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Jenny Wong

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jwong[ at ]mta.ca

Principle Investigator

Jenny is an analytical environmental chemist interested in understanding the role and impact of chemical processes occurring in atmospheric aerosol particles. She obtained her BSc, MSc, and PhD chemistry degrees at the University of Toronto (undergraduate research in the Jockusch, Donaldson, and Abbatt groups; graduate research in the Abbatt group) before moving to do her post-doctoral research in the Weber and Nenes groups at Georgia Institute of Technology. She joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Mount Allison University in Aug. 2019. 

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Outside the lab/classroom, Jenny enjoys cooking, making pottery, building Lego, spending time with friends and family, as well as travelling.

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Teaching ('24-'25): CHEM2411 (Analytical I), CHEM3421 (Analytical II),  CHEM3521 (Environmental Chem.)

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Students

Moriah Hennessey 

mahennessey[ at ]mta.ca

Undegraduate Honours Student (Biochemistry)

Moriah's honours project focuses on understanding how e-cigarette filament technology affects the ability of the emitted smoke to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a surrogate lung fluid. 

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Outside the lab/classroom, Moriah enjoys participating in athletics, including ringette and soccer, singing and playing various instruments, as well as spending time with friends and family.

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Patrelia Raymond

paraymond[ at ]mta.ca

Undergraduate Honours Student (Chemistry)

Patrelia's honours project is to understand the solubilization of iron in atmsospheric aerosols by diacids. 

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Outside the lab/classroom, Patrelia enjoys travelling home to Jamaica, spending quality time with friends, watching drama series, and volunteering.

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Rin Takai

rtakai[ at ]mta.ca

MSc Student (Chemistry)

Rin's MSc project examines the sources and factor governing the concentration of water-soluble iron in atmospheric aerosol in Atlantic Canada using historical air quality data as well as the evaluation of reactivity differences of iron of varying minerology. 

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Outside the lab/classroom, Rin likes to visit dinosaur museums. 

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Alumni

  • Kandra Barrett (Independent Study, Fall 2021), MSc student at McMaster University

  • Jillian Downey (Summer 2021, Honours 2021-2022), PhD student at University of Toronto

  • Emily England (Independent Study, Fall 2023), MSc student at University of British Columbia

  • Megan Fitzgerald (Independent Study, Winter 2020; Winter 2021), MSc student at Memorial University

  • Sarah Garrett (Honours 2023-2024), B. Chem. Eng. student at University of New Brunswick

  • Bradley Isenor (Summer 2021, Honours 2021-2022), PhD student at University of Toronto

  • Kate Leslie  (Summer 2021), MSc student at Dalhousie University 

  • Zoë Lindensmith (Summer 2022, Honours 2023-2024), MSc student at McGill University 

  • Lucas Lynch (Honours 2022-2023), MSc student at Karolinska Institutet  

  • Isaac McCardle (Summer 2022), MD student at University of Toronto

  • Sophie Ngo  (Independent Study, Fall 2021; Summer 2021), MSc student at Dalhousie University

  • Heath Patterson (Summer 2024), BSc student at Mount Allison University  

  • Bryn Scott  (Independent Study, Fall 2021), B.Ed. at Acadia University

  • Spencer Scott (Summer 2022)

  • Gloria Simmons (Honours 2021-2022), Master Environ. Eng. student in Spain

  • Nicole Smolensky  (Independent Study, Winter 2021), MD student at Dalhousie University 

  • Wyatt Stagg (Independent Study, Winter 2022)

  • Alex Stockli (Independent Study, Winter 2020), MSc student at Western University   

  • Rin Takai (Honours 2023-2024), MSc student at Mount Allison University 

  • Sam Whidden (Honours 2022-2023)

  • Amelia Williams (Summer 2021, Honours 2022-2023), MSc student at Carleton University 

  • Jillian Wood (Summer 2023), BSc student at Mount Allison University                              

We're looking for students to join the team! Head over here to see how you could join!

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