Joachim Pleil, PhD

About

Research Physical Scientist (retired, December 2019)
Internal Exposure Indicators Branch
Environmental Methods and Measurements Division
National Exposure Research Laboratory
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Honors and Awards

Engineering Team Award
2019, NASA

Excellence in Mentorship Award
2015, U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory

Engineering Achievement Award
2012, NASA

Bronze Medal for Exhaled Breath Condensate Research
2007, U.S. EPA, ORD

Bronze Medal for World Trade Center Exposure Assessment
2006, U.S. EPA, ORD

Representative Courses

ENVR 640- Environmental Exposure Assessment

Research Activities

Develop field sampling and extraction methods for organic compounds in biological and environmental media. Develop sample concentration and analysis laboratory methods for measuring and identifying patterns of endogenous and chemical biomarkers in human biological fluids including blood, breath, exhaled breath condensate, bronchial lavage fluid, and urine using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and immunochemistry platforms. Construct mathematical, statistical, and systems biology approaches to interpret the absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of human exposures to environmental stressors. Mentor Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows and teach Environmental Exposure Assessment at UNC School of Public Health.

Education