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Environmental & Life Sciences

A full listing of ENLS Adjuncts can also be found here in the Graduate Calendar.

 

Adjuncts

 

Robert Bailey

Professor, Department of Biology, Ontario Tech University
Fields of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Research Interests: Bioassessment of the effects of human activity on freshwater ecosystems exposed to the industry, agriculture, and urban stressors to invasive and native plants growing in lakes using big data from satellite and drone images to climate information.
Email: robert.bailey@uoit.ca 
Telephone: (905) 721-8668 x 3163

Shauna Baillie

Science Advisor, National Capital Region, Genomics & Biotechnology Group, Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Research Interests: molecular ecology, vertebrate evolutionary biology in freshwater fish and ecosystems
Email: shauna.baillie@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Telephone: (613) 911-4559

​Holly Bates

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Trent University
Field of Study: Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems 
Research Interests: How glucocorticoid hormones influence the development of diabetes and obesity; Understanding the processes that regulate the production of heat from brown adipose tissue and how these can be harnessed for the generation of anti-obesity therapeutics
Email: hollybates@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 6128

John Benson

Vertebrate Ecologist, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Wildlife ecology, Endangered species, natural history
Email: jbenson22@unl.edu
Telephone: (402) 472-8012

Gabriel Blouin-Demers

​Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Email: gblouin@uOttawa.ca
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 x 6749

Jeff Bowman

Ministry of  Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Spatial population ecology, landscape ecology, ecology of mammal and bird populations 
E-mail: jebowman@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1555

Glen Brown

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study:  Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Research Interests:  Behaviour and population dynamics of terrestrial mammals, landscape ecology
E-mail:  glen.brown@ontario.ca
Telephone:  (705) 755-2280
 green Seeking Graduate Students/Accepting Inquiries

Steeve Côté

Professor of Ecology, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: population ecology, conservation biology and behavioural ecology, conservation and wildlife management of vertebrates
E-mail: steeve.cote@bio.ulaval.ca
Telephone: (418) 656-2131 Ex 3490

Catherine Cullingham

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Carleton University
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: The Genomics of Plants, Pathogens, and Pests
E-mail: catherine.cullingham@carleton.ca
Telephone: (613) 520-2600 Ex 7066

Christina Davy

Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Carlton University, Ottawa, ON
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: genetic and behavioural responses of small and declining wildlife populations to environmental changes
E-mail: christinadavy@cunet.carleton.ca
Telephone: (647) 838-8946

Michelle DiLeo

Research Scientist, Ministry of Natural Resources 
Fields of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation; Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems
Research Interests: Landscape ecology, Species' responses to landscape modification and climate change.  Dispersal ecology and evolution
E-mail: michelle.dileo@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 313-2084

Dak de Kerckhove

Research Scientist, Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: fisheries ecology, natural resource management, and acoustic surveying technology
E-mail: dak.dekerckhove@ontario.ca  
Telephone: 

Michael Donaldson

Assistant Professor, Forensic Science, Trent University
Field of Study:  Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems 
Research Interests:  molecular biology, genomics, and genetics
E-mail: michaeldonaldson@trentu.ca

Erin Dunlop

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Fields of Study: Ecosystem biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Aquatic ecosystems of the Great Lakes, evolutionary ecology, fisheries science
E-mail: erin.dunlop@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-2296

Scott Farrow

Director of Biological Discovery, Noblegen Inc. 
Field of Study: Ecosystem biochemistry and Trace Contaminants
Research Interests: synthetic biology, material science, biotech and metabolic engineering. 
E-mail: scott.c.farrow@gmail.com
Telephone: (647) 960-0330

Richard Feldman

Landscape Ecologist, Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Ministry of Natural Resources
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Landscape ecology and how habitat and climate connectivity shape wildlife populations and their distributions.
E-mail:   richard.feldman@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 313-5408
 orange Accepting Inquiries

Jay Fitzsimmons

Terrestrial Ecosystems Science Specialist, Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Research Interests: falconry; zoos; wildlife rehabilitation; wildlife in captivity; wildlife disease; human dimensions of wildlife management in southern Ontario
E-mail: jay.fitzsimmons@ontario.ca  
Telephone: 705-761-0847

