Parsons Research Team

Meet the team

Chris Parsons, PhD - Research Scientist & Adjunct Professor Chris leads the stream and watershed biogeochemistry team and holds an appointment as an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo where he is affiliated with the Ecohydrology Research Group in the Department Earth and Environmental Sciences. His research focuses on improving understanding of trace contaminant and nutrient mobility in dynamic environmental systems. He draws upon a range of complementary disciplines including, geochemistry, hydrology, microbiology, spectroscopy, thermodynamic modelling and statistics. Chris is particularly interested in the behaviour of redox-sensitive inorganic contaminants in freshwater aquatic sediments. [email protected]

Zoey Duggan, MSc, BSc (Hons) - Aquatic Ecologist Zoey supports research into land use effects on nutrient export in streams and rivers. In this role she coordinates and implements field programs, liaises with conservation authorities and university partners and provides field expertise and training to students. Her job with ECCC has allowed her to work in a variety of environments across Canada, from remote field sites in northern Alberta (helicopter access only) to the agricultural streams of the prairies and southern Ontario. Zoey also works in the lab processing water samples, maintaining, testing and calibrating equipment and in the office processing data. Zoey holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master of Science degree in Marine Biology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. [email protected]

Ross MacKay - Research Technician Ross has almost 30 years of experience with ECCC. He has spent the majority of his career as a field technician assisting scientists with hydrologic and meteorologic studies in a wide range of challenging environments including glaciers, mountains, the arctic, the prairies, the Great Lakes and southern Ontario. He is adept working from a variety of field platforms including small boats, research vessels, skidoos, ATVs, skis, and helicopters. Ross is also proficient in the analysis of sediment and water in the laboratory, and has provided programming support, using MATLAB, to numerous studies. Notably, Ross assisted with a comparison of global climate models, helping to predict future hydrologic conditions across Canada. [email protected]

Current students

	Name	Institution	Degree program	Topic
	Noelle Starling	University of Waterloo	MSc - Earth and Envrionmental Sciences (Water)	Relating C-Q relationships for nitrogen and phosphorus to socio-ecological variables in the Lake Winnipeg watershed
	Alex Fulcher	University of Waterloo	BSc - Environmental Science (Water Science Specialisation) - minor in biochemistry	Co-op term: Field and laboratory research assistant

Former students