When: Wednesday, April 16th at 4:30 pm for virtual and/or inperson laboratory tour and 6:00 pm for PFAS talk by Nick Nigro

Where: Hosted by Pace at there Hazelwood Labs (944 Anglum Road, Hazelwood, MO)

On Wednesday, April 16th at 4:30 PM; Pace® Analytical, will host a Virtual/in-person laboratory tour. The meeting will be held at Pace® Analytical, located at: 944 Anglum Road, Hazelwood, MO. This chapter meeting will be a combination of an optional lab tour, followed by food, beverages, and networking, and closing with a 1-hour presentation and Q&A titled “Practical Guide to PFAS – Part 1.” The talk, starting at 6PM will be given by Product Manager Nick Nigro and will be available to attend virtually

Nicholas Nigro, Product Manager – PFAS 

B.S., 1992, Marquette University, Civil/Environmental Engineering 

· 15 years’ experience as a practicing Environmental Engineer 

· 20 years’ experience in the laboratory space in various technical and leadership positions 

 As PFAS Product Manager, Mr. Nigro is responsible for the oversight of the product life cycle for all Pace Analytical PFAS operations, currently delivered in 7 emerging contaminant centers of excellence within Pace’s nationwide network of environmental testing laboratories. 

Mr. Nigro acts as the national point of contact and subject matter expert for the product line and works closely with internal and external stakeholders to assess and anticipate current and future product line requirements. 

PFAS – Part 1 Learning Objectives: This “Part 1” series will be an introductory presentation, geared toward those relatively new to PFAS.  

Topics covered include: 

– What are PFAS and Why is this such a hot topic? 

– PFAS definition and Family Tree 

– Overview of current Federal and state/local regulations 

– General Sampling Considerations 

– Summary of VERY useful practitioner tools on the topic 

STL Work Zone Awareness RunSaturday, April 19th, 2025  HI FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES!  The deadline to register and guarantee you receive a t-shirt is coming up soon on Sunday, March 23rd!  Be sure to sign up before you forget – and remind your family, friends, and coworkers to join you. This year besides receiving a bright green race shirt with your registration you will also receive a pair of green crew running socks!  Register Here    IMPORTANT: Sign up by SUNDAY, March 23rd to guarantee you receive a t-shirt!Registration (only $20) is open for the 2025 STL WORK ZONE AWARENESS RUN on Saturday, April 19th, which is our 12TH ANNUAL!  We are offering a 5K Timed Race or 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk.  Both races start at 8am at the MoDOT Transportation Management Center where we’ll have a bunch of emergency vehicles on display to show off, so bring the whole family!  All money raised goes back into the race to support our mission of promoting WORK ZONE AWARENESS and SAVING LIVES. Don’t live in St. Louis or can’t make it that day?  We are offering a Virtual Participant option for anyone who wants to run/walk where they live and have our SWAG mailed to them.   Help us achieve our mission of encouraging SAFE DRIVING through work zones as the spring construction season kicks off. Get out there and enjoy the spring weather with a run or walk during National Work Zone Awareness Week! Get your crew together and sign up today!  Make sure you’re registered by March 23rd to guarantee you receive a t-shirt.  See you at the starting line!New this year, you will have the option to join a team upon registration. By joining a team, your race day packet, shirt and giveaway item will be delivered to the team company or organizations office on race week, your packet will NOT be available at pre-race packet pickup!We are excited to partner with Let Me Run this year! This awesome organization is a nonprofit wellness program that inspires boys (3rd to 5th grade) to be themselves, be active and belong.  These boys will train for 7 weeks and will be joining us on race day to cap off their training program and personal growth.

This event is free for students to attend. Donations to attend: $150 (members), $200 (non-members). RSVP HERE

AEG’s Geologic and Seismic Hazards Technical Working Group (GASH TWG) is providing this workship. Don’t miss this outstanding symposium with renouwned speakers from around the world!

Keynote speaker: How Volcanoes Work – Bill Hackett, WRH Associates

Keynote speaker: New Methods Developed for the Probabilistic Volcanic Hazard Assessment of the Idaho National Lab: A SSHAC Level 3 Investigation – Check Conner, University of South Florida

Keynote speaker: Volcanic Tsunamis: From Physics to Hazard Assessment – Raphael PAris, University of Clermont

Saturday, May 3rd @ 8:00 AM: AEG MU Student Chapter Picnic (Billy Gilbert Shelter) at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park 5901 RT-163 Columbia, MO 65203, RSVP by April 16th

(RSVP info to come)

Mor details: This statewide social is open to geologiy professionals, students, friends, and family! Enjoy a laid-back afternoon featuring:

• a picnic lunch
• Guided geology tours of the Rock Bridge & Devil’s Icebox led by MY students
• Lawn games and more!

Rock the T-Shirt, Support the Stuendts! The students have designed a T-shirt for the event (you will see a version of the artwork with the RSVP) and all of the proceeds will go towards the student chapter.

Lunch and T-Shirt PRicing:

Professional Member/Guests: $10 (Lunch Only) / $23 (Lunch + T-shirt)

Student AEG Members: $5 (Lunch only) / $15 (Lunch + T-shirt)

Children accompanied by parents eat free!

More information to come