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Our program is interdisciplinary, combining aspects<br />
<strong>of</strong> all the natural sciences. It <strong>incl</strong>udes a general or<br />
honours option and provides a broad background<br />
in many areas pertaining to the environment, such<br />
as oceanography, soil and soil remediation,<br />
environmental economics, energy and the<br />
environment, global climate change and<br />
conservation biology. We <strong>of</strong>fer two concentrations<br />
within this program: environmental biology<br />
and environmental chemistry.<br />
The environmental biology stream investigates how<br />
human activities affect the relationships between<br />
environmental factors and organisms in terrestrial and<br />
freshwater habitats; seeking solutions to problems<br />
caused by human impact.<br />
The environmental chemistry stream focuses on the<br />
chemical processes <strong>of</strong> life existence, and the fate<br />
<strong>of</strong> anthropogenic contaminants in the environment.<br />
Emphasis is on analytical chemistry which measures<br />
the amount <strong>of</strong> anthropogenic contaminants in the<br />
environment, while aquatic, atmospheric, and<br />
industrial courses <strong>cover</strong>, among other aspects,<br />
natural and artificial approaches to remediation.<br />
23<br />
REACHING<br />
OUT:<br />
Dr. Ge<strong>of</strong>f Rayner Canham and his<br />
multi-coloured coat won a huge<br />
honour this year. His efforts to<br />
spread the word about chemistry earned him a<br />
prestigious award – the Natural Sciences and<br />
Engineering Research Council <strong>of</strong> Canada’s<br />
individual award for science promotion, <strong>incl</strong>uding<br />
a medal, certificate, and $10,000 prize.<br />
www.<strong>grenfell</strong>.mun.ca/envs<br />
Jake Russell-Mercier chose to pursue the environmental science (honours) biology<br />
stream not only because <strong>of</strong> his interest in this field, but also because "it is<br />
becoming a subject <strong>of</strong> increased importance on a global scale. This program will<br />
serve me in the future as it provides me with a strong interdisciplinary theoretical<br />
base along with some valued practical experience." Jake says he received<br />
excellent instruction at Grenfell and feels his pr<strong>of</strong>essors were genuinely interested<br />
in his academic career. "I enjoyed and appreciated my Grenfell experience – my<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>s were very approachable, knowledgeable and eager to assist me." Jake was<br />
the 2010 winner <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> Medal for Academic Excellence in Environmental<br />
Science and is now pursuing a master’s degree at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ottawa.
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