North Carolina Collaboratory

As one of four recipients of the Collaboratory’s DEQ Applied Research Fellowship, Ralph Mead plays a vital role in shaping PFAS regulation in North Carolina via contributions to the NC PFAS Testing Network.

In her Collaboratory research project, student intern Stephanie Caddell works to understand the impacts of the Fisheries Reform Act and human interactions with coastal ecosystems and the fishing industry.

Adam Curry and Drew Coleman are working at the center of the lithium exploration research boom, analyzing everything from the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt's geochemistry and formation patterns to its temporal patterns and life span.

North Carolina Collaboratory’s purchase of mass spectrometry instruments from Thermo Fisher Scientific will strengthen PFAS research capacity in service to the State.