Meet the Team — BioSoil North

Meet the Team

The Researchers behind BioSoil North, From across Memorial University and the University of Waterloo.

Research team

Current members
Adrian Unc

Adrian Unc, PhD

Professor of Soil Sciences
Memorial University

Amana J Kedir

Dr. Amana J Kedir, PhD

Project manager · Research Scientist
Unc lab (MUN)

Maren Oelbermann

Maren Oelbermann, PhD

Professor
University of Waterloo

Jeremiah D. Vallotton

Jeremiah D. Vallotton

PhD candidate · Environ. Sci. Program
Unc lab (MUN)

Erika H. Young

Erika H. Young

PhD Candidate · Environ. Sci. Program
Unc lab (MUN)

Currently at NRCan: Research Scientist – Forest Soils and Climate Change

Aman Dhindsa

Aman Dhindsa

MSc Candidate
Oelbermann lab (Waterloo)

Maxwell Locke

Maxwell Locke

PhD candidate · BEAS program
Unc lab (MUN)

Ethan Garnier

Ethan Garnier

MSc candidate · BEAS program
Unc lab (MUN)

Akintayo Afolabi

Akintayo Afolabi

PhD Candidate
Oelbermann lab (Waterloo)

Sanuja Kalirasa

Sanuja Kalirasa

MSc candidate · BEAS program
Unc lab (MUN)

Joinal Abedin

Joinal Abedin, PhD

Research Scientist
Memorial University

Daniel Altdorff

Dr. Daniel Altdorff

BEAS program
Unc lab (MUN)

Currently Senior scientist, UFZ Leipzig

Alumni

Past members & graduates
Richard Tingskou

Richard Tingskou, MSc

BEAS program · Unc lab (MUN)

Graduated 2024 — now Program Coordinator (agriculture), Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Ayodeji Medaiyese

Ayodeji Medaiyese, MSc

BEAS program · Unc lab (MUN)

Graduated 2022

Victor Valdez

Victor Valdez, MSc

BEAS program · Unc lab (MUN)

Graduated 2019 — now PhD candidate at L’Université Laval

Memorial University University of Waterloo