Shari Forbes

Professor and Program Chair in Forensic Science, University of Windsor
Fields of Study: Ecology, Evoution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Forensic taphonomy, decomposition chemistry, understanding post-mortem (epigenomic) changes using human donors
E-mail: shari.forbes@uwindsor.ca  
Telephone: 1-519-253-3000 x 3492

Marie-Josee Fortin

University of Toronto, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Fields of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemstry and Trace Contaminants; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests:
E-mail:   mariejosee.fortin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-7886

Lee Gutowsky

Aquatic Research Biologist, Aquatic Research & Monitoring Section, Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study:  Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: the study of fish populations using biotelemetry, statistics professor and active quantitative ecologist with a considerable skillset in data analysis and visualization
E-mail: lee.gutowsky@ontario.ca
Telephone:  (705) 755-1580

Tom Harner

Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)/ Government of Canada
Field of Study:   Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants
Research Interests:  Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), atmospheric transport and fate of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and emerging pollutants
E-mail: Tom.Harner@ec.gc.ca  Telephone: 

Sarah Jamieson

Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Trent University
Fields of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Research Interests: Urban Ecology, Behavioural Ecology, Ornithology, Pollinator Conservation
E-mail: sarahjamieson@trentu.ca
Telephone: 705-748-1011 ext. 6383 

Nicholas Jones

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Fields of Study: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Research Interests: fish habitat and the productive capacity of aquatic ecosystems
E-mail: nicholas.jones@ontario.ca
Telephone:(705) 755-2268 

David Kaplan

Senior Scientist, SickKids Hospital, Toronto
Field of Study: Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems
Research Interests: Neurosciences and mental health - Signal transduction by protein kinases, signal transduction pathways regulating the development of neurons, signal transduction pathways regulating brain tumor cells, drug discovery for agents that promote neuronal survival, stem cell function and cancel cell death
E-mail: david.kaplan@sickkids.ca
Telephone: (416) 813-7654 x 301433

Jane Kirk

Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research, Environment Canada
Field of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants 
Research Interests: The impact of climate-inducted changes to primary production and hydrology on mercury cycling and bioaccumulation in the Canadian high and sub Arctic
E-mail Jane.Kirk@ec.gc.ca
Telephone: 905-336-4712

Anna Kisiala

​Department of Biology, Trent University
Fields of Study: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems 
Research Interests:  Plant systems 
E-mail annakisiala@trentu.ca 
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 X 7152

Erin Koen

Research Scientist, Wildlife Landscape Ecology, Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Wildlife Landscape Ecology
Email: erin.koen@ontario.ca 
Telephone: (709)770-8291

Wendy Korver

Veterinarian and Director of Research for the Bowmanville Zoological Park; Owner of Bowmanville Veterinary Clinic
Fields of Study: Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: The biology of stress in captive animals, comparative anatomy and physiology, herpes virus in elephants, musth in elephants
E-mail:drwendy@bowmanvillezoo.com
Telephone:(905) 623-4431

Jason Leach

Research Scientist, Forest Ecohydrology, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Fields of Study:  Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Ecosystem Biogeochemisry and Trace Contaminants
Research Interests: Forest hydrology and water quality
E-mail: jason.leach@canada.ca  
Telephone:(705) 541-5622

Ju Liu

Professor of Medicine, Shandong University School of Medicine, China
Field of Study:  Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems
Research interests:  Vascular Medicine - endothelial cell gene regulation; vascular pharmacology and toxicology; drug development from herbal medicine
Email: ju.liu@sdu.edu.cn
Telephone: (86)-13065031829

Vaughn Mangal

Assistant Professor, Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Field of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants
Research interests: environmental biogeochemistry and instrumental chemical analysis, environmental chemistry, the carbon cycle and its effects on the mobility of pollutants in the environment.
Email: vmangal@brocku.ca 
Telephone: 905 688 5550 x 6136

Micheline Manseau

Research Scientist, Science and Technology Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Adjunct Professor, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation; 
Research Interests: Conservation biology, animal and landscape ecology, population and landscape genetics, indigenous-led conservation 
Email: micheline.manseau@canada.ca; Telephone: (819) 635-3287; Skype: micheline.manseau1

