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Faculty & Research

In this groundbreaking program, you will learn from the experts in their respective analytical fields, all with longstanding experience


Graduate Program Director

J.F. Koprivnjak, BSc, MSc (McGill), PhD (Georgia Tech), spatial and temporal characterization of dissolved organic matter in natural waters; interactions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) with organic pollutants and the effect of climatic change on these interactions; aquatic geochemistry; low molecular weight stable isotope geochemistry; modelling of freshwater DOM concentrations; CO2 gas from boreal lakes 

J.R. Macairan, PhD (Concordia), BSc (Concordia), interest in understanding the behaviours and effects of organic and inorganic pollutants in natural systems; developing sustainable, carbon dot-based technologies for the detection of environmental contaminants; and advancing green remediation strategies using nanocellulose-based materials.

Adjunct Faculty

K. Newman, MChem, PhD (Wales Swansea), focuses on instrument development in the field of plasma source mass spectrometry, with experience in quadrupole, ion trap and magnetic sector instrument

N. Stock, MSc (Guelph), PhD (Toronto), focuses on development of analytical methods, including high-resolution mass spectrometry, for the determination and identification of organic contaminants in environmental samples; also interested in environmental metabolomics

K. Stewart-Abernethy, BSc (Laurier), MASc, PhD (Waterloo), interest in tailoring polymeric materials for target applications including gas and aqueous sensor; understanding the mechanisms by which sensing materials and analytes interact


 

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