Meet our Students

The "Meet our Students" section profiles a sample of our M.Sc graduate students and is updated periodically during the year. Profiles and testimonials include students from all disciplines, from Plant and Animal Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Engineering Departments.

	Name: Jenny MacPherson
	Hometown: Nova Scotia
	Department: Animal Science
	Supervisor: Dr. Jim Duston
	Research: Maximizing Arctic char growth in seawater. more...
	Name: Brent Jackson
	Hometown: Nova Scotia
	Department: Plant Science
	Supervisor: Dr. Nancy McLean
	Research: Brent is looking at ways to re-establish the natural vegetation on a retired section of a mine site. more...
	Name: Mark Rose
	Hometown: Newfoundland
	Department: Animal Science
	Supervisor: Dr. Alan Fredeen
	Research: The oxidative stability of naturally enriched omega-3 butter and milk and the contribution of natural antioxidants in the cow diet to shelf life. more...
	Name:Veena Sivaramakrishnan
	Hometown: India
	Department: Plant & Animal Sciences
	Supervisor: Dr. Gefu Wang-Pruski
	Research: The role of ascorbate in postharvest quality in spinach and potato. more...
	Name: Cassie LeClair
	Hometown: Manitoba
	Department: Environmental Sciences
	Supervisors: Dr. David Burton
	Research: The role of local hydrology and riparian zones in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. more...
	Name: Rob Carreau
	Hometown:Nova Scotia
	Department: Engineering
	Award:Graduate Research Training Initiative
	Supervisors: Dr. Rob Gordon
	Research: Investigating the possibility of using a constructed wasteland to treat wastewater from a small slaughterhouse in great village. more...
	Name: Petr Prochazka
	Hometown: Czech Republic
	Department: Business & Social Sciences
	Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Clark
	Research: Dynamic economic model of potato production systems in Prince Edward Island (PEI). more...
	Name: Sowmya Subramanian
	Hometown: India
	Department: Plant and Animal Sciences
	Award: Differential Fee Waiver for International Students
	Supervisors: Dr. Bruce Gray and Dr. Balakrishnan Prithiviraj
	Research: Plant pathogen interaction at the molecular level. more...
	Name: Mason MacDonald - Graduated May 2007
	Hometown: Nova Scotia
	Department: Plant & Animal Sciences
	Award: NSERC Post Graduate Scholarship (PGS)
	Supervisor: Dr. Raj Lada
	Research Area: Physiological mechanisms of certain natural and synthetic antioxidant-induced drought tolerance in tomato seedlings. more...
	Name: Gillian Fraser - Graduated May 2007
	Hometown: Nova Scotia
	Department: Plant & Animal Sciences
	Awards: Graduate Research Training Initiative (GRTI) -
	Supervisor: Dr. Chauoki Benchaar
	Research Area: Essential Oils from Cinnamon Leaves as a Feed Additive in Dairy Cow Diets. more...
	Name: Lynda Weatherby
	Hometown: Nova Scotia
	Department: Environmental Sciences
	Awards: Graduate Research Training Initiative (GRTI) -
	Supervisor: Dr. David Burton
	Research Area: The Effect of freeze-thaw events on nitrous oxide emissions from soil. more...
	Name: Michelle Daniel
	Hometown: Nova Scotia
	Department: Plant & Animal Sciences
	Awards: Graduate Research Training Initiative (GRTI) -
	Supervisor: Dr. Derek M. Anderson
	Research Area: Laying Hen Nutrition. "Evaluating by-products of the Atlantic Shellfish Industry as alternative feed ingredients for laying hens. more...