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Past degrees:  BA Anthropology, University of Victoria

Thesis Research: Exploring Food Sovereignty and the Importance of Place

Supervisor: Dr. Kristen Lowitt

Past degrees:  BSc- Biology, MES- Environmental Science both from the University of Guelph

Thesis Research: How effective are incentive-based policies in promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources in Canada?

Supervisor: Dr. Warren Mabee

Academic Training

• PDF, Royal Military College of Canada (Chemical Engineering and Chemistry)
• PhD, ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ (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.

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.

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.

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.

Past Degrees: BAH (English Literatures and Language Major, Philosophy Minor) MA (English Literatures and Language); ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´

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

Supervisory: Dr. Mick Smith

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

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

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

Past Degrees:  Honour’s Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science – Option in Environmental Geochemistry and Ecotoxicology at University of Ottawa

Research topic: The phytoremediation of salt contaminated soils

Supervisor: Dr. Barb Zeeb

Past Degrees: M.ES. (ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´), B.Sc. (ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´)

Research Area: Evaluating the wildfire influences on air quality using a chemical transport model

Supervisor: Dr. David McLagan, Dr. Paul Makar (Adjunct)