Dirk Wallschläger
Laurier Distinguished Research Chair in Aquatic Sciences
Professor
Faculty of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Waterloo, Ontario
dwallschlager@wlu.ca
Office:
(548) 889-3707
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English
Bio/Research
I received my PhD in environmental analytical chemistry from the University of Bremen (Germany) in 1996 and my MSc in analytical chemistry from the Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany) in 1992.
Prior to joining Laurier in 2021, I was a Professor in the School of the Environment and the Depar...
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Prior to joining Laurier in 2021, I was a Professor in the School of the Environment and the Depar...
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Bio/Research
I received my PhD in environmental analytical chemistry from the University of Bremen (Germany) in 1996 and my MSc in analytical chemistry from the Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany) in 1992.
Prior to joining Laurier in 2021, I was a Professor in the School of the Environment and the Department of Chemistry at Trent University (2002-2021). Before that, I was a Research Scientist at Frontier Geosciences in Seattle, WA, USA (1997-2002).
My research program focuses on the behavior and fate of the trace element selenium in freshwater ecosystems and associated industrial operations. We pursue three main areas of research:
- Development of analytical methods for the determination of selenium and its individual chemical
compounds (“species”) in water, air, soils/sediments and biota (“speciation analysis”)
- Studying the chemical transformations and fate of selenium and its species in impacted aquatic
ecosystems, including their interactions with organisms (ecotoxicology)
- Design, optimization and troubleshooting of industrial treatment systems for selenium removal
from process streams.
Our research is conducted in collaboration with, and supported by, many government and industrial partners.
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Prior to joining Laurier in 2021, I was a Professor in the School of the Environment and the Department of Chemistry at Trent University (2002-2021). Before that, I was a Research Scientist at Frontier Geosciences in Seattle, WA, USA (1997-2002).
My research program focuses on the behavior and fate of the trace element selenium in freshwater ecosystems and associated industrial operations. We pursue three main areas of research:
- Development of analytical methods for the determination of selenium and its individual chemical
compounds (“species”) in water, air, soils/sediments and biota (“speciation analysis”)
- Studying the chemical transformations and fate of selenium and its species in impacted aquatic
ecosystems, including their interactions with organisms (ecotoxicology)
- Design, optimization and troubleshooting of industrial treatment systems for selenium removal
from process streams.
Our research is conducted in collaboration with, and supported by, many government and industrial partners.
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Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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