109. Invited research talk to the Department of Earth, Environment, and Resource Sciences at the University of Texas El Paso (Feb 2024)
108. Invited research talk to students and faculty at the Inter-university Research Institute of the Earth System in Andalusia (IISTA) and the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Granada, Spain (Jan 2024) [see seminar announcement]
107. Invited talk to the first hybrid Community Workshop for the new Medium-range Aircraft Platform for Environmental Research (MAPLE) hosted by NRC Ottawa (Jan 2024)
106. Invited research talk to the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Department at North Carolina State University (Nov 2023)
105. Invited research talk to the Department of Chemistry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC (Oct 2023)
104. Invited panelist to the Environmental Chemistry and Society special session hosted by the EN Division at the 2023 CSC conference in Vancouver, BC (Jun 2023)
103. Invited panelist to the Ocean, Atmosphere, Earth and Climate Science for and by everyone: Discussions on equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility at the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress, St John's, New Foundland and Labrador (2023)
102. Invited research talk in the MULTIDISCIPLINARY symposium on Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics at the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress, St John's, New Foundland and Labrador (2023)
101. Invited research talk at the 2023 Surface Canada Meeting at McMaster University, ON (2023)
100. Invited research talk at the ACS Environmental Chemistry Division symposium Crossroads in Atmospheric Aerosol Chemistry, National American Chemical Society hybrid meeting, Indianapolis, IN (2023)
99. Invited research talk at the ACS Division of Geochemistry Medal Symposium in Honor of Prof. Vicki Grassian, National American Chemical Society hybrid meeting, Indianapolis, IN (2023)
98. Invited virtual research talk to the Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (February 2023)
97. Invited virtual talk for the IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2023 hosted by Trent University-Ontario Tech University Working towards Inclusivity in Chemistry group, entitled Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Canadian Society for Chemistry, A Personal Account and A Critical Look at thePractice and Culture of Science (February 2023)
108. Invited research talk to students and faculty at the Inter-university Research Institute of the Earth System in Andalusia (IISTA) and the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Granada, Spain (Jan 2024) [see seminar announcement]
107. Invited talk to the first hybrid Community Workshop for the new Medium-range Aircraft Platform for Environmental Research (MAPLE) hosted by NRC Ottawa (Jan 2024)
106. Invited research talk to the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Department at North Carolina State University (Nov 2023)
105. Invited research talk to the Department of Chemistry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC (Oct 2023)
104. Invited panelist to the Environmental Chemistry and Society special session hosted by the EN Division at the 2023 CSC conference in Vancouver, BC (Jun 2023)
103. Invited panelist to the Ocean, Atmosphere, Earth and Climate Science for and by everyone: Discussions on equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility at the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress, St John's, New Foundland and Labrador (2023)
102. Invited research talk in the MULTIDISCIPLINARY symposium on Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics at the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress, St John's, New Foundland and Labrador (2023)
101. Invited research talk at the 2023 Surface Canada Meeting at McMaster University, ON (2023)
100. Invited research talk at the ACS Environmental Chemistry Division symposium Crossroads in Atmospheric Aerosol Chemistry, National American Chemical Society hybrid meeting, Indianapolis, IN (2023)
99. Invited research talk at the ACS Division of Geochemistry Medal Symposium in Honor of Prof. Vicki Grassian, National American Chemical Society hybrid meeting, Indianapolis, IN (2023)
98. Invited virtual research talk to the Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (February 2023)
97. Invited virtual talk for the IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2023 hosted by Trent University-Ontario Tech University Working towards Inclusivity in Chemistry group, entitled Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Canadian Society for Chemistry, A Personal Account and A Critical Look at thePractice and Culture of Science (February 2023)
96. Invited virtual research talk in the Atmospheric Science Seminar Series for Dalhousie University (November 2022)
95. Invited lecture in the Science Speaker Series and research on EDI at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario (November 2022)
94. Invited talk to the Vicki H Grassian Tribute Session at the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) annual meeting, Austin, Texas (November 2022)
93. Invited talk on research and EDI in chemistry for the ACID:BASE (Association of Chemists for Inclusivity and Diversity: Building Advocacy, Solidarity and Education) University of Lethbridge CWIC: Canadians Working for Inclusivity in the Chemical Sciences, Engineering and Technology as part of their National Chemistry Week Seminar Series (October 2022)
