Jenna Jambeck
Jenna Romness Jambeck | |
|---|---|
 Jenna Jambeck in 2022 | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Georgia |
| Thesis | The disposal of CCA-treated wood in simulated landfills: potential impacts(2004) |
Jenna Jambeck(born 1974) an American environmental engineer who is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Georgia.Her research considersplastic pollutionand efforts to address plastic waste. In 2022, she was awarded aMacArthur Fellowship.
Early life and education
[edit]Jambeck grew up inPine City, Minnesotaand graduated fromPine City High School.[1]Jambeck was an undergraduate student at theUniversity of Florida.[2]She majored in environmental engineering, before starting a masters, then doctorate. During her doctoral research onCCA-treatedwood, Jambeck worked alongside Debra Reinhardt and Helena Solo-Gabriele.[3]In 2004, she started aUnited States Environmental Protection Agencypostdoctoral fellowship in Florida.[4]
Research and career
[edit]Jambeck was made an assistant professor at theUniversity of Georgiain 2005.[4]She was promoted to associate professor in 2015, and became the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering in 2020.[5]
In 2001, Jambeck started working onmarine debris,the solid plastic waste that accumulates in the shorelines of waterways.[6]In 2014, Jambeck went on an ocean expedition with fourteen women scientists to better understand ocean plastics. The mission, "eXXpedition", looked to advance understanding ofmicroplasticsand their impact on environmental and human health.[7]
Jambeck created debris tracker, an app that allows members of the public to monitor plastic pollution. The app, which started to trackmarine debris,was supported by theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.[8]Based on data collected by this app, in 2015 Jambeck estimated that there was over 8 million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean every year.[2]
Jambeck was made aNational GeographicFellow in 2018.[9]She looked to created standardized methods to characterize the factors which cause plastic waste leakage in the environment. These frameworks should provide strategies to prevent the potentially harmful side effects of plastic pollution. Alongside her work on plastic waste, Jambeck is interested in creating acircular economy.She developed the Circularity Assessment Protocol, CAP, which includesplastics manufacturers,users and people who are involved with waste management.[2]The CAP was used by people inMiamito develop regulations to keep debris out of the water.[10]
In 2022, Jambeck was awarded aMacArthur Fellowship.[11][12]
Selected publications
[edit]- Jenna R Jambeck; Roland Geyer; Chris Wilcox; Theodore R Siegler; Miriam Perryman; Anthony Andrady; Ramani Narayan; Kara Lavender Law (1 February 2015). "Marine pollution. Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean".Science.347(6223): 768–771.Bibcode:2015Sci...347..768J.doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.1260352.ISSN0036-8075.PMID25678662.WikidataQ34462547.
- Roland Geyer; Jenna R Jambeck; Kara Lavender Law (19 July 2017)."Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made".Science Advances.3(7): e1700782.doi:10.1126/SCIADV.1700782.ISSN2375-2548.PMC5517107.PMID28776036.WikidataQ38641861.
- Amy L Brooks; Shunli Wang;Jenna R. Jambeck(20 June 2018)."The Chinese import ban and its impact on global plastic waste trade".Science Advances.4(6): eaat0131.doi:10.1126/SCIADV.AAT0131.ISSN2375-2548.PMC6010324.PMID29938223.WikidataQ55282151.
References
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- ^abc"Jenna Jambeck".MacArthur Fellows Program.Retrieved2022-10-12.
- ^"Jenna Jambeck, Trash Expert and People Junkie".National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.Retrieved2022-10-12.
- ^ab"UGA College of Engineering".engineering.uga.edu.Retrieved2022-10-12.
- ^Wooten, Mike (2020-02-19)."Pioneering researcher named Distinguished Professor".UGA Today.Retrieved2022-10-12.
- ^"Jenna Jambeck".www.oceansplasticleanup.com.Retrieved2022-10-12.
- ^Scott-Ireton, Della A.; Raupp, Jason T.; Jones, Jennifer E., eds. (19 September 2023).Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement.University Press of Florida.p. 274.ISBN9780813070506.Retrieved30 December2023.
- ^Morath, Sarah J. (24 March 2022).Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It.Cambridge University Press.p. 33.ISBN9781108841801.Retrieved30 December2023.
- ^"Jenna Jambeck - National Geographic Society".explorer-directory.nationalgeographic.org.Retrieved2022-10-12.
- ^Hataway, James; Georgia, University of."Researchers help Miami fight plastic pollution".phys.org.Retrieved2022-10-12.
- ^Blair, Elizabeth (2022-10-12)."An ornithologist, a cellist and a human rights activist: the 2022 MacArthur Fellows".NPR.Retrieved2022-10-12.
- ^Beeson, Leigh (2022-10-12)."UGA's Jenna Jambeck awarded MacArthur grant".UGA Today.Retrieved2022-10-12.
