Email addresses for lab members are listed below.

Zoe V. Finkel

Oceanography, Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial Macroecology

My research interests focus on the eco-physiological controls of phytoplankton community structure, feedbacks between phytoplankton community structure and climate change, and the macroevolutionary history of phytoplankton communities. (Google scholar, ORCID, email: zfinkel at dal.ca.)

Andrew J. Irwin

Mathematics & Statistics

I use mathematical and statistical models to study the marine biosphere, phytoplankton growth, and environmental influences on the distribution of phytoplankton in the ocean. (Google scholar, ORCID, email: a.irwin at dal.ca.)

Lab manager

Technical staff:

  • Elisa Dai
  • Isabel Ross

Post-docs

Graduate students

  • Mich De La Cruz (Ph.D. candidate, Oceanography)
  • Nolan Fehon (M.Sc. candidate, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics)
  • Hanna Gingerich (M.Sc. candidate, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics)
  • Mohammad Al-Mamun (M.Sc. candidate, Oceanography)
  • Rose Turner (M. Sc. candidate, Statistics)
  • Ella Vivian (M. Sc. candidate, Oceanography)

Undergraduate students

  • Thomas Duck (Math & Stats)

Past members

  • Dr Nuwanthi Samarasinghe (Oceanography), now fermentation scientist at Alt-Pro Advantage
  • Dr Peyman Fahimi (Google scholar)
  • Aaraya Aad
  • Brian Beardsall (M.Sc., Computational Biology and Bioinformatics)
  • Dr Niall McGinty (Google scholar, ORCID, now a Research Scientist at Hafrannsóknastofnun - Marine & Freshwater Research Institute)
  • Dr Nuwanthi Samarasinghe (Ph.D., Oceanography)
  • Dr Mohammad Amirian (Ph.D, Statistics) (Google scholar)
  • Dr Dany Croteau (Google scholar)
  • Elisa Dai
  • Kevan Merrow (M.Sc., Oceanography, now at Planentary)
  • Pixie Owen
  • Artem Dzhulai
  • Carlton Duguay (U Winnipeg)
  • Mykola Prus
  • Dr Laura Bretherton (Google scholar, ORCID, email: lbretherton at dal.ca)
  • Christopher Lord
  • Emily Rivard
  • Mohammad Sadra Dehghani
  • Ayane Inuzuka-Boyle
  • Elena Milito
  • Felix Moye
  • Daniel Ng
  • Zoe Nutsford
  • Caitlin Taylor
  • Junlin Wu
  • Dr Crispin Mutshinda (Google scholar, ORCID)
  • Julianne Jager (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Isabel Ross
  • Dr Sing-How Tuo (Google scholar, ORCID, now at National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan)
  • Khadijah Carey (lab technician)
  • Dr Vinitha Ebenezer (Google scholar, ORCID)
  • Amelie Frappier (Marine Biology)
  • Catherine Savard (Earth System Science, Queen’s U)
  • Dr Suchandan Bemal (Google scholar)
  • Linh Dinh (Mathematics & Statistics)
  • Laura Carvalho Morris (project manager)
  • Dr Joseph Siddons (Google scholar, now at NOC Southampton)
  • Seoyeon Cali Park (Statistics, Honours, now a graduate student in Statistics, University of Alberta)
  • Gracie Walker (Biology, Mathematics, UWaterloo co-op)
  • Pramir K C (Ph.D. candidate, Oceanography)
  • Dr Zhengke Li (ORCID, email: zkli at dal.ca)
  • Kate McLeod (M.Sc. candidate, Oceanography)
  • Yinjie Meng (Statistics, Honours)
  • Zonglin Wu (Statistics, Honours)
  • Dr Olga Carnicer (email: olga.carnicer at dal.ca)
  • Jonathan Bradet-Legris (M.Sc. Statistics)
  • Jacob Miller (Mathematics, Actuarial Science)
  • Dr Yue Liang (Chinese Academy of Sciences & Pilot National Lab for Marine Science and Technology)
  • Mirelle Naud (MtA, Biology, English)
  • Dr Zhi-Ping Mei (Google scholar)
  • Dr Deepak Nanjappa (Google scholar) Now at SUNY SB.
  • Chris Freund (Mathematics)
  • Curran McConnell (Mathematics)
  • Dr Yong Zhang
  • Susan Sharpe (Technician, Google scholar)
  • Sally Faulkner (Environmental Science, now at MUN)
