Congratulations to Chris Clark for Recognition as a 21st Century Leader!

Recently, Environmental Science student Chris Clark (class of 2020) was recognized by the University as a 21st Century Leader. Chris worked in the Timme-Laragy Lab (located in the School of Environmental Health & Health Sciences), where he studied toxic PFAS chemicals. This work led Chris to make an enormous impact on his hometown of Westfield, MA.

Together with the Westfield Residents Advocating for Themselves (WRAFT), Chris successfully lobbied for the “commonwealth to allocate over $20 million in assistance to PFAS-contaminated communities and establish stricter PFAS standards.” Having just graduated from UMass, Chris will continue studying issues related to “remediation and regulation of toxic [environmental] contamination” at the University of Michigan.

Congratulations Chris!

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