Suzanne E. Tank, Ph.D. - Department of Biological Sciences

Suzanne E. Tank, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and CAIP Research Chair
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9
Tel: 780-248-1152 Fax: 780-492-9234
email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Department of Biology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
2004-2009
M.Sc. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
1999-2002
B.Sc. Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
1993-1997
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014-
Assistant Professor and CAIP Chair in Aquatic Ecosystem Health, Department of Biological
Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
2013-
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology Graduate Program, York University, Toronto, Canada
2012-14
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, York University, Toronto, Canada
Director, Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geography, York University
2011
Visiting Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA, USA
2009-11
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA
2002-04
Fisheries Analyst, Staff Scientist, David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver, Canada
1999
Limnology Research Assistant, University of Alberta
1998
Great Lakes Water Quality Data Technician, Ontario Ministry of Environment
Pollination Biology Research Assistant, University of Guelph
Forest Ecology Field Research Assistant (Volunteer Position), Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute, Borro Colorado Island, Panama
1997
Ecological Research Intern and Supervisor, Cedar Creek Natural History Area, MN, USA
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2009-11
2007-09
2007
2005-07
2005
2004-05
2004
2000
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral
Fellowship ($80,000)
Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research ($40,000)
IODE Memorial Scholarship ($15,000, declined)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Canada Graduate
Scholarship, CGS-D ($70,000)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Northern Research
Internship, scholarship component ($4,875)
CD Nelson Entrance Scholarship, Simon Fraser University ($18,000)
Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University ($6,000)
Alberta Heritage Foundation, Ralph Steinhauer Award of Achievement for Academic
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Excellence ($15,000)
1999-2001 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate
Scholarship, PGS-A ($34,600)
1999-2001 Walter H. Johns Tuition Scholarship, University of Alberta ($7,606)
1999
University of Alberta Entrance Scholarship ($2,000)
1993-97 Board of Governor’s Scholarship, University of Guelph ($8,000)
1993-97 Governor General’s Canada Scholarship, Sciences and Engineering ($10,000)
1996
Governor General’s Canada Scholarship, Environmental Sciences ($1,500)
1995
Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) Dean’s Scholarship, University of Guelph ($1,000)
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed journal articles, published and in press
McClelland, J.W., S.E. Tank, R.G.M. Spencer, and A.I. Shiklomanov. In press. Coordination and
sustainability of river observing activities in the Arctic. Arctic.
Tank, S.E., P.A. Raymond, R.G. Striegl, J.W. McClelland, R.M. Holmes, G. Fiske, and B.J. Peterson.
2012. A land-to-ocean perspective on the magnitude, source and implication of DIC flux from major
Arctic rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 26: GB4018.
doi:10.1029/2011GB004192.
Tank, S.E., K.E. Frey, R.G. Striegl, P.A. Raymond, R.M. Holmes, J.W. McClelland, and B.J. Peterson.
2012. Landscape-level controls on dissolved carbon flux from diverse catchments of the
circumboreal. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 26: GB0E02. doi:10.1029/2012GB004299.
Tank, S.E., J.W. McClelland, R.M. Holmes, M. Manizza and B.J. Peterson. 2012. The processing and
impact of riverine nutrients and organic matter in the near- and offshore Arctic Ocean. Estuaries and
Coasts 35: 401-415. doi: 10.1007/s12237-011-9417-3.
Holmes, R.M, J.W. McClelland, B.J. Peterson, S.E. Tank, E. Bulygina, T.I. Eglington, V.V. Gordeev,
T.Y. Gurtovaya, P.A. Raymond, D.J. Repeta, R. Staples, R.G. Striegl, A.A. Zhulidov and S.A.
Zimov. 2012. Seasonal and annual fluxes of nutrients and organic matter from large rivers to the
Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas. Estuaries and Coasts 35: 369-382. doi: 10.1007/s12237-0119386-6.
