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PhD. Candidate (Fall 2023)

Research focus: 

Understanding the origin, migration, release, and potential flux of fluids from oil and gas wells in North America, using a combination of geochemical techniques, including noble gases and stable isotopes.

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PhD. Candidate (Fall 2021)

Research focus: 

Resolving the phylogenetics, ecology, and extinction chronology of Late Pleistocene horses from eastern Beringia through a multidisciplinary approach using morphological, genomic, stable isotope, and radiocarbon data.

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Cosupervised with Profs Clement Bataille and Danielle Frasier 

MSc. Candidate (Fall 2024)

Research focus: 

This MSc is part of an IAEA Coordinated Research Project with UQAM collaboration to improve the monitoring, measurement, and mitigation of potential contaminants in groundwater, utilizing advanced technologies such as the portable mass spectrometer miniRUEDI and incorporating geochemical and geochronologic approaches, including noble gases. 

Fast-Tracked MSc. Candidate (Summer 2025)

Research focus: 

Building on her Honours project, Matilda will be assessing methane emissions of landfill sites in Ottawa, and evaluating the interplay between biology, hydrology, and greenhouse gas emissions

MSc. Candidate (Spring/Summer 2026)

Research focus: 

Quantifying solute transport and reaction parameters for fracture zones in crystalline rocks using novel X-ray techniques. This project is co-supervised by Professor Tom Al (uOttawa).

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MSc. Candidate (Fall 2025)

Research focus: 

Enhanced tritium analytics for natural groundwater tracers. 

 This project is supported and funded by the André E. Lalonde National Facility in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS)

MSc. Candidate (Fall 2024)

Research focus: 

Enhanced 36Cl analytics for application as a natural groundwater tracer 

This project is supported and funded by the André E. Lalonde National Facility in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS)

MSc. Candidate (Spring/Summer 2026)

Research focus: 

Using uranium (and potentially lead) isotope analysis, with AMS techniques, to investigate environmental history and alternative dating techniques for fossil specimens. This project is under the co-supervision of Dr. Peter Crockford at Carleton University.

Honours BSc students (Fall 2026)

Research focus: 

Anthony Lapp is the Noble Gas and Tritium Laboratory Manager at the André E. Lalonde AMS Laboratory based at uOttawa. He received his B.Sc. in Environmental Science and M.Sc. in Earth Sciences from the University of Ottawa. For all enquiries and more information please click here.

MSc. Candidate (Winter 2024)

Research focus: 

Developing novel techniques for extracting and measuring the in situ production of noble gases from rock cores

Honours BSc student (Fall 2025)

Research focus: 

Modelling hydrogen and helium geographic variability based on radiogenic production rates. 

Honours BSc student (Fall 2024)

(co-supervised w/ Dr. Kyra St. Pierre)

Research focus: 

My honours research focuses on evaluating real-time carbon dioxide fluxes in the Rideau River Watershed using a portable mass spectrometer, in affiliation with the L2O Laboratory.  

Honours BSc student (Fall 2024)

(co-supervised w/ Dr. Kyra St. Pierre)

Research focus: 

My honours research focuses on evaluating real-time methane fluxes in the Rideau River Watershed using a portable mass spectrometer, in affiliation with the L2O Laboratory. 

Honours BSc student (2023-2024)

Research focus: 

Evaluating methane fluxes from anthropogenic sources in the Ottawa area

Postdoctoral Fellow since January 2024

Research focus: 

Developing and applying 36Cl analytical techniques to low-temperature hydrochemical and hydrochronological settings. 

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