The Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory proudly congratulates Junzhang Chen on receiving the Outstanding Teaching Assistant (TA) Award 2026 from the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland for the 2025–2026 academic year. The Outstanding TA Award recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional…
The Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory proudly congratulates Dr. Masoumeh Bavadi on being awarded the title of Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The distinction of Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies is awarded in recognition of outstanding academic…
The Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory is pleased to share that Junzhang Chen, a M.Eng. student in Civil Engineering, has been named a recipient of the First ISC RISE (Recognizing International Student Excellence) Award. Junzhang’s journey at Memorial University spans over six years, during which he has…
The Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Lab is pleased to announce that Dr. Zheng Wang has been awarded the prestigious Transforming Climate Action (TCA) International Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPDF), supported by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). Dr. Wang’s funded research project, titled “Microalgae aided marine carbon dioxide…
The NRPOP Laboratory is proud to announce that Junzhang Chen (he/him, M.Eng. Student), a dedicated member of our team, has recently been appointed as the Regional Director (Atlantic) for the International Water Association Young Water Professionals Canada Chapter (IWA YWP Canada). His two-year term will run from September 2025 to August…
Emerging researchers from the NRPOP Laboratory showcased their academic progress and expanded their professional networks at CSCE 2025 in Winnipeg. (Photo caption: From left to right: Junzhang Chen, Anran Wang, Dr. Baiyu (Helen) Zhang (Leading researcher of NRPOP Lab), Dr. Bing Chen (Director of NRPOP & President of CSCE 2024/25)…
Dr. Baiyu (Helen) Zhang, a leading researcher at the Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control (NRPOP) Laboratory, has been elected President of the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ) for the 2025–2027 term. This prestigious appointment reflects Dr. Zhang’s outstanding contributions to environmental research and water quality innovation in…
(Lee Britton is third from the right in the picture.) Lee Britton, a PhD student in the NRPOP Laboratory, recently presented at InterSpill 2025, where he was identified as a emerging leader as a result of his ongoing doctoral research, which focuses on how oil can bind to beach sediments…
Lee Britton, a PhD student in the NRPOP Laboratory, recently presented some of his doctoral work to the Arctic Council in Bodø, Norway, as part of a broader Arctic Council preparedness and response conference. Lee presented his work to a consortium of circumpolar governments, academic, and nonprofit organizations focused on…
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Min Yang has been selected to participate in the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, dedicated to Chemistry, to be held in 2025 in Lindau, Germany. She was nominated by the Global Young Academy and has been invited to present during the meeting —…