Tank, S.E., L.F.W. Lesack, J.A.L Gareis, C.L. Osburn and R.H. Hesslein. 2011. Multiple tracers
demonstrate distinct sources of dissolved organic matter to lakes of the Mackenzie Delta, western
Canadian Arctic. Limnology and Oceanography 56: 1297-1309. doi: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.4.1297.
Tank, S.E., L.F.W. Lesack and D.J. McQueen. 2009. Elevated pH regulates bacterial carbon cycling in
lakes with high photosynthetic activity. Ecology 90: 1910-1922.
Tank, S.E., L.F.W. Lesack and R.H. Hesslein. 2009. Northern delta lakes as summertime CO 2
absorbers within the arctic landscape. Ecosystems 12: 144-157.
Tank, S.E., M.A. Xenopoulos, and L.L. Hendzel. 2005. Effect of ultraviolet radiation on alkaline
phosphatase activity and planktonic phosphorus acquisition in Canadian Boreal Shield lakes.
Limnology and Oceanography 50: 1345-1351.
Tank, S.E., and D.W. Schindler. 2004. The role of ultraviolet radiation in structuring epilithic algal
communities in montane lakes of the Rocky Mountains: Evidence from pigments and taxonomy.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61: 1461-1474.
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Tank, S.E., D.W. Schindler and M.T. Arts. 2003. Direct and indirect effects of UV radiation on benthic
communities: Epilithic food quality and invertebrate growth in four montane lakes. Oikos 103: 651667.
Frost, P.C., S.E. Tank, M.A. Turner, and J.J. Elser. 2003. Elemental composition of littoral
invertebrates from oligotrophic and eutrophic Canadian lakes. Journal of the North American
Benthological Society 22: 51-62.
Other refereed contributions
Hernes, P.J., R.M. Holmes, P.A. Raymond, R.G.M. Spencer, and S.E. Tank. 2014. Fluxes, processing
and fate of riverine organic and inorganic carbon in the Arctic Ocean. In: Biogeochemical Dynamics
at Large River-Coastal Interfaces: Linkages with Global Climate Change, edited by T.S. Bianchi,
M.A. Allison, and W. Cai. Cambridge University Press.
Holmes, R.M., M.T. Coe, G.J. Fiske, T. Gurtovaya, J.W. McClelland, A.I. Shiklomanov, R.G.M.
Spencer, S.E. Tank, and A.V. Zhulidov. 2013. Climate change impacts on the hydrology and
biogeochemistry of Arctic rivers. In: Climatic Change and Global Warming of Inland Waters:
Impacts and Mitigation for Ecosystems and Societies, edited by C.R. Goldman, M. Kumagai, and
R.D. Robarts. Wiley.
Holmes, R.M, J.W. McClelland, B.J. Peterson, P.A. Raymond, S.E. Tank, and A.V. Zhulidov. 2011.
River Biogeochemistry. In: Arctic Report Card 2011, http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard.
Non-refereed publications and reports
McClelland, J.W., S.E. Tank, R.G.M. Spencer, and A.I. Shiklomanov. 2013. Coordination and
sustainability of river observing activities in the Arctic. White paper submission to the Arctic
Observing Summit, Vancouver, B.C. Available online at www.arcticobservingsummit.org/users/
white_papers.php
Tank, S.E. 2006. State of the Catch: A Professional’s Guide to Sustainable Seafood. David Suzuki
Foundation, 77 pp.
Tank, S.E. 2004. Seas of Change: Ten Recommendations for Sustainable Fisheries on the BC Coast.
David Suzuki Foundation, 76 pp.
Theses
Tank, S.E. 2009. Sources and cycling of dissolved organic carbon across a landscape of arctic delta
lakes. Ph.D. Thesis. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC. 217 pp.
Tank, S.E. 2002. Effects of UV radiation on benthic assemblages of montane lakes. M.Sc. Thesis.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. 118 pp.
