About ISES
Our Vision
To better our world, its ecosystems, and inhabitants, by creating an international community that advances and integrates exposure science into research and action.
Our Mission
ISES works to meet humanity’s needs for public health and environmental protection through a global community of exposure science professionals. ISES encourages the open exchange of information, provides opportunities for career development, acknowledges and promotes excellence in the practice of exposure assessments and research in the field of exposure science.
Our Strategic Plan
ISES is poised for growth and innovation as we embark on a 5-year strategic plan, 2020-2025. This is the latest update of the plan which you can view here.
ISES works to meet humanity’s needs for public health and environmental protection through a global community of exposure science professionals. ISES encourages the open exchange of information, provides opportunities for career development, acknowledges and promotes excellence in the practice of exposure assessments and research in the field of exposure science.
2024 Board of Directors
The views and opinions expressed by ISES are those of the Society and should not be attributed to the individual Board members’ agency or organization.
Below are some operational materials helpful for managing the business of ISES:
Current Bylaws (last updated December 2020).
Anti-Harassment Policy (updated 2018).
ISES Policies and Procedures (ongoing updates).
Dr. Lisa Baxter received a Master of Science degree in Environmental Health with a concentration in Industrial Hygiene from Harvard School of Public Health in 2004 and her Doctorate degree in Environmental Health from Harvard School of Public Health in 2007. She has conducted research to develop technical information and quantitative tools to predict the nature and magnitude of human exposures to environmental contaminants. She has led numerous studies evaluating and integrating exposure models to improve human exposure estimates for air pollution epidemiology.
Dr. Baxter started at EPA in 2007 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in EPA’s Office of Research and Development and was hired as permanent federal employee in 2010. In addition to her research Dr. Baxter has also held a number of management positions. She was a Branch Chief for 3 years in the National Exposure Research Laboratory until transitioning to the Assistant Laboratory Director in the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory for the Air, Climate, and Energy Program. Currently, Dr. Baxter is the Director of the Public Health and Environmental Systems Division within Office of Research and Development’s Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment.
Erin N. Haynes, DrPH, MS is the Kurt W. Deuschle Professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University of Kentucky (UK), College of Public Health. She is also the director of a NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES). She is a community-engaged environmental health scientist with broad experiencing with exposure science and environmental epidemiology. Hallmarks of her research include a strong multidisciplinary research team that focuses and prioritizes community environmental health research needs. She is currently a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Toxicology Program, served on the National Academies of Sciences Committee on the Guidance for PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes and the NASEM East Palestine Train Derailment Workshop, has served as a standing study section member of NIEHS Environmental Health Study Section, and co-Chair of the NIEHS Disaster Response Research (DR2) Network Committee. Dr. Haynes has worked with communities facing issues related to hazardous waste incineration, PFAS, manganese refining and processing, landfill emissions, and disasters. Her research expands environmental epidemiology, biomarkers of exposure and effect, health outcomes including neurodevelopment, and report-back for individual participants and for the community. She is the ideal contact for communities concerned about their exposure and for researchers wanting to engage with communities and develop strong partnerships and data communication strategies.
Dr. Donghai Liang is an Assistant Professor at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, where he holds a primary appointment in Environmental Health and a secondary appointment in Epidemiology. Dr. Liang is an exposure scientist and molecular epidemiologist with expertise in air pollution modeling, exposure assessment, high-throughput data analysis, and omics-based technologies. His current research focuses on measuring multi-dimensional exposures and elucidating the molecular mechanisms accounting for the complex health responses to environmental mixtures. Dr. Liang received a Master of Public Health degree in Environmental Health from Yale School of Public Health in 2014 and his Doctorate degree in Environmental Health Sciences from Emory Rollins School of Public Health in 2018. Since 2015, Dr. Liang has been an active ISES member and he is dedicated to promoting the diversity of the exposure science community. Previously, he has served as the co-chair of the ISES Diversity Committee (2017-2021) and Academic Councilor (2020-2022).
Chapters
The Society encourages members in different geographic regions to:
- Facilitate meetings among members who reside in close proximity.
- Provide guidance on local scientific, regulatory and policy issues that require an understanding of exposure to environmental or occupational agents.
