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
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
Climate Vulnerability Index shows where action, resources are needed, Texas A&M VMBS News, October 2023
Superfund Research Center trainees share “One Health” research initiatives, Texas A&M VMBS News, August 2023
Southwest Regional Superfund Summit aims to strengthen data science collaborations, training, Texas A&M VMBS News, August 2023
Ohio train derailment, clean-up resulted in high levels of some gases, study shows, ACS, July 2023
Superfund Trainees Receive Awards at the 2023 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, March 2023
Texas A&M researchers provide data context after Ohio train derailment, The Eagle, March 2023
High levels of chemicals could pose long-term risks at Ohio train derailment site, researchers say, CNN, February 2023
New study: East Palestine air pollutants show possible long-term health concerns, Cleveland19.com, February 2023
Air around East Palestine still has high chemical levels — but risk isn’t ‘imminent,’ researchers say, Politico, February 2023
Toxic air pollutants in East Palestine could pose long-term risks, researchers say, The Washington Post, February 2023
Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon University researchers air testing with mobile lab in East Palestine, Ohio, WKBN.com, January 2023
Texas A&M Postdoc Receives NIH Grant For Toxicology Research, Texas A&M VMBS Communications, January 2023
Dr. Alan Valdiviezo’s (former Project 4 Trainee) recent publication was featured in the NIEHS Environmental Factor Newsletter as a Paper of the Month, NIEHS Environmental Factor, January 2023
Happy New Year! Here’s to 2026: connected, collaborative, and moving forward🎉 Reflecting on the camaraderie at the @tamusuperfund 2025 #Superfund Meeting—business admins at Rudy's BBQ, trainees at Willie’s Icehouse. A great time connecting as a #Superfund community. @NIH_NIEHS
@tamusuperfund and @tamutox graduate student Devin Teri presented her work on analytical characterization of complex substances at #Pacifichem2025 meeting in Honolulu, HI. 👏 @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed
@tamusuperfund Building Readiness for Disaster Research at its biennial #DisasterResearch Training Wkshop. Led by experts from #TGLO, #TDEM, #TCEQ, #USCG, industry & @CTEHLLC, 32 trainees rec'd hands-on training & are ready to respond when it matters most. @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed
Nothing brings #Superfund trainees together like good food & great company! It's all about the connections made, ideas shared, and community strengthened. Here’s to friendships, collaboration, and the future they're building together. #2025Meeting @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed @tamutox
@tamusuperfund welcomes SRP colleagues. Check in at the Superfund registration desk to pick up your name tag. We're here until 6 pm tonight. @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @tamuvetmed
Powerful collaboration at the Geospatial Data Analytics Satellite Meeting with @tamusuperfund, #UNMMETALSSRP, #UArizonaDUSTSRP and #UWRAPID! Advancing #geospatial science & high-tech, #bigdata solutions together. 💡🌎 #ResearchImpact @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed @TAMUArchCollege
@TAMUSuperfund Disaster Research Training Workshop opens with key insights from #USCG, #CTEH & Chevron leaders. @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed @tamutox
@tamusuperfund CEC trainee Jiyeon Shin won 2nd place at TAMU GIS Day - her poster on mapping flood and waste-contamination risks in Galveston County pinpoints communities where focused, cost-effective actions can reduce risk & avoid wasted resources. 👏@NIH_NIEHS @TAMUArchCollege
Please join us next Monday (12/1) at 3:30pm in VENI 107B for our final fall semester seminar with talks from 3rd year PhD @tamusuperfund trainees in the Rusyn Lab, Nikki Barlow and Hannah Roe. @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @tamuvetmed
The final program for the upcoming 2025 Meeting of the Superfund grantees is available online
@tamusuperfund is looking forward to hosting over 250 participants from across the US!
