Contact Us

For general inquiries:

5703 Alumni Hall 
Orono, Maine 04469
207.581.1506
research@maine.edu

For specific inquiries:

Please contact the Steering Committee, listed below.

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UMaine Extension: PFAS Contamination Response WebsiteTo direct questions to University of Maine Cooperative Extension, please email: extension.PFASQuestions@maine.edu

Steering Committee

  • Portrait of Onur Apul

    Onur Apul, Ph.D.

    Director, UMaine PFAS+ Initiative, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Faculty of the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Materials (FIRST), Fellow at the Mitchell Center, PFAS Science and Engineering, Science Lead

    207.581.2981

    Apul Biography

  • Portrait of Jason Bolton

    Jason Bolton, Ph.D.

    Cooperative Extension Food Safety Specialist, Associate Extension Professor, Innovation Program Area Coordinator

    207.581.1366

    Bolton Biography

  • Portrait of Sharmila Mukhopadhyay

    Sharmila Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.

    Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Materials (FIRST)

    207.581.2252

    Mukhopadhyay Biography

  • Portrait of Ali Abedi

    Ali Abedi, Ph.D.

    Associate Vice President for Research and Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    207.581.2231

    Abedi Biography

  • Portrait of Diane Rowland

    Diane Rowland, Ph.D.

    Dean of College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

    207.581.3202

    Rowland Biography

  • Portrait of Barbara Cole

    Barbara Cole, Ph.D.

    Professor of Chemistry

    207.581.1188

    Cole Biography

Internal Advisory Board