The 2025 National PFAS Symposium

Professor Paul Bonnington

Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), The University of Queensland

Professor Kristofer Thurecht

Deputy Director, AIBN, The University of Queensland

09:00 — Plenary Session: Detlef Knappe

North Carolina State University — PFAS Releases from Fluoropolymer Production: Community Impacts and Interventions to Reduce Human Exposure

09:40 — Albert Juhasz

University of South Australia — Addressing Uncertainty in PFAS Exposure Assessment: The Challenge of PFAS And Precursor Dark Matter

10:10 — Ian Delaere

Expotox, Australia — Rapid Elimination of Serum PFAS in Highly Exposed Individuals

11:00 — Bradley Clarke

The University of Melbourne — PFAS in the Australian Environment: Gaps, Risks, and Future Directions

11:30 — Leisa-Maree Toms

Queensland University of Technology — Using Human Biomonitoring to Assess Spatial Trends of PFAS in Australia

12:00 — Karl Bowles

The University of Queensland; Jacobs Australia — We Can Argue Whether PFAS are Still ‘Emerging Contaminants’ but Challenges Remain for Effective Regulation

13:30 — Steve Woodard

ECT2, USA — Global PFAS Treatment Technology Developments

13:50 — Luke Amies

Epic Environmental, Australia — Regulatory Challenges of Managing PFAS in Queensland

14:05 — Sara Ghorbani Gorji

The University of Queensland — Investigating PFAS in Cosmetic Products with a Spotlight on Natural and Organic Products

14:25 — Zhuojing Yang

The University of Queensland — A Novel and Regenerable Platform for Efficient and Selective Removal of PFAS from Dirty Streams

14:35 — Min Yang

Shanghai University — “Adsorption-reduction” Bifunctional BC-ZVI Material Facilitates PFOS Capturing and Mechanochemical Degradation

15:20 — Andrea Veciana Picazo

The University of Queensland — Electrochemical and Piezocatalytic Methods for PFAS Destruction

15:40 — Yutong Zhu

The University of Queensland — Sorption and Utilization of “Forever Chemicals” in Rechargeable Batteries

15:50 — Shervin Kabiri

University of Adelaide — PFAS Immobilisation in Soil: Lessons, Breakthroughs, and the Road Ahead

16:10 — Divina Navarro

CSIRO Environment — Activated Carbon Reduces PFAS Bioavailability Across Multiple Taxa

Chair: Leisa-Maree Toms

Panel: Karl Bowles · Luke Amies · Denis O’Carroll · Detlef Knappe

Venue: Customs House, 399 Queen Street, Brisbane

Dinner Opening Address · ALSGlobal, OCTA