Pam Eliason
Email: pam@turi.orgPhone Number: (978) 934-3142
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Pam Eliason has been an integral part of the research arm of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute since 2000. She manages the Sustainability Research Fellows, Cleaner Technology Demonstration Site and Industry Matching Grant programs. Ms. Eliason facilitates Environmental Management Systems (EMS) industry workgroups in Massachusetts and conducts trainings on internal EMS auditing and implementation of the new TURA EMS for Massachusetts companies and planners. She promotes Green Chemistry research and application in academia and industry and has been active in convening multidisciplinary research teams to investigate the environmental and human health implications of nanomaterials use. In 2006, she was a lead author of the Institute's Five Chemicals Alternatives Assessment Study, conducted at the request of the Massachusetts Legislature, and was responsible for developing the methodology for assessing alternatives and researching alternatives to the plasticizer DEHP. Prior to joining the Institute, she worked for 15 years in environmental engineering consulting, providing services that included Toxics Use Reduction planning and multi-media regulatory compliance auditing for industries in New England and throughout the United States. Ms. Eliason earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and did her Master’s work in Environmental Engineering at the University of New Hampshire.