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Christine Ghetu

541-737-4529

christine.ghetu@oregonstate.edu

Education:
B.S. in Forensic Science with Honors from The Pennsylvania State University, 2017

Minor in Chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University, 2017

Research Interest/Focus:
I am interested in using passive samplers to study the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment.

Experience:
Graduate Research (Oregon State University) | Summer 2017 -Present
· Using passive samplers to monitor diffusive and advective flux of organic contaminates in the environment.
       Advisor: Kim Anderson
Undergraduate Research (The Pennsylvania State University) | Summer 2016 -May 2017
· Development of an efficient technique to collect microplastics from the wastewater effluent and environmental samples along with characterization based on size, appearance and chemical composition.
     Advisor: Frank Dorman
National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research (SDSMT) | Summer 2015
· Synthesis of printable doped vanadium dioxide particles into an antenna or thermoresponsive security feature for counterfeit technology.
     Advisors: Grant Crawford, William Cross, Jon Kellar

Award

Ghetu CC. 2016. Schreyer Honors Scholar. The Pennsylvania State University.

Ghetu CC. 2015. Schreyer Honors Scholar. The Pennsylvania State University.

Ghetu CC. 2014. Schreyer Honors Scholar. The Pennsylvania State University.

Ghetu CC. 2013. Schreyer Honors Scholar. The Pennsylvania State University.

Ghetu CC. 2018. ARCS Foundation Scholar. Oregon State University.

Ghetu CC. 2018. SETAC Student Travel Award. SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting.

Ghetu CC. 2018. Society of Collegiate Leadership and Achievement. Oregon State University.

Ghetu CC. 2017. ARCS Foundation Scholar. Oregon State University.

Platform/Presentation

Ghetu CC, D Minick J, Tidwell LG, Hoffman PD, Anderson KA. 2018. Assessing flux of PAHs across sediment-water and water-air phases at a legacy creosote site in the Pacific Northwest, US. SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting, Sacremento, CA.

Anderson KA. 2018. Bridging Superfund Bioavailable PAH Fate with Individual Exposures and Biological Effects. Oregon State University/PNNL Superfund Research Program External Advisory Meeting, Carson, WA.

Ghetu CC, Minick J, Tidwell LG, Anderson KA. 2018. Assessing flux of PAHs across sediment-water and water-air phases at a legacy creosote site in St. Helens, Oregon. 27th PNW-SETAC Annual Conference. Corvallis, Oregon.

Poster

Ghetu CC, D Minick J, Tidwell LG, Hoffman PD. 2018. Assessing flux of PAHs across sediment-water and water-air phases at a legacy creosote site in the Pacific Northwest, US. 3rd Tribal Environmental Health Summit, Corvallis, OR.