Division Representatives
Claude Fortin, INRS
Louis-César Pasquier, INRS
Symposia and Organizers:
Advanced Environmental Analysis
Advancements in technology allow laboratories to continually expand their analytical capabilities and capacities. Please share your advanced methodology in sample preparation, instrument analysis and data interpretation for dealing with complex environmental issues.
Organizers:
Chunyan Hao, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Kerry Peru, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Benoit Sarrasin, Centre d'expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec
Teresa Switzer, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Invited Speakers:
David Bowman, SepSolve Analytical Canada
Robert Di Lorenzo, SCIEX
Erik Krogh, Vancouver Island University
Paul Jones, University of Saskatchewan
Tiangang Luan, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Hui Peng, University of Toronto
Advanced Materials for Environmental Applications
In addressing environment and energy challenges, a variety of heterogeneous photocatalysts and electrocatalysts have been developed, and are offering innovative solutions towards more efficient light harvesting and charge carrier dynamics. The proposed symposium will specifically focus on experimental work and computational studies related to 1) photocatalytic and 2) electrocatalytic degradation of pollutants, and 3) electrochemical / solar fuel systems for water splitting and CO2 reduction.
Organizers:
Dongling Ma, INRS
Ana Tavares, INRS
Invited Speakers:
Dunwei Wang, Boston College, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Elena Baranova, University of Ottawa
Aicheng Chen, University of Guelph
Daniel Guay, INRS-EMT
Agricultural and Environmental Applications of NMR Spectroscopy - joint with PT
NMR is arguably the most powerful spectroscopic tools available for the study of different forms of mater including liquids, solids, and semi-solids. Environmental samples, including (water, soil, plant materials, etc...) are among the most complex and challenging chemical systems to study. In the Agricultural and Environmental Applications of NMR Spectroscopy symposium (PT/EN), research on how NMR methodologies are being developed and applied to improve our understanding of contemporary environmental and agricultural problems will be presented.
Organizers:
Chris Kirby, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
James Longstaffe, University of Guelph
Invited Speakers:
Bob Brua, Environment and Climate Change Canada – (40 minute lecture)
Barbara Cade-Menun, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – (40 minute lecture)
Atmospheric Aerosol Chemistry & Physics: Laboratory Measurements, Field Observations, and Modelling
The “Atmospheric Aerosol Chemistry & Physics: Laboratory Measurements, Field Observations, and Modelling” symposium offers a platform to share and discuss your research efforts in atmospheric chemistry and physics. This symposium will encompass the diverse activities and approaches of the community on chemical reactions and physical transformations occurring in the atmosphere, with a focus on aerosol particle studies, ice nucleation, multiphase chemistry and related composition of the gas phase. We encourage contributions on laboratory experiments, field observations, as well as modelling studies – from single particles and detailed reaction mechanisms to frameworks for atmospheric chemistry at the global scale.
Organizers:
Parisa Ariya, McGill University
Thomas Preston, McGill University
Andreas Zuend, McGill University
Invited Speakers:
Andrew Ault, University of Michigan, USA
Arthur W. H. Chan, University of Toronto
Tara Kahan, University of Saskatchewan
Jennifer G. Murphy, University of Toronto
Thomas C. Preston, McGill University
Nicole Riemer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Craig A. Stroud, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Andreas Zuend, McGill University
Environmental Impacts of Unconventional Energy Resources
Unconventional fossil fuels such as oil sands, shale gas and tight oil make up an increasingly larger proportion of global energy supplies. From an environmental perspective, the exploitation of these resources present different challenges compared to conventional fossil fuels. This session will explore multidisciplinary approaches to understand the impacts on air, water, soils, sediments and living organisms during any stage of unconventional energy resource development (e.g., mining, drilling, transportation, etc.).
Organizers:
Jason Ahad, Natural Resources Canada
John Headley, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Kerry Peru, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Invited Speakers:
William Shotyk, University of Alberta - (40 minute lecture)
Martine Savard, Natural Resources Canada - (40 minute lecture)
EN General Session
Organizers:
Claude Fortin, INRS
Louis-César Pasquier, INRS
Environmental Metallomics: New Insights Into Metal Speciation Within Living Systems
Total metal measurements in biological systems provide broad information about metal exposure but an incomplete understanding of metal interactions and toxicity within cells. To probe these interactions, significant advances have been made in recent years to quantify chemical forms and to determine the intracellular speciation of trace elements in biological systems. This special session will bring together recent chemical and subcellular studies as well as imaging and hyphenated techniques focused on metal and metalloids species within living systems.
Organizers:
Peter Campbell, INRS
Maikel Rosabal, UQAM
Invited Speakers:
Theodora J. Stewart, London Metallomics Facility, King's College London, UK - (40 minute lecture)
Marie-Pierre Isaure, L'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France - (40 minute lecture)
Environmental, Nuclear and Radiochemistry
Organizers:
Amares Chatt, Dalhousie University
Dominic Larivière, Université Laval
Krzysztof Starosta, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers:
Sue Clark, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Valery Radchenko, TRIUMF - (40 minute lecture)
Organic Contaminants: Treatment, Fate and Environmental Impact - joint with OR
This symposium would be dedicated to research on the presence, effects and dynamics of emerging organic contaminants in the environment including: 1) Impacts of emerging pollutants on ecosystems (laboratory and field approaches); 2) Dynamics and fate of emergent pollutants in the environment (aquatic systems and soils); 3) Advances in analytical chemistry related to the study of emerging organic contaminants; and 4) Advances in the treatment of emerging organic contaminants
Organizers:
Jean-Philippe Bellenger, Université de Sherbrooke
Hubert Cabana, Université de Sherbrooke
Pedro Segura, Université de Sherbrooke
Invited Speakers:
Alistair Boxall, University of York, UK - (40 minute lecture)
Viviane Yargeau, McGill University - (40 minute lecture)
Poster Session
Organizers:
Claude Fortin, INRS
Louis-César Pasquier, INRS