- Provide a forum for promoting student participation in the field of exposure science.
Please email us here if you have questions about a current Chapter or establishing a new Chapter.
Asia Chapter
- Foster, promote and advance the science of exposure analysis related to environmental stressors in human populations and ecosystems.
- Promote communication among scientists, policy makers, the general public and other individuals or organizations interested in items listed in Objective A.
- Strengthen the impact of exposure science on environmental policy making.
- Serve as the focal point for interaction of members of the Society and other interested individuals from academia, government and industry in the East Asian countries, i.e., to provide communication and interaction opportunities for researchers, particularly young investigators and scientists associated with government whose opportunity to travel to international meetings is limited.
- Further improve understanding, awareness, and appropriate applications of exposure science, and to promote an exchange of ideas, communication and practical experiences among members of the academic, professional, industrial and regulatory communities engaged in exposure science; e.g., exposure scientists, epidemiologists, toxicologists and other scientists in academia, government and industry in the East Asian countries.
- Disseminate exposure information and concepts to all interested individuals.
- Foster integration and interaction of the various disciplines involved in exposure science.
- Hold scientific and educational meetings and workshops.
- Act as a resource for and provide support to the Society.
Europe Chapter
President: Paul Scheepers
Objectives
- Build a European Programme to generate, assess, exchange, and communicate experimental and model-based exposure data in support of a European strategy for exposure science in the 21st century.
- Advance exposure science with focus on closing knowledge gaps, building science-based and operational data and methods, fostering integration and interaction of disciplines involved in exposure science, and anchoring exposure information in decision-making by all stakeholders.
- Provide guidance and recommendations for exposure assessment in science and policy.
- Foster the inclusion of realistic exposure information in risk assessment, alternatives assessment and chemical substitution, high-throughput risk screening, life-cycle assessment, and other regulatory and non-regulatory frameworks and management tools.
- Strengthen the impact of exposure science on human health and environmental policies.
- Support trans-agency and trans-institutional coordination, education, and engaging a broader European stakeholder community including triggering and supporting a European infrastructure to facilitate sharing, generation and dissemination of exposure information.
Committees
Committees are the vital spark of the Society. Without active membership on our committees, the business of the Society would not get done! Join a committee and make an impact on the future of ISES!
WHY JOIN A COMMITTEE?
One of the most valuable membership benefits is the opportunity to serve the Society by participating on a committee. Joining a committee will provide you with an opportunity to drive the direction of the Society, influence priorities, and use your skills to advance the goals of the Society, all while providing you with networking opportunities, professional development, and personal growth.
HOW DO I JOIN A COMMITTEE?
If you are interested in joining a committee, please email the contact listed for the committee. Click on the name of the committee to learn more. Contact us here with other questions.
Awards Committee
Mission Statement
The mission of the Awards Committee is to recognize excellence in exposure science research and practice through presenting society awards.The mission is accomplished by soliciting and reviewing nomination packages and selecting the award winner. In addition to the formal announcement for nominations, members of the committee try to promote the awards program by reminding members of the society of the importance of nominating excellent individuals for awards.
Committee Members
- Eric Hall — co-Chair
- Tom McKones — co-Chair
- Holger Koch
- Debbie Bennett
- Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá
- Marc-Andre Verner
Diversity Committee
Mission Statement
The Diversity Committee aims to ensure that the activities and membership of ISES are inclusive, draw from all segments of society, and reflect fairness, diversity and inclusion in order to advance the ability of ISES to meet its objectives:
- Support diversity in membership and meeting attendees.
- Support diversity in leadership and committees.
- Create a culture of inclusiveness at all ISES events.
Committee Members
Ethics Committee
Mission Statement
The purpose of the ISES Ethics Committee is to create a process and advisory role within the society to ensure we are providing the appropriate support and information to our members. ISES welcomes members from academia, government, and the private sector who serve as scientists, scientific managers, and policy makers. There are a variety of perspectives, purposes and roles the society plays within each of these three sectors.
