Farrah Chan
Academic Address:
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research,
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
ph. (519) 253-3000 bioinvasion lab: ext. 2734; office: ext. 4739
Fax (519) 971-3616
email: Farrah
Education
- 2008-present, Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Science, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- 2003-2008, B.Sc. in Joint Honours Biology and Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- 2003-2008, Diploma in Environmental Assessment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Refereed articles:
- Adebayo, A.A., Briski, E., Kalaci, O., Hernandez, M., Beric, B., Chan, F.T., Zhan, A., Fifield, E., Leadley, T., and H.J. MacIsaac (2011) Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in the Great Lakes: playing with fire? Aquatic Invasions 6(1):91-96.
- Szkokan-Emilson, E., Wesolek, B., Gunn, J., Sarrazin-Delay, C., Bedore, J., Chan, F., Garreau, D., O’Grady, A., and Robinson, C. (2010) Recovery of benthic invertebrate communities from acidification in Killarney Park lakes. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 166:293-302.
Submitted manuscripts:
- Chan, F.T., Bailey, S.A., Wiley, C.J., