I grew up near a small fishing village called Port Morien on Cape Breton, an island of Nova Scotia. I attended Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and obtained a B.Sc.H. in Chemistry in 2003. Following completion of this degree I moved to Edmonton, Alberta and enrolled in the Ph.D. program in the Department of Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Charles Wong. My current research focuses on passive sampling and chiral analysis for pharmaceuticals in aquatic ecosystems and wastewater treatment facilities.

Email address: smacleod@ualberta.ca