Meet The Team
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
D. Huy Dang
Associate professor, environmental chemistry, Trent University
- Research gate - Google Scholar -
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B.Sc. in Biology-Life Science (2006-2009), University of Toulon, France
M.Sc. in Environmental Chemistry (2009-2011), University of Toulon, France
Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry (2011-2014), University of Toulon, France
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CURRENT TEAM (alphabetical order)
David Boettcher
PhD candidate (2023-)
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BSc. Trent University
Guntaash Brar
MSc student (2025-)
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BSc. Chandigarh University
Minh Duong
PhD candidate (2022-)
- Co-supervision with Dr. Karen Thompson
Research Assistant (2021-2022)
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BSc. Trent University
Almat Kabyl
PhD student (2025-)
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MSc. Nazarbayev University
BSc. L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Ashlyn Kernaghan
Accelerated MSc student (2022-)
Honour thesis (2021-2022)
Research Assistant (2021)
USRA awardee (2021-2022)
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BSc. Trent University
Jack Lahey​
USRA awardee (2024)
Shivani Nadkarni
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MSc student (2024-)
Honour thesis student (2023-2024)
Research Assistant (2024)
BSc. Trent University​
Tri Nguyen
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SEED Exchange student (2024-2025)
BSc. Ho Chi Minh City University of Science​
Sandesh Rana
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MSc student (2025-)
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BSc. Tribhuvan University
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Oshadhi Ranasinghe
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Research Assistant (2024-)
- Co-supervision with Dr. Karen Thompson
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MSc. Trent University
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Aissatou Sow
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Ph.D. student (2023-), Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Co-supervision with Dr. Claude Fortin
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Scott Stebbing
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MSc student (2024-)
- Co-supervision with Dr. Raoul-Marie Couture
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BSc. Trent University
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Quyen Tran
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Ph.D. student (2025-)
- Co-supervision with Dr. Karen Thompson
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MSc. Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
BSc. Can Tho University
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Yuanyuan Wang, Ph.D.
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Postdoctoral researcher (2025-)
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PhD. Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
BSc. Shandong University of Science and Technology
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Ruby Wetzl
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MSc student (2021-)
- Co-supervision with Dr. Karen Thompson
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BSc. Trent University
Kaileigh Wright
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MSc student (2023-)
- Co-supervision with Dr. Karen Thompson
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BSc. Trent University
Yinan Yang
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Research Assistant (2024-)
- Co-supervision with Dr. Karen Thompson
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MSc. Nipissing University
BSc. University of Guelph
ALUMNI (Chronological and alphabetical orders)
Sam Gottschalk - 2023/2024 - Honour thesis student
Helen Zheng - 2023 - Summer Undergraduate student
Gillian Johnson - 2022/2023 - Research Assistant
Nicole Pollock - 2021/2022 - Honour thesis student
Haegeun Kim - 2021 - Placement student
Kevin Marrs - 2020 - Placement student
Allison Sikma - 2020 - USRA Awardee
Anique Chatzis - 2019/2020 - MSc student
Hang Nguyen - 2019 - Summer student
Zhirou Zhang - 2019 - Summer student