnvironmentalHealth @tamuvetmed @TAMUArchCollege @Tamuarch #SRP_funded
@tamusuperfund sends a big congrats to trainee Ruby Hernandez, winner of the @TAMU_SPH Student Research Excellence Award, PhD category. Hard work = paying OFF. An iconic duo moment with her advisor Dr. Garrett Sansom. Go Ruby! @NIH @TiCER_aggies
#AggieExcellence
Science and music in perfect harmony. A special night ahead. Proud to share that one of our very own PIs @tamusuperfund @TiCER_aggies @tamutox Dr. Weihsueh Chiu will be on violin at an upcoming orchestra performance. Not to be missed 🎶@NIH @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed
@tamusuperfund @TAMU_SPH Dr. Garett Sansom & team in Settegast—turning cutting-edge Multitaction & 3D plans into real #communityimpact—connect, collaborate, and co-create a stronger, #resilientcommunity. #SRP #communityengagement @TAMUArchCollege @NIH @NIH_NIEHS
Congrats @tamusuperfund Project 1! @BakerLabMS In Action! #SuperfundResearch #SRP @NIH @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox
🚨 Hot off the press!! Our study spearheaded by Dr. James Dodds in collaboration with Dr. Ivan Rusyn's lab and the @tamusuperfund was just published in Environmental Science: Advances! Read all about our workflow for contaminant analysis in serum here:
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2026/va/d6va00088f
@tamusuperfund celebrates excellence. Congrats to our newest PhD trainee graduates - So proud of all you've accomplished and excited for what's next. #SuperfundResearch #NIEHS_funded @NIH @NIH_NIEHS @TAMUArchCollege @TAMU_SPH @TAMUEngineering @BakerLabMS @CMUMeche @tamutox
@tamusuperfund @tamutox celebrates trainee Nikki Barlow (Project 4) win - 1st place🎖 poster award in a student organization-run session that showcases the breadth of perspectives and backgrounds in science at Texas A&M University. Go Nikki ! #STEM #Toxicology @NIH
@tamusuperfund & @TAMUArchCollege celebrates BIG WIN for Drs. Rui Zhu & Galen Newman.
Their book just took home an Honor Award from the Texas Chapter #ASLA — a powerful testament to designing for impact and building resilient communities. @NIH @Tamuarch @TexasTech
@tamusuperfund @tamutox Congratulations to Dr Ivan Rusyn awarded Outstanding Graduate Student & Postdoc Mentor by the @tamuvetmed. A true champion of mentorship, inspiring #NextGenToxicologists, making a lasting impact in research and beyond. #MentorshipMatters @NIH
@tamusuperfund trainee Zhenhang Cai taking science to the next level at #CELA. Introducing CDC-TMVI—an innovative tool mapping. This isn’t just data—it’s direction. Smarter interventions. Targeted solutions. Real-world impact for #resilientcommunities. @NIH @TAMUArchCollege
@tamusuperfund @tamutox trainee Kaylyn Dinh stacking W’s. Recognized @SOToxicology for her 2-year impact as Food Safety SS Grad Rep + Honorable Mention for Clinical & Translational Tox Grad Student Award 👏 Leadership. Momentum. Go Kaylyn. @NIH @TAMU_SPH
@tamusuperfund @tamutox Postdoc Dr. Chander Negi, another big W. Takes 6 total !!! Honored with the @sotoxicology Clinical & Translational Tox SS Postdoc Award—well deserved recognition for #impactfulscience & dedication to advancing toxicology. #NextGen leader here. @NIH
@tamusuperfund @tamutox trainees Gus Elizondo and Hannah Roe awesome posters. It's a wrap. @SOToxicology saves the best for the last day. #Nextgen toxies are here. @NIH @TAMU_SPH
