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Hire Kayla C. B.
United States
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Environmental Polymer Science | Spectroscopy and Materials Characterization | Scientific Writing and Communication

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting
Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Statistical Analysis
Product Development Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Concept Development
Work Experience

Reseacher

Hawaii Pacific University Center for Marine Debris Research

November 2018 - Present

Research and Laboratory Manager

Hawaii Pacific University Center for Marine Debris Research

July 2019 - December 2020

Education

Polymer Science and Engineering

Lehigh University

August 2020 - December 2022

Environmental Chemistry

University of Hawaii at Manoa

August 2016 - December 2018

Certifications

  • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Failure and Compositional Analysis

    Society of Plastic Engineers

    January 2022 - Present

  • Environmental Stress Cracking

    Society of Plastic Engineers

    February 2021 - Present

  • Plastic Design for the End of Life

    Society of Plastic Engineers

    December 2020 - Present

  • Life Cycle Assessments

    Society of Plastic Engineers

    November 2020 - Present

  • Sustainability Standards and Regulations

    Society of Plastic Engineers

    October 2020 - Present

  • Understanding Wear of Plastics

    Society of Plastic Engineers

    October 2020 - Present

Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kayla C. Brignac and Melissa R. Jung and Cheryl King and Sarah-Jeanne Royer and Lauren Blickley and Megan R. Lamson and James T. Potemra and Jennifer M. Lynch(2019). Marine Debris Polymers on Main Hawaiian Island Beaches, Sea Surface, and Seafloor . Environmental Science & Technology. 53. (21). p. 12218--12226. American Chemical Society ({ACS})
Jens J. Currie and Stephanie H. Stack and Kayla C. Brignac and Jennifer M. Lynch(2019). Nearshore sea surface macro marine debris in Maui County, Hawaii: Distribution, drivers, and polymer composition . Marine Pollution Bulletin. 138. p. 70--83. Elsevier {BV}
Melissa R. Jung and George H. Balazs and Thierry M. Work and T. Todd Jones and Sara V. Orski and Viviana Rodriguez C. and Kathryn L. Beers and Kayla C. Brignac and K. David Hyrenbach and Brenda A. Jensen and Jennifer M. Lynch(2018). Polymer Identification of Plastic Debris Ingested by Pelagic-Phase Sea Turtles in the Central Pacific . Environmental Science & Technology. American Chemical Society ({ACS})
Melissa R. Jung and F. David Horgen and Sara V. Orski and Viviana Rodriguez C. and Kathryn L. Beers and George H. Balazs and T. Todd Jones and Thierry M. Work and Kayla C. Brignac and Sarah-Jeanne Royer and K. David Hyrenbach and Brenda A. Jensen and Jennifer M. Lynch(2018). Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms . Marine Pollution Bulletin. 127. p. 704--716. Elsevier {BV}