Events
Advancing PFAS Testing | Webinar
Date
September 24, 2025 03:00pm - 04:00pm
Scientific Perspectives on Regulatory Drivers and Emerging Needs
As interest in PFAS testing grows across communities, decision-makers increasingly require timely, data-driven insights to support credible, science-based testing strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, and guide responses to emerging environmental health priorities. Learn from RTI’s experts who will provide the scientific insights you need to navigate evolving regulations and implement high-quality, forward-looking testing approaches.
By attending this webinar, you will gain:
- An understanding of how current PFAS testing methods support alignment with evolving federal and state regulatory requirements
- Insight into the current state of PFAS activity across the U.S. and its impacts on utilities, including testing support through programs like RTI CleanPlus and future considerations such as microplastics
- A closer look at advancements in lab analysis, including non-targeted methods, biological sample testing, and other emerging techniques
- Perspective on how laboratory certifications and proficiency testing programs are supporting quality and readiness across the testing ecosystem
Register now and submit your questions in advance*
*To help shape the discussion, registrants are encouraged to submit PFAS-related testing questions ahead of the session.
Meet the Presenters
Lisa Greene
Lisa Greene is Senior Director of Microanalytical Sciences at RTI International, where she leads a team of scientists applying techniques such as electron, atomic force, and optical microscopy, along with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF), to characterize both manufactured and natural materials as well as environmental pollutants. Her work spans occupational and environmental health, product contamination, corrosion and defects, and manufacturing process control. She oversees proficiency testing programs for asbestos, beryllium, and lead analysis, and contributes to developing bodies of knowledge for industrial hygiene practice.
Jennifer Hoponick Redmon
Jennifer Hoponick Redmon is Senior Director of Environmental Health and Water Quality at RTI International. A senior environmental health scientist and chemical risk assessment specialist, she bridges environmental chemistry, toxicology, policy, and risk assessment. She leads community-engaged research programs—most notably the Clean Water for Carolina Kids and Clean Water for US Kids—promoting citizen-science water testing to reduce lead exposure in schools and child care centers. She also heads PFAS exposure studies in private wells and is recognized for translating science into practical public health solutions.
Amy Volckens
Amy Volckens is a Strategic Account Executive for Federal Climate Research at RTI International. She develops client-focused account strategies that connect federal agencies—including EPA, NOAA, DOE, and USDA—to RTI’s interdisciplinary research and solutions in climate, energy, and environment. She leverages a deep knowledge of climate research and energy and environmental policy to understand where RTI’s scientific, research, and policy capabilities can add value and improve the human condition.
Imari Walker-Franklin, PhD
Dr. Imari Walker-Franklin is a Research Chemist at RTI International. She uses advanced chromatography and high-resolution mass spectrometry to detect emerging contaminants, including PFAS, microplastics, and wastewater tracers, in environmental and biological samples. Her research examines how polymer-associated chemicals and microplastics transform and impact exposure pathways. She co-authored Plastics (2023), serves on the National Academies Roundtable on Plastic Pollution, and received the 2024 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications.