92. Invited virtual research talk, Frontiers in Atmospheric Chemistry Seminar Series, hosted by Colorado State University, University of Michigan, MIT, Wageningen University and Research, University of Toronto, and University of California Davis (September 2022)
91. Invited research talk, physical chemistry division symposium entitled, "Structure and Dynamics in the Carbon-based Nanostructure Superfamily", American Chemical Society Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL (August 2022)
90. Invited research talk, (Special) symposium entitled “Affecting Institutional EDI Mindsets”, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB (June 2022)
89. Invited research talk, symposium entitled “Toxic Metal(liod)s in the Environments”, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB (June 2022)
88. Invited research talk, symposium entitled “Analytical and Environmental Chemistry”, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB (June 2022)
87. Invited talk to the Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA), University of Granada, Spain (May 2022)
86. Invited speaker and panelist at the Future of Cities symposium, Forum for Global Challenges, organized by the University of Birmingham, UK (May 2022)
85. Invited talk to the Department of Chemistry at Laval University, Quebec City, QC (Jan 2022)
84. Invited talk to the Atmospheric Aerosols symposium at Pacifichem 2021 virtual meeting (Dec 2021)
83. Invited talk to the Analytical Development Relevant to Environmental Exposure and Effects symposium at Pacifichem 2021 virtual meeting (Dec 2021)
82. Invited talk to the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, BC (Nov 2021)
81. Invited talk at the Iron at the Air-Sea Interface Hybrid Workshop in Asheville, NC (July 2021)
80. Invited to deliver a seminar co-hosted by the CIC Environment Division and University of Toronto (May 2021)
79. Invited to the Waterloo Region Workshop on Global Environmental Measurement and Monitoring (GEMM) (March 2021)
78. Invited to a virtual seminar hosted by the Department of Chemistry at the University of New Hampshire (February 2021)
77. Invited to a research seminar hosted by Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Department at North Carolina State University (February 2021)
76. Invited research talk, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science (November 2020)
75. Invited research talk, Air Quality Group, Environment and Climate Change Canada (October 2020)
74. Invited research talk, Chemistry, University of Sherbrooke (October 2020)
73. Invited seminar co-hosted by the Department of Chemistry and the MS2 Discovery Institute at Laurier (Sept 2020)
72. Invited research lecture for the virtual Telluride Summer Lecture Series (July 2020). Check archived talks here.
71. Invited panelist at the Inspiring Future Women in Science Event at the Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, ON. The video of the event is now posted. Check out the summary article as well (March 2020)
70. Invited speaker at the Virtual Classroom Session to celebrate the International Day of Girls and Women in Science (February 2020)
69. Invited research talk, Department of Chemistry, New York University New York (October 2019)
68. Invited research talk, special symposium entitled "Fundamental Chemical Processes Common to Dissolved Organic Matter & Atmospheric Organic Aerosols" organized by Professors Sergey Nizkorodov (UC Irvine) and Nadine Borduas (ETH) in the Environmental Chemistry Division at the ACS meeting in San Diego (August 2019).
67. Invited research talk, special symposium entitled "Surfaces & Interfaces in the Environment: Symposium in Honor of Vicki Grassian" organized by Professors Andy Ault (U Michigan) and Jonas Baltrusaitis (Lehigh) in the Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Division at the ACS meeting in San Diego (August 2019). See photos
66. Invited research talk, special symposium entitled "From Oceans to Clouds: The Environmental Chemistry of Water" organized by the Graduate Students Planning Committee of CAICE in the Chemical Education Division at the ACS meeting in San Diego (August 2019). See photos
65. Invited research talk, NSF Center for Aerosols Impact on Chemistry of the Environment (CAICE), University of California, San Diego, CA (April 2019)
64. Invited research talk, AirUCI, University of California, Irvine, CA (March 2019)
63. Invited research talk, Science Division, Chemistry Program, New York University Abu Dhabi (April 2019)
62. Invited research talk, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA (March 2019)
61. Invited research talk, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (March 2019)
60. Invited research talk to the Faculty of Science, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC (February 2019)
59. Raymond March Visiting Scientist, Chemistry Department, Trent University (2018)
58. Invited participant at the workshop on atmosphere-ocean interface of iron, Telluride, CO (August 2018)
57. Invited to lead the discussion on 'Conference Equity Issues' at the CSC President's Event on Diversity in Canadian Chemistry at the 2018 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Edmonton, AB (May 2018).
