Our Team
Director
Dr. Shannon M. Sterling
I am an Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Dalhousie University. Since 2010 I have been the principal investigator and founder of the Sterling Hydrology and Climate Change Research group. I teach senior level courses in physical hydrology, biogeochemistry / global biogeochemical cycles.
Lab and Project Manager
Kristin Hart
Master of Forest Conservation, BSc. Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ongoing research:
Trends of aluminum concentrations in acidified regions
Effects of terrestrial liming on aquatic ecosystem health
Development of carbon removal techniques for use in freshwater rivers
Students
Maggie Hosmer
MSc. student in Microbiology and Immunology, Certificate in Genetics
Ongoing research:
The impact of liming on bacterial communities in acidified soil and rivers
Elena Milito
NSERC Undergraduate Student Scholar
BSc. student in Environmental Science and Sustainability, Certificate in GIS
Ongoing research:
The impact of acidification on carbon loss from Nova Scotia rivers
Kailyn Hanke
NSERC Undergraduate Student Scholar
BSc. student in Honours Microbiology and Immunology
Ongoing research:
The impact of liming on bacterial communities in acidified rivers
Identifying mineral-solubilizing bacteria and their potential role in enhanced weathering
Alex Bevilacqua
NSERC Undergraduate Student Scholar
BSc. student in Earth Sciences and Biology, Minor in Oceanography, Certificate in GIS
Ongoing research:
The response of freshwaters under variable conditions to alkalinity enhancement
Past Members
Graduate Students
Sonja Bhatia (PhD)
Caitlin McCavour (MSc)
Lobke Rotteveel (MSc)
Sarah MacLeod (MSc)
Sarah Ambrose (MSc)
Ashley Shelton (MSc)
Undergraduate Students
Garridan Porter (Honours)
Lilian Barraclough (Intern)
Lobke Rotteveel (Honours)
Jillian Haynes (Honours)
Robert Varcoe (Honours)
Jeff Minnichiello (Honours)
Kelly Biagi (Honours)
Gillian Fielding (Honours)
Emily Rideout (Honours)
Kai Böggild (Co-Op)
Anna Bishop (Co-Op)
Maria Armstrong (Co-Op)
Danielle Goodreau (Co-Op)
Research Associates
Dr. Tom Clair
Franz Heubach
William Cepella
Yue Guan
Peter Horne
Research Assistants
Benjamin McDonald-Landry
Wanying Ji
Abby Millard
Michael Hart
Bouke Rotteveel
Siobhan Takala
Marley Geddes
Jennifer Archibald
Christine Angelidis
Sean McOuat
Hussein Oumer
Lyndsay Bozec