Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Publications
Chandler, G. Thomas
Dean
Dr. Chandler's research interests are: 1) Aquatic ecotoxicology with emphasis on endocrine disrupting pesticides, UV-mediated toxicant behavior, contaminated sediment toxicology, reproductive toxicology and teratogenesis, and meiobenthic ecology/aquaculture; environmental risk assessment of sediment-associated xenobiotics in estuarine ecosystems,trophic transfer of lipophilic pesticides, metals and organometals, microcosm modelling of meiobenthic communities under pollution stress.
Biographical Profile
- College
- Arnold School of Public Health
- Department
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Meiobenthos, ecotoxicology, emerging contaminants, endocrine disruptors
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Nanotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Science and Engineering (Other), Health Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Ecotoxicology, marine/estuarine ecology, endocrine disruption, ocean acidification proxies using benthic foraminifera, standardization of invertebrate toxicity test methodologies.
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 - 1987 | Zoologisches Institute, Universitat Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany | Postdoc | |
| 1979 - 1986 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | MSc, PhD | Zoology, Statistics |
| 1975 - 1979 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington, North Carolina | BSc | Biology & Marine Biology |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 - 1991 | Research Assistant Professor, Baruch Institute for Marine Biology, University of South Carolina | |
| 1991 - 1994 | Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina | |
| 1995 - 1999 | Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina | |
| 2003 | ASTM Committee E-47 Symposium Organizer - Bioassay of Endocrine Disruptors | |
| 2004 | Executive Board, Carolinas Regional Chapter, Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry | |
| 2004 - 2005 | NIH Senior Expert Panel, NIEHS Superfund P42 Grants Program Review, RTP, NC | |
| 2004 | External Advisory Board, Institute for Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University | |
| 2005 | Member, Bilateral Biomarker Working Group, Office of Science, French Embassy | |
| 2018 | Chairman, Undergraduate Public health and Global Health Education Network | Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health |
| 1998 | Chairman, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina | |
| 1998 | Visiting Scientist, USC/Ukrainian Expedition to Chernobyl Reactor Site | |
| 1999 | Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences & Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina | |
| 1999 | Visiting Scientist, USC/Ukrainian Expedition to the Black Sea | |
| 1997 | Editorial Board Member, Marine Environmental Research | |
| 1990 | Visiting Scientist, United States/Russian Cooperative Study of Lake Baikal Food Webs | |
| 1987 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hamburg | |
| 1988 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Belle W. Baruch Institute, University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Award | USC Educational Foundation Research Award for Health Sciences | University of South Carolina |
| 2002 | Award | United States Delegate, OECD Expert Committee on Invertebrate Toxicity Testing, Paris, France | |
| Award | Invited Speaker, Monterey Bay Aquarium and Research Institute, Monterey, CA | ||
| Award | Invited Speaker, University of Stockholm, Institute for Environmental Toxicology | ||
| Award | Invited Speaker, USEPA Environmental Research Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Award | Elected, Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society | ||
| Award | University of South Carolina School of Public Health Honor Society | ||
| Award | Distinguished Alumnus Award & Commencement Speaker | Louisiana State University College of Basic Sciences, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| Award | CRRC Showcase Project for 2005, "Meiobenthos for Risk Assessment of Crude-Oil WAF", NOAA Coastal Response and Research Center, University of New Hampshire | ||
| Award | Keynote Address, 12th International Meiofauna Conference, Ravenna, Italy |
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