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Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges (2023)

Chapter: Appendix B: Open Session Agendas

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26602.
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Appendix B
Open Session Agendas

Information-Gathering Session
May 27, 2021
via the Internet

2:00 Welcome and Introductions
Dan Greenbaum (Committee Chair)
2:05 Incorporating Scientific Advances into EPA’s Research and Development Enterprise
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, Acting Assistant Administrator
2:25 Building on Previous Scientific Recommendations
Chris Frey, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science Policy
2:35 Committee Q&A
2:50 Planning Anticipatory Research in ORD
Bruce Rodan, Associate Director for Science
3:00 ORD’s Organization
Chris Robbins, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management
3:10 Committee Q&A
3:30 National Research Programs and Centers: Panel Discussion with Committee
Dan Greenbaum (moderator)
  • Kay Holt, Deputy Director, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment
  • Greg Sayles, Director, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response
  • Rusty Thomas, Director, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure
  • Tim Watkins, Director, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling
  • Annette Guiseppi-Elie, Acting National Program Director, Chemical Safety for Sustainability
  • Maureen Gwinn, National Program Director, Sustainable and Healthy Communities
  • Bryan Hubbell, National Program Director, Air, Climate, and Energy
  • Samantha Jones, National Program Director, Health and Environmental Risk Assessment
  • Shawn Ryan, National Program Director, Homeland Security
  • Rick Greene, Associate National Program Director, Safe and Sustainable Water Resources
4:15 Break
4:30 Environmental Research: Developing the Science to Meet the Challenges of a Changing World
Kacee Deener, Deputy Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy & Engagement
4:45 Committee Q&A on All Topics Covered
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26602.
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5:00 Summary Remarks and Revisiting the Committee’s Task
Dan Greenbaum
5:15 Opportunity for Public Comment
5:45 End of Open Session

Scientific and Technical Advances for Assessing Cumulative Health Risks from Exposures to Multiple Stressors in Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color (Part 1)
July 28, 2021
via the Internet

2:00 Welcome and Introductions
Dan Greenbaum, Committee Chair
2:10 Panel Members (Each panelist will have up to 15 minutes for opening remarks.)
  • Jonathan Levy, Boston University School of Public Health
  • John Faust, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
  • Ann Marie Chischilly, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
  • Rosalind Wright, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Panelist Discussion with Committee Members

4:30 Opportunity for Public Comment
5:00 End of Session

Applying Data Science for Environment and Health Assessment
July 29, 2021
via the Internet

2:00 Welcome and Introduction
Dan Greenbaum, Committee Chair
2:10 Panel Discussion (Each panelist will have up to 15 minutes for opening remarks.)
  • Reeder Sams, EPA
  • Dinesh Kumar Barupal, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Sean Ekins, Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Daniel Sanders, IBM
  • R. Quinn Thomas, Virginia Tech

Panelist Discussion with Committee Members

5:00 End of Session
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26602.
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Scientific and Technical Advances for Assessing Cumulative Health Risks from Exposures to Multiple Stressors in Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color (Part 2)
September 1, 2021
via the Internet

1:00 Welcome
Dan Greenbaum, Committee Chair
1:10 Opening Presentations
Andrew Geller, EPA/Office of Research and Development (ORD)
Amee Raval, Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
1:40 Panel Discussion with the Committee
  • Tim Barzyk, EPA/ORD
  • Andrew Geller, EPA/ORD
  • Charles Lee, EPA/Office of Policy (OP)
  • Jonathan Levy, Boston University School of Public Health
  • Tai Lung, EPA/OP
  • Sarah Mazur, EPA/ORD
  • Annie Neale, EPA/ORD
  • Amee Raval, APEN
  • Rosalind Wright, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
3:15 Opportunity for Public Comment
3:30 End of Session

Innovation in EPA/ORD and Other Federal Agencies
October 6, 2021
via the Internet

12:30 Welcome and Introductions
Dan Greenbaum, Committee Chair
12:45 Innovation in EPA’s Research and Development Enterprise: Introductory Remarks
Wayne Cascio, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science
1:00 Examples of Innovation in ORD: Sensor Technologies
Tim Watkins, Acting Director, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment
1:15 Challenges for Integrating Innovation in ORD
Rusty Thomas, Director, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure
1:30 ORD Panel Discussion with Committee
  • Jay Benforado, Chief Innovation Officer
  • Denice Shaw, Challenge and Prize Coordinator
  • Rusty Thomas
  • Tim Watkins
  • Other Members of ORD’s Executive Council
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26602.
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2:30 Break
2:40 Panel on Innovation Initiatives in Other Federal Agencies (Each panelist will have about 10 minutes for opening remarks.)
  • Ken Wright, Agency Lead for Innovation, Office of the Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Steven Kappes, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Jason Rathje, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, AFVentures, AFWERX, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Wendy Taylor, Vice President, Technical Leadership and Innovation, Jhpiego (former Director and Founder of USAID Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact)
3:30 Panel Discussion with Committee on Innovation Initiatives in Other Federal Agencies
4:15 Innovation Opportunities for ORD
Chris Frey, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science Policy
4:25 Committee Q&A on All Topics Covered
5:00 End of Session

EPA/ORD Partnerships and Collaborations
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
via the Internet

1:00 Welcome and Introductions
Dan Greenbaum, Committee Chair
1:15 Future Challenges and the Need for Innovative Approaches: Perspectives of ORD Partners
Rick Keigwin, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Anahita Williamson, EPA Region 2
Meghan Smart, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Juan Reyes, Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
2:15 Committee Discussion with Partner Representatives
3:15 Break
3:30 Innovation Through ORD’s Partnerships and Collaborations: Committee Discussion with ORD Personnel
Prerecorded overview presentations provided

Gayle Hagler—Research to Reduce Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure

Cavin Ward-Caviness—Electronic Health Records Research

Jon Sobus—Nontarget Analysis

Shawn Ryan—Homeland Security Research Program

4:15 Committee Discussion with Members of ORD’s Executive Council on General Considerations of ORD Collaborations
5:00 End of Session
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26602.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26602.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26602.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26602.
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Since its establishment in 1970, the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. EPA develops regulations, ensures compliance, and issues policies, in coordination with state, tribal, and local governments. To accomplish its mission, EPA should be equipped to produce and access the highest quality and most advanced science. The Office of Research and Development (ORD) provides the scientific bases for regulatory and public health policies that have broad impacts on the nation’s natural resources and quality of human life, and that yield economic benefits and incur compliance costs for the regulated community. In addition, ORD develops the agency core research capabilities, providing tools and methods for meeting current and anticipating future environmental challenges, such as the risks to health and the environment posed by climate change. Because challenges associated with environmental protection today are complex and affected by many interacting factors, the report points to the need for a substantially broader and better integrated approach to environmental protection.

This report calls for EPA ORD to pursue all of its scientific aims in a new framework—to apply systems thinking to a One Environment − One Health approach in all aspects of ORD work. To accomplish this, the report provides actionable recommendations on how ORD might consider incorporating emerging science and systems thinking into the agency research planning, so that ORD can become an increasingly impactful organization. The report identifies a number of high-priority recommendations for ORD to pursue in taking advantage of a broad range of advanced tools, in concert with collaborators in other federal agencies and the broader scientific community. Given the resource constraints, the report recognizes that ORD will have to make decisions about priorities for implementing its recommendations, and that ORD leadership is in the best position to set those priorities as implementation begins. The report concluded by stating that shifting to a systems-thinking approach will require renewed support from science leadership, enhanced strategic planning, investment in new and broader expertise and tools, and a reimagined and inclusive commitment to communication and collaboration.

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