The QAEHS HDR Student Best Publication Awards (for papers published in 2021) were awarded on Thursday, 14th July. QAEHS researchers Elvis Okoffo and Rory Verhagen tied for First place with Stacey O’Brien achieving Second place and Fahad Ahmed, Atinuke Ojo, Qiuda Zheng all receiving Commendations for Best Publication from nine submitted publications. 1st and 2nd place winners received $1,000 and Commendations received $250 prize award.
Elvis Okoffo – Plastics in biosolids from 1950 to 2016: A function of global plastic production and consumption, Water Research 2021.
Rory Verhagen – Multisite calibration of a microporous polyethylene tube passive sampler for quantifying drugs in wastewater, Environmental Science & Technology 2021.
Stacey O’Brien – Quantification of selected microplastics in Australian urban road dust, Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021.
Fahad Ahmed – In-sewer stability of selected analgesics and their metabolites, Water Research 2021.
Atinuke Ojo – Combined effects of mixed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Nrf2-ARE pathway in ARE reporter-HepG2 cells, Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021.
Qiuda Zheng – Assessing patterns of illicit drug use in a Chinese city by analyzing daily wastewater samples over a one-year period, Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021.
The HDR Student Best Publication Awards are maintained by annual funding from QAEHS to encourage and reward HDR students who are the primary authors of high-quality publications.