56. Invited research talk in the metals and metalloids in the environment symposium at the 2018 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Edmonton, AB (May 2018).
55. Invited research talk in Focus Program on Nanoscale Systems and Coupled Phenomena at the Fields Institute (University of Toronto) (May 2018)
54. Invited research talk at the University of Toronto co-hosted by the Green Chemistry Initiative and Women in Chemistry Initiative. Read the blog on the roundtable discussion here. (November 2017)
53. Invited research talk in the symposium "Biogeochemical Cycling of Aerosols and their Effects on Atmospheric CO2 and Climate" at Goldschmidt 2017 Conference, Paris, France (August 2017)
52. Invited research talk at the 61st International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (ICASS), to be held in Quebec City, QC (June 2017).
51. Invited research talk at the 9th International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (ICAVS), to be held in Victoria, BC (June 2017).
50. Invited to organize a symposium on Metals in the Environment at the 2017 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Toronto, ON (June 2017).
49. Invited to join the Scientific Committee for the 9th International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (ICAVS), to be held in Victoria, BC (June 2017).
48. Invited research talk in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University (April 2017)
47. Invited research talk in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University (January 2017)
46. Invited research talk at Workshop on Modeling and Simulation for Experimental Research organized by Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (May 2016)
45. Invited research talk in the Physical Chemistry of Complex Environmental Interfaces symposium organized by Drs. Vicki Grassian (U Iowa) and Gilbert Nathanson (U Wisconsin) at 251st ACS meeting in San Diego, CA (March 2016)
44. Invited speaker in the Diversity and Equity symposium (Chem Ed Division) organized by Dr. Nola Etkin of UPEI at the 2016 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Halifax.
43. Invited to co-chair a session on Advances in Environmental Chemistry and Engineering with professor Mita Ray (Western) at the 2016 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Halifax.
42. Invited to co-chair a session on metals and nano metals with professor Parisa Ariya (McGill U.) at the 2016 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Halifax.
41. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at University of Montreal (September 2015)
40. Invited to write a review article on the role of iron in the aging of atmospheric aerosols for RSC Advances, to be published in 2015. Here is the link.
39. Invited to co-organize a symposium on 'Current Topics in Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Analytical Chemistry' for the Environment Division at the 2015 Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa, ON (June 2015)
38. Invited research talk in the Departments of Geosciences and Chemistry at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (April 2015)
37. Invited research talk in the award session of Professor Vicki Grassian at the American Chemical Society Regional meeting in Columbia, Missouri (November 2014)
36. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Brock University (October 2014)
35. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Syracuse University, NY (September 2014)
34. Invited research talk at AirUCI, University of California-Irvine, CA (June 2014)
33. Invited panelist at the 2nd annual Puget Sound Women Chemists Retreat in Vancouver, B.C. (May 30-June 1, 2014)
32. Invited research talk at the University of Heidelberg to the groups of professors H.F. Scholer (Institute of Earth Sciences) and Peter Comba (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry) (May 7, 2014)
31. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Saskatchewan (January 30-31, 2014)
30. Invited research talk to the University of Waterloo Ecohydrology group led by professor Philippe Van Cappellen (December 5, 2013)
29. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Queen's University (November 6-8, 2013)
28. Invited speaker on the topic of Women in Science to undergraduate students in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Arkansas-Jonesboro. The seminar is funded by the National Science Foundation for promoting the participation of minority students in STEM fields. The title of the talk is "Women in Science: Society has come along way, but more can be done" (October 2-4, 2013)
27. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Arkansas State University (October 2-4, 2013)
26. Invited panelist in the Women in Science symposium at the 2013 International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science (AMMCS-2013) at Laurier (August 2013)
25. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Waterloo (May 2013)
24. Invited research talk in the 'Nanomaterials: Environmental Perspectives' symposium at the 96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Quebec City, QC (May 2013)
23. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Wilfrid Laurier University (January 2013)
22. Invited as Panelist on the topic of presenting at conferences during the Graduate and Professional Student Symposium (GPS-S) at Wilfrid Laurier University (September 2012)
21. Invited research talk in the 'Fire and Ice: Atmospheric Chemistry from Biomass Burning to Ice Aerosols' organized by Professors Allan Bertram (University of British Columbia) and Hans Osthoff (University of Calgary) at the 95th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Calgary, AB (May 2012)
20. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Iowa (April 2012)
19. Invited research talk in the U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA (April 2012)
18. Invited research talk in the 'Atmospheric and Geochemical Interfaces' symposium organized by Professors Franz Geiger (Northwestern University) and Dennis Hore (University of Victoria) at the 243rd American Chemical Society meeting in San Diego, CA (March 2012).