Committee Members
Paloma Beamer – Co-Chair
Juan Pablo Ramos-Bonilla – Co-Chair
John Kissel
Jon Levy
Tom McKone
Pat Breysse
Stephanie Vivanco
Dana Barr
Chris Chaisson
Anna Rosofsky
Michele Del Rio
Lily Wu
Liam O’Fallon
Finance Committee
Mission Statement
The Finance Committee is a standing committee and oversees the capital expenditures of the Society, is consulted on the annual budget, and approves the annual financial reports to the Board as prepared by the Treasurer.
Committee Members
General Scientific Meetings Committee
Mission Statement
The mission of the General Scientific Meetings (GSM) Committee is to solicit, review, and evaluate nominations for site selection and Chair(s) of the ISES Technical Organizing Committee (TOC) for future ISES Annual Meetings.
Committee Members
Membership Committee
- Mission Statement
To provide benefits to existing members and recruit new members to the Society.
Committee Members
Pallavi Pant — Co-Chair
Yankai Xia — Co-Chair
Lisa Baxter
Lisa Melnyk
Amina Salamova
Elizabeth Marder
Sarah Chambliss
Sara Lupolt
Alison Connolly
Tom Cole-Hunter
Mentorship Committee
Mission Statement
The purpose of the mentorship committee is to provide highly motivated students, post-doctoral fellows, new researchers, and senior members in the field of exposure science with mentorship in exposure science and academia with established researchers from industry, government, and academia.
If you are interested in learning more about the mentor match program, please contact the committee by email.
Committee Members
Allison Patton — Co-Chair
Brian Marable — Co-Chair
Robin Dodson
Alison Connolly
Elizabeth Boyle
Nerissa Wu
Brad Goodwin
Kristin Isaacs
Elizabeth Lin
Courtney Carignan
Nominations Committee
Mission Statement
The Nominations Committee is a standing committee and is responsible for the nominations for officers and councilors to the Board, giving strong consideration to a geographical, professional discipline, and constituency (academic, government, NGO/private sector) balance.
Committee Members
- Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá – Chair
Publications Committee
Mission Statement
The mission of the Publications Committee is to create and promote opportunities for ISES members to contribute published content related to the field of exposure science.
Committee Members
- Rima Habre — Co-Chair
- Kathie Dionsio Swain — Co-Chair
- Ami Zota
- Jaymie Meliker
- Jonathan Levy
- Pertti Hakkinen
- Paul Scheepers
- Cynthia Curl
- Steven O’Connell
- Yoshira Ornelas
JESEE Delegates
- Elaine A. Cohen– Editor in Chief
Student & New Researcher Committee
Mission Statement
The ISES Students and New Researcher (SNR) Committee offers mentorship, opportunities for career development, education, interaction with peers, and networking in addition to providing a platform for presentation and discussion of research. For more information, email snr@intlexposurescience.org.
Committee Members
i-HBM Working Group
Mission Statement
Mission statement coming soon. Click here for more information about the work of this group.
Awards
The award eligibility, nominations and selection processes differ among the various awards. A brief summary of each award along with eligibility requirements and past winners are listed below.
Conference Awards
The ISES is inclusive to scientists from around the world. To further support students and new researchers from lower-middle-income countries, ISES has established the annual ISES Conference Awards. Every year, the Society accepts applications from students and new researchers from lower-middle-income countries and/or those who are experiencing extreme financial hardship.
Applications for the ISES 2023 Conference Awards have been awarded. Applications for the ISES 2024 Annual Meeting will open in early 2024.
Annual Awards Procedures
Nominations
The Chair of the Awards Committee issues an e-mail call for nominations to the membership along with the nominations deadline. Our major Award, the Excellence in Exposure Science Award recognizes significant long-term achievements (more than 10 years post-doctoral) and requires a detailed nominating letter and at least one supporting letter. Neither the candidate nor the writers of the nominating and supporting letters are required to be ISES members. Recognition for early career (up to 3 years post-doctoral) and mid-career (up to 10 years post-doctoral) scientists (ISES member or not) are provided, respectively, by the IPA-DGUV and Joan Daisey Outstanding Young Scientist Awards. Both awards require the nominator to be an ISES member and require (for IPA-DGUV) or encourage (for Daisey) at least one additional supporting letter from someone not required to be an ISES member. The Best Student Paper and Young Investigator Meeting Awards require only an email nomination with a CV and manuscript (for best paper). Nominations are not accepted for the ISES Award for Best JESEE Paper, which is selected by the Awards Committee in consultation with the JESEE Editor.
