@mattyhoff14

Applied mathematician, Professor @RITTigers, environmental modeling including the transport of plastic pollution: https://xitter.cf/t.co/Ztet9uyvtL

 Rochester, NY
matthewjhoffman.com/
Joined February 2011
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Are you ready to help shape the future of the @RITscience at the @RITtigers? RIT’s College of Science is hiring 4 tenure-track faculty, one each in the areas of neuroscience, mathematics, physics, and ecology and evolutionary biology. These positions are supported by the Simons Foundation Empire Faculty Fellowship program, providing $3.3 million to advance research and innovation across New York State (rit.edu/news/simons-empire-f…) Learn more and apply: rit.edu/careers Neuroscience – 9935BR sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/… Physics – AI/ML – 9923BR sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/… Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – 9912BR sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/… Math – pharmacometrics modeling/pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamic (PK/PD)- 9942BR sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/… Please share, and you are more than welcome to contact us if you have any questions!
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The trash is hiding, but so are we. Stealth mode activated, target food wrappers acquired, cleanup complete. We are hosting more #communityscience #litter #cleanups this fall! Stay tuned for our fall schedule with the @SenecaParkZoo and Walking for Rochester!
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We are hiring a Postdoc to work with our plastics research group at RIT. Come join us!
RIT Collaborative for Plastics and the Environment@RITPlastics5 Aug 2025
We are hiring: Post-doctoral Researcher in Lake Ontario Center for Microplastic and Human Health Research will focus on input, transport, and fate of plastic debris in the Great Lakes basin. The position will begin ASAP.For additional info, job #9770BR at rit.edu/careers.
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We are so proud of our undergraduate students, Isabelle, Andrew, Hana, and Benicio! They have done incredible work this summer which they presented at the undergraduate research symposium last week. We're so grateful for all their amazing work! #undergraduateresearch #RIT
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Last Thursday we launched our plastic limnocorral experiment at Tait Preserve! We have been working on this for a year now so we're very excited to start getting results! Stay tuned to hear more about this experiment and what we find. #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
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Congrats to Jay, who finished his MS degree with us last year and continues to do great work!
RIT Collaborative for Plastics and the Environment@RITPlastics12 Jun 2025
More from #IAGLR25: Congrats to our Jay Kucharek, who won Best Presenter in his session. Jay discussed installing 50 new LittaTraps in #Rochester to capture #plasticpolltion in storm drains to keep it out of the #greatlakes @NOAADebris @RITscience @enviropod_group @RITtigers
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I had a great time at #iaglr25 and the panel discussion was a lot of fun.
RIT Collaborative for Plastics and the Environment@RITPlastics13 Jun 2025
Replying to @RITPlastics
Then @achristytyler and @mattyhoff14 talked about modeling plastic moving through and accumulating in the Monroe County watershed and the #greatlakes. They also participated in a panel discussion on #microplastic research and policy. @NOAADebris @RITtigers @RITscience @IAGLR
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We were away last week in Milwaukee for the Annual @IAGLR conference. Our team presented many posters and talks related to our #microplastics work, so we'll be sharing photos all week. Mira Ghosh and Kaeti Stoss presented about community engagement in our #LOMP project. #IAGLR25
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Aaaaaand we are off. Final year of adding plastic into one of our lakes to discover the impact on the whole ecosystem. Watch this space for more...
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Catching up from last week, CPE member @achristytyler was quoted in this The New York Times article on what you need to know about #microplastics: nytimes.com/.../microplastic…... @RITtigers @RITscience
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Our LittaTrap program is expanding to Syracuse! @enviropod_group
RIT Collaborative for Plastics and the Environment@RITPlastics14 May 2025
Our Community Action for Stormwater Clean-Up and Debris Elimination program for #plasticpollution and other debris is expanding to Syracuse with a partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Engagement at @SyracuseU. @RITtigers @NOAADebris @RITscience sustainabilityengagement.syr…
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Congrats to all of the graduates from our @RITPlastics team! @achristytyler
RIT Collaborative for Plastics and the Environment@RITPlastics12 May 2025
We had so many of our team members at the @RITscience graduation over the weekend. Congrats to Laura Krebs, Kate Spencer, Ren Staggs, Vanessa Baker, Nikki Fuller, Evan Batte, Autumn Potts, and Erika Fernandez, as well as all @RITtigers graduates! #classof2025 #RITGrad
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Our research group was featured on the cover of the spring issue of the @RITtigers University Magazine! Story is here: rit.edu/news/microplastics @RITscience @HudsonLabRIT @achristytyler @mattyhoff14 @stevendayritbme @NOAADebris @nyseagrant
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Come and see us at Imagine RIT this weekend! We will be in Gosnell A261. We can’t wait to show you what we have been working on! 🐅🔬🥼#microplastics #science #plastic @RITtigers @RITscience
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Our team is involved in lots of research and education related to #plasticpollution in the #GreakLakes. Watch some of our interdisciplinary team members talk about their work. @RITtigers @RITscience @mattyhoff14 @achristytyler @NOAADebris
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Last week, @achristytyler spoke with @SELFmagazine about steps you can take to reduce microplastic exposure in your daily life. #microplastics #LOMP @RITtigers @RITscience @UR_IHHE self.com/story/how-to-avoid-…

Is Avoiding Microplastics Even Possible? Here’s What Experts Say

Read this if you’re wondering what you can actually do to reduce exposure (and if it’s even worth trying).

self.com
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Both @RITtigers and @UR_IHHE members of our Lake Ontario Microplastic Center are in San Diego for a meeting with other Centers for Oceans and Human Health. #microplastics #LOMP #greatlakes #lakeontario @RITscience
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Matthew J. Hoffman retweeted
Diane Orihel@DianeOrihel29 Oct 2024
New paper from our #pELAstic study @IISD_ELA on the response of yellow perch to #microplastics added to large limnocorrals suspended in a boreal lake. Congrats on getting this work in press @GCovernton!
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences@cjfas28 Oct 2024
#Microplastic exposure did not affect #YellowPerch body weight or diet, or the overall fatty acid composition of yellow perch muscle or zooplankton - work led by @GCovernton et al., @ChelseaRochman Lab @eebtoronto Read it e-FIRST here ➡️ ow.ly/EpPA50TUkfH #OpenAccess
Figure 2 from the article is a nMDS plot of yellow perch diet data

ALT Figure 2 from the article is a nMDS plot of yellow perch diet data

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Remembering a giant of meteorology: On the Front Page blog, AMS President Anjuli Bamzai pays tribute to Eugenia Kalnay (1942-2024), a driving force in weather and climate prediction--and a beloved leader and mentor to many. Read more: bit.ly/4cTjdvK
Eugenia Kalnay receiving the Jagadish Shukla Earth System Predictability Prize in 2024 (accompanied by Jorge Rivas). Photo credit: American Meteorological Society.

ALT Eugenia Kalnay receiving the Jagadish Shukla Earth System Predictability Prize in 2024 (accompanied by Jorge Rivas). Photo credit: American Meteorological Society.

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Excellent work by @RITtigers @RITscience faculty members Dr. Christy Tyler @achristytyler, Dr. Matt Hoffman @mattyhoff14, and Dr. Nathan Eddingsaas. Well done and I wish you all the best with this very important project. RIT recommended for additional federal funding for stormwater debris interception rit.edu/news/rit-recommended…
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