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RESEARCH FUNDING
Campus Alberta Innovates Program (2014-2019)
Funding to support Chair activities in Aquatic Ecosystem Health (PI Tank)
$550,000
Tula Foundation Research Grant, Hakai Center for Coastal Research (2013-2015)
Land-freshwater-ocean linkages on the British Columbia Central Coast
Support for post-doctoral fellow and associated research activities (PI Tank)
$140,000
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
NSERC Discovery Grant (2013-2018)
$160,000
NSERC Northern Research Supplement (paired application; 2013-2018)
$100,000
Land-water linkages and the biogeochemistry and ecology of Arctic aquatic ecosystems (PI Tank)
Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leaders Opportunity Fund
$202,723
Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure (ORF)
$135,145
A laboratory for freshwater chemistry and northern permafrost change (PI Tank; CFI funding includes
partner support; ORF application is paired to the CFI grant)
Polar Continental Shelf Program, logistical support (2013)
$26,550
The fate of terrestrial carbon and nutrients within lakes and river channels of the Mackenzie Delta
region, NWT, Canada (PI: Tank; helicopter support for northern research)
Polar Continental Shelf Program, logistical support (2012)
$26,000
Solar degradation of dissolved organic carbon to CO2 in lakes and river channels of the Mackenzie
River Delta, NWT, Canada (PI: Tank; helicopter support for northern research)
York University Minor Research Grant (2012)
$5,000
Solar degradation of dissolved organic carbon to CO2 in lakes and river channels of the Mackenzie
Delta, NWT, Canada (PI: Tank)
York University Start-Up Grant (2012)
Start-up support for freshwater biogeochemistry laboratory facilities (PI: Tank)
$115,000
Northern Scientific Training Program (2012)
$2,400
Solar degradation of dissolved organic carbon to CO2 in lakes and river channels of the Mackenzie
Delta, NWT, Canada (grant written and submitted by PI Tank on behalf of G. Weeks)
Aurora Research Institute Research Fellowship (2007)
$3,000
The effect of landscape-level variation of dissolved organic carbon on food web structure in Mackenzie Delta
lakes (S. Tank, sole applicant; Ph.D. research funding)
Sigma-Xi Grant in Aid of Research (2006)
$570
The effect of landscape-level variation of dissolved organic carbon on food web structure in Mackenzie
Delta lakes (S. Tank, sole applicant; Ph.D. research funding)
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Northern Scientific Training Program Grant, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
$12,295
(2005, 2006, and 2007) (S. Tank, sole applicant; Ph.D. research funding)
2005: Variation of dissolved organic carbon across lakes of the Mackenzie Delta, and effect on Delta
food web structure
2006: Landscape-level variation in dissolved organic carbon in lakes of the Mackenzie Delta: Effect on
carbon flow through food chains, and implications of future change
2007: The effect of variable dissolved organic carbon on bacterial growth efficiency in lakes of the
Mackenzie Delta
NSERC Northern Research Internship, research grant component (2005)
$4,000
Landscape variation of dissolved organic carbon in lakes of the Mackenzie Delta: Effect on carbon flow
through food webs, and implications of future change (S. Tank, sole applicant; Ph.D. research funding)
Science Horizons Youth Internship Program, Environment Canada (2005)
$9,200
The role of dissolved organic carbon in controlling food web structure in Mackenzie Delta lakes:
current status and effect of climate change (Grant written by S. Tank and sponsored by L. Lesack;
Ph.D. research funding)
Challenge Grants in Biodiversity Program, Alberta Conservation Association (2000)
$16,676
Ultraviolet radiation and benthic communities in high-altitude lakes: Succession and community
structure (S. Tank, sole applicant; M.Sc. research funding)
Circumpolar / Boreal Alberta Research Grant, Canadian Circumpolar Institute (2000)
$5,700
The effects of ultraviolet radiation on benthic algae in high-altitude lakes: Succession and community
structure (S. Tank, sole applicant; M.Sc. research funding)
Science Horizons Youth Internship Program, Environment Canada (2000)
$6,000
Direct and interactive effects of ultraviolet radiation on epilithic algae and their grazers in sub-alpine
lakes (Grant written by S. Tank and sponsored by D. Schindler; M.Sc. research funding)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
underlining denotes graduate student or post-doctoral trainee
Weeks, G., and S.E. Tank. Climate Change and the Fate of Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Mackenzie
Delta, NWT. Presentation to the Canadian Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Banff, AB, May 2014.