@tamusuperfund @tamutox So proud of our trainees @SOToxicology Big W. #ResearchTranslation in action. #Nextgen tox leaders here. @NIH
@tamusuperfund @tamutox ICYMI, ongoing now @SOToxicology Dr Ivan Rusyn presents #1210: Cardiovascular Toxicity . . @NIH
@tamusuperfund @TAMU_SPH @tamutox @SOToxicology Engaging poster session. #ResearchTranslation in Action.#nextgen leaders & their #SRP #EnviromentalHealth research. @NIH
@tamusuperfund @tamutox @TAMU_SPH Dr Garett Sanson launched a 2‑year, community‑driven resilience project in Houston’s Settegast neighborhood—#PartneringWithResidents to address #flooding, contamination & #environmentalhealth through science, planning, & #CommunityAction. @NIH
@tamusuperfund @tamutox @TAMU_SPH Dr. Garett Sansom’s #Kerrville survey proj = Huge W !. Turns
post-disaster moment into real learning + solid research. Trainees hit the field, ran CASPER surveys. Real-world disaster response. #Resilientcommunities. #NextGen showing UP. @NIH
@tamusuperfund @tamutox trainee Alexandra Svetlik slayed. @SoToxicology Best Paper of the Year (Occupational & Public Health Specialty Sec) -understood the assignment, elevated it, and set a whole new standard. 👏#NextGenToxieLeader #ScienceSlay @NIH @TAMU_SPH @tamuvetmed
@tamusuperfund @tamutox Ibrahim Alshammari takes it all @SOToxicology 3 ATA awards: Graduate Student Best Abst, Dr. Burhan Ghanayem Outstanding Grad Res, & Best Poster And #RASS Perry J Gehring Best Grad Student Abst #RiskAssessment Endowment Award. #nextgen leader is here. @NIH
@tamusuperfund @tamutox trainee Olivia Lampe slayed at @SOToxicology. So proud of her leadership! #nextgen toxicology leader energy. #WomenInSTEM @NIH @TAMU_SPH @tamuvetmed
@tamusuperfund @tamutox trainees Dr Chander Negi and Hannah Roe taking their moment @SOToxicology awards. Hard work. Delivering standout science. Driving real-world impact. This is the #nextgen leaders. @NIH @tamutox @tamuvetmed
@tamusuperfund trainee Kaylyn Dinh is in for the win @SOToxicology: #Exposure SS Travel Award & taking the stage at Tox Talks. This #SRP grad student is one to watch. #FutureLeader #Toxicology #WomenInScience @NIH @tamutox
@tamusuperfund & @tamutox trainees crush it at @tamu Student Res Week. Out of 1000+ students across 11 schools/colleges, their #Superfund ppts stood out. Join us in👏Kaylyn Dinh 2nd pl oral, Hayley Jesse and Madison McFarland 1st pl posters. #ResearchExcellence @NIH @TAMU_SPH
Big moment for #communityengagement + #researchtranslation. @tamusuperfund team linked up with @EPAregion6 & @TCEQ to meet with residents in Deer Park, Texas living fenceline to Patrick Bayou #Superfund site. Real conversations. Real community impact. @NIH @tamuvetmed @tamutox
@tamusuperfund & @tamuArchCollege trainee Jiang Zheng is slaying! Named 2026 NHERI RAPID Graduate Scholar by NHERI RAPID Experimental Facility, awarded $12,750 to support the next study of his dissertation on UAV data & #floodrisk in Houston. Congrats Jiang! #digitaltwin @NIH
Another W for the collection! 🏆 @tamusuperfund & @tamutox post-doc Dr. Chander Negi just claimed the ASIO Dr. Dharm Singh Postdoc Best Abstract Award—that makes it FIVE @SOToxicology awards. #PostdocPower @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed
Big W! @tamusuperfund & @tamutox trainee Kaylyn Dinh won @SoToxicology Exp SS Travel Award for her PFAS research in donor milk. Catch her at #SOT2026:
🍼 Milk Matters Symp – 3/24, 8:50 AM
🧪 Poster #J673 – 3/24, 1:45–4:15 PM
🎤 Tiny Tox Talk – 3/23 10:00 am
@NIH @tamuvetmed
