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 lagoons. We also study the biotechnological applications of algae. Please explore the website to learn more or contact Andrea Kirkwood directly.
LAB NEWS
7-12-20 Urban wetlands and Conservation Authorities under threat Andrea Kirkwood interviewed by Global News on the negative environmental consequences of Bill 229. You can view the last video in the online article here.

13-11-20 Andrea Kirkwood and colleagues from the University of Waterloo published an op-ed in the Toronto Star The article entitled "GTA's workhorse wetlands are under threat" can be found here.

24-9-20 Andrea Kirkwood presented at the Scugog Lake Stewards Annual General Meeting. The presentation entitled: State of the Lake: Summary of OTF findings can be viewed here.

3-7-20 Tyler Harrow-Lyle's Starry Stonewort research featured in article about community science monitoring in the Kawartha Lakes region. The link to the article is here.

29-6-20 COVID-19 sewage surveillance study involves a collaborative effort between the Kirkwood, Simmons, and DesSaulniers labs at Ontario Tech. Read press release here.

15-6-20 Article Why Community Science is Essential for Managing Lake Health in the Kawartha Lakes written by Andrea Kirkwood for the KLSA 2019 Annual Lake Water Quality Report is available here.

21-5-20 Another successful Kirkwood Lab MSc. defense. Congratulations to Alex Johnstron for successfully defending her Master's thesis on the role of aquatic plants in stormwater management ponds. Way to go Alex!

8-5-20 PhD student Tyler Harrow-Lyle has published his first paper in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. The title of his paper is: The invasive macrophyte Nitellopsis obtusa may facilitate the invasive mussel Dreissena polymorpha and Microcystis blooms in a large, shallow lake. Here is the article link.

15-4-20 Kirkwood Lab MSc Defense. Congratulations to MSc candidate Eric Anderson for successfully defending his thesis on Lake Ontario coastal wetlands. Well done Eric!
The Kirkwood Lab at Ontario Tech University acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. We are thankful to be welcomed on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered under the Williams Treaties and 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.