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Austin Gray
Biological Sciences
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr. Gray’s expertise lies in the fields of aquatic ecology and toxicology. His research is focused on investigating the combined effects of environmentally relevant levels of multiple contaminants (e.g., pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, micro plastics, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals) on aquatic organisms and ecosystems.
By joining the Global Change Center, Dr. Gray looks forward to collaborating with colleagues across the university to address the environmental, health and societal challenges posed by emerging contaminants. As an early career scientist, he is also eager to engage with IGC Fellows to share his more recent experiences via mentorship on topics such as science communication, social media strategy, and fellowship or grant funding applications.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”55682″ img_size=”275×355″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]In 2020, Dr. Gray obtained his Ph.D. in environmental health science from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he studied the distribution of antibiotics in urban and rural streams and groundwater in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Previous investigations have also assessed the developmental and mechanical effects of micro plastics on estuarine organisms, as well as the toxicity of “green” home and personal care product on larval freshwater and marine organisms.
Dr. Gray currently serves on the Carolina Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Board of Directors, and also serves as Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the SETAC North America Inclusive Diversity Committee.
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In the News:
How to take the lead in your career (Nature, March 2021)
Do your plastic plates and bags degrade in the salt marsh? (Sea Grant NC, April 2019)[/vc_column_text][vc_separator style=”shadow”][vc_column_text]
Recent Relevant Publications:
Full list of publications available on Google Scholar
AD Gray, D Todd, AE Hershey (2020). The seasonal distribution and concentration of antibiotics in rural streams and drinking wells in the piedmont of North Carolina. Science of the Total Environment 710, 136286.
AD Gray, H Wertz, RR Leads, JE Weinstein (2018). Microplastic in two South Carolina Estuaries: Occurrence, distribution, and composition. Marine pollution bulletin 128, 223-233.
AD Gray, JE Weinstein (2017). Size- and shape-dependent effects of micro plastic particles on adult dagger blade grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio). Environmental toxicology and chemistry 36(11), 3074-3080.
JE Weinstein, BK Crocker, AD Gray (2016). From macroplastic to microplastic: Degradation of high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene in salt marsh habitat. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 35(7), 1632-1640.
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