Postdoctoral Fellows:

Syvonne Lofhus | 2021 - 2023
Project Title: Biodegradation of Oil

PhD Students:

Verena Kalter | completed 2025
Project Title: Impacts of Oil Pollution on sub-Arctic and Arctic Marine Invertebrates: A Study on Blue Mussels and Beyond

MSc Students:

Yuze Bai | completed 2024
Project Title: Effect of crude oil on defence-relevant biomarker gene expression in early-life stage lumpfish

Olivia Dillion | completed 2024
Project Title: The Spatial Distribution and composition of microplastic in Placentia Bay, NL

Emma Wells | completed 2024
Project Title: Comparative Genomic Analysis, Transcriptome and Hydrocarbon-Degrading Capability of Vibrio sp. Strain J502

Honours Students:

Mia Kocela | completed 2025
Project Title: The Effects of Microplastic Concentration on the Growth and Aggregation of Thalassiosira bulbosa

Kathryn MacDonald | completed 2025
Project Title: Quantifying benthic foraminifera genera in recent Abu Dhabi coastal sediment for implications of recent environmental change

Ella Vivian | completed 2024
Project Title: Characterization of microplastics collected by a sediment trap in the Gulf of Mexico

Morgan Moret | completed 2023
Project Title: Effects of Nylon, Polyethylene, and Coton Microfibres on Growth Rate and Aggregation of Diatoms

Student Assistants, NSERC, MUCEP and URSA:

Mia Kocela | Student Assistant | 2025

Kaitlyn Oldford | Student Assistant | 2025

Rachael Stephan | URSA | 2023

Shams AlAjeeli | Student Assistant | 2023

Mitchell Badbury | Student Assistant | 2023

Marwa Askay | MUCEP | 2021