Phil Smith serves as Research Assistant Professor at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University. Phil is an ecotoxicologist who earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech in 2000. His research interests center on ecological and physiological characteristics of organisms, populations, and environments that contribute to contaminant exposure and adverse effects. His research examines pathways of contaminant exposure among mammals, birds, and a variety of aquatic organisms, trophic-level transfer of environmental contaminants, and physiological and population-level responses to contaminant exposure. Phil serves as field and project coordinator for a SERDP funded research project investigating the ecological effects of perchlorate and as assistant project coordinator for a similar study in the Brazos River Watershed. He is also working on a USDA sponsored project investigating the potential risks of food items grown with perchlorate-contaminated irrigation water.

Email address: phil.smith@ttu.edu