Theses in Progress

Master of Science Theses
(Environmental Science and Geology)

Ben Gooley (Environmental Science)
Bioaccumulation of Hg and As in Freshwater Invertebrates from Ponhook Lake, Nova Scotia: Effects of Historical Hold Mine Tailings
Supervisor: N. O'Driscoll
 
Gretchen McPhail (Environmental Science)
Factors affecting invertebrate bioaccumulation of mercury in Nova Scotia Estuaries
Supervisor: N. O'Driscoll
 
Ethan Geracci (Environmental Science)
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Supervisor: M. Mallory
 
Bella McQuarrie (Geology)
Costal Erosion across provincial parks in Nova Scotia
Supervisor: M. Snyder
 
Leslie Boateng-Dwomoh (Geology)
Stratigraphy, geochronology, and tectonic setting of the Rockville Notch Group in the western Meguma terrane.
Supervisors: D. van Rooyen and C. White
 

Jesse Demaries-Smith (Geology)
Integrated mapping of Windsor Group carbonate and evaporite units in the Windsor-Kennetcook subbasin, NS
Supervisors: M. Snyder and J. Waldron

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Theses
(Environmental Science, Environmental Geoscience and Geology)

Rowan Kennedy (Geology) - Petrology, geochronology, and chemostratigraphy rocks in the Chebogue Point shear zone of southwestern Meguma terrane.

Supervisor: Deanne van Rooyen

 

Sarah Doyle (Environmental Science) - Trap cultures and spore isolation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from bay of Fundy salt marshes.

Supervisors: Allison Walker & Kendra Samson

 

Hannah Hayes (Environmental Science) - Ammonia excretory potential of the Jonah crab (Cancer borealis) during acute exposure to high environmental ammonia.

Supervisor: Garrett Allen