SAMMS research will undertaken by an interdisciplinary team of researchers with extensive experience in the area under study.  Contributing researchers bring a broad range of experience and expertise to the SAMMS program.

Roland I. Hall

Co-Principal Investigator and Professor Biology

University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 rihall@uwaterloo.ca SAMMS expertise: Reconstruction of past conditions in lakes

Michael C. English

Co-Principal Investigator and Professor Geography and Environmental Studies

Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L3C5 menglish@wlu.ca SAMMS expertise: Hydrology of sub-arctic catchments  

James McGeer

Co-Principal Investigator and Professor Biology

Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L3C5 jmcgeer@wlu.ca SAMMS expertise: Toxicology of metals

Sherry L. Schiff

Co-Principal Investigator and Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences

University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 sschiff@uwaterloo.ca SAMMS expertise: Cycling of nutrients and related elements

D. Scott Smith

Co-Principal Investigator and Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry

Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L3C5 ssmith@wlu.ca SAMMS expertise: Metal speciation and toxicity in the environment

Kevin Stevens

Co-Principal Investigator and Associate Professor Biology

Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L3C5 kestevens@wlu.ca SAMMS expertise: Water quality effects on wetland vegetation and mycorrhizal fungi

Colin J. Whitfield

Co-Principal Investigator and Assistant Professor School of Environmental Sustainability & Global Institute for Water Security

University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5C8 colin.whitfield@usask.ca SAMMS expertise: Biogeochemical modelling of catchments

Jules M. Blais

Co-Investigator and Professor Biology

University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5 jules.blais@uottawa.ca SAMMS expertise: Reconstruction of past toxicology in lakes

Raoul-Marie Couture

Co-Investigator Senior Researcher

Norwegian Institute for Water Research-NIVA Oslo 0349, Norway rmc@niva.no SAMMS expertise: Sediment-water interactions of metals

Brent B. Wolfe

Principal Investigator and Professor Geography and Environmental Studies

Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L3C5 bwolfe@wlu.ca SAMMS expertise: Reconstruction of past conditions in lakes Read More About Brent B. Wolfe >>

Jason J. Venkiteswaran

Principal Investigator and Assistant Professor Geography and Environmental Studies

Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L3C5 jvenkiteswaran@wlu.ca SAMMS expertise: Cycling of nutrients and related elements Read More About Jason J. Venkiteswaran >>