The Environmental Geochemistry at the University of Saskatchewan is led by Dr. Matthew Lindsay, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Mine Closure Geochemistry. Our research examines processes and conditions that control water quality within geohydrologic systems. More specifically, we study how interactions among chemical, biological and physical process influence element mobility within groundwater and surface water systems impacted by resource development. We apply this information to the development of novel strategies for managing water quality.
News
30-Jun-14: Dr. Lindsay has been awarded the NSERC/Syncrude Industrial Research Chair in Mine Closure Geochemistry. More information on this Chair can be found here and here. 6-Jun-14: Dr. Lindsay will be giving a talk entitled "Bacteria-mineral interactions at sulfide surfaces in carbonate-bearing waste rock" next week at the 2014 Goldschmidt meeting. Details can be found here. 17-Apr-14: Dr. Lindsay has been awarded $37,000 from the CFI for a project entitled "Portable Gas Chromatography to Support Biogeochemical Investigations of Closure Technologies for Oil Sands Mines". 21-Mar-14: New paper entitled "Acidic microenvironments in waste rock characterized by neutral drainage: Bacteria–mineral interactions at sulfide surfaces" published in open access journal Minerals. See publications for details and link. |
