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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
05-08-22 Large collaborative research project funded by NSERC Alliance Missions Grant In partnership with Kawartha Conservation, Rideau Valley Conservation, and Parks Canada, the Kirkwood Lab is collaborating with research teams from Carleton, Ottawa and Toronto Metropolitan universities to study the impact of increased shoreline development pressure in the Trent-Severn Waterway system. A brief summary article on the project can be found here.
13-05-22 Andrea Kirkwood first woman promoted to full professor in the Faculty of Science at Ontario Tech University An article providing context for this achievement is found here.
04-03-22 Recent graduate Emily Hassal a co-author on a global salt-impact study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Emily and Andrea Kirkwood are featured in this news article about the study, which concluded that current water guidelines do not protect freshwater ecosystems. The PNAS article can be found at this link.
01-02-22 Tyler Harrow-Lyle's last thesis chapter is published The paper is entitled: The non-native charophyte Nitellopsis obtusa (starry stonewort) influences shifts in macrophyte diversity and community structure in lakes across a geologically heterogeneous landscape. Here is the article link.
11-11-21 New paper lead by lab alumnus Tyler Harrow-Lyle Tyler's fourth paper from his doctoral work has been published and is entitled: Pervasive changes to the lower aquatic food web following Nitellopsis obtusa establishment in a large, shallow lake. Here is the article link.
11-11-21 New paper lead by PhD candidate Erin Smith Erin's first paper from her doctoral work is entitled: Community science-based monitoring reveals the role of land use scale in driving nearshore water quality in a large, shallow, Canadian lake. A link to the article can be found here.
19-08-21 New paper by Dr. Tyler Harrow-Lyle, a recent PhD graduate of the Kirkwood Lab: Low Benthic Oxygen and High Internal Phosphorus-Loading are Strongly Associated With the Invasive Macrophyte Nitellopsis obtusa (starry stonewort) in a Large, Polymictic Lake. The open-access article is available here.
07-06-21 IFHAB Best Paper Award Grad student Tyler Harrow-Lyle won the The Interdisciplinary Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop Best Student Paper Award - PhD for his paper: The invasive macrophyte Nitellopsis obtusa may facilitate the invasive mussel Dreissena polymorpha and Microcystis blooms in a large, shallow lake. Big congratulations Tyler!
01-06-21 William R. Smith Best Thesis Award Recent graduate of the Kirkwood Lab Alex Johnston won the best thesis award (Masters) in the Faculty of Science at Ontario Tech University. Big congratulations Alex!
05-08-22 Large collaborative research project funded by NSERC Alliance Missions Grant In partnership with Kawartha Conservation, Rideau Valley Conservation, and Parks Canada, the Kirkwood Lab is collaborating with research teams from Carleton, Ottawa and Toronto Metropolitan universities to study the impact of increased shoreline development pressure in the Trent-Severn Waterway system. A brief summary article on the project can be found here.
13-05-22 Andrea Kirkwood first woman promoted to full professor in the Faculty of Science at Ontario Tech University An article providing context for this achievement is found here.
04-03-22 Recent graduate Emily Hassal a co-author on a global salt-impact study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Emily and Andrea Kirkwood are featured in this news article about the study, which concluded that current water guidelines do not protect freshwater ecosystems. The PNAS article can be found at this link.
01-02-22 Tyler Harrow-Lyle's last thesis chapter is published The paper is entitled: The non-native charophyte Nitellopsis obtusa (starry stonewort) influences shifts in macrophyte diversity and community structure in lakes across a geologically heterogeneous landscape. Here is the article link.
11-11-21 New paper lead by lab alumnus Tyler Harrow-Lyle Tyler's fourth paper from his doctoral work has been published and is entitled: Pervasive changes to the lower aquatic food web following Nitellopsis obtusa establishment in a large, shallow lake. Here is the article link.
11-11-21 New paper lead by PhD candidate Erin Smith Erin's first paper from her doctoral work is entitled: Community science-based monitoring reveals the role of land use scale in driving nearshore water quality in a large, shallow, Canadian lake. A link to the article can be found here.
19-08-21 New paper by Dr. Tyler Harrow-Lyle, a recent PhD graduate of the Kirkwood Lab: Low Benthic Oxygen and High Internal Phosphorus-Loading are Strongly Associated With the Invasive Macrophyte Nitellopsis obtusa (starry stonewort) in a Large, Polymictic Lake. The open-access article is available here.
07-06-21 IFHAB Best Paper Award Grad student Tyler Harrow-Lyle won the The Interdisciplinary Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop Best Student Paper Award - PhD for his paper: The invasive macrophyte Nitellopsis obtusa may facilitate the invasive mussel Dreissena polymorpha and Microcystis blooms in a large, shallow lake. Big congratulations Tyler!
01-06-21 William R. Smith Best Thesis Award Recent graduate of the Kirkwood Lab Alex Johnston won the best thesis award (Masters) in the Faculty of Science at Ontario Tech University. Big congratulations Alex!
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.
