Dr. Amanda Diochon, Secretary

Amanda graduated with her PhD in Earth Science from Dalhousie University in 2009. Before starting as an assistant professor in the Geology Department at Lakehead University in 2012, she had the opportunity to work under the direction of Dr. Ed Gregorich at the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre in Ottawa as a Visiting Fellow. Amanda’s research focuses on soil organic matter cycling in agroecosystems, the boreal forest and the Arctic. She is particularly passionate about using stable isotopes and soil organic matter separation techniques to better understand how management practices and environmental change affect soil organic matter stores.