Notifications
The successful candidates are notified by phone and/or email no later than two months before the annual ISES meeting. The ISES Secretary, Treasurer, and President, and the primary nominator of the candidate are notified by email.
Announcement & Presentation
Once the award recipients have been notified, a short announcement should be prepared for the website. The ISES President or chair of the Awards Committee will present all the awards at the annual ISES meeting.
Selections
Annual Award Categories
Excellence in Exposure Science Award
This award is inspired by the work of visionary individuals who have helped shape the field of exposure science and who supported the origins and growth of the ISES and have now passed on but left a strong legacy. The motivation for this award is the recent losses of iconic and ground-breaking researchers exemplified by Natalie Freeman, Michael Lebowitz, Paul Lioy, and Larry Needham. The award recognizes individuals who produce significant advances in the development and/or translation of exposure science and exhibit leadership and service in ISES and/or the exposure science community.
Eligibility
Any person, ISES member or not, whose highest degree was conferred in the calendar year more than 10 years prior to the year in which the award is to be given, and is not a member of the ISES Awards Committee, is eligible for this award.
Selection Criteria
- Significant scientific contribution to exposure science (e.g., sentinel paper linking indoor air pollution to human health; development of a program, dataset or tool that can enable or enhance interpretation of exposure science data; development of a new sampling tool, device or method that is currently or expected to be widely used, a significant number of high impact papers as lead author or supervising author).
- Service to exposure science community (e.g., ISES service as officer, councilor, committee chair or member; active mentor in ISES’s mentor program; history of mentoring junior scientists enabling them to become independent researchers; editor, associate editor, editorial board member, or reviewer of journal; study section member).
- Promote exposure science (e.g., discuss the important role of exposure science in selected studies; publish sentinel papers on the role of exposure science in environmental health; textbook author).
- Conduct research for practical translation (e.g., conduct interdisciplinary research with existing or expected high impact on policy changes; conducting research addressing emerging topics of immediate concern in environmental health; meta-analysis of studies to synthesize findings for policy change).
Nature of the Award
The award shall consist of a plaque and honorarium. ISES may also provide support for travel to the meeting.
Presentation of the Award
The ISES President or chair of the Awards Committee will present the award at the Annual Meeting.
Award Lecture
The recipient will be expected to present an Award Lecture at the ISES Annual Meeting and to submit the PowerPoint presentation to the ISES webmaster for posting on the ISES website. The recipient is invited (but not required) to submit a manuscript of his/her lecture for publication in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.
2022
Dana Barr, PhD
Professor, Emory University
2021
Michael Jarrett, PhD
Professor, UCLA
2020
Rosemary Zaleski, PhD
Principal Scientist at Lumina Consulting
2019
Antonia Calafat, PhD
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
2018
Petros Koutrakis, PhD
Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Nominators should, in the context of the above criteria, describe the major contributions of the nominee to the science of human exposure assessment, and his/her impact on the field and also provide a curriculum vitae or biographical sketch of the nominee in sufficient depth for evaluation by the ISES Awards Committee. A supporting letter from at least one other person familiar with the contributions of the nominee is necessary; other supporting letters are strongly encouraged. For questions regarding award nominations, or to nominate someone, email Tom McKone or Eric Hall..
IPA/DGUV Award for Young Exposure Scientists
This award, new in 2009 and formerly called the DGUV/BGFA Award, is to foster research in exposure areas with linkages to biomonitoring for superior doctoral students working on their dissertation or in the first year postdoctoral experience and whose doctoral field is exposure sciences, occupational/environmental health sciences, toxicology, biochemistry, biology or a related field. This award from the DGUV* Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine (IPA) was created to represent its high regard for the work of Professor Jüergen Angerer in furthering biomonitoring in exposure sciences in Europe and the rest of the world.
*The DGUV (Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung – German Social Accident Insurance) is an association of accident insurance institutions. Its members insure over 70 million people against the consequences of occupational, school and commuting accidents and occupational diseases.
