The student-led workshop combined presentations and hands-on demonstrations to showcase the project’s research advances in methane detection at hot-spots in landfills.
Tara conducted soil column experiments to quantify methane oxidation capacity in landfill cover soils.
Melissa conducted lab soil experiments related to microbial methane mitigation during her spring 2024 co-op term.
Laura appears as the real-world pro to explain what waste in landfills means for the planet and climate change.
Congratulations to team member Sandani Buddhima on being selected as a 2024 Master’s Scholar for her research on drivers of spatial and seasonal variation of methane emissions from capped landfills in Southern Ontario.
Dr. Hug, Lead Principal Investigator and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology, is one of 56 new Members being welcomed as part of the 2024 Cohort.
Dr. Laura Hug was selected to be one of 47 delegates to participate in this year’s Science Meets Parliament (SMP) program which took place in Ottawa on May 6-7, 2024.
Congratulations to Laura Hug, Lead Principal Investigator, NSERC Tier II Canada Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology, and Associate Professor in Biology for being selected as a Delegate for the 2024 Science Meets Policy program!
Laura Hug, Lead Principal Investigator, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology, is featured in the third and final episode of the BBC Radio 4 Series Bacteria: The Tiny Giants.
Undergraduate senior thesis researcher Emma Roy reflects on her term conducting fieldwork at landfill sites.