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2026 HDC SETAC SPRING MEETING

Manhattan University in Riverdale, New York, April 13

We're excited to announce the call for abstract submission for the 2026 Hudson-Delaware Chapter (HDC) SETAC Regional Meeting, which will take place in person on April 13^th, 2026 at the Manhattan University, Riverdale, NY. The deadline to submit your abstract is Friday, March 13^th, 2026. Follow this link to submit your abstract. 

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Dibs Sarkar

Green Technologies for Remediation of PFAS in Soil and Water.

Dr. Sarkar is a broadly trained environmental geochemist with research interests in environmental remediation, risk assessment, and green technology development. He is a professor of environmental engineering and the founding director of Stevens Center for Sustainability at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dibs graduated with a PhD in geochemistry from the University of Tennessee and worked as a postdoctoral scientist in soil and water chemistry at the University of Florida. He is a Professional Geologist licensed in Texas. Thus far, Dibs has advised 35+ PhD and MS/ME students, 25+ postdoctoral associates, and many visiting scholars. He has published 200+ journal articles, 20 book chapters, and 300+ technical abstracts and conference proceedings. He has edited 3 books, authored 1 research monograph, and has so far generated more than $18 million in grant funding as a PI or Co-PI to support the research activities of his group. Dibs is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, and a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America. He is the founding principal of SIROM Scientific Solutions, LLC, an environmental R&D startup incorporated in New Jersey. He is the editor-in-chief of Springer's Current Pollution Reports and serves on the editorial board of several other journals. 

Topics for the 2026 Meeting:

• Chemicals of emerging concern (e.g., PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products), including relevant research
• Environmental toxicology and stress response
• Environmental risk assessment, engineering, remediation, and restoration - with a focus on Superfund/hazardous waste sites and/or river cleanups in NJ and NY
• Advances in research, analysis, and monitoring of chemical contaminants
• Policy, management, and communication

Format for Abstract Submission:

Your abstract can be presented as a platform presentation or a poster. Please limit your abstract to 250 words. Each platform presentation will be 20 minutes + 5 minutes of Q&A. 

Submission and Registration Details:

Follow this link to submit your abstract. Note that presenters are required to register for the meeting

Registration is now open. Follow this link to register.

Student presenters are eligible to compete for best poster and platform awards at the meeting. Registration details coming soon.

Meeting Address:

Kelly Commons Building (see Campus Map)

4513 Manhattan College Parkway
Riverdale, NY 10471

*Meeting Venue is a short 5-minute walk from the Van Cortlandt Park–242^nd St Subway Station (#1 Train)

Please click on the following links to learn more about our 2026 Spring Meeting

Campus Map

Agenda coming up