Bulger, C., and S.E. Tank. Carbon Dynamics in Permafrost Thaw in the Western Canadian Arctic.
Presentation to the Canadian Geophysical Union Hydrology and Biogeosciences Sections Eastern
Student Conference, Toronto, ON, January 2014.
Shuman, P., R. Bello, and S.E. Tank. The Spatial Distribution of Benthic Algae in the Ponds of the
Hudson Bay Lowlands, July 2013. Presentation to the Canadian Geophysical Union Hydrology and
Biogeosciences Sections Eastern Student Conference, Toronto, ON, January 2014.
Weeks, G., and S.E. Tank. Climate Change and the Fate of Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Mackenzie
Delta, NWT. Presentation to the Canadian Geophysical Union Hydrology and Biogeosciences Sections
Eastern Student Conference, Toronto, ON, January 2014.
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Shakil, S., and S.E. Tank. Photo-production of phosphate and photo-degradation of OC throughout the
Mackenzie Delta (NWT) during open-water season. Presentation to the Canadian Geophysical Union
Hydrology and Biogeosciences Sections Eastern Student Conference, Toronto, ON, January 2014.
Tank, S.E., S.V. Kokelj, J.W. McClelland, and R.M. Holmes. Decadal-scale trends in dissolved carbon
flux at the mouth of the Mackenzie River, NWT. Presentation to the Thermokarst Aquatic Ecosystems
Workshop, Quebec City, QC, February 2014.
Medeiros A.S., B.B. Wolfe, R. Quinlan, S.E. Tank, D.J. Taylor, A.M. Balasubramaniam, and R.I. Hall.
Examining the effects of changing catchment condition on the nutrient behaviour and aquatic ecology of
Arctic lakes. Presentation to the Thermokarst Aquatic Ecosystems Workshop, Quebec City, QC,
February 2014.
Tank, S.E., S.V. Kokelj, P.A. Raymond, R.G. Streigl, J.W. McClelland, R.M. Holmes, and R.G.M.
Spencer. Seasonality and long term trends in dissolved carbon export from large rivers to the Arctic
Ocean, and potential effects on coastal ocean acidification. Presentation to the American Geophysical
Union, San Francisco, CA, December 2013. Invited presentation.
Abbot, B.W., Jones, J., Schuur, E.A., Bowden, W.B., Chapin, F.S., Epstein, H.E., Flannigan, M., Harms,
T., Hollingsworth, T.N., Mack, M.C., Natali, S., Rocha, A.V., Tank, S.E., Turetsky, M.R., Vonk, J.,
Wickland, K. Can increased biomass offset carbon release from permafrost region soils, streams, and
wildfire? An expert elicitation. Presentation to the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA,
December 2013.
Vonk, J., Tank, S.E., Spencer, R.G., Mann, P., Striegl, R.G., Treat, C.C., and Wickland, K. Circumarctic biodegradability of fluvial dissolved organic carbon: A meta-analysis. Presentation to the
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 2013.
Shuman, P., R. Bello and S.E. Tank. Spatial distribution of water characteristics of ponds in the Hudson
Bay Lowlands. Presentation to the Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Chapter, Waterloo,
ON, Feb. 2013.
Tank, S.E., P.J. Mann, K. Hoering, E. Bulygina, R.G.M. Spencer, Z.A. Wang, J.W. McClelland, P.A.
Raymond, R.M. Holmes. Rapid photomineralization of dissolved organic carbon flowing from large
Arctic rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Presentation to the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA,
December 2012.
McClelland J.W., R.M. Holmes, B.J. Peterson, S.E. Tank, P.A. Raymond, R.G. Striegl, and R.G.M.
