Symposia, Conferences, and Workshops
The 2nd annual symposium of the MITHE Research Network will be held Jan. 24-25/06 at the Chateau Cartier Resort in Aylmer, Gatineau. The program will include a session on Metals Risk Communications lead by Dr. Joseph Arvai, University of Michigan. Registration details available on web site here.
Dr. Richard Playle
We regret to announce the untimely passing of Dr. Richard Playle from Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. Playle was principal investigator of the A2 project under our Aquatic Ecosystem Theme Team.
Welcome Dr. Michael Wilkie
We welcome a new researcher to the Aquatic Ecosystem Theme. Dr. Michael Wilkie, Professor, Biology Dept., Wilfrid Laurier University, will supervise project A2, formerly overseen by the late Dr. Playle.
The Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop will be held March 7-10/06 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario. The federal government has embarked on an ambitious program to address the human health and ecological risks and the significant financial liability related to federal contaminated sites. The Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop is intended to enable federal managers and technical experts to share information and increase their knowledge of technical, scientific and management advances related to the management of federal contaminated sites. For further information, contact Andrea Peters at 613-952-5374 or Peters.Andrea@tbs-sct.gc.ca.
2005 SETAC / Chris Lee Award for Metals Research
Lisa Kraemer, a PhD student at INRS Eau Terre et Environnement co-supervised by Peter Campbell and Landis Hare, has been awarded the 2005 SETAC/Chris Lee Award for Metals Research. Lisa’s PhD research, funded by the earlier MITE Research Network, focused on the dynamics of metal uptake, storage and elimination in juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens), a fish species that is found naturally in metal-impacted environments. Rather than carry out laboratory experiments, Lisa chose to work in
the field, a choice that increased the environmental realism of her studies, but one that also proved experimentally challenging (ironically, yellow perch are known as a metal-tolerant fish species, but they proved more difficult to manipulate in the field than originally anticipated). The award, sponsored by the International Copper Association, was initiated by SETAC to recognize the leadership and technical contributions of the late Dr. Chris Lee. Appropriately, Dr. Lee was one of the first industrial representatives
to express his support for the original MITE-RN initiative. The award provides up to $5,000 to a graduate student or recent graduate who has focused on research related to the fate and/or effects of metals in the environment.
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