Research interests:

I work at the interface of chemistry and biology in the area of marine lipid research.

Current projects:

• Food webs - production, transport, fate and effects of hydrophobic organic matter.
• Biomarkers - molecular signatures of bacteria, algae, terrestrial plants, pollution.
• Aquaculture - essential fatty acids, environmental impacts.
• Analytical chemistry - chromatography, continuous flow colorimetry.

Student theses:

Daniel, E., 1992. Lipids in the eggs of captive Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). B.Sc. (Hons) Thesis, Biochemistry Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Evans, R.P., 1994. Biochemical composition and phospholipase A₂ activity in the eggs of captive Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). B.Sc. (Hons) Thesis, Biochemistry Department, MUN

Qingjun, L., 1994. Lipid class and carbohydrate concentrations in marine colloids. M.Sc. Thesis, Chemistry Department, MUN

Yang, Z., 1995. Development of a gas chromatographic method for profiling neutral lipids in marine samples. M.Sc. Thesis, Chemistry Department, MUN

Zhu, P., 1998. Biochemical composition of eggs and larvae of captive Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). M.Sc. Thesis, Biochemistry Department, MUN

Budge, S.M., 1999. Fatty acid biomarkers in a cold water marine environment. Ph.D. Thesis, Chemistry Department, MUN (Awarded title of Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies in recognition of her outstanding academic achievement)

Hudson, E.D., 1999. The biogeochemistry of sterols in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and a new method (Thin Layer Chromatography-Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) for their analysis. M.Sc. Thesis, Chemistry Department, MUN (Awarded title of Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies in recognition of his outstanding academic achievement)

Copeman, L.A., 2001. Lipid nutrition during early development of yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea). M.Sc. Thesis, Aquaculture Program, MUN

Halfyard, L.C., 2002. A biochemical study of egg quality and first-feeding diets in common wolffish (Anarchichas lupus) aquaculture. Ph.D. Thesis, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland.

Kehoe, J.J., 2003. Total marine lipid profiling by short column gas chromatography. M.Sc. Thesis, Instrumental Analysis Program, MUN

Van Biesen, G., 2003. Lipid class and fatty acid composition of plankton and settling particles at a fish enclosure, and of cod (Gadus morhua) in Gilbert Bay, Labrador. M.Sc. Thesis, Environmental Science Programme, MUN

Khan, M.A., 2005. Quality characteristics of Newfoundland cultured blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) at pre- and post-harvest stages. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Biochemistry, MUN

Hooper, T., 2005. Extraction techniques and the chromatographic determination of lipids in cold water marine species. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Chemistry, MUN 120 pp. (Awarded title of Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies in recognition of her outstanding academic achievement)

Garcia, A.S., 2006. Effect of differently lipid-enriched live feed on growth, survival and lipid composition of two larval gadoids: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus). Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Biology, MUN (Awarded title of Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies in recognition of his outstanding academic achievement)

Clarke, M.J.R., 2008. Lipids, fatty acids and free amino acids as indicators of egg and larval viability in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). M.Sc. Thesis, Aquaculture Program, MUN

Logan, M., 2008. Examination of the diet of Leach's Storm-Petrels using fatty acid analysis. M. Sc. Thesis, Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Program, MUN

Westelmajer-Bowie, S., 2008. Ontogeny of corticosteroid stress response and the effect of differentially enriched live feed on growth, lipid composition and acute stress tolerance of larval Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua. M.Sc. Thesis, Aquaculture Program, MUN (Awarded title of Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies in recognition of her outstanding academic achievement)

Rowsell, N.J., 2009. Incorporation of a krill protein hydrolysate into the feeding regime of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae: Effect on growth and survival. M.Sc. Thesis, Aquaculture Program, Memorial University of Newfoundland.