Spencer. The Arctic Great Rivers Observatory. Presentation to the Geological Society of America,
Charlotte, NC, November 2012. Invited presentation.
Tank, S.E., P.A. Raymond, R.G. Striegl, R.M. Holmes, J.W. McClelland, and B.J. Peterson. Dissolved
inorganic carbon flux from major Arctic rivers to the Arctic Ocean, and potential effects on coastal
ocean acidification. Presentation to the International Polar Year Conference, Montreal, Canada, April
2012.
Holmes, R.M., M. Manizza, P.J. Mann, J.W. McClelland, B.J. Peterson, P.A. Raymond, R.G.M.
Spencer, and S.E. Tank. Input and processing of terrigenous organic matter and nutrients in the Arctic
Ocean. Presentation to the International Polar Year Conference, Montreal, Canada, April 2012. Invited
presentation.
Mann, P.J., R.M. Spencer, P.J. Hernes, S.E. Tank, R.G. Striegl, R.Y. Dyda, B.J. Peterson, J.W.
McClelland, and R.M. Holmes. Dissolved organic matter land-ocean linkages in the Arctic.
Presentation to the European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2012.
Tank, S.E., P.A. Raymond, R.G. Striegl, K.E. Frey, J.W. McClelland, R.M. Holmes, and B.J. Peterson.
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Basin-scale Controls on the flux of dissolved inorganic carbon across diverse circumpolar watersheds.
Poster presentation to the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2011.
Lesack, L.F.W., S.E. Tank, J.A.G. Gareis, C.A. Chateauvert, M. Squires, and P. Marsh. Functional
carbon processing and its linkage to hydrology in lakes of the Mackenzie River Delta. Oral presentation
to the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2011. Invited presentation.
McClelland, J.W., R.M. Holmes, B.J. Peterson, S.E. Tank, P.A. Raymond, and R.G. Striegl. Fluxes and
stable isotopic composition of particulate organic matter in the six largest rivers draining the pan-Arctic
watershed: Insights from seasonally-explicit sampling efforts. Poster presentation to the American
Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2011.
Spencer, R, P.J. Mann, P.J. Hernes, S.E. Tank, R. Striegl, R.Y. Dyda, B.J. Peterson, J.W. McClelland,
and R.M. Holmes. Geochemistry and flux of terrigenous dissolved organic matter to the Arctic Ocean.
Poster presentation to the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2011.
Tank, S.E., P.A. Raymond, B.J. Peterson, R.M Holmes, J.W. McClelland, and R.G. Striegl. Dissolved
inorganic carbon export from the world’s largest circumpolar watersheds. Oral presentation to the
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2011.
Tank, S.E., P.A. Raymond, B.J. Peterson, R.M Holmes, J.W. McClelland, and R.G. Striegl. The
magnitude, source and implication of DIC flux from major pan-arctic rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Poster
presentation to the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2010.
McClelland, J.W., R.M. Holmes, B.J. Peterson, S.E. Tank, P.A. Raymond and R.G. Striegl. Organic
matter export from arctic watersheds: A synthesis of findings from the Arctic Great Rivers Observatory
and other recent studies. Oral presentation to the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 2010.
Tank, S.E., J. McClelland, R.M. Holmes, M. Manizza and B. Peterson. The processing and impact of
riverine nutrients and organic matter in the near- and offshore Arctic Ocean. Oral presentation to the
State of the Arctic Conference, Miami, Florida, March 2010.
Tank, S.E., J. McClelland, R.M. Holmes, M. Manizza and B. Peterson. Inputs of nutrients and organic
matter from land to the Arctic Ocean and their potential impact on ocean processes. Poster presentation
to the American Geophysical Union, San Fransisco, California, December 2009.
Holmes, R.M., J.W. McClelland, S.E. Tank, E.B. Bulygina, S. Thomas and B.J. Peterson. Seasonal and
annual fluxes of nutrients and major ions from large rivers to the Arctic Ocean. Poster presentation to
the American Geophysical Union, San Fransisco, California, December 2009.