Any person, ISES member or not, who is a doctoral student working on their dissertation or in the first three years of their postdoctoral experience prior to the year in which the award is given. The individual career stage is considered in selecting the winner of the award. An eligible candidate is one whose doctoral field is health sciences, toxicology, biochemistry, biology or a related field and who is not a member of the ISES Awards Committee.
Nature Of the Award
The award shall consist of a plaque and 1500 Euros. The awardee may be invited to give a talk in Europe on his/her research
2022
Benedikt Ringbeck
PhD Candidcate, Universität Bochum, Germany
2021
Ata Rafiee, PhD
PhD Candidate, University of Alberta
2020
Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem, PhD
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School
Cambridge, MA, USA
2019
Nicolas Lopez-Galvez
University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Tucson, AZ, USA
2017
Stephanie Hammel
Duke University
Durham, NC, USA
2016
Marissa G. Baker
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
2015
Jacqueline Biesterbos, Ph.D. candidate
Department of Health Evidence, Radboud University
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, NL
2014
Caterina Vacchi-Suzzi, Ph.D. candidate
Department of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Stony Brook, NY, USA
2013
Cristina Quinn, Ph.D. candidate
Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto
Scarborough, CAN
2012
Binnian Wei, Ph.D. candidate
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University
Rutgers School of Public Health
Piscataway, NJ, USA
2011
Liesel Seryak, Ph.D. candidate
Division of Environmental Health Sciences
The Ohio State University, College of Public Health
Columbus, OH, USA
2009
Marie Frederiksen, Ph.D. candidate
Department of Environmental Chemistry & Microbiology, Aarhus University, National Environmental Research Institute
Aarhus, DENs
A nomination shall consist of a nominating letter from a current ISES member describing the contributions of the nominee to the science of human exposure science, his/her potential for making future contributions to the field, and a curriculum vitae or biographical sketch of the nominee in sufficient depth for evaluation by the ISES Awards Committee. The person submitting the nomination is required to obtain a seconding letter and is encouraged to solicit supporting letters from others familiar with the contributions of the nominee. For questions regarding award nominations, or to nominate someone, email Tom McKone or Eric Hall.
Young Investigator Meeting Award
This award supports students and new researchers (researchers within 10 years of terminal degree) participation at the ISES annual meetings.
Eligibility
Recipients must be a current student or new researcher (researcher within 10 years of terminal degree).
Nature of the Award
The award shall consist of a certificate and $500 provided in reimbursement for meeting registration and/or travel costs incurred in attending the ISES annual meeting.
2022
Peng Gao
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburg
2021
Bi Jianzhao
Postdoc, University of Washington
2020
Elyse Caron-Beaudoin
University of Toronto – Scarborough
Department of Physical and Environmental Science
Toronto – Scarborough, Canada
2019
Nathan Lothrop
University of Arizona
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Tucson, AZ USA
2018
Donghai Liang, PhD, MPH
Emory University, Environmental Health
Atlanta, GA USA
2017
Darpa Jyethi, PhD
Indian Statistical Institute
North-East Centre at Tezpur
Applications must be submitted to the selection committee by the stated deadline. The nomination consists of brief e-mail identifying the nominee and their qualifications along with a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae. Additional material may be requested. For questions regarding award nominations, or to nominate someone, email Tom McKone or Eric Hall..
Joan M. Daisey Award
Joan Daisey, a founding ISEA member and past president (1995-1996), passed away on February 29, 2000, after a year-long battle with cancer. Daisey was senior staff scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and one of the nation’s leading experts on indoor air quality.
Upon learning of her death, the ISEA Executive Board voted to rename the Society’s Outstanding Young Scientist Award in honor of Dr. Daisey. The award was established in 1998, due largely to the efforts of Dr. Daisey, who chaired the Awards Committee at that time. She was known to particularly enjoy working with promising young scientists and helped guide numerous students in their doctoral research.
Earlier that year, the ISEA Awards Committee announced that Joan Daisey would be the recipient of the Constance L. Mehlman Award for 2000. A posthumous presentation of the award took place at the October conference in Monterey, at a function honoring her.
Eligibility
Any person, ISES member or not, whose highest degree was conferred in the calendar year less than 10 years prior to the year in which the award is to be given, and is not a member of the ISES Awards Committee, is eligible for this award.
