Our Team

Beth Polidoro is the Director of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. She is a Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Marine Conservation. She is also Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Marine Fishes Red List Authority, and a member of the IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee. Her primary research interests are in risk assessment and applied toxicology within the context of marine and freshwater biodiversity conservation, human health, and sustainable development.

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Our lab manager position is currently vacant, with plans to hire a new person in 2026. While at ASU, Cassie Clement managed the Polidoro SWAT Lab for more than 5 years. She graduated from ASU’s New College with a B.S. in Biology in December 2015. Her expertise is in GCMS spectral analyses, method development and project management. Although it is difficult to get a picture of her (she really does not like them), her hard work, high ethics and team spirit really drove our team’s productivity over the past several years. Cassie has moved on to a lab director position in the environmental industry, and will be greatly missed!