Tank, S.E., and L.F.W. Lesack. Bacterial carbon processing in arctic delta lakes: The effect of
dissolved organic carbon subsidies from the littoral zone, the surrounding catchment, and adjacent
permafrost-affected soils. Oral presentation to the Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, August 2008.
Tank, S.E., L.F.W. Lesack and C.L. Osburn. Resolving sources of DOM to lakes of the Mackenzie
Delta, Western Canadian Arctic: A multiple tracer approach. Oral presentation given to the American
Society of Limnology and Oceanography, St. John’s, Newfoundland, June 2008.
Tank, S.E., L.F.W. Lesack and D.J. McQueen. Elevated pH regulates bacterial carbon cycling in lakes
with high photosynthetic activity. Oral presentation to the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2008.
Tank, S.E., L.F.W. Lesack and R.H. Hesslein. Divergent partial pressures of carbon dioxide in lakes of
the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories. Oral presentation given to the American Society of
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Limnology and Oceanography, Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 2007.
Tank, S.E. and L.F.W. Lesack. Bacterial resistance to elevated pH levels in highly productive,
macrophyte dominated lakes of the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories. Oral presentation given to
the Society of Canadian Limnologists, Montreal, Quebec, January 2007.
Tank, S.E. and L.F.W. Lesack. Summertime net autotrophy in lakes of the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest
Territories. Oral presentation given to the Society of Canadian Limnologists, Calgary, Alberta, January
2006.
Tank, S.E. and L.F.W. Lesack. Are lakes in the Mackenzie Delta a summertime carbon dioxide sink?
Poster presentation given to the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Retreat, Brackendale, British
Columbia, November 2005.
Tank, S.E., and D.W. Schindler. Ultraviolet radiation and benthic algae and invertebrate communities
in montane lakes of Jasper, Canada. Oral presentation given to the Ecological Society of America,
Madison, Wisconsin, August, 2001.
Tank, S.E., and D.W. Schindler. Ultraviolet radiation and epilithic food quality in lakes of Jasper
National Park. Oral presentation given to the Society of Canadian Limnologists, Toronto, Ontario,
January 2001.
Tank, S.E., M.A. Xenopoulos, L.L. Hendzel, and D.W. Schindler. The effect of ultraviolet radiation on
alkaline phosphatase activity in boreal lakes. Oral presentation given to the Society of Canadian
Limnologists, Fredericton, New Brunswick, January 2000.
WORKSHOP AND WORKING GROUP INVOLVEMENT
Participant, Arctic COLORS (Coastal Land Ocean Interactions in the Arctic) Scoping Study
NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry
ongoing
Member, Working Group on the Aquatic Fate of Permafrost
Expert European, American, and Canadian scientists who consider critical gaps in our
understanding of the aquatic fate of permafrost carbon (inaugural meeting, December 2012)
ongoing
Scientific Steering Committee, International Workshop on Freshwater Landscapes in
Changing Permafrost Conditions
Workshop bringing together international experts on the effects of permafrost change on
freshwater ecosystems (March 2014); I Laurion (INRS) and WF Vincent (Laval), leads
20132014
Participant with submitted white paper, Arctic Observing Summit, Vancouver, BC
Biennial meeting of Arctic-focused scientists from academia, government, and industry to
discuss strategies for long-term observations in the Arctic
2013
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Participant and presenter, Global Rivers Project Workshop, Woods Hole, MA, USA
2011
Participant and presenter, Emerging Issues Workshop on the Role of Aquatic Networks in the
Boreal Carbon Cycle, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011
Participant, NSF Arctic Observing Network Annual Principal Investigators’ Meeting,
Boulder, CO
2009
Participant, NSF Arctic Observing Network Design and Implementation Workshop, Boulder,
CO
2009
INVITED SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS
University of Toronto, Department of Earth Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, March 2014
University of Waterloo, Faculty of Environment, Waterloo, ON, Canada, July 2013