Nature of the Award
The award shall consist of a plaque, ISES membership for one year, and $1000, which can be awarded as a check or as travel reimbursement to an ISES conference, at the discretion of the recipient.
2022
Krystal Pollitt, PhD
Assistant Professor, Yake University
2021
Amina Salamova, PhD
Assistant Professor, Indiana University
2020
Peter Fantke, PhD
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Quantitative Sustainability Assessment
Lyngby, Denmark
2019
Lesliam Quiros-Alcala , PhD
University of Maryland
Maryland Institute of Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH)
College Park, MD, USA
2018
Kate Hoffman, PhD
Duke University
Nicholas School of the Environment
Durham, NC, USA
2017
Nicole Deziel, MHS, PhD
Yale School of Public Health
New Haven, CT, USA
2016
Marc-Andre Verner
Université de Montréal
Montreal, Canada
2015
Manish Arora
Department of Preventive Medicine,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA
2014
Dr. Jun Wu
Professor in Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Program in Public Health
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
2013
Julian Marshall
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
2012
Dr. Holger M. Koch
IPA – Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine
Ruhr-University Bochum
Bochum, Germany
2011
Jeremy A. Sarnat, Sc.D.
Professor of Environmental Health
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA
2010
Dr. Ryan Allen
Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, Canada
2009
Dr. Rufus Edwards
School of Medicine
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA, USA
2008
Dr. Marsha Morgan
Exposure Measurements & Analysis
U.S. EPA
Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
2007
Pamela Williams, Sc.D.
Office of Research and Development
U.S. EPA
Washington, DC, USA
2005
Dr. Chensheng Alex Lu
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA
2004
Dr. John L. Adgate
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA
2003
Dr. Lee-Jane Sally Liu
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
2002
Dr. David L. MacIntosh
Environmental Health and Engineering
Newton, MA, USA
2001
Dr. Dana Barr
Division of Laboratory Sciences
CDC National Center for Environmental Health
Atlanta, GA, USA
2000
Dr. Adrian Fernandez-Bremauntz
Ministry for the Environment
Natural Resources and Fisheries
Mexico City, Mexico
and
Dr. Valerie Zartarian
U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development
Reston, VA, USA
1999
Dr. Nicole Janssen
Wageningen University
Wageningen,The Netherlands
1998
Dr. Alison C. Cullen
Graduate School of Public Affairs
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA
A nomination shall consist of a nominating letter from a current ISES member describing the contributions of the nominee to the science of human exposure assessment, his/her potential for making future contributions to the field, and a curriculum vitae or biographical sketch of the nominee in sufficient depth for evaluation by the ISES Awards Committee. The person submitting the nomination is encouraged to solicit supporting letters from others familiar with the contributions of the nominee. For questions regarding award nominations, or to nominate someone, email Tom McKone or Eric Hall..
A physical chemist by training, Daisey was at the Berkeley Lab for 14 years and headed the Environmental Energy Technologies (EET) Division’s Indoor Environment Department, with a 60-person staff and a budget of more than $6 million per year. She was also chair of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board, an influential national board that helps guide the direction of EPA research.
Born in New York City, Daisey received her B.A. in chemistry from Georgian Court College in New Jersey in 1962 and her Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Seton Hall University in 1970. With more than 25 years of research experience, Daisey’s more than 100 publications focused on organic pollutants and indoor and outdoor air particles. Her work in this field included studies of the physical and chemical nature, sources, transport, and fate of pollutants, as well as exposure assessment and exposure pathways.
“Joan’s contributions — as an outstanding researcher within the Department, as an advocate for linking indoor and outdoor air quality research, and as a national leader on environmental research — were magnificent,” said Mark Levine, Division Director of EET. “Equally, we will miss her joy in doing research, her impatience with impediments to progress, her sense of humor, and her acceptance of her co-workers as friends and part of her extended family.” Added Charles V. Shank, Director of Berkeley Lab, “Joan has had an enormous impact here, and we will miss her very much.”
“She will be remembered as an outstanding, creative, and energetic scientist with a positive outlook and a sense of humor,” said fellow scientist Bill Fisk. “She was unselfish and treated her colleagues with warmth and respect.”
