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Based at Ontario Tech University in the Faculty of Science, the Kirkwood lab conducts aquatic ecology research in a variety of systems including ponds, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and even wastewater systems. We also study the biotechnological applications of algae. Please explore the website to learn more or contact Andrea Kirkwood directly.
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LAB NEWS
10-05-16 Andrea Kirkwood explains the dead fish phenomenon on Lake Ontario shoreline The link to the Oakville News article explaining why thousands of alewife washed up on shore is here.
10-04-25 Cottage Q&A: Why did this slimy algae appear on our lake? Andrea Kirkwood weighs in what this algae is and what caused it to grow to nuisance levels. Cottage Life article link here.
07-03-25 Andrea Kirkwood interviewed for CBC Radio feature article on algae living under lake ice. To learn more about this unique algal community, go to this link.
29-01-25 Andrea Kirkwood interviewed for feature article on the health of the great lakes. This article explores the cumulative stress experienced by the Great Lakes and the need for better monitoring and protections.
03-04-24 Master's candidate Ashley Gedge wins Mitacs Globalink Award. This internship funding will support Ashley's travel and wastewater-based epidemiology research in Japan during the summer of 2024.
01-04-24 Three Kirkwood Lab graduate students win Graduate Scholarships. Congratulations to Flavia Breje (MSc candidate), Sarah Rijkenberg (PhD candidate), and Alana Tyner (PhD Candidate) for each receiving graduate scholarships for the 2024/2025 academic year.
10-05-16 Andrea Kirkwood explains the dead fish phenomenon on Lake Ontario shoreline The link to the Oakville News article explaining why thousands of alewife washed up on shore is here.
10-04-25 Cottage Q&A: Why did this slimy algae appear on our lake? Andrea Kirkwood weighs in what this algae is and what caused it to grow to nuisance levels. Cottage Life article link here.
07-03-25 Andrea Kirkwood interviewed for CBC Radio feature article on algae living under lake ice. To learn more about this unique algal community, go to this link.
29-01-25 Andrea Kirkwood interviewed for feature article on the health of the great lakes. This article explores the cumulative stress experienced by the Great Lakes and the need for better monitoring and protections.
03-04-24 Master's candidate Ashley Gedge wins Mitacs Globalink Award. This internship funding will support Ashley's travel and wastewater-based epidemiology research in Japan during the summer of 2024.
01-04-24 Three Kirkwood Lab graduate students win Graduate Scholarships. Congratulations to Flavia Breje (MSc candidate), Sarah Rijkenberg (PhD candidate), and Alana Tyner (PhD Candidate) for each receiving graduate scholarships for the 2024/2025 academic year.
The Kirkwood Lab at Ontario Tech University acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. The lands we are situated on are covered under the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississauga, a branch of the great Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to a number of Indigenous nations and people who have cared for Turtle Island, also known as North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples. We are thankful to be welcomed on these lands in friendship. Most importantly, we remember the history of poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call these lands home. This history is something we are all affected by as treaty people in Canada. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.
