Spring Seminar Series, May 3 | Laura McConnell, Bayer Crop Science 

The Nebraska Water Center will hold its annual Spring Seminar Series every other Wednesday at 3:30 pm. The 2023 theme is Hot Topics in Nebraska Water.

May 3rd's seminar will be held in-person in the Hardin Hall auditorium or online via zoom.

Please use this form to register to attend online.

May 3rd's presentation on the The Role of Environmental Chemistry in Pesticide Risk Assessment: the Path to Registration and Real World Case Studies will be given by Dr. Laura McConnell.

Dr. Laura McConnell is a Science Fellow in the Regulatory Scientific Affairs team at Bayer Crop Science in the United States. Her role is engaging and building collaborations with the scientific community around the safety, sustainability, and regulation of Bayer products. Her expertise is in the field of analytical and environmental chemistry. Prior to coming to Bayer, Dr. McConnell was a Lead Scientist and Research Chemist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service for more than twenty years. She specialized in the investigation of the chemical and physical processes controlling the environmental fate of agriculturally-relevant chemicals. She is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society and serves on the ACS Committee on Science and as Deputy Editor of the new journal ACS Agricultural Science and Technology.

Title: The Role of Environmental Chemistry in Pesticide Risk Assessment: the Path to Registration and Real World Case Studies

Abstract: Development of a new Active Ingredient or Biotechnology trait often takes more than 10 years. Environmental Chemistry testing is a key part of this development. We will take a look at the process and how EC data feeds into the work of other development groups. I will also share some resources to access safety testing results of our products.