Kia is the first MSc student that Dr. Arlos supervised.  Kia completed her MSc in Environmental Engineering in September 2022. In light of recent developments regarding the potential discharge of treated oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), Kia's research looks at predicting the ecotoxicological impacts of treated and untreated OSPW on receiving aquatic environments. She is passionate about water quality as she believes that no community, especially BIPOC communities, should be forced to live in physical environments where they do not have easy access to clean water. This encourages her while doing her research as she hopes to see what the impacts of the treated OSPW will be on the Athabasca River, an important river system for animals and humans alike. 

Afrida completed her MSc in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta in Fall 2022. Prior to moving to Canada, she completed her undergrad in Environmental Sciences at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Her research was focused on investigating the sorption/desorption mechanisms of target organic compounds in micro and nano plastics in the aqueous environment and fish tissue.  Afrida loves to read adventure and mystery fiction.

Daniela completed here MSc studies in our department in Fall 2023. Daniela is originally from Colombia. Her research focus is on the bioaccumulation potential of emerging substances of concern. Daniela worked at the artificial streams facility located in Advancing Canadian Water Assets (ACWA) in Calgary and has developed sample preparation and extraction methods for analysis of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a variety of environmental matrices such as water, sediments, fish, biofilms, and macroinvertebrates.