While a researcher at New York University Medical Center’s Department of Environmental Medicine (1975-1986), Daisey was a principal investigator in numerous multi-institutional field projects, including the Airborne Toxic Elements and Organic Substances Study. As a senior scientist at Berkeley Lab, she was a principal investigator for many research projects on environmental tobacco smoke, ventilation, infiltration and indoor air quality, the health effects of volatile organic compounds and particles, and on the soil-to-gas transport of volatile organic compounts into buildings as an exposure pathway. She had a strong interest in the continuum between indoor and outdoor air quality and helped to build a bridge between the respective research communities.
Daisey took a lively interest in guiding the development of new areas of research. She was active in the public arena, where she applied her scientific expertise and knowledge of toxic chemicals to the problem of reducing their exposures to human beings. She was a member of EPA’s Science Advisory Board since 1987 and was chair of the Board since 1998. Her work with the Board included participation in several committees, including the EPA’s Human Exposure and Health Subcommittee of the Advisory Board’s Integrated Risk Project. She served on the DOE Lab Directors’ Environmental and Occupational/Public Health Standards Steering Group since 1993; the Board of Scientific Counselors of ATSDR (1988-1990); and the NRC’s Committee on Advances in Assessing Human Exposure to Airborne Pollutants from 1987 to 1989. Daisey worked on the peer review committees that developed emergency plans for the sampling and analysis of data from the Love Canal area of New York State in 1987 and 1988.
ISES Award for Best Student Paper
The first author of an eligible publication must currently be a student or have been a student at the time in which the published work was submitted for publication. Further, the first author must be a current ISES member.
Eligibility
The first author of the publication must be a current ISES member. The paper must have been published (in print) in the prior volume year.
Selection Criteria
Papers will be judged on criteria that include the following:
- The paper is creative and/or innovative. This can be in terms of methods, organization, generation of knowledge, or in translation between science and applications.
- The quality of the science is high. Measurements and methods should be transparent, verifiable, reproducible, rigorous, reliable, and relevant.
- The presentation of the science is of high quality.
- The paper is visually attractive, economical in use of words and tables and figures and space, well organized, clear, and easy to read.
- Findings are provided in context with other work (corroborative, weight of evidence). Results are presented in a clear and unbiased manner (e.g. negative as well as positive results are discussed, not over-extrapolated).
Nature of the Award
The award shall consist of award certificates for all authors of a selected paper, with the first author also receiving a one-year membership to ISES. ISES may also acknowledge runner-up papers with letters of recognition for all authors.
2022
Sonja Wrobel
PhD Candidate, Universität Bochum, Germany
2021
Nicolo Aurisano
Student, Technical University of Denmark
2020
The impact of air exchange rate on ambient air pollution exposure and inequalities across all residential parcels in Massachusetts.
Anna Rosofsky, PhD
2019
Relationships of long-term smoking and moist snuff consumption with a DNA methylation – age relevant smoking index: an analysis in buccal cells
Jamaji Nwamaji-Enweren
2018
Asthma trajectories in a population-based birth cohort.
Impacts of air pollution and greenness.
Hind Sbihi (ISES), Mieke Koehoorn, Lillian Tamburic, and Michael Brauer. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Vol 195, Iss 5, pp 607–613, (2017).
2017
Quantification of Polybrominated and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Human Matrices by Isotope-Dilution Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Elizabeth Marder, PhD. Toxicology 40, no. 7 (2016): 511-518
Nominations must be submitted to the selection committee by the stated deadline. There are no restrictions on who may nominate, and self-nominations are encouraged. The nomination e-mail should include a copy of the nominee’s manuscript and the nominee’s curriculum vitae. Additional information, such as a verification of student status may be requested. For questions regarding award nominations, or to nominate someone, email Tom McKone or Eric Hall..
