Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel contributed to an article titled “Advocates Celebrate a Legal Win Against U.S. Navy’s Staggering Pollution in the Potomac River. A Lack of Effective Regulation Could Dampen the Spirit” in Inside Climate News. “There is a distinct lack of field studies designed to confirm these predictions through the collection and analysis of water, sediment and fish tissue samples from the upper, middle and lower ‘danger zones’ as designated by the Naval Surface Warfare Center,” Frankel said. Read more.

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel was invited to provide the opening plenary talk at the FMC Corporation R&D Expo in June 2023. Held at the Delaware Stine Research Facility, this two-day event gathered FMC scientists from around the world to learn about the latest innovations, share ideas and celebrate the company’s achievements. Frankel’s talk, titled “Developing and Applying Sensitive Methods To Assess Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals,” provided an overview of his ecotoxicology program over the last decade and highlighted the exciting research and collaborations currently being conducted alongside undergraduates at the University of Mary Washington. Dr. Frankel is also a recipient of the 2022 FMC New Investigator Award, which provides $50,000 in funds to support his research program.

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel and co-authors Associate Professor Leanna Giancarlo and Professor Ben Kisila, both of the Department of Chemistry and Physics; Professor of Math Debra Hydorn; and recent graduate Catherine Crowell ’22 published an article in Chemosphere based on research conducted at the University of Mary Washington. Titled “Investigating the potential impacts of coal ash runoff on the freshwater Seminole ramshorn snail (Planorbella duryi) under laboratory conditions,” this work identifies the potential impacts of a high volume of industrial waste on the survival, behavior, embryonic development and growth of a common freshwater snail. With an impact factor of 8.943 and CiteScore of 11.8, Chemosphere is one of the most competitive ecotoxicology journals that requires a high level of novelty, significance and impact in accepted papers. Support for the project was provided by the UMW Undergraduate Research Grant Program and a Morris Animal Foundation First Award Wildlife Grant (D22ZO-308). Read the article.

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel  is the winner of a 2022 FMC New Investigator Award of $50,000 for his research on sub-lethal effects on aquatic invertebrates. FMC praised Dr. Frankel’s work with undergrad students in his research.