Kelsey's secondment at NIVA

I am Kelsey Ng, the ESR3 of the PRORISK project. I was hosted by Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) for my secondment in Oslo, Norway in the period of August – October 2022. Under the supervision of Dr. Knut Erik Tollefsen, I performed a case study in collaboration with ESR5 (Simon Schmid) and the involvement of other colleagues at NIVA. The study entailed evidence-mapping of an adverse outcome pathway (AOP) with the findings from the Joint Danube Survey 4 (JDS4) – bridging the determined chemical stressors to the measurable adverse outcomes at the ecological level by the selected AOP. The development of a state-of-the-art methodology for the bridging process is in progress under the project.

I am grateful for the lovely people at NIVA who offered me a warm welcome to the well-equipped working environment. It was great for knowledge exchange, such as the faglunsj (lunch seminar) that I participated. It was remarkably inspiring working with well-established experts in various fields at NIVA, I gained much insight into ecotoxicological risk assessment from the communication and collaboration.

Last but not least, the stay in Norway offered me the opportunity to explore the breath-taking nature and the unique culture of the country. The secondment at NIVA was a valuable addition to my PhD study and future career. I am highly excited for the scientific outcomes of the collaborative study.

Special thanks to Dr. Knut Erik Tollefsen for providing guidance to the project, Jes Rasmussen, Viviane Girardin, Simon Schmid, Samuel Welch and other NIVA colleagues for the great assistance. I would like to express my appreciation to the support from the EU Commission under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action – European Training Network (Project No.: 859891).