(he/him)

Cohort 4- Fall 2023

Alfred Achieng is a PhD student at the University of Toronto co-supervised by Prof. George Archontitsis and Prof. Nicholas Mandrak. He has a background in fisheries and aquatic science at both the BSc and MSc level, and has studied and reviewed human impacts (deforestation, agriculture, development activities) on watersheds of the tropical ecosystem within the African Great Lakes. He is interested in understanding mechanisms and linkages that facilitate ecosystem function, and the contribution of human footprint to ecosystem degradation. His PhD research anticipates to develop a food web model for Lake Ontario.

{Research Theme I}

University of Toronto

(she/her)

Cohort 4-Fall 2023

Dominique graduated from the MSc program at University of Toronto- Scarborough after evaluating the effectiveness of restoration projects for fish Species at Risk across Southwestern Ontario. She is now continuing her studies in the PhD program and is supervised by Dr. Nicholas Mandrak of University of Toronto. Her research interests include biodiversity loss, conservation, and restoration ecology. Dominique is invested in creating a healthy and sustainable ecosystem for all.

{Research Theme I}

University of Toronto