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@tamusuperfund Big shoutout to Proj 5 trainee Xenophon Xenophontos for sharing his NIEHS-funded research at the #AIChE conference! Inspiring work in environmental health science. #Sorbentclays 🌿 #ProudMoment #NIEHS @NIH_NIEHS @TAMUEngineering @tamuvetmed
Logic, leadership, and a touch of Starfleet — Dr. Spock made an out-of-this-world appearance at our @tamusuperfund Halloween meeting. Proof that great meetings are all about engagement — and sometimes, a Vulcan cameo. @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @tamuvetmed
This is what success looks like - a great @tamusuperfund trainees TrAC meet day with @weststrecovery. Thank you Dr Garett Sansom for organiziing this opportunity. @tamutox @TAMU_SPH
@tamusuperfund TrAC (Trainees in Action in Communities)- Kudos to Olivia Lampe, Kayla Morales, Nikki Barlow and Hannah Roe for delivering powerful 3 min flash talks to @weststrecovery stakeholders! @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @TAMU_SPH
👏 Kudos to @tamusuperfund trainee Kaylyn Dinh for presenting a flash talk at the 7th Texas Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group! Her work on PFAS detection in donor breast milk offers valuable insights into early-life exposure assessment. #PFAS @TAMU_SPH @NIH_NIEHS #NIEHS_SRP
@tamusuperfund post-doc, Dr. Chander Negi's publication is the topic of this commentary blog - cited as " . . .one of the best I've seen in this area." https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/where-do-we-stand-liver-chip-technology
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsptsci.5c00554 @tamutox @tamuvetmed
The new E.N.G.A.G.E. Lab at @TAMUArchCollege empowers neighborhoods through data, design & collaboration! Led by Dr. Galen Newman (@tamusuperfund, @TiCER_aggies), the lab brings research to life—bridging science and communities. https://tinyurl.com/52fpe5yc #TAMUResearch @tamuvetmed
🌟 Shoutout to @tamusuperfund CEC trainee Kayla M.! She’s leading a community science prj, spending Saturdays teaching 19 Hidalgo County high schoolers on #EnvironmentalHealth. This Sat (Oct 4) Session 4 on health risks from contamination. @NIH_NIEHS #NIEHS_SRP @TAMU_SPH @tamutox
@tamusuperfund Dr. Arum Han presented Organ-specific #MPS through Microfabrication at #NCI DCTD Transformative Microsystems mtg, Session 2: Emerging Frontiers. Research translation, real-world solutions. https://tinyurl.com/4hk7fhys #CancerRes @NIH_NIEHS @TAMUEngineering @tamuvetmed
🔧 Toolbox expansion alert! @NIH_NIEHS SRP Risk E-Learning Sessions #2 & #3 bring you @tamusuperfund PIs Dr. Arum Han & Dr. Weihsueh Chiu—sharing innovative, human-relevant tools for the future. Sign up at: https://bit.ly/CellstoSolution @tamutox @tamuvetmed @TAMUEngineering
Meet @TAMUSuperfund & @NCSU DMAC trainee, Zhuolin (Charlie) Song — featured in the #ToxSci Spotlight https://tinyurl.com/mup849ek and first author on the latest Toxicological Sciences article! 👏
📄 Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfaf116 @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @tamuvetmed
Excellent piece by @tamusuperfund Dr. Ivan Rusyn on why academic research must align with real-world regulatory needs. A must-read on improving toxicology’s impact by embracing #contextofuse & #fitforpurpose thinking. @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @tamuvetmed #SRP https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfaf058
🎉 @tamusuperfund Dr. Phillips honored with Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Postdoctoral Scholars Award — a true testament to his dedication. As postdoc Johnson Oladele presented an exciting poster on PFAS exposure & clay-based detox solutions. 👏 @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @tamuvetmed
@tamusuperfund celebrates post-doc Dr. Eva Vitucci, awarded 1st place in the 9th Annual TAMU Postdoc Res Symposium Flash Talk Competition!👏"The Application of Non-Targeted, Volatile Organic Compound Mobile Air Monitoring in Fenceline Communities"@NIH_NIEHS @TAMU_SPH @tamutox
@TAMUSuperfund was front & center at #EUROTOX2025! Dr. W. Chiu & trainee Hannah Roe shared their Superfund-funded research on tox & read-across — a powerful example of research translation in action & the global impact of #SRP science.🌍#NIEHS_SRP @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @tamuvetmed
@tamusuperfund Center Director Dr. Ivan Rusyn attended 13th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in Life Sciences in Rio de Janeiro to share his #Superfund work on population-based human cell models in toxicology. #NIEHS_SRP @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed @tamutox
🎉 Congrats to the 6 @tamusuperfund poster winners from Proj 2, Proj 4 and CEC ! Each will receive a $750 travel award to present their @NIH_NIEHS research at a scientific conference. 👏🧪✈️ #NIEHS_SRP #ScienceCommunication #StudentSuccess @tamuvetmed @tamutox @TAMU_SPH
What a fantastic way to wrap up summer and kick off the Fall semester! 💥August @tamusuperfund monthly meeting full of exciting proj & core updates - an energized, collaborative group making Super Progress & and having Super Fun! @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed @TAMUArchCollege @tamutox
🎻 By day, @tamusuperfund Dr. Weihsueh Chiu is a data science risk assessment expert—by night, a solo violinist! Awesome performance with the Brazos Civ Orchestra - Vivaldi’s Concerto for 4 Violins in B minor, Op. 3 No. 10 RV 580. #ScienceAndMusic @NIH_NIEHS @tamuvetmed @tamutox
@tamusuperfund & @TiCER_aggies leads the way in advancing environmental health research, building partnerships & preparing the next generation of One Health leaders. Full Article in VMBS Today: https://indd.adobe.com/view/73ac7059-cd8f-456e-aa26-7eec7c804bd1 @NIH_NIEHS @tamutox @TAMU_SPH @tamuvetmed @TAMUArchCollege
