PFAS Challenges in Indiana Waters – November 21, 2025

Co-Sponsored by

Indiana Water Resources Association (IWRA),

Indiana Water Resources Research Center (IWRRC), and

Purdue University’s Institute for a Sustainable Future (ISF)

The Power of PFAS Collaboration: Michigan’s Model
Abigail Hendershott, Executive Director, Michigan PFAS Action Response Team

Indiana PFAS Assessment
Ty Hoskins, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University

Introduction of the Indiana PFAS Network
Jennifer Freeman, Professor, School of Health Sciences, and Marisol Sepúlveda, Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University

It’s Raining PFAS?
Marta Venier, Associate Professor, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University

“One Health” A Case Study with PFAS
Marisol Sepúlveda, Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University

PFAS Sampling in Indiana’s Public Water Systems
Cara Kitchen, Senior Environmental Manager, Groundwater Section, Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Ongoing Research on PFAS in Northern Lake County, IN
Ellen Wells, Professor, School of Health Sciences, Purdue University

Advanced Adsorbents for Removing PFAS from Water
Kyle Doudrick, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame
(Stay tuned for this presentation…awaiting publication of the data).