Gabriela Mastromonaco

Endocrinologist and Curator of Reproductive Programs and Research, Toronto Zoo
Field of Study:  Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems
Research Interests: Reproductive sciences and integration of results into conservation/animal management programs
E-mail: gmastromonaco@torontozoo.ca
Telephone: (416) 392-5980

Stephen Mayor

Research Scientist, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study:  Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture 
Research Interests: disturbance ecology, landscape ecology, biodiversity conservation and climate change impacts
E-mail: stephen.mayor@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 255-0797

Laura McKinnon

Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Bilingual Biology Program, Glendon Campus, York University
Field of Study:  Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: arctic-nesting shorebirds
E-mail: mds@glendon.yorku.ca
Telephone: (416) 392-5980

Stephanie Melles

Department of Chemistry & Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly called Ryerson University)
Fields of Study:  Ecology, Evolution and Conservation; Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants 
Research Interests: community ecology (e.g., urban bird species gradients); spatial ecology of species distribution limits; ecosystem diversity; cross-scale pattern analysis; computational techniques in sampling design and optimization, ecoinformatics 
Email: stephanie.melles@torontomu.ca
Telephone: (416) 979-5000 x 3413

Robert Metcalfe

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Fields of Study: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Hydrology, ecological flow methods, GIS and remote sensing applications in hydrology
E-mail: robert.metcalfe@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1577

Eugène Morin

Professor, Department of Anthropology, Trent University
Field of Study:  Anthropology
Research Interests:  hunters-gatherers, archaeology, Paleolithic of Europe, methods and theory in faunal analysis, ethnohistory, prehistory of Northeastern North America 
E-mail: eugenemorin@trentu.ca 
Telephone: (705) 748-1010 Ex 7682

Erin Morrison

Department of Biology, Trent University
Field of Study: Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems 
Research Interests: molecular biology, metabolomics, biochemistry and plant and fungus physiology
E-mail: erinmorrison@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 749-1011

Alyssa Murdoch

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: fisheries and aquatic ecosystem responses to environmental change 
E-mail: alyssa.murdoch@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 761-5712 
 green Seeking Graduate Students/Accepting Inquiries

Armin Namayandeh

CEO and lead taxonomist at Taxanama Corp.
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Far North Biodiversity Project, Taxonomy and biogeography of non-biting midges or Chironomidae
E-mail: a.namayan@taxanama.com
Telephone: (647) 641-6206

Karla Newman

Scientist, Water Quality Centre, Trent University
Field of Study:  Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants 
Research Interests: Nanoparticle characterisation using single particle ICP-MS, environmental monitoring of radionuclides, mass bias correction for high precision isotope ratio measurements using MC-ICPMS, mass spectrometry design and development.
E-mail: karlanewman@trentu.ca
Telephone:  (705) 748-1011 x 7134

Joseph Northrup

Ministry of Natural Resources  
Fields of study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Quantitative ecology, with a focus on large mammals and movement behaviour 
E-mail: joseph.northrup@ontario.ca 
Telephone: (705) 755-1549

Henry Olechowski

Hyland Seeds Research Director, Blenheim, Ontario, Industry Research Chair, University of Guelph
Fields of study: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems 
Research Interests: developing wheat varieties that are superior in yield, standability and have natural genetic tolerance to disease
E-mail: info@hylandseeds.com
Telephone: (800) 265 7403

Michael Paterson

Research Scientist, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Field of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Effect of human activities on freshwater lakes
Email: mpaterson@iisd-ela.org
Telephone:  (204) 958-7700 ext 758

Brent Patterson

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests:  understanding the dynamics of vertebrate predator-prey systems and in determining the proximate and ultimate factors that cause changes in abundance of wildlife populations. 
E-mail: brent.patterson@ontario.ca 
Telephone: (705) 755-1553

Jesse N. Popp

Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science and Associate Professor, University of Guelph  
Fields of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Research Interests: conservation, sustainability, and the progression of the natural sciences in the spirit of reconciliation; weaving Indigenous Knowledge with Western scientific research to contribute to the advancement of environmental and ecological science
Email: poppj@uoguelph.ca
Telephone: 519-824-4120 ext 5273
Website: Wildlife, Indigenous Science, Ecology Lab

