Kaelin Gagnon

Graduate Student in Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico

[Sketching Science @sketchscience]

For the second year in a row, Parafilm has been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025! 🏅

[Kaelin Gagnon @kaelin_science]

Thank you Jose for the well wishes and for being my mentor! It has been an interesting 4 years as your student!

[Jose M. Cerrato @JoseM_Cerrato]

Congratulations Kaelin Gagnon @kaelin_science for a successful M.S. Thesis defense! Thanks to the excellent committee and collaborators! @ElianeElHayek Thanks @MetalsSrp @unmcwe for the support! Excited for Kaelin’s future professional accomplishments at @TrinityConsults!

[METALS_SRP @MetalsSrp]

Wed, April 30
11am-12:30pm Tabling Event at the bomb Exhibit and Symposium.
Smith Plaza in front of Zimmerman Library
Join UNM and community organizations to learn about the work being done around nuclear issues in New Mexico.
https://t.co/6OiStp48tm

[Kaelin Gagnon @kaelin_science]

I presented my research titled "The Removal of Lead and Arsenic by Root-Associated Fungi" at the New Mexico Geological Society Spring meeting!

[Jose M. Cerrato @JoseM_Cerrato]

New paper from our research group published in the “Surface and Interface Analysis” journal reporting Cr(VI) reduction on Fe(III) solid surfaces at vacuum pressures. Thanks @ArmyResearchLab for supporting this work!

https://t.co/GRkrCrCq4H

[Jose M. Cerrato @JoseM_Cerrato]

What fun and exciting visit to @UNL_BSE @UNLincoln @NirupamAich, looking forward to future collaborations!

[METALS_SRP @MetalsSrp]

Read the February 2025 @MetalsSrp newsletter here: https://t.co/F1jZD25Hqc

[METALS_SRP @MetalsSrp]

New in Nature Medicine. UNM Researchers Find Alarmingly High Levels of Microplastics in Human Brains.
https://t.co/HiBAeImHSA
Nihart et al. Nature Medicine. 2025 Feb 3:1-6.https://t.co/kTpdluvYiD

[METALS_SRP @MetalsSrp]

METALS publication on how natural materials can remove uranium and arsenic from water is named as one of the 2024 NIEHS Papers of the Year!
https://t.co/w22mYxj0Zj

[METALS_SRP @MetalsSrp]

Another great year of partnership with Southwest communities and @NIEHS. In this new year, we, at UNM METALS, want to convey our gratitude to everyone who makes our work in environmental health possible. Happy New Year!

[UNM ARID @UNM_ARID]

Climate and Health Allied Network for Geospatial and Environmental Science (CHANGES), a new center housed in ARID, will identify gaps in health care to inform strategies to protect vulnerable communities in NM from climate change.
@JoseM_Cerrato

https://t.co/OXKDcxDxu3

[Kaelin Gagnon @kaelin_science]

Toured the Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail in New Orleans, LA with @sankofanola504, @WEFTEC, and @WEForg! #InFLOW

[Eliane El Hayek @ElianeElHayek]

The @MetalsSrp shared today community experiences from mining in Laguna NM and South Africa.Experiences that share #environmentalinjustice in the world we live in,as noted by the community.We keep writing the future with science,hope,and the sense of community @SRP_NIEHS @NIEHS

[METALS_SRP @MetalsSrp]

METALS researchers and students will be touring the Jackpile Mine at the Pueblo of Laguna and the site of the Church Rock uranium mill spill on Navajo Nation this week as part of a conference on community experiences and global impacts of mining.

[Kaelin Gagnon @kaelin_science]

I presented my poster, "Can Root Fungi Uptake Heavy Metals?" at the @unmcwe Mini Conference on September 20th! Thanks to everyone who presented, and congratulations to those who won awards!

[UNM Center for Water and the Environment @unmcwe]

We hope to see you at our Mini-Conference tomorrow!

[Kaelin Gagnon @kaelin_science]

A new precipitation experiment with my media with lead and arsenic!

[Jose M. Cerrato @JoseM_Cerrato]

New publication @EnvSciTech in partnership with the Pueblo of Laguna in collaboration between @NotreDameEnergy @NotreDame and @unm @MetalsSrp @unmcwe. Thanks for the support @GLOBES_ND, @SRP_NIEHS, and @NSF for supporting this work.

https://t.co/17oELsByQL

[AdvanceUNM @AdvanceUNM]

🎉 Congrats to all the 2024 @UNM #WomenInSTEM Award winners! 🎉 https://t.co/cXC50q8Aty

[Kaelin Gagnon @kaelin_science]

New lead uptake experiment with fungi!