Neil Graham

Ancien collaborateur de l'Institut F.-A. Forel, Doctorant, Chimie analytique environnementale et radioactivité

Ancien collaborateur de l'Institut F.-A. Forel

EDUCATION

2005–2008	Master of Chemical Science, Chimie Laurentian University, ON, Canada _{Decomposing Leaf Litter: Insight Into Composition and Dynamics}
2003-2005	Honours Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, Chimie Laurentian University, ON, Canada ^{Method Development for the Determination of Trace Metal Concentrations in Urine Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry}
1997–2002	Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL, Canada

EXPÉRIENCE PROFESSIONELLE

1 june 2009	Doctorant Institut Forel, Suisse
2006-2009	QC Manager / Analytical Chemist Elliot Lake Research Field Station, Sudbury, ON, Canada
2005-2008	Analytical Chemist / Graduate Student Centre for Environmental Monitoring, MIRARCO Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
2004-2005	Analytical Chemist / Undergraduate Student Centre for Environmental Monitoring, MIRARCO Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada

DÉVELOPPEMENT PROFESSIONNEL

“Sampling Solid Materials in the Analytical Laboratory Short Course” by the Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (Nov 29, 06).
“Methods Development and Validation: For Regulatory Programs” course at Enviroanalysis 2006 (May 18, 06).

AUTRES EXPÉRIENCE

1999-2004

Ontario Fire Ranger
Ministry of Natural Resources, South Porcupine, ON, Canada
Laurentian University, ON, Canada

PRIX ET DISTINCTIONS

Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) Medal for highest marks in second year of chemistry program.
CIC Silver Medal for highest marks in penultimate year of chemistry program.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Award.
NSERC Research Capacity Building Award.
Laurentian University Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Award.
Research poster received honourable mention at Mining and the Environment International Conference in 2007.

PUBLICATIONS

Thevenon, F., Graham N. D., Herbez A., Wildi W., Poté J., 2011. Spatio-temporal distribution of organic and inorganic pollutants from Lake Geneva (Switzerland) reveals strong interacting effects of sewage treatment plant and eutrophication on microbial abundance. Chemosphere, (in press).
( doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.03.051)
Graham, N. D. (2008) Decomposing Leaf Litter: Insight Into Composition and Dynamics, M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Canada.
Graham, N. D. (2005) Method Development for the Determination of Trace Metal Concentrations in Urine Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Hons.B.Sc. Thesis, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Canada.

PRESENTATIONS

Poster Presentations:

Pittsburgh Conference 2008 (Pittcon 2008), New Orleans, USA, Mar 2-7, 2008.
Mining and the Environment IV Sudbury 2007, Sudbury, Canada, Oct 19-26, 2007.
Enviroanalysis, Toronto, Canada, May 15-17, 2006.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), The Hague, The Netherlands, May 7-11, 2006 (presented in absentia).
Sudbury Restoration Workshop, Sudbury, Canada, Feb 22-23, 2006
Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies XXXII (FACSS), Quebec City, Canada, Oct 9-16, 2005

ACTIVITES ET INTERETS

Member of Laurentian University Pipe Band 2007-2009
Long-term Involvement with Ontario Special Olympics
PADI Open Water SCUBA Diver Certification
Photography, cooking, travelling
Current Member of:
- Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario (C.Chem.)
- Chemical Institute of Canada (MCIC)
- Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)