Research Associates
PhD Candidates

Madantha Avanthi Wijensinghe
AMF communities associated with willow (2008-12)

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(2015-18)

Mi
(2015-19)

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(2015-19)

M
(2008-12)
MSc Candidates

Serah Fox
(2019-22)

Anibal Castillo
Biodiversity under mixed cover crops (2017-20)

Marcus Johnson
Bioremediation (2019-2021)

Alexis De Laronde
Bacterial and fungal diversity associated with cover crops (2019-2022)

Linsey VanKoppen
Microbial communities and GHG emissions (2019-22)

Travis Mazurek
Biodiversity under mixed cover crops (2017-20)

Sean Simpson (Co-supervised)
Biofertilizers for biofuel crops: Environmental consultant (2016-19)

John Drummelsmith
Bacterial and fungal diversity associated with cover crops (2015-19)

Andrea Roebuck
Toluene degraders in contaminated groundwater Microbial Quality Control (2015-19)

Angela Dukes
Enemy of my enemy – invasive plant ecology (2015-18)

Karla Gruundegaard
Bacterial communities in tree based intercropping system (2011-15)

Crystal McCall
Fecal source tracking (2011-13)

Ian McCormick
Ammonia oxidizers in agricultural soils (2010-13)

Thaddeus Lewandowski
Ecology of invasive species Environmental consultant (2010-11)

Deanna Nemeth
Denitrifying communities associated with N2O emissions (2009-12)

Angela Straathof
Microbial communities and GHG emissions (2008-10)

Eric Kanold
Fungy research (2019-2022)

T
E(2010-11)

D
D(2009-12)

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GHG emissions (2008-10)

Sepideh Kosh-Nevis
Methanogen communities in manure (2014-15)

Alden Crossman
Identifying sources of fecal contamination with qpcr (2013)

Hajnal Kovacs
Work study Grand River Conservation Authority (2013)
Undergrads

Yuseph Sulieman
Work-Study Undergraduate Student
(2024-2025)

Madison Sykes
Work-Study Undergraduate Student
(2024-2025)

Kyra Riley
Bioinformatic analysis In progress (2018-19)

Lauren MacNeil
Summer research assistant Undergrad, (2021-2022)

Caroline Hong
Co-op Candidate Summer (2024)

F
(2013-14)

Hiba Chadury
Bioinformatic analysis In progress (2018-19)

Adrianna Wiley
Summer research assistant Undergrad, Western (2017-18)

Rachael Harman-Denhoed
Summer research assistant Environmental Consultant (2017)

Finlay Small
Work study MSc candidate, Guelph (2013-14)

Evan Fraser
Summer research assistant MSc candidate (2012)

James Ainsworth
Work study MSc candidate (2011-12)

Michael Merchant
Summer student MSc candidate (2011-12)

Lizzy Andrews
Work Study (2010)

Samantha Paul
Summer student Research assistant (2010)

Michael Zima
Summer student (2009-10)

Paul Van Hooren
Summer student (2008)

Judy Pararajasingham
Summer student (2007)

Sulara Taulpe Gruge
Summer student Medical student (2007)

Bruce Cole
Co-op student Undergrad, McMaster