Kavitha Dasu, is principal research scientist at Battelle. Dr. Dasu has over 7 years of experience in studying the fate of emerging organic contaminants such as Per- and Polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS)in complex environmental matrices. At Battelle, Dr. Dasu has been providing subject matter expertise in areas of developing novel analytical methods for total PFAS, fate and transport assessment and development of remediation technologies for PFAS. Dr. Dasu has published several peer-reviewed studies and a book chapter on PFAS analytical methods, fate, and biodegradability and serves as a peer reviewer for scientific journals. Dr. Dasu holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry from Purdue University,IN.