Sofia Herczegh, M.Sc., Ept Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada Representative, WSP Emerging Contaminants Young Professionals Committee - January 2024 to present.Sofia applies expertise in emerging contaminants, surface water sampling, toxicity assessments, data review & interpretation, and environmental chemistry to several risk mitigation, monitoring, and site assessment projects for provincial, federal, and private clients. Her responsibilities include: • data management, data interpretation, and technical writing • internal business development and training initiatives specific to emerging contaminants, toxicology, and risk assessment • planning & coordination of field programs: proposal preparation, costing, schedule tracking, coordination with laboratories and suppliers • sampling of surface water, sediment, soil & groundwater Sofia's project experience includes monitoring, delineation, impact assessment, and risk mitigation projects related to PFAS, coal tar, chlorinated solvents, landfill leachate, mining waste, and various other organic contaminants.

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Environmental Scientist conducting toxicity assessments, contaminant remediation, risk mitigation and monitoring for both public and private clients. Responsibilities include preparation of proposals and costing, project planning & coordination, sampling of surface water, sediment, soil and groundwater, data management, interpretation and reporting. Project experience includes remediation and risk mitigation projects related to chlorinated solvents, PFAS, coal tar, and landfill leachate.

Offered a 3 month contract with Environment & Climate Change Canada to publish M.Sc. research findings and conduct additional in vitro assay research using a herring gull liver microsomal system to compliment thesis results. Compared data between both species-specific models and applied results to risk assessment under the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP).

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Research Assistant at the National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada under the supervision of Dr. Robert Letcher. Responsible for in-vitro biotransformation assays, in silico modelling and literature reviews to elucidate the metabolism, biotransformation, stability and environmental fate of novel flame retardant compounds in terrestrial and aquatic ecologically-relevant model species. My research provides the first insight into the environmental fate of several novel organophosphate ester (OPE) flame retardants to inform risk assessment and regulation under the federal Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). Graduate student at Carleton University and experienced Teaching Assistant proficient in overseeing laboratory experiments, providing group office hours and individual tutoring.

Toronto, Canada Area

Engaged in the planning & development of strategic responses to proposal requests in line with business development targets and consultant expertise, resulting in significant involvement in nine successfully won proposals. Responsible for leading, writing, coordinating and managing responses to requests for proposals. Portfolio included Water, Wastewater, Climate, Environmental & Transportation RFPs. Facilitated internal meetings, led strategic and technical proposals, and managed regional pursuits involving teams of discipline experts.

Ottawa

BSc. Honours Research student in the faculty of Environmental Science and Carleton University, under the supervision of Dr. Jesse Vermaire and funded by an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. Studying macrophytic plant assemblages and water chemistry of the Rideau Canal and lakes of Gatineau Park in conjunction with Parks Canada.

Ottawa

Toronto, Canada Area

Environmental consulting applied to wastewater treatment plant effluent quality, mine remediation efforts and flood protection projects. Sampling of wastewater treatment plant effluent for analysis of nitrogen concentrations, preparation of microscopy reports, preliminary project risk matrices, writing and coordination of preliminary design reports.

Institute Of Environmental Science

Collected, processed and analyzed water samples for microplastics. Contributed to the writing and submission of a scientific journal article published in FACETS. Presented data and findings to the Ottawa Riverkeeper, CBC, Radio-Canada and other news outlets- CBC Ottawa article linked below!

Master Of Science - M.Sc., With Distinction, Environmental Toxicology, 88.3%

Research thesis was nominated for a Senate Medal Coursework: Ecotoxicology, Toxicology & Regulation, Intro Toxicology, Environmental.

Bachelor’S Degree, Environmental Science, 91%

Activities and Societies: Environmental Science Student Association Volunteer Notetaker for the Paul Menton Centre for Disabilities BSc..

87% Average

Activities and Societies: Honour RollEnvironmental ClubInstrumental BandVocal Fusion