Dr. Austin D. Gray
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
Faculty Affiliate, Global Change Center
SETAC North America Board of Directors Member
Office: 3002 Derring Hall, email austindg[at]vt.edu
@austin_doug13 Google Scholar ResearchGate ORCID Curriculum vitae
I am an aquatic toxicologist that is interested in understanding the ecological consequences associated with emerging contaminants. Emerging contaminants of interest include microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. I utilize physiological and ecological approaches to examine their effect. I also utilize analytical chemistry to understand their occurrence and distribution in aquatic habitats and biota.
Graduate Students
Kathleen Mayer
Ph.D. Student
William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow
Cameron Braswell
Masters student
Thesis: Effects of Microplastics on Symbiotic Freshwater Keystone Species
Tyler Allen
Masters student
Thesis: Presence of metals and microplastics in the redlined community of Richmond, VA. Can microplastics remove metals from environmental matrices?
SFS Emerge Fellow
Undergraduate Researchers
Nathan Ferguson
GCC UG Research Award
Tessa Thibodeau
Piyali Roy
Sean Horner
Madison Ruschaupt
Kathryn Ouimet
Isabella Iscaro
Allison Montgomery
Past undergraduate researchers
Abby Gill, Class of 2024, Biological Sciences, Honors student
Tyler Allen, Class of 2022, Biological Sciences
Ray Crump Class of 2022, Biological Systems Engineering