Michael Unger, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Marine Science in the Department of Environmental and Aquatic Animal Health at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary. He has a B.S. in zoology from Michigan State University, an M.S. degree in Environmental Chemistry from the College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary. He is currently a Principal Investigator for the Impact of Groundwater-Surface Water Dynamics on in situ Remediation Efficacy and Bioavailability of NAPL Contaminants NIEHS R01 grant and recently completed an NIEHS R01 grant titled A Real-Time Antibody-Based Field Assay to Predict Containment Bioavailability in Sediments. His research focuses on the ways in which the chemical and physical behavior of aquatic pollutants affects their fate and bioavailability to marine organisms. For more information please refer to Dr. Unger's faculty profile.