Staff Profiles

Permanent ASU Staff: 2007

Name:Dr. Allison Rutter
Position:Director; Adjunct Assistant Professor
Years at ASU:18
Education and Training:B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, 1984; M.Sc. Chemistry., Queens University, 1986; Ph.D. Chemistry., University of Ottawa, 1992; Ph.D. Candidate and Research Assistant at National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa 1988-1992; Research Officer at the Department of Cancer Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia, 1992-1995. Completed a 40 hour contaminated site health and safety training course.

Previous Position(s): Assistant Director ASU 2000-2004
Research Associate ASU 1997-2000
Scientific Advisor to the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 1997-present
QA/QC Scientist, Ontario Ministry of Environment,1986-1988

Name:Paula Whitley
Position:Laboratory Manager
Years at ASU:21
Education and Training:B.Sc. (Hons.) Biochemistry, Manchester University; completion of courses concerning technical maintenance of gas chromatography systems, 1996-present. Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, 1988-1989; Laboratory Technician, Analytical Services Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, 1990-1994.

Name:Dr. Graham Cairns
Position:Research Associate
Years at ASU:10
Education and Training:B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry, 1994; Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Glasgow, 1997; Academic Assistant of the Chemistry Department, University of Glasgow 1993-1994; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia 1997-1999; Research Collaborator, Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, 1997-1999; Completed a 40 hour contaminated site health and safety training course./p>

Name:Dr. Bubby Kettlewell
Position:QAQC Officer
Years at ASU:5
Education and Training:B.Sc. (Hons) Agr., M.Sc. University of Guelph; PhD, Queen's University; Research Assistant, Distance Education Course Coordinator, University of Guelph. Completed a 40 hour lead auditor training course.

Name:Mary K. Andrews
Position:Senior Research Assistant
Years at ASU:22
Education and Training:Natural Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1971-72; Medical Laboratory Technology, C.S.L.T, Fanshawe College 1972-74 Medical laboratory technologist, Victoria Hospital, 1974-76; Medical laboratory technologist 1978.

 
Name:Rhonda Kristensen
Position:Technician
Years at ASU:4
Education and Training:B.Sc.(Hons.), Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, 1977-1981.

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Technical Consultants

Name:Dr. John Poland
Position:Former Director (Retired)
Years at ASU:26
Education and Training:B.Sc. (Hons.), D. Phil., University of Sussex, 1966; NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at Simon Fraser University, 1969-71; SRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at Oxford University, 1971-72; SRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at Sussex University 1972-73; Lecturer at the University of the West Indies 1973-79; Research Associate at Queens University 1979-80.

Previous Position(s): Associate Member of the Occupational Health Centre at Queen's University, 1984-1993
Co-ordinator for the use of the Slowpoke-2 nuclear reactor at RMC (also a AECL authorised operator of the reactor), 1987-present
Board Member of the Canadian Association of Environmental and Analytical Laboratories (CAEAL), 1992-1995
Member of the Environmental Sciences Group (ESG) at Royal Roads Military College (RRMC), 1991-1995, and Deputy Director, 1994-95
Scientific Advisor to the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 1997-present

Name:Dr. John A Page
Position:Technical Consultant
Years at ASU:26
Education and Training:PhD Chemistry, University of Harvard, 1954. Professor, Analytical Chemistry, University of Toronto 1954-1968. Emeritus Professor, Chemistry, Queens University, to date.