Alexandre Poulain

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa
Fields of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants; Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems
Research Interests: How microbes sense and transform metals, particularly for detoxification, as well as how this information can be applied to the development of novel analytical and bioremediation tools
Email: apoulain@uOttawa.ca
Telephone: (613) 62-5800 x 2373

Justina Ray

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, President and Senior Scientist
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Conservation of ecologically-intact forest ecosystems and large mammals
E-Mail: jray@wcs.org
Telephone: (416) 850-9036 x 22

Kwon Rausis

Post-doctoral fellow, School of the Environment, Trent University
Field of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants
Research Interests: carbon dioxide removal, CO2 mineralization, enhanced weathering, environmental geochemistry, negative emissions technologies
E-Mail: kwonrausis@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 957-8862

Mark Ridgway

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Fields of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Aquatic ecosystem science
E-mail: mark.ridgway@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1550

 

Linda Rutledge

Research Scientist, Hakai Institute; Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia
Fields of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Research Interests: Ecological and Ancient Genomics; Hybridization & Speciation; Ecological shifts in response to environmental change
E-mail: lrutledge@trentu.ca 
Website: Linda Rutledge Website

Eric Sager

Faculty at Fleming College, Forestry and Ecosystems Management; Manager, James McLean Oliver Ecological Centre
Fields of Study: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants; Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems
Research Interests: Climate change, ecological restoration, invasive aquatic plants
E-mail: esager@trentu.ca 
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7647

Pourya Shahpoury

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Trent University (Water Quality Center, and Microenvironment Atmospheric Laboratory)
Field of Study:  Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants 
Research Interests: analytical techniques focused on airborne contaminants, environmental exposure to airborne chemical contaminants
E-mail:  pshahpoury@trentu.ca 
Telephone: 705-748-1011 Ex 7378; Cell: 437-776-8920

Mehdi Sharifi

Research Scientist, Soil Nutrient Management: Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Field of Study: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Research Interest: Advancing integrated soil nutrient management strategies by managing soil organic amendments and designing cover cropping recipes tailored to various cropping systems, along with their corresponding management strategies. Additionally, I explore Indigenous cultivation sciences, including their associated policies and technologies
E-mail: mehdi.sharifi@agr.gc.ca
Telephone: Office: 250-494-6415; Cell: 250-609-1127
 

Theresa Stotesbury

Associate Professor, Forensic Science, Ontario Tech
Field of Study: Genes, Cells and Physiological Systems 
Research Interests: Forensic Science - understanding the (bio)chemical properties of common types of physical evidences and traces deposited at crime scenes and how they persist in the environment
E-mail: theresa.stotesbury@ontariotechu.ca 
Telephone: (905) 721-8668 Ex. 3412
Website: Stotesbury Research Group

Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde

Laurentian University, School of Natural Sciences
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Evolutionary and behavioural ecology, population and ecological genetics, and conservation biology
E-mail:  aschultehostedde@laurentian.ca
Telephone: (705) 675-1151 x 2356​
Website: Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology of Vertebrates

Shegufa Shetranjiwalla-Merchant

Assistant Professor - School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University
Field of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants
Research Interests:  Chemistry - Multi-disciplinary research in designing innovative materials and processes from renewable and environmentally sustainable sources
E-mail:  sshetranjiwalla@grenfell.mun.ca  Telephone: (709) 639-2502

Paul A. Smith

Research Scientist, Environment Canada, Arctic Terrestrial Birds and Ecosystems
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests:  arctic-breeding shorebirds; effects of environmental change on the demography of arctic birds; assessments of the factors linked to global population declines of shorebirds
E-mail: paulallen.smith@ec.gc.ca
Telephone: (613) 998-7362

Scott Smith

Department of Chemistry, Wilfred Laurier University
Field of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants
Research interests: Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry - Metal toxicity, metal speciation, fluorescence spectroscopy
E-mail: ssmith@slu.ca
Telephone (519) 884-0710