  • Catherine Fiset (Mathematics & Computer Science, Biology, now at UPEI Vet School)
  • Matthew Fyfe (Environmental Science)
  • Kindy Houinato (Environmental Science, Economics)
  • Akarsh Pai (Biochemistry)
  • Dr Rosie Sheward (Google scholar)
  • Dr Justin Liefer (Google scholar, now faculty at MtA)
  • Dr Ina Benner (now at UCLA)
  • Michael Bradet-Legris (Math & Computer Science, 2017)
  • Dr Chris Brown (Google scholar)
  • Thomas Hammond (Economics, Math & Computer Science, 2017)
  • Justin Laforest (Earth & Environmental Science, St FX, 2017)
  • Aneri Garg (Environmental Science, 2015-16)
  • Margaux Daly (Environmental Science, 2016)
  • Nils Guelzow (Post-doc, 2014-15)
  • Julie Koester (Post-doc, 2012-14; then at UNC Wilmington, now at Florida Fish and Wildlife)
  • Johnathan Carter (Environmental Science honours student, 2013-14; currently a graduate student at Memorial University)
  • Katherine Sheridan (Biochemistry honours student, 2013-14)
  • Tyson Burris (Biology honours student, 2013-14)
  • Crispin Mutshinda (Post-doc, Mathematics, 2011-13)
  • Laura Boyd (Environmental Science honours student, 2012-13; currently traveling the world)
  • Zoe Frolking (Environmental Science honours student, 2012-13; currently at the UNC School of Public Health for a M.Sc. in environmental science and engineering)
  • Andrew MacLean (Computer Science / Physics summer student in 2013)
  • Nick Manuel (Mathematics/Economics summer student in 2013, now faculty at St Mary’s)
  • Andrew Barton (Post-doc, 2011-12; then Princeton University/GFDL, now faculty at Scripps/UCSD)
  • Melissa Grey (NSERC post-doc, 2010-12; currently Curator of Palaeontology at Joggins Fossil Institute)
  • Yaping Wu (Post-doc 2010-2011; currently Assistant professor at Xiamen University)
  • Liz Kerrigan (Environmental Science honours student, 2010-11; currently a graduate student at Dalhousie University Oceanography)
  • Greg Legere (Computer Science, 2011)
  • Susan Sharpe (Biochemistry honours student, 2010-11; M.Sc. Dalhousie, and now back in our lab)
  • Helena van Tol (Environmental Science honours student, 2010-11; currently a graduate student at the University of Washington)
  • Andrew Nelles (Mathematics and Computer Science student, 2010)
  • Georgia Klein (Post-doc 2010-11, now at Dalhousie University)
  • Zhi Ping Mei (Post-doc 2007-10; currently Assistant professor at Shantou University)
  • Bingzhang Chen (Post-doc 2009-10; currently Assistant professor at Xiamen University)
  • Martina Loebl (Post-doc 2008-10; currently at the University of Bremen)
  • Ying Yu (Ruby) Hu (Post-doc 2008-10)
  • Tufail Malik (Post-doc 2007-09; currently at Khalifa University)
  • Pam Sargent (Mathematics and Computer Science 2009, 2011; then PhD at UBC in Mathematics, Yale, York, and now faculty at Toronto)
  • Nicole McMillan (Math & Computer Science 2009)
  • Daniel Blanchette (Math & Computer Science 2009)
  • Thomas Stone (MMaB lab technician 2007-08)
  • Kelly Regan (Biology honours student, 2007-08; M.Sc. University of Guelph)
  • Kyle Matheson (Biology honours student, 2007-08; M.Sc. MUN)
  • Christophe Six (Biochemistry post-doc, 2005-2007; currently at Université Paris VI & CNRS)
  • Ha (Vivien) Nguyen (Math & Computer Science, 2007; M.Sc. in Engineering at Queen’s (2009- ))
  • Jesse McNichol (Biology, 2007; then graduate student at WHOI/MIT, now faculty at StFX)
  • Colin Jacob-Vaillancourt (research technician, 2006-07; currently a Science educator, Quebec)
  • Hannah MacDonald (Environmental Science, 2006; currently Junior project manager Biogenie Corp., Edmonton)
  • Karsten Hempel (Computer Science, 2006)
  • Stephen Murray (Math & Computer Science, 2005-06; M.Sc. in Mathematics at McMaster (2008- )
  • Jenny Tennent (Physics, 2005)