Dr. David McLagan to Receive a Governor General's Innovation Award!

The School of Environmental Studies congratulates Dr. David McLagan who has been announced as a recipient of a Governor General’s Innovation Award (GGIA)! These awards recognize and celebrate exceptional and transformational Canadian innovations, which are creating a positive impact in Canada and beyond, while also inspiring the next generation of innovators. The award will be presented to Dr.

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Adrian Pang

Adrian Pang

Adrian Pang

Assistant Professor

School of Environmental Studies

Arts and Science

Academic Training

  • PDF, Royal Military College of Canada (Chemical Engineering and Chemistry)
  • PhD, Queen’s University (Environmental Studies)
  • B.Sc, University of Waterloo (Honours Biomedical Sciences)

Research Interests

  • Effects assessment of anthropogenic contaminants on terrestrial and aquatic organisms through the use of conventional and novel methods
  • Investigation of novel methods to remediate contaminated sites
  • Exploration of links between toxic effects at the molecular and individual level to help develop high-throughput toxicity test methods

Recent Publications

Pang A, Nicol AM, Rutter A, Zeeb B (2023a) Improved methods for quantifying soil invertebrates during ecotoxicological tests: Chill comas and anesthetics. Heliyon 9:e12850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12850

Pang A, Rutter A, Bordenave S, et al (2022) Assessment of the toxicity of weathered petroleum hydrocarbon impacted soils to native plants from a site in the Canadian Subarctic. Ecotoxicology 31:1287–1298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-022-02585-9

Pang A, Rutter A, Gainer A, et al (2023b) Assessment of heavily weathered petroleum hydrocarbon-impacted soils to native soil invertebrates from a Canadian subarctic site. J Soils Sediments 23:2096–2105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-023-03466-2

Pang A, Rutter A, Haack E, Zeeb B (2023c) Transcriptome analysis of a springtail, Folsomia candida, reveals energy constraint and oxidative stress during petroleum hydrocarbon exposure. Chemosphere 342:140185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140185

Kelsey Watt

Kelsey Watt

MES-R

ENSC

Past Degrees: BAH (English Literatures and Language Major, Philosophy Minor) MA (English Literatures and Language); Queen’s University

Research Area(s): Ferality, Invasive Species, Environmental Policy and the Ecological Imagination

Supervisory: Dr. Mick Smith

Yanxi Lin

Yanxi

Yanxi Lin

MES-R

Past Degrees: Bachelor of Engineering at Jimei University in Xiamen City, China. Major: Environmental Engineering

Research Area: Wastewater treatment

Supervisors: Drs. Nicholas Vlachopoulos and Maria Skordaki

Victor Odele

Victor Odele

Victor Odele

PhD

Past Degrees: 

Master of Public Health (with specialization in Epidemiology); Lakehead University, Ontario

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Public Health); Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia

Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy); Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Thesis Title: Exploring inclusive governance in the transitioning towards sustainable food systems in Canada: A case study to examine the extent of Indigenous inclusion in the development and implementation of the Food Policy for Canada

Supervisors: Drs. Kristen Lowitt and Marcus Taylor

Florence Kayode

Florence Kayode

Florence Kayode

PhD

Past degrees: BSc Statistics; MSc Mathematical Science for Climate Resilience; MRes Informatics for Climate Change 

Research Area: Carbon Dynamics and Climate Extreme

Supervisors: Drs. Christian Seiler and David McLagan