17. Invited to co-organize an award symposium in Honor of Professor Vicki Grassian along with Drs. Paula Hudson, David Cwiertny, and Gonghu Li. Professor Grassian is the 2012 recipient of the ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology. The symposium will be held at the 243rd American Chemical Society meeting in San Diego, CA (March 2012)
16. Invited research talk to the Atmospheric Chemistry research groups in the Chemistry Department at the University of Toronto (St. George) (2011)
15. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Guelph (November 2010)
14. Invited as a Guest co-Editor (along with Drs. Gonghu Li, UNH-USA, J. Anthony Byrne-U. Ulster-UK, and Jennifer Schttlefield-U. Wisconsin Oshkosh) for a special issue on Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy in the Journal of Nanotechnology to be published in 2011.
13. Invited research talk at the Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry at York University (September 2010)
12. Invited to submit an article to the special issue in the Journal of Molecular Structure, Theochem, devoted to theoretical investigations in atmospheric chemistry. Co-authors are Gregory Casey and Dr. Ian P. Hamilton (2010)
11. Invited as a Guest co-Editor (along with Dr. Donald Gamble of Saint Mary's University) for a special issue in Journal of Environmental Science and Health part A on the “Chemistry of Heterogeneous Systems in the Environment” to be published end of 2011
10. Invited to co-organize a symposium entitled “Heterogeneous Chemical Experiments and Models for the Environment” for the Environmental Chemistry Division at the 2010 Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Toronto, ON (2009)
9. Invited to organize a symposium entitled “Application of Infrared Spectroscopy to Studying Environmental Interfaces” for the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry at the 244th American Chemistry Society National Meeting in Philadelphia
8. Invited research talk in the Department of Chemistry and Biology at the American University in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2008)
7. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the United Arab Emirates University (2008)
6. Invited to co-organize a symposium in the atmospheric chemistry sciences session at the 2009 joint assembly of the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU), Geological Association of Canada (GAU), the International Association of Hydrologists-Canadian National Chapter (IAH-CNC), Mineralogical Association Canada (MAC), and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2008)
5. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Toronto (2008)
4. Invited research contribution to the Annual Activity Report of the Canadian Light Source, SK entitled “Surface Speciation of Organoarsenicals on Iron (oxyhydr)oxides Using As-XANES” (2007)
3. Invited to host of a 1-day science session entitled “How Do Chemists “see” molecules, Especially those Contaminating Water Resources?” for high school students (group of 13) enrolled in the Shad Valley Program (2007)
2. Invited talk at the IDEA Laurier event organized by the Liaison Office through an oral talk entitled “Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability” (group of 45 grade 10 students) (2007)
1. Invited talk in the Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois., entitled Molecular Views on the Role of Metal Oxides as Environmental Interfaces (2004)
95. Invited lecture in the Science Speaker Series and research on EDI at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario (November 2022)
94. Invited talk to the Vicki H Grassian Tribute Session at the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) annual meeting, Austin, Texas (November 2022)
93. Invited talk on research and EDI in chemistry for the ACID:BASE (Association of Chemists for Inclusivity and Diversity: Building Advocacy, Solidarity and Education) University of Lethbridge CWIC: Canadians Working for Inclusivity in the Chemical Sciences, Engineering and Technology as part of their National Chemistry Week Seminar Series (October 2022)
92. Invited virtual research talk, Frontiers in Atmospheric Chemistry Seminar Series, hosted by Colorado State University, University of Michigan, MIT, Wageningen University and Research, University of Toronto, and University of California Davis (September 2022)
91. Invited research talk, physical chemistry division symposium entitled, "Structure and Dynamics in the Carbon-based Nanostructure Superfamily", American Chemical Society Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL (August 2022)
