Doctoral Thesis
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PhD Thesis, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
W. Garfield Weston Award Recipient for Northern Research (Doctoral)
Supervisors: Dr. Marc Amyot and Dr. John Chételat
Thesis Title: Hunting for trace metals in a rapidly changing North: limnological, ecological, and collaborative approaches
Titre de la thèse: À la chasse aux métaux traces dans un Nord canadien en évolution rapide: approches limnologiques, écologiques et collaboratives
Google Scholar | Gwyneth MacMillan
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-4645
Twitter | @gwynmac
@Justine-Anne Rowell
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Education
2018
2012
2008
2005
PhD in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada (GPA 4.3/4.3). Supervisors: Dr. Marc Amyot & Dr. John Chételat
Graduate Diploma (D.E.S.S.) in Environment and Sustainable Development: Biogeochemistry (GPA 4.1/4.3). University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Certificate in French as a Second Language, Intermediate-Advanced Level (GPA 3.95/4.33). Faculté des lettres, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Biology and Anthropology, Honours with distinction.(GPA 3.9/4.0). Faculty of Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Scholarships & Grants
2019-2021
2016 - 2018
2017
2014 - 2017
2014
2013 - 2014
2013
2013 - 2015
Postdoctoral Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT)
W. Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research - Doctoral
(25 000$/yr)
W. Garfield Weston Extended Stay Funding for community outreach and education (~7000$)
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship (CGS) (35 000$/yr.)
Doctoral Research Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT) (Declined)
Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship (20 000$/yr.)
Masters Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (15 000 $/yr.)
Northern Scientific Training Program Scholarship, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (~3000$/yr.)
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Awards
2017
2017
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
Best Poster Presentation at Arctic Change 2017, ArcticNet Conference, Quebec City, Canada
Winner of the My Northern Project short presentation contest by the Institut nordique du Québec and winner of the award for best presentation at the Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland
Best Poster Presentation, Forum Environnement Conference, University of Montreal, Canada
Award for Excellence from the Chapitre Saint-Laurent - Master's Level, Montréal, Canada
Best Poster Presentation, 17th Conference of the Chapitre Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada
Award for Popular Science Writing, Fonds Famille Michel Bergeron Contest, 2nd Prize, Montréal, Canada
Award for Excellence in Popular Science Writing, Revue DIRE the Graduate Student's Journal, University of Montreal, Canada
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Teaching & Mentorship
Lecturer for Biology 3893: Ecotoxicology, Responsible for ¼ of term for 2 years, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Montreal, Canada
Head Teaching Assistant for Biology 383: Oceanography, Problem-based Learning, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Montreal, Canada
Teaching Assistant for Biology 3831: Oceanography, for Biology 3721: Microbial Ecology and for Biology 1204: Genetics, Laboratory Supervision and Problem-based Learning, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Montreal, Canada
Student Supervision:
(+) 2018: Alexandre Arscott-Gauvin, University of Montreal Undergraduate Research Project: "Testing the effects of depuration on rare earth element content in bulk zooplankton from temperate lakes"
(+) 2017: Eliane Grant, University of Montreal Undergraduate Research Project: "Données de référence des éléments de terres rares dans la rivière George au Nunavik"
(+) 2016: Alizée Girard, University of Montreal Undergraduate Research Project: "Relation entre la composition en matière organique totale et la concentration n mercure total et caractérisation des sédiments des carottes prélevées dans l’Arctique Canadien"
(+) 2015: Geneviève Blanchet, University of Montreal Undergraduate Research Project: "Mercure total présent dans les sédiments des lacs arctiques canadiens (Inuvik): Effets des bassins versants avec des polygones en coins de glace et mares de fonte"
(+) 2014: Fei Tao Zhou, Laboratory Research Assistant & Daphnia Caregiver
(+) 2013: Shirley Atoche Garcia, Laboratory Research Assistant
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Courses
2018
2017
2016
2016
2016
2014
2014
2005
Inuktitut Language Class (Level 1). Course offered by the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO), Paris, France
Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) : Le Québec nordique : enjeux, espaces et cultures. Northern Quebec: Issues, Spaces and Cultures. Laval University, Canada
Science Outside the Lab (SOtL) North Program: an immersive course in Canadian science policy for graduate students in the sciences and engineering, Ottawa, Canada
Writing Grant Applications for Young Researchers Workshop, Bureau Recherche - Développement - Valorisation (BRDV), University of Montreal, Canada
Short Course on Project Management, Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales (FESP), University of Montreal, Canada
Field Course in Metal Biogeochemistry: examining the fate of metals in the environment at the Station Biologiques des Laurentides, University of Montreal
Gather-Learn Field School in Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik: examining the Arctic environment and contemporary issues for Northern inhabitants, Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Canada
Field Course in Experimental Studies in Marine Biology, Huntsman Marine Science Centre, St. Andrews, Nouveau-Brunswick, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Science Communication and Outreach
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2018
2017
2017
2017
2018
2018
2017
2014
2012
2015 - 2018
2014 - 2015
2017 - 2018
2013 - 2016
2016 - 2018
2014 - 2018
Presentations:
Presenter for the Arctic Sustainability Roundtable, G7 Research Summit, Montreal, Canada
Presenter and member of the Quebec delegation at the Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland (with Mon projet nordique, Institut nordique du Québec)
Roundtable Participant for the Intercultural Indigenous Workshop, McGill University, Canada
Artwork:
A mussel in a coal mine comic strip about rare earth elements by Martin PM and G. MacMillan, FAÉCUM (Fédération des associations étudiantes du campus de l'Université de Montréal). Available in French, English and Inuktitut.
Finalist in the photo contest "La preuve par l’image" by ACFAS (Association francophone pour le savoir) and NSERC (National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada).
Blog Posts and Popular Science Articles:
Blog post for Canadian STEM Femmes, Government of Canada. 19. To the fearless female pioneers of science, and to my grandmother Eluned.
Three blog posts for Espaces Autochthones, Radio Canada
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Le défi d’une scientifique Qallunnaat
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Aimez-vous faire du camping avec les Qallunaat ?
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Quelques astuces pour partager ses résultats de recherche avec les communautés autochtones nordiques
Popular Science Article ‘L’Arctique, un puits toxique’. Revue DIRE: the graduate student's journal at the University of Montreal, 23(1).
Popular Science Article ‘La contamination des cours d’eau par un mélange de produits pharmaceutiques.’ Revue DIRE: the graduate student's journal at the University of Montreal, 21(3): 28-32.
Workshop Organization:
Cofounder and Planning Committee Member, Indigenous Intercultural Workshop, Université de Montréal and McGill University
Planning Committee Member for two academic symposiums: Forum Environnement and the Symposium du Département de sciences biologiques
Community Involvement:
Board Member of APECS Canada (Association for Polar Early Career Scientists)
Member of AECBUM (Association des Étudiants Chercheurs en Biologie de l’Université de Montréal), Executive Committee and Sports Rep
Cofounder and coordinator of the Departmental Diversity Committee and the journal club "Women in Science" for the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montreal
Volunteer with Les Scientifines, an organisation to promote science education and science fair participation for young girls from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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