Group alumni

Postdocs

shira joudan

Postdoctoral Researcher, York University, 2020-2022

Now: Assistant Professor, University of Alberta

Shira developed new methods to measure atmospherically-relevant acids.

Ye tao

Postdoctoral Researcher, York University, 2020-2022

Now: Environmental Fate Modeller, Health Canada

Ye examined gas-particle partitioning of atmospheric acids and how these could be used to understand atmospheric processes.

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Alexander moravek

Postdoctoral Researcher, York University, 2019-2020

Now: Research Staff, German Environment Agency (UBA)

Alex examined the chemistry and transport of reactive species in indoor and outdoor environments.

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Elizabeth Gaona Colmán

Postdoctoral Researcher, York University, 2018-2019

Now: Humboldt Fellow, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Elizabeth worked on new lab approaches to understand the atmospheric formation and chemistry of perfluoroalkyl acids.

Graduate Students

eric vanhauwaert

MSc, York University, 2024

Eric validated a new method to measure gaseous perfluoroalkyl acids and used it to measure them in the environment.

dylan Indos

MSc, York University, 2023

Dylan exploried the physical properties of perfluoroalkyl substances and the impacts on atmospheric sampling.

Lindy Carmichael

MSc, York University, 2022

Lindy developed a new passive sampling method to measure gas-phase perfluorocarboxylic acids.

teles furlani

PhD, York University, 2021

Now: Senior Environmental Officer, Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks

Teles developed and validated new methods to measure atmospheric reactive chlorine. He deployed these techniques to better understand the role of reactive chlorine in air quality.

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Joseph Bautista

PhD, Memorial University, 2019

Now: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Windsor and Cannalabs

Joseph developed new methods for the collection and analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their natural analogues from atmospheric and biological samples in Newfoundland.

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kathryn dawe

MSc, Memorial University, 2018

Now: Environmental Chemist, SEM Ltd.

Kathryn focused on measuring and understanding reactive chlorine species indoors.

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Heidi pickard

MSc, Memorial University, 2017

Now: PhD Student, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Heidi worked with ice cores to better understand the long-range transport of perfluoroalkyl substances to the Canadian Arctic.

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Bryan place

MSc, Memorial University, 2017

Now: Postdoctoral Researcher, US EPA

Bryan developed analytical methods to detect trace reactive nitrogen species in the environment. His project was co-supervised by Dr. Trevor VandenBoer.

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robert di lorenzo

PhD, Memorial University, 2016

Now: Sales Representative, SCIEX

Rob developed novel methods to characterize aerosol brown carbon and the applied these methods to atmospheric samples.

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xiaolei li

MSc, Memorial University, 2016

Now: PhD Student, Memorial University

Li worked to increase our understanding the physical properties of contaminants and the implication for environmental transport.

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Katherine richman

MES, Memorial University, 2015

Now: Environmental Program Officer, Atlantic Region Environmental Protection Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Kat made new measurements of contaminants in size-resolved aerosols indoors.

selected undergraduate students

Brandon McShane, 2022-2023, CHEM 4000 Now: MSc Student, York U

Gailmyra Fuentes, 2021-2022, CHEM 4000

Yashar Ebrahimi-Iranpour, 2020-2021, Research Experience Now: MSc Student, York U

Venita Sitahal, 2020, DURA Summer Student Now: MSc Student, York U

Alex Gopaul, 2020, CHEM 4000 Now: MSc Student, Toronto Metropolitan University

Hossein Ghezelbash, 2018, CHEM 4000

Melanie Snow, 2016-2017, Honours Now: Science Educator, Upper Canada College

Courtney Laprise, 2016-2017, Honours Now: Science Educator, Newfoundland

Peter Benson, 2016-2017, NSERC USRA/Honours Now: Science Educator, Newfoundland

Archita Adluri, 2015, Summer Student

Rachel Hems, 2014, Summer Student Now: Visiting Assistant Professor, Oberlin College