Position Title
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
Nathan Pechacek a Senior Toxicology Specialist at 3M where he oversees a testing laboratory, provides support to assigned businesses and is a staff manager. Prior to joining 3M, Nathan had experience as a toxicologist in academic (Oregon State University), regulatory (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), and industrial (Ecolab) settings. Overall, he has 25+ years of experience in the practice of toxicology and risk assessment. In addition to this work, he is a visiting lecturer at the University of Minnesota, Nathan earned a B.S. in Environmental Science and Ecology from Minnesota State University-Mankato (1996), an M.S. in Toxicology and Microbiology from Iowa State University (1998), and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (2020). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology and is active in multiple professional societies and industry trade associations related to toxicology and adjacent disciplines.
- 2021-2022 Mentee: Marieli Jimenez
- 2022-2023 Mentee: Fahad Nassam
- 2023-2024 Mentee: Edward Dominguez
- 2024-2025 Mentee: Alan Ibarra