Emergency Response Research Webinar Series

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Free webinars typically held on the second Wednesday of the month. Special webinars on COVID-19 research are conducted as research results become available.

EPA's Office of Research and Development hosts this webinar series to share current research activities and results. This webinar series covers the latest information on research supporting EPA's response to chemical, biological, and radiological incidents, as well as natural disasters. This forum allows EPA to communicate directly with partners and stakeholders to foster collaboration and dissemination of information.

NOTE: Attendees have the option of receiving a certificate of attendance. Acceptance of certificates is contingent on organization requirements—EPA cannot guarantee acceptance. Closed-captioned recordings of the webinars are provided below for later viewing and as a training resource; certificates cannot be provided for viewing webinar recordings. Webinar dates and topics are subject to change.

2021 Schedule

Additional information and registration links will be provided in advance of each webinar.

Date	Topic and Presenter(s)
October 13, 2021	COVID-19 Research: RV-RTPCR Presenter: Sanjiv Shah, EPA Office of Research and Development
December 8, 2021	TBD Presenters: TBD

Past Webinars

Recordings and other materials from past webinars are available below. Recordings are hosted on EPA's YouTube channel. Certificates cannot be provided for watching the webinar recordings.

Date	Topic and Presenter(s)
September 16, 2021	Twenty Years of Homeland Security Research: Where We Started and Where We Are Now Presenters: Mark Durno, EPA Region 5; Tim Oppelt, Former Director of EPA’s National Homeland Security Research Center; Gina Perovich, EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management; David Travers, EPA Office of Water; Shawn Ryan & Greg Sayles, EPA Office of Research and Development
August 12, 2021	COVID-19: Aerosol Treatment Devices & Ozone Disinfection Presenters: Katherine Ratliff, Lukas Oudejans, EPA Office of Research and Development
July 15, 2021	COVID-19: Electrostatic Sprayers and Foggers for Disinfectant Application Presenters: Joseph Wood, Matthew Magnuson, EPA Office of Research and Development
June 28, 2021	Reducing Environmental Exposure to SARS-CoV-2: An Overview of Findings Presenters: Shawn Ryan, Worth Calfee, Katherine Ratliff, Lukas Oudejans, Joseph Wood, EPA Office of Research and Development; Kristen Willis, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
May 12, 2021	Readily Available Equipment for Response and Recovery Presenters: Matthew Magnuson, EPA Office of Research and Development; Michael Kaminski, Argonne National Laboratory
April 29, 2021	COVID-19: Cleaning & Disinfecting of PPE for Effective Reuse Presenters: John Archer and Anne Mikelonis, EPA Office of Research and Development
April 14, 2021	Lessons Learned from Fukushima Presenters: Sang Don Lee, EPA Office of Research and Development; Kathryn Snead, EPA Office of Air and Radiation
March 18, 2021	Building Resiliency: Emergency Water Treatment System Presenters: James Goodrich, EPA Office of Research and Development; Mark Hogg and Kurtis Daniels, WaterStep
January 21, 2021	COVID-19: UV-C Devices and Methods for Surface Disinfection Presenters: Katherine Ratliff, Lukas Oudejans, EPA Office of Research and Development
November 12, 2020	Virtual Reality: A Training Tool for Biological Sampling Presenter: Timothy Boe, EPA Office of Research and Development
August 27, 2020	COVID-19 Long Lasting Disinfectants Presenters: Gregory Sayles, Shawn Ryan, Worth Calfee, EPA Office of Research and Development; Kristin Willis, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
May 27, 2020	EPA Expands Research on COVID-19 in the Environment Presenters: Gregory Sayles, Timothy J. Wade, Kevin Oshima, Jay L. Garland, EPA Office of Research and Development
2019	Neutralization and Attenuation of Ricin Toxin Presenters: Joseph Wood, EPA Office of Research and Development
2018	Premise Plumbing Research in EPA's Homeland Security Research Program Presenters: Jeff Szabo, Helen Buse, John Hall, Jim Goodrich, EPA Office of Research and Development
2018	Removal of Organic Contaminants from Polyethylene Drinking Water Pipes by Flushing Presenter: Levi Haupert, Matthew Magnuson, EPA Office of Research and Development
2018	Underground Transportation Restoration Research Presenters: Lukas Oudejans, EPA Office of Research and Development
2017	Responding to a Chemical Warfare Incident: From Sampling and Analysis to Decontamination and Waste Management Presenter: Stewart Willison, Lukas Oudejans, EPA Office of Research and Development
2015	E PA's Water Security Test Bed Presenter: Jim Goodrich, EPA Office of Research and Development
2015	Efforts to Enhance US Radiochemistry Capacity and Capability Presenters: Kathy Hall, EPA Office of Research and Development; John Griggs, EPA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
2015	TEVA-SPOT Consequence Evaluation Module and EPA-RTX Presenter: Robert Janke, EPA Office of Research and Development
2014	USGS/EPA Collaboration: Bacillus anthracis in American Soils: From Sample Collection to Data Application Presenters: Erin Silvestri, EPA Office of Research and Development; Dale Griffin, US Geological Survey
2014	Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Bacillus anthracis Spores Presenters: Joseph Wood, Erin Silvestri, Charlena Bowling, EPA Office of Research and Development
2014	Decontamination of Drinking Water Infrastructure Presenter: Jeff Szabo, EPA Office of Research and Development
2014	Decontamination Strategy and Technology Selection Tool (DeconST) Presenter: Shawn Ryan, EPA Office of Research and Development