Centre d’Etudes Nordiques, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, March 2013
York University, Department of Biology, Toronto, ON, Canada, January 2013
York University, Department of Geography, Toronto, ON, Canada, January 2011
Freshwater Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, March 2010
Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA, June 2008
Simon Fraser University, Department of Geography, Burnaby, BC, Canada, Spring 2005
Invited guest lecture for Resource Planning (GEOG 445)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Alberta: Course directorships (2014-)
Freshwater Ecology (BIOL 364; 0.5 load); Fall 2014
York University: Course directorships (2012-2014)
Complete development and delivery of full-semester courses to lower- and upper-level undergraduates
Introductory Statistics (GEOG 2420); Winter 2013; Winter 2014
Terrestrial Ecosystems (GEOG 3200); Fall 2012; Fall 2013
Laboratory Analysis of Ecological Materials (GEOG 4180); Winter 2012; Fall 2013
Water Quality and Stream Ecosystems (GEOG 4200); Winter 2012, Winter 2013; Winter 2014
University of Alberta: Teaching assistantships (1999-2001)
Principles of Ecology (BIOL 208) University of Alberta, Teaching Assistant
Awarded a commendation for teaching excellence
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STUDENT AND TECHNICIAN TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
Post-doctoral advisement
Allison Oliver, post-doctoral scholar (Feb. 2014-)
Graduate and undergraduate theses: primary supervisor
Student
Sarah Shakil
Scott Zolkos
Cara Bulger
Gayla Weeks
Patrick Shuman
Degree (start date)
M.Sc., Biological Sciences (Sept. 2014-)
M.Sc., Biological Sciences (Sept. 2014-)
M.Sc., Geography (Sept. 2013-)
M.Sc., Geography (Sept. 2012-)
M.Sc., Geography; co-supervised with R. Bello (Sept. 2012-)
Sarah Shakil
Ariola Visha
B.Sc., Honours Thesis in Geography (Sept 2013-Apr. 2014)
B.Sc., Honours Thesis in Geography (Sept. 2012-Apr. 2013)
Committee and thesis examination service
Student
Degree (defense date)
Role
Anna Abnizova
Ryan Rimas
Elizabeth Miller
Zoe Davis
Ph.D., Geography (2013)
B.Sc., Honours Thesis, Geography (2013)
M.Sc., Geography (2012)
B.Sc., Honours Thesis, Geography (2012)
Examiner and examination chair
Examination committee member
Examination committee member
Examination committee member
Supervision of undergraduate summer research assistants
Undergraduate field assistants employed to assist with summer research activities (York University)
Sarah Shakil (summer 2013)
Gayla Weeks (summer 2012)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Geophysical Union (2009-present)
Ecological Society of America (2001-present)
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (2000-present)
Society of Canadian Limnologists (2000-present)
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EDITORIAL AND REVIEW SERVICES
Article reviews:
Global Biogeochemical Cycles (1) Ecosystems (1), Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface (1),
Biogeosciences (2), Biogeochemistry (2), Global Change Biology (1), Journal of Geophysical ResearchBiogeosciences (3), Ecology (1), Geochemica et Cosmochimica Acta (1), Journal of the North American
Benthological Society (1), Hydrobiologia (1)
Proposal reviewer for NSERC;
Panelist and proposal reviewer for NSF
UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES
York University (completed service)
Computer Coordinator, Department of Geography (2012-2014)
Guest lecture, GEOG 5010; Seminar in the Theory of Geography (October 2012)
Guest lecture to the core course for incoming Geography graduate students
Presenter and participant, Graduate student workshop, poster design (May 2012)
Faculty participant, Geography and Environmental Science Society at York Student Fundraiser (2012)
Simon Fraser University
Graduate student representative, Departmental Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Biological
Sciences, Simon Fraser University (2007-2008)
University of Alberta
Meeting organizer, Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Retreat, University of Alberta (2001)
Graduate student representative, University of Alberta Ecology and Environmental Biology Research
Group (2000-01)
Meeting organizer, Department of Biological Sciences Research Days, University of Alberta (2000)
August 2014

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