Jin Young Shin, Ph.D.

Dr. Jin Y. Shin is an Associate Professor at Medgar Evers College (CUNY). Dr. Shin’s specialty and research area is developing an analytical method for the trace levels of toxic chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and trace metals in the water/air/sediment/biota samples. He is also interested in analyzing cannabinoids in plants, marijuana products, and biological tissues to investigate their environmental impact: water use, pesticide use, energy use, air/water pollution, and community public health. Recently he was awarded two research grants, one (2023-25) for studying Air Pollution-Health-Climate Interactions in Southeast Queens, NY, and the other (2023-24) for studying The Effect of Metal Exposure in Newborns.