90. Invited research talk, (Special) symposium entitled “Affecting Institutional EDI Mindsets”, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB (June 2022)
89. Invited research talk, symposium entitled “Toxic Metal(liod)s in the Environments”, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB (June 2022)
88. Invited research talk, symposium entitled “Analytical and Environmental Chemistry”, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB (June 2022)
87. Invited talk to the Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA), University of Granada, Spain (May 2022)
86. Invited speaker and panelist at the Future of Cities symposium, Forum for Global Challenges, organized by the University of Birmingham, UK (May 2022)
85. Invited talk to the Department of Chemistry at Laval University, Quebec City, QC (Jan 2022)
84. Invited talk to the Atmospheric Aerosols symposium at Pacifichem 2021 virtual meeting (Dec 2021)
83. Invited talk to the Analytical Development Relevant to Environmental Exposure and Effects symposium at Pacifichem 2021 virtual meeting (Dec 2021)
82. Invited talk to the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, BC (Nov 2021)
81. Invited talk at the Iron at the Air-Sea Interface Hybrid Workshop in Asheville, NC (July 2021)
80. Invited to deliver a seminar co-hosted by the CIC Environment Division and University of Toronto (May 2021)
79. Invited to the Waterloo Region Workshop on Global Environmental Measurement and Monitoring (GEMM) (March 2021)
78. Invited to a virtual seminar hosted by the Department of Chemistry at the University of New Hampshire (February 2021)
77. Invited to a research seminar hosted by Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Department at North Carolina State University (February 2021)
76. Invited research talk, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science (November 2020)
75. Invited research talk, Air Quality Group, Environment and Climate Change Canada (October 2020)
74. Invited research talk, Chemistry, University of Sherbrooke (October 2020)
73. Invited seminar co-hosted by the Department of Chemistry and the MS2 Discovery Institute at Laurier (Sept 2020)
72. Invited research lecture for the virtual Telluride Summer Lecture Series (July 2020). Check archived talks here.
71. Invited panelist at the Inspiring Future Women in Science Event at the Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, ON. The video of the event is now posted. Check out the summary article as well (March 2020)
70. Invited speaker at the Virtual Classroom Session to celebrate the International Day of Girls and Women in Science (February 2020)
69. Invited research talk, Department of Chemistry, New York University New York (October 2019)
68. Invited research talk, special symposium entitled "Fundamental Chemical Processes Common to Dissolved Organic Matter & Atmospheric Organic Aerosols" organized by Professors Sergey Nizkorodov (UC Irvine) and Nadine Borduas (ETH) in the Environmental Chemistry Division at the ACS meeting in San Diego (August 2019).
67. Invited research talk, special symposium entitled "Surfaces & Interfaces in the Environment: Symposium in Honor of Vicki Grassian" organized by Professors Andy Ault (U Michigan) and Jonas Baltrusaitis (Lehigh) in the Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Division at the ACS meeting in San Diego (August 2019). See photos
66. Invited research talk, special symposium entitled "From Oceans to Clouds: The Environmental Chemistry of Water" organized by the Graduate Students Planning Committee of CAICE in the Chemical Education Division at the ACS meeting in San Diego (August 2019). See photos
65. Invited research talk, NSF Center for Aerosols Impact on Chemistry of the Environment (CAICE), University of California, San Diego, CA (April 2019)
64. Invited research talk, AirUCI, University of California, Irvine, CA (March 2019)
63. Invited research talk, Science Division, Chemistry Program, New York University Abu Dhabi (April 2019)
62. Invited research talk, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA (March 2019)
61. Invited research talk, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (March 2019)
60. Invited research talk to the Faculty of Science, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC (February 2019)
59. Raymond March Visiting Scientist, Chemistry Department, Trent University (2018)
58. Invited participant at the workshop on atmosphere-ocean interface of iron, Telluride, CO (August 2018)
57. Invited to lead the discussion on 'Conference Equity Issues' at the CSC President's Event on Diversity in Canadian Chemistry at the 2018 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Edmonton, AB (May 2018).
