Shona Robinson Email & Phone Number

Burnaby, Bc

British Columbia, Canada

-Created a Canada-wide research network of membrane water treatment plants-Probed membrane ageing endpoints in full-scale and lab settings-Developed tools for assessing membrane ageing

Vancouver

Courses: CIVL565 - Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes; CIVL406 - Water Treatment and Waste Management-Created lecture material, problem sets, exams, quizzes-Lectured 3 h per week, plus office hours-Organized course field trips & demonstrations-Strengthened teaching & communication skills

Vancouver, Canada Area

Course: CIVL406 - Water Treatment and Waste Management-Taught several course lectures & provided office hour support-Composed questions for quizzes, exams

Burnaby, Bc

Course: CIVL7062 - Water Quality Engineering-Taught course lectures (3h/week) for an instructor on leave-Prepared course notes, quizzes, exams, assignments, marking, office hour support

-Developed methods for fluorosurfactant analysis in human serum-Related contaminants in serum to industrial production patterns -Determined biological behaviour of fluorochemicals based on metabolites-Led help desk for undergraduates in upper year environmental chemistry-Synthesizing and assessing novel, greener fluorosurfactants-Performed life cycle assessment for collaborators (independent)

-Led help-desk and small-group tutorials for advanced environmental chemistry course-Designed problem set and exam questions for advanced environmental chemistry course-Marked problem set and exam questions for advanced environmental chemistry course-Designed pre-lab talks for first year undergraduate labs-Supervised first year undergraduate labs-Marked first year undergraduate lab reports

-Synthesized and characterized amidines as novel green solvents-Established amidine solvents’ efficacy for extraction of soybean oil

-Produced biodegradable implantable films designed for cancer treatment-Worked on methods to quantify magnetic drug delivery techniques

-Developed a high-yield method of radiolabeling an imaging drug-Developed techniques for assessing the efficacy of drug labeling

Phd, Civil Engineering

Thesis Title: Practical considerations for ageing of drinking water membranes (Supervisor: Professor Pierre R. Bérubé)

Msc, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: -U of T Chem Club; events coordinator -U of T Chemistry Science Rendezvous; organizer (logistics & personnel).

Bsch, Chemistry

Thesis Title: Synthesis and characterization of amidines as switchable hydrophilicity solvents (Supervisor: Professor Philip G. Jessop)