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Cassie DeFrancesco

Chemical Technician

Office: CSB D104

Phone: (705) 748-1011 ext 7422

Email: cassandradefrancesco@trentu.ca 

  • B.Sc. Honours Chemistry and Forensic Science, Trent University
  • M.Sc. Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University
     

Nethma Dissanayake

Chemical Technician

Office: CSB D106

Email: ndissanayake@trentu.ca  

  • B.Tech. Honours Materials Science and Technology, Uva Wellassa University
  • M.Sc. Materials Science, Trent University

Tina Hobart

Lab Demonstrator 

Office: CSB D115

Phone: (705) 748-1011 ext 7024

Email: tinahobart@trentu.ca

  • B.Sc. Honours Chemistry, Trent University
  • B.Ed. Education, Trent University
  • M.Sc. Chemistry, Queen's University

Teresa Garvey       

Academic Administrative Assistant

Office: CSB D105

Phone: (705) 748-1011 ext 7505

Email: teresagarvey@trentu.ca

  • B.A. General, University of Waterloo
  • B.A. Honours, University of Guelph
  • M.A. Carleton University 

Emily Slepkov

​Science Stores Manager and Chemical Technician

Office: SC 133

Phone: (705) 748-1011 ext 7680

Email: emilyslepkov@trentu.ca

Chemistry Office: CSB D108

  • B.Sc. Honours, Biotechnology, Brock University (1999)
  • Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Alberta (2006)

Jayme Stabler

Chemical Technician

Office: CSB D107

Phone: (705) 748-1011 ext 6064

Email: jstabler@trentu.ca

  • B.Sc. Honours, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Trent University
  • M.Sc. Materials Science, Trent University
  • Ph.D. Materials Science, Trent University

Lori Van Belle

Chemical and Instrumentation Technician

Office: CSB D112

Phone: (705) 748-1011 ext 7529

Email: lorivanbelle@trentu.ca

  • B.Sc. Honours, Chemistry, Ontario Tech University (2008)
  • M.Sc. Organic / Organometallic Chemistry, Brock University (2010)

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