56. Invited research talk in the metals and metalloids in the environment symposium at the 2018 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Edmonton, AB (May 2018).
55. Invited research talk in Focus Program on Nanoscale Systems and Coupled Phenomena at the Fields Institute (University of Toronto) (May 2018)
54. Invited research talk at the University of Toronto co-hosted by the Green Chemistry Initiative and Women in Chemistry Initiative. Read the blog on the roundtable discussion here. (November 2017)
53. Invited research talk in the symposium "Biogeochemical Cycling of Aerosols and their Effects on Atmospheric CO2 and Climate" at Goldschmidt 2017 Conference, Paris, France (August 2017)
52. Invited research talk at the 61st International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (ICASS), to be held in Quebec City, QC (June 2017).
51. Invited research talk at the 9th International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (ICAVS), to be held in Victoria, BC (June 2017).
50. Invited to organize a symposium on Metals in the Environment at the 2017 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Toronto, ON (June 2017).
49. Invited to join the Scientific Committee for the 9th International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (ICAVS), to be held in Victoria, BC (June 2017).
48. Invited research talk in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University (April 2017)
47. Invited research talk in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University (January 2017)
46. Invited research talk at Workshop on Modeling and Simulation for Experimental Research organized by Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (May 2016)
45. Invited research talk in the Physical Chemistry of Complex Environmental Interfaces symposium organized by Drs. Vicki Grassian (U Iowa) and Gilbert Nathanson (U Wisconsin) at 251st ACS meeting in San Diego, CA (March 2016)
44. Invited speaker in the Diversity and Equity symposium (Chem Ed Division) organized by Dr. Nola Etkin of UPEI at the 2016 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Halifax.
43. Invited to co-chair a session on Advances in Environmental Chemistry and Engineering with professor Mita Ray (Western) at the 2016 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Halifax.
42. Invited to co-chair a session on metals and nano metals with professor Parisa Ariya (McGill U.) at the 2016 Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in Halifax.
41. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at University of Montreal (September 2015)
40. Invited to write a review article on the role of iron in the aging of atmospheric aerosols for RSC Advances, to be published in 2015. Here is the link.
39. Invited to co-organize a symposium on 'Current Topics in Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Analytical Chemistry' for the Environment Division at the 2015 Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa, ON (June 2015)
38. Invited research talk in the Departments of Geosciences and Chemistry at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (April 2015)
37. Invited research talk in the award session of Professor Vicki Grassian at the American Chemical Society Regional meeting in Columbia, Missouri (November 2014)
36. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Brock University (October 2014)
35. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Syracuse University, NY (September 2014)
34. Invited research talk at AirUCI, University of California-Irvine, CA (June 2014)
33. Invited panelist at the 2nd annual Puget Sound Women Chemists Retreat in Vancouver, B.C. (May 30-June 1, 2014)
32. Invited research talk at the University of Heidelberg to the groups of professors H.F. Scholer (Institute of Earth Sciences) and Peter Comba (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry) (May 7, 2014)
31. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Saskatchewan (January 30-31, 2014)
30. Invited research talk to the University of Waterloo Ecohydrology group led by professor Philippe Van Cappellen (December 5, 2013)
29. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Queen's University (November 6-8, 2013)
28. Invited speaker on the topic of Women in Science to undergraduate students in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Arkansas-Jonesboro. The seminar is funded by the National Science Foundation for promoting the participation of minority students in STEM fields. The title of the talk is "Women in Science: Society has come along way, but more can be done" (October 2-4, 2013)
27. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Arkansas State University (October 2-4, 2013)
26. Invited panelist in the Women in Science symposium at the 2013 International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science (AMMCS-2013) at Laurier (August 2013)
25. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Waterloo (May 2013)
24. Invited research talk in the 'Nanomaterials: Environmental Perspectives' symposium at the 96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Quebec City, QC (May 2013)
23. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at Wilfrid Laurier University (January 2013)
22. Invited as Panelist on the topic of presenting at conferences during the Graduate and Professional Student Symposium (GPS-S) at Wilfrid Laurier University (September 2012)
21. Invited research talk in the 'Fire and Ice: Atmospheric Chemistry from Biomass Burning to Ice Aerosols' organized by Professors Allan Bertram (University of British Columbia) and Hans Osthoff (University of Calgary) at the 95th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Calgary, AB (May 2012)
20. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Iowa (April 2012)
19. Invited research talk in the U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA (April 2012)
18. Invited research talk in the 'Atmospheric and Geochemical Interfaces' symposium organized by Professors Franz Geiger (Northwestern University) and Dennis Hore (University of Victoria) at the 243rd American Chemical Society meeting in San Diego, CA (March 2012).
17. Invited to co-organize an award symposium in Honor of Professor Vicki Grassian along with Drs. Paula Hudson, David Cwiertny, and Gonghu Li. Professor Grassian is the 2012 recipient of the ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology. The symposium will be held at the 243rd American Chemical Society meeting in San Diego, CA (March 2012)
16. Invited research talk to the Atmospheric Chemistry research groups in the Chemistry Department at the University of Toronto (St. George) (2011)
15. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Guelph (November 2010)
14. Invited as a Guest co-Editor (along with Drs. Gonghu Li, UNH-USA, J. Anthony Byrne-U. Ulster-UK, and Jennifer Schttlefield-U. Wisconsin Oshkosh) for a special issue on Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy in the Journal of Nanotechnology to be published in 2011.
13. Invited research talk at the Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry at York University (September 2010)
12. Invited to submit an article to the special issue in the Journal of Molecular Structure, Theochem, devoted to theoretical investigations in atmospheric chemistry. Co-authors are Gregory Casey and Dr. Ian P. Hamilton (2010)
11. Invited as a Guest co-Editor (along with Dr. Donald Gamble of Saint Mary's University) for a special issue in Journal of Environmental Science and Health part A on the “Chemistry of Heterogeneous Systems in the Environment” to be published end of 2011
10. Invited to co-organize a symposium entitled “Heterogeneous Chemical Experiments and Models for the Environment” for the Environmental Chemistry Division at the 2010 Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference (CSC) in Toronto, ON (2009)
9. Invited to organize a symposium entitled “Application of Infrared Spectroscopy to Studying Environmental Interfaces” for the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry at the 244th American Chemistry Society National Meeting in Philadelphia
8. Invited research talk in the Department of Chemistry and Biology at the American University in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2008)
7. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the United Arab Emirates University (2008)
6. Invited to co-organize a symposium in the atmospheric chemistry sciences session at the 2009 joint assembly of the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU), Geological Association of Canada (GAU), the International Association of Hydrologists-Canadian National Chapter (IAH-CNC), Mineralogical Association Canada (MAC), and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2008)
5. Invited research talk in the Chemistry Department at the University of Toronto (2008)
4. Invited research contribution to the Annual Activity Report of the Canadian Light Source, SK entitled “Surface Speciation of Organoarsenicals on Iron (oxyhydr)oxides Using As-XANES” (2007)
3. Invited to host of a 1-day science session entitled “How Do Chemists “see” molecules, Especially those Contaminating Water Resources?” for high school students (group of 13) enrolled in the Shad Valley Program (2007)
2. Invited talk at the IDEA Laurier event organized by the Liaison Office through an oral talk entitled “Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability” (group of 45 grade 10 students) (2007)
1. Invited talk in the Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois., entitled Molecular Views on the Role of Metal Oxides as Environmental Interfaces (2004)