We invite you to share your insights and experiences on PFAS-related projects at the inaugural Iowa PFAS Conference in 2025.

Participants may include academic researchers, graduate students, local, state, and federal employees, the general public, and vendors. All selected speakers will receive complimentary registration for the conference.

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts must be one page with less than 450 words. They should be written in sentence format and without any bullet points. The planning committee will select the top and most relevant abstracts and will notify presenters at least a month ahead of the event.

List of Topics

• Analytical and extraction methods to test for PFAS in environmental and biological samples
• Research findings on PFAS contamination in environmental and biological samples
• Health issues related to PFAS exposure from environmental samples
• PFAS exposure in humans
• PFS biomonitoring in blood, serum, and urine
• Future need to test and monitor for PFAS in environmental and biological samples
• PFAS in water matrices (drinking, surface, raw, well, ground, and waste water)
• PFAS in blood, serum, plasma, and urine
• Human and ecological impacts from PFAS exposure
• EPA regulations to monitor for PFAS in drinking water and environmental samples
• PFAS chemistry and toxicology
• PFAS analytical methods
• PFAS extraction methods
• Challenges and issues with PFAS testing and monitoring

Committees

Conference Co-chairs

• Majid Nada, Environmental Lab Scientist and PFAS Team Leader, State Hygienic Laboratory, University of Iowa
• Christopher Knutson, Environmental Engineering and Science Lab Manager, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, University of Iowa

Standing Organizing Committee

• Aliasger Salem, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Iowa
• Michael Schueller, Associate Director, Environmental Health Division, State Hygienic Laboratory, University of Iowa
• David Cwiertny, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa  
• Darrin Thompson, Associate Director, Center of Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, University of Iowa
• Dustin May, Environmental Lab Manager, State Hygienic Laboratory, University of Iowa
• Donna Santillan, Research Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa
• Jennifer Rumping, Department Administrator, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa

Venue

The 2025 Iowa PFAS Conference will be held April 15-16, 2025, at the Graduate by Hilton Iowa City and the University of Iowa campus.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Majid Nada at majidhameednada-nada@uiowa.edu or Christopher Knutson at christopher-j-knutson@uiowa.edu.