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(DFO, Moncton NB). The study related to harmful algal blooms, specifically the effects
of bacteria on the sexual reproduction of the toxic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries.
In September 2001, Susan was hired as an assistant microbiologist for 3 months with the
Fisheries Research Services (FRS) Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen, Scotland. At FRS,
she participated in ongoing shellfish monitoring involving media and sample preparation,
and chromogenic analysis of shellfish for Escherichia coli. Susan also assisted on a
project involving diarrhetic shellfish toxin extraction, wrote a literature review on
shellfish depuration, and began an experiment involving E. coli O157 in seawater.
For her thesis research at Dalhousie University, Susan is examining how forest age and
management practices affect the quality and quantity of coarse woody debris (dead wood)
in forest ecosystems in southwestern Nova Scotia. Her findings will be applied to
research involving wildlife habitat, carbon budget modelling, and the Kyoto Protocol.
Cory Wendorf
Originally from Mississauga ON, Cory graduated from McMaster University with an
honours degree (with distinction) in philosophy in 2002. While at McMaster, Cory was
employed as a research assistant for the Bertrand Russell archives. Cory also holds an
honours diploma in business from Sheridan College.
Prior to returning to full-time studies, Cory was employed in the purchasing/logistics
field where he held numerous management positions for both regional and national-based
companies.
Cory’s current thesis research at Dalhousie University involves analyzing the human
appropriation of net primary production (the products of photosynthesis) in terms of landuse
practices, and relating the findings to concepts of biodiversity and sustainability.