News Archive

October 3, 2023: Meiling's study on dynamics of soil organic matter in varying agroecosystems is accepted for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

September 14, 2023: Congratulations Isla for passing the oral comprehensive exam!!

August 2, 2023: Congratulations to Isla and Gloria - recipients of the QEII and OGS scholarships respectively. Amazing!

July 28, 2023: Phoebe's study on heat and salinity impacts on bentonite organic matter is published in Applied Geochemistry.

July 5, 2023: Lisa's study on Daphnia exposure to industrial effluents is published in Environmental Research.

June 2023: Double doctor! Lisa and Phoebe successfully complete the PhD program. Congratulations to Dr. Labine and Dr. Tong.

May 8-11 2023: Group members attend the annual Environmental Chemistry Colloquium at UofT.

May 1, 2023: The group welcomes three undergraduate researchers for the first time since the summer of 2019! Welcome Aarushi, Andrei and Zeinab!

February 16, 2023: Erico's study on phthalate pollutant impacts to Daphnia magna metabolism is accepted for publication in Aquatic Toxicology.

February 14, 2023: Myrna is the recipient of the C.C. Patterson Medal from the Geochemical Society.

December 22, 2022: Phoebe's work on MX-80 bentonite organic matter stability with radiation and heat exposure is accepted for publication in Applied Clay Science.

December 19, 2022: Myrna is the recipient of the Environment Division Research and Development Dima Award from the Chemical Institute of Canada.

December 11-16, 2022: Atzin, Meiling, Phoebe, Isla, and Myrna attend the Fall AGU meeting.

November 13-17, 2022: Erico and Lisa present their research findings at the North America SETAC meeting.

November 4, 2022: Lisa's study on the impacts of PFAS with different chain lengths and functionality on Daphnia magna is accepted for publication in Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry.

September 28, 2022: Laura and collaborators publish the first molecular-level synthesis about soil carbon in litter manipulated forests in Global Change Biology.

September 6, 2022: The group welcomes new graduate students Gloria Gao and James Neurauter!

August 22, 2022: Erico is awarded a CERA travel grant to attend the 2022 SETAC North America meeting. Congratulations!

August 15, 2022: Phoebe is awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship for a second consecutive year. Congratulations Phoebe!

July 21, 2022: Congratulations to Meiling for successfully defending her PhD thesis. Well done Dr. Man!

June 29, 2022: Congratulations to Iuliana Stoica for completing the MSc in Chemistry!

June 1, 2022: Lisa's latest work on PFAS sub-lethal exposure to Daphnia is published in Environmental Research.

June 8, 2022: A new NWMO-NSERC Alliance project with U of Waterloo and McMaster University is funded to study microbial and chemical processes that may occur with nuclear waste storage.

May 30-31, 2022: Atzin, Isla, Iuliana, Lisa and Myrna attend the UofT Environmental Chemistry Colloquium.

April 19, 2022 & May 13, 2022: Double whammy publications for Meiling in Agriculture, Ecosystems & the Environment and Biogeochemistry.

February 1, 2022: Dr. Laura Castañeda Gómez is awarded a CERA postdoctoral scholarship for 2 years. Congratulations Laura!

January 3, 2022: The group welcomes Nivetha Srikanthan. She is the group's new research laboratory technician. Welcome Nivetha!

December 13-17, 2021: Isla, Iuliana, Laura, Meiling, Phoebe and Usman present their work at the AGU Fall Meeting.

November 16, 2021: A new joint PhD program with our group and Prof. Suzie Reichman at the University of Melbourne is available for September 2022.

September 30, 2021: Erico's study on bisphenol pollutants and their impacts on Daphnia is published in Metabolites.

September 7. 2021: The group welcomes new graduate students Salwa and Atzin!

July 22, 2021: Congratulations to Lisa and Phoebe! Both have been awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. Well done!

June 8, 2021: Environmental NMR Centre researchers are recognized by the Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Division Horizon Prize:
Sir George Stokes Award.

May 21, 2021: Phoebe's study on dissolved organic matter composition in varying ecosystems and land management practices is published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry.

March 8, 2021: The group welcomes a new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Laura Castañeda Gómez.

March 4, 2021: Tae-Yong's Postdoctoral work on infochemical disruption is publised in ES&T and featured in UTSC News.

Februrary 5, 2021: Lisa's study on sub-lethal exposure of disenfection by-products to Daphnia magna is published in Metabolites.

Februrary 3, 2021: Group toques arrive with our new lab logo.

January 29, 2021: Meiling's study on long-term tillage and crop rotational diversity is published in Soil and Tillage Research.

December 27, 2020: Meiling's paper on nitrogen fertilzation in agroecosystems is published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.

Dec 1-17, 2020: Myrna, Meiling, Phoebe and Usman present organic matter biogochemistry research at the AGU Fall meeting.

November 25, 2020: Usman's study on natural organic matter heterogeneity in bentonite clays is accepted for publication in Organic Geochemistry.

October 19, 2020: Our latest work on biomass-clay interactions is accepted for publication in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry.

September 7, 2020: The group welcomes new graduate students Iuliana, and Isla.

August 28, 2020: Phoebe passes her PhD proposal defense! Congratulations Phoebe!

August 27, 2020: Erico passes his PhD proposal defense! Congratulations Erico!

August 12, 2020: Nahidha takes over the UTSC Co-op Instragram account and highlights her internship.

August 10, 2020: Official announcement of Myrna's Canada Research Chair.

July 31 2020: Dr. Tae-Yong Jeong finishes his Postdoctoral fellowship and starts an Assistant Professor position at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea.

June 25, 2020: Lori completes her MSc in Chemsitry. Congratulations!

June 23, 2020: Tae-Yong's study on endocrine disruption in Daphnia magna is accepted for publication in Water Research.

May 20, 2020: Tae-Yong's latest study on PFOS exposure and bioaccumulation in Daphnia magna is published in CBPD.

May 5, 2020: Lisa passes the Oral Comprehensive Exam in Chemistry. Congratulations Lisa!

May 4, 2020: The group welcomes Nahidha Jauhar and Shannon Oliphant for the summer.

April 24, 2020: Sophia completes her MSc thesis and Stephen finishes his CHMD90 project. Congratulations!

April 8, 2020: The group adjusts to meetings during COVID-19 shutdown.

March 6, 2020: Lisa's review article in Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health is published.

November 29, 2019: Tae-Yong's latest work is featured in the UofT News.

November 4-7, 2019: Tae-Yong presents a poster and a talk at the North American SETAC meeting.

November 1, 2019: Dr. Todd Longbottom joins the group as a new postdoctoral fellow.

September 25, 2019: Tae-Yong's study on how reproduction controls the Daphnia metabolome is accepted for publication in ES&T.

September 3, 2019: Emily Blackaby joins the group as a new PhD student. Stephen also rejoins the group as a CHMD90 research student.

August 31, 2019: Tae-Yong's latest work is accepted for publication in Water Research.

August 13, 2019: Vera defends her PhD thesis. Congratulations Dr. Kovacevic!

May 6-7, 2019: Just a few chemists meet for the annual Environmental Chemistry Colloquium @UofT.

May 5, 2019: The group welcomes NSERC USRA recipient Stephen Ye for the summer.