Study in one of the most advanced environmental research centres in the world
This state-of-the-art research centre hosts one of the most diverse collections of mass spectrometers dedicated to environmental research in the world. While the focus in the Water Quality Centre is on environmental applications (including solid and gaseous samples), the available instrumentation is equally relevant in other application areas, such as biochemistry and biotechnology, chemical and pharmaceutical production, and materials production and characterization. The 13 currently operated instruments span almost the entire range of commercially available instrumentation for both atomic and molecular mass spectrometry. Trent faculty and students have access to this instrumentation for their research, and this facility is also available for training the students in Trent’s Instrumental Chemical Analysis graduate program.
Select the image of our student, Davindar Panfair, to see what he did during his placement!
The instrumental chemical analysis graduate program was specifically designed to allow graduates to enter directly into career opportunities in laboratories using advanced instrumentation
Career paths include:
Government research and monitoring laboratories
Commercial service laboratories
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology research laboratories
Chemical industry
Characterization laboratories
Academic research laboratories
Here's what some of our Alumni are doing now!
Chemical analyst - Environmental Laboratories at SGS Canada
Analytical Development Analyst - Piramal Pharma Solutions
Stability Specialist - Canopy Growth Corporation
Assistant Head of Laboratory - Dow Testing Services; a Health Canada accredited 3rd party cannabis testing lab
Supervisor, Operational Quality Management System - Hexo
Laboratory Technician - Air Boss of America
Laboratory Technician - Eurofins Environment Testing Canada
Research Technician - Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Sales & Service Technician - Thermo Fisher Scientific
Chemist - Health Canada
Hardware Verification Specialist - SCIEX
Water Quality Analyst - Toronto Water
Quality Assurance Coordinator - Accuristix
Chemist - Canada Border Services Agency
Environmental Consultant
Forensic Technologist - Dynacare