Naomi L. Stock

Senior Research Scientist, Water Quality Centre, Trent University
Field of Study:  Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants 
Research Interests: Environmental organic mass spectrometry, analysis of emerging contaminants, environmental metabolomics
Email: naomistock@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7632

Kenneth Storey

CRC Chair Molecular Physiology, Institute of Biochemistry & Depts of Chemistry & Biology, Carleton University
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Potential use of amphibian larvae as bioindicators of wetland heath and water quality
Email: kenneth_storey@carleton.ca
Telephone: (613) 520-2600 x 3678

Susan Boyd Watson

Research Scientist in Freshwater Ecology and Harmful Algal Blooms at the Canadian Centre for Inland
Waters (CCIW), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) (Emeritus),  Adjunct Professor, University of Calgary, York University, University of Waterloo
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: My research is both academic and applied, coupling science to government policy - freshwater quality and supply, phytoplankton diversity, ecology and community dynamics and the of harmful algal/cyanobacterial blooms (HABs)
Email: sboydwatson@gmail.com
Telephone: (613) 520-2600 x 3678

Colin Whitfield

Assistant Professor, School of the Environment and Sustainability and Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan  
Field of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants
Research Interests: Catchment hydrochemistry, weathering, applied biogeochemical
E-mail: colin.whitfield@usask.ca
Telephone: (306) 966-2655

Chris Wilson

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research interests: Evolutionary ecology and biogeography of freshwater organisms; conservation and population genetics of exploited and endangered species 
E-mail: chris.wilson@ontario.ca 
Telephone: (705) 755-2260

Sean Wilson

Biogeochemist and Mineralogist, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Fields of Study: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture 
Research interests: carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere using mineralization, tailor element cycles for carbon, metal and metalloid sequestration/recovery in mining environments 
E-mail: sawilson@ualberta.ca
Telephone: (780) 982-2444

Jennifer Winter

Research Scientist & Supervisor, Sport Fish and Biomonitoring Unit, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Evaluating the effects of multiple stressors on the Phytoplankton  communities of Ontario lakes, Nutrient and Algal monitoring
E-mail: jennifer.winter@ontario.ca
Telephone: (416) 327-3715

Qianli Xie

Scientist, Ministry of the Environment, Laboratory Services Branch
Fields of Study: Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants 
Research Interests: Chemistry - trace metal, speciation and isotope analysis and environmental applications
E-mail: Qianli.Xie@ontario.ca
Telephone: (416) 235-5834

Huang Zhong

School of Environment, Nanjing University, China
Fields of Study:  Ecosystem Biogeochemistry and Trace Contaminants; Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Research Interests: How biogeochemical factors affect bioavailability and accumulation of metals in food crops; how human beings are exposed to metals in food and medicines
E-mail: huanzhong1982@hotmail.com

Emeritus Adjunct

Ken Abraham 

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution  and Conservation 
Research Interests: Wetlands, waterfowl and wetland bird species
E-mail: ken.abraham@ontario.ca 
Telephone: (705) 755-1547

Chris Davies

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Fields of Study: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Ecology, Evoluation and Conservation 
Research Interests: Caribou, moose habitat, wetland creation
E-mail: chris.davies@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1560

Carey Gibson

Ministry of Natural Resources, Field of Study: Physical Geography 
Research Interests: Remote sensing, SAR, sensors, image processing, climate change
E-mail: carey.gibson@sympatico.ca
Telephone: (705) 749-2084

Tim Haxton

Retired Fisheries Specialist, Aquatic Research and Monitoring Section
Field of Study:  Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests:  Large-bodied fish, population dynamics, response to anthropogenic stressors, riverine systems, flowing water assessment techniques
E-mail: timothyhaxton@trentu.ca
Telephone:  (705) 991-4300

William Nickling

University of Guelph
Research Interests: Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture 
E-mail: wnickling@gmail.com

Martyn Obbard

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Behaviour and population dynamics of carnivores, especially black bears and polar bears.
E-mail: martyn.obbard@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1549

Bruce Pond

Ministry of Natural Resources 
Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 
Research Interests: Response of wildlife populations and ecosystems to anthropogenic disturbance, particularly private land development
E-mail: bruce.pond@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1546​

 

 

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