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News | February 23, 2024
Dr. Wylie’s areas of expertise include mineralogy, optical mineralogy, electron microscopy, and x-ray diffraction. Her work relates to mineralogy and human health with an emphasis on the mineralogical characteristics of amphibole, chrysotile, and other fibrous minerals that have been associated with adverse health effects when inhaled, and the establishment of quantitative and qualitative metrics of the cancer potency of mineral fiber. She has provided consulting for scientific projects and research to both federal government agencies and private industry.
Her work has been published by American Mineralogist, Canadian Mineralogist, Economic Geology, Environmental Research, Journal of American Industrial Hygiene Association, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Journal of Applied Toxicology, Inhalation Toxicology, Computational Toxicology, US Bureau of Mines, Geological Society of America, Environmental Protection Agency, and ASTM. She is a fellow of the Geological Society of America and a member of the Mineralogical Association of Canada, the Mineralogical Society of America, and the American Geophysical Union.
As Senior Scientific Advisor, Dr. Wylie supports C&IH research initiatives and consulting activities by providing technical expertise on the mineralogical aspects of asbestos toxicology including the role of dimensions in carcinogenicity of elongate mineral particles and the differences between asbestiform and non-asbestiform mineral particles.