PFAS Solutions Summit
2025

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Hosted by: Myconaut & NMU Chemistry Department

Focus: Innovative Solutions for PFAS Remediation

Event Schedule

  • Date: January 9th & 10th, 2025
  • Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
  • Location: Innovate Smartzone, Marquette, MI Advanced Services Suite, 1st Floor

Why Attend?

  • Showcase cutting-edge technologies
  • Foster collaboration on pioneering projects
  • Unite diverse stakeholders to drive impactful solutions

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Full Event Schedule

Thursday, January 9th

10:00 AM

  • Co-host Introductions: Ryan Iacovacci & Dr. Lesley Putman
  • Brief Video from Senator Gary Peters on emerging PFAS Policies

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

  • Opening Keynote & Q&A
  • Speaker: Blake Farris, FREDsense Technologies
  • Topic: PFAS analysis can be expensive and time-consuming, affecting R&D, tech piloting, and full-scale projects. Learn which lab methods work best for AFFF, the technology behind on-site testing, and how these methods apply in AFFF scenarios.

11:45 AM – 1:30 PM

  • Panel Discussion (Moderator: Ryan Iacovacci) Topic: Current PFAS Challenges, Testing, and Field Results
  • Panelists:
    • Dr. Lesley Putman (Northern Michigan University)
    • Dr. Matt Reeves (Western Michigan)
    • Dr. Jiwei Zhang (University of Minnesota)

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

  • Breakout Sessions:
    1. Funding Opportunities: NSF, EPA, DOE, Europe & the EU
    2. Data Management: Laboratories + Field
    3. State & Federal PFAS Laws: Current and Future

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Day 1 Closing Remarks Ryan Iacovacci & Joe Theil of IMQT Smartzone

Social Hour (After 4:00 PM)

  • Location: Blackrocks
  • Sponsored by Warner Norcross & Judd + MichBio
  • Two drink tickets provided

Friday, January 10th

 10:00 AM

  • Introductions
    • Ryan Iacovacci (Myconaut)
    • Chuck Meek (Solve for X)
    • Carl Lindquist (Lake Superior Community Partnership)
    • Jason Grostic (Grostic Farm, Brighton, MI)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

  • Opening Keynote & Q&A
  • Speaker: Dr. Ingmar Nopens, C-Biotech
  • Topic: Results from hemp planting on an AFFF fire training site at Vesta in Belgium.

11:45 AM – 1:30 PM

  • Panel Discussion: PFAS in the Field & Soil
  • Moderator: Ryan Iacovacci
  • Panelists:
    • Howard Sprouse (The Remediators)
    • Tyler Watson (Myconaut)
    • Jason Grostic (Grostic Farm, Brighton, MI)
    • Mark Henry (Environmental Engineering, Oscoda, MI)

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

  • Breakout Sessions
    1. Future Projects & Collaboration
    2. From Research to Commercialization
    3. Emerging Technologies for PFAS (Testing, Mineralizing, Filtering, etc.)

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Day 2 Closing Remarks Ryan & Dr. Lesley Putman

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