History of ISES
Historical ISEA/ISES Information:
The International Society of Exposure Assessment (ISEA) was founded in 1989, and the Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology (JEAEE) was established in 1991. The words “analysis” and “assessment” were replaced with “science” in 2006 and 2008, and became ISES and JESEE, respectively. The International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), previously named the International Society of Exposure Analysis and later the International Society of Exposure Assessment, was founded in 1989 as a nonprofit organization to advance the field of exposure science and promote the use of exposure science in the fields of public, occupational, and environmental health. The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology is the official journal of the ISES. ISES members are experienced in many disciplines, including exposure assessment, chemistry, biochemistry, risk assessment, biostatistics, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, ecology, environmental fate, transport, and transformation, exposure modeling, air pollution measurement and modeling, and environmental engineering. The society’s membership includes academic, governmental, and private sector scientists, scientific managers, and policy makers who have a common interest in the field of exposure science.
Past Presidents
1990-1991 Myron Mehlman*
1992 Jerry Schroy
1993 Paul Lioy*
1994 Morton Lippmann
1995 Ken Sexton
1996 Joan Daisey*
1997 Tom McKone
1998 Judith Graham
1999 Mike Lebowitz*
2000 Matti Jantunen
2001 Haluk Ozkaynak
2002 John Kissel
2003 Larry Needham*
2004 Erik Lebret
2005-2006 Mike Dellarco
2007-2008 Clifford Weisel
2009-2010 Tina Bahadori
2011-2012 Dana Barr
2013-2014 Richard Fenske
2015-2016 Timothy Buckley
2017-2018 Judy LaKind
2019-2020 Paloma Beamer
2021-2022 Brian Curwin
Founding Members
Gerald Akland
Joseph Behar
Michael Callahan
Steven Colome
Joan Daisey*
Michael Dellarco
Paul Lioy*
Michael Lebowitz*
Lars Möhave
Demetrios Moschandreas
Myron Mehlman
Wayne Ott
James Quackenboss
Bernd Seifert
Jack Spengler
Jerome Wesolowski*
Past Events
2023: Chicago, Illinois, Connecting Communities & Science through Addressing Environmental Exposures
2022: Lisbon, Portugal, From Exposure to Human Health: New Developments and Challenges in a Changing Environment
2021: Virtual Meeting, Multisector Engagement for Addressing Emerging Environmental Exposures
2020: Virtual Meeting, Changing Exposure, Climate, and Health: From Science to Policy
2019: Kaunas, Lithuania (with ISIAQ), The built, natural, and social environments: impacts on exposures, health and well-being
2018: Ottawa, Canada (with ISEE), Addressing Complex Local and Global Issues in Environmental Exposure and Health
2017: Durham, NC, Integrating Exposure Science Across Diverse Communities
2016: Urecht, Netherlands, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health and the Environment
2015: Henderson, NV USA, Exposures in an Evolving Environment
2014: Cincinatti, OH USA, Exposure Science Integration to Protect Ecological Systems, Human Well-Being, and Occupational Health
2013: Basel, Switzerland (with ISIAQ), Environment and Health – Bridging South, North, East and West
2012: Seattle, WA USA, Lessons Learned: Contributions of Exposure Science to Environmental and Occupational Health
2011: Baltimore, MD USA, Advancing Exposure Science for Environmental Health
2011 Special Section: Milan, Italy, International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) and the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
2010: Seoul, Korea, Technology, Environmental Sustainability and Health
2009: Minneapolis, MN USA, Transforming Exposure Science in the 21st Century
2008: Pasadena, CA USA, Exposure and Health in a Global Environment
2007: Durham, NC USA, Partnerships: Exploring Integrative Approaches in Exposure Assessment
2006: Paris, France, 16th ISEE/ISES Conference
2005: Tucson, Arizona, 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Assessment
2004: Philadelphia, PA, 14th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Assessment
2003: Stresa, Italy, 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis
2002: Vancouver, BC, 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, in partnership with the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE).
2001: Charleston, SC, 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis
2000: Monterey, CA, 10th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis
1999: Athens, Greece, 9th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis in partnership with the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE).
1998: Boston, MA, 8th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis
1997: Research Triangle Park, NC, 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis with the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)
1996: New Orleans, LA, 6th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis with the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA).
1995: Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 5th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis with the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE).
1994: Research Triangle Park, NC, 4th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis with the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE).
1993: Helsinki, Finland, 3rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis with the the International Society of Indoor Air Quality (ISIAQ).
1992: San Diego, CA, 2nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis with the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA).
1991: Atlanta, GA, 1st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Analysis