Jennifer Field

Jennifer Field is a Professor in the Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Department at Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Her research focuses on the development and application of quantitative analytical methods for organic micropollutants and their transformation products in natural/engineered systems, with pioneering work on PFAS occurrence and behavior. She has served as Executive and Associate Editor for Environmental Science & Technology (2008–2023). Her work addresses PFAS in groundwater, wastewater, landfills, and specialized materials. Notable contributions include PFAS fingerprinting, landfill gas characterization, and biomimetic chromatography for bioaccumulation assessment.

Education: Ph.D. in Geochemistry from Colorado School of Mines. Current projects involve forensic source allocation of PFAS, PFAS behavior in engineered systems, and thermal degradation studies. Awards include the 2023 Agilent Thought Leader Award for PFAS research. Collaborations with Drs. Patrick Reardon and Gerrad Jones leverage advanced statistical and analytical methods.

Research interests span PFAS toxicity, environmental fate, and remediation. Her lab employs LC/GC-HRMS and NMR for PFAS analysis. Key grants include multiple SERDP projects (e.g., ER-4250, ER-1375) addressing PFAS behavior, forensics, and mitigation strategies.

Publications emphasize PFAS in environmental matrices, ecotoxicity, and analytical method development. The lab’s recent work highlights PFAS enrichment in surface microlayers, vapor-phase emissions from materials, and developmental toxicity in zebrafish.