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Hermens awarded Environmental
Education Award
30 April 2004
Dr. Joop Hermens was awarded the 2004 Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe Environmental
Education Award, sponsored by Dr. U. Noack Laboratorien.
Though the award was intended to honor Hermens, he
saw it as an acknowledgement of the effort from the
environmental toxicology and chemistry research group
at the Institute for Risk Assessment (IRAS) at the University
of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
"I consider it as an appreciation of the work
from our group in Utrecht during the last 15 years,"
Hermens said of the award during his acceptance speech
at the opening session of the SETAC Europe 14th Annual
Meeting held recently in Prague, Czech Republic.
This award is presented annually by SETAC Europe to
a scientist or organization to honor activities in the
dissemination of knowledge of the environmental sciences.
Hermens received the award because of his outstanding
record of interdisciplinary activities and substantial
contributions to the environmental sciences.
Hermens earned a doctorate in toxicology from the University
of Utrecht's Department of Veterinary Pharmacology,
Pharmacy and Toxicology in 1983. He has served as an
associate professor and head of the environmental toxicology
and chemistry section of the IRAS at the University
of Utrecht since 1990. During the course of his career,
he has published nearly 150 articles in peer-reviewed
journals and has co-authored three books.
Hermens has also served as direct supervisor of nearly
20 doctorate candidates since 1988. He says that he
believes he received the Environmental Education Award
mainly for his contributions to the education and training
of doctorate candidates in the fields of environmental
toxicology and chemistry.
"My own role is of someone who winds up the clock
every week and takes care that the clock keeps on ticking."
Contact:
April Phillips
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Public Relations
850 469 1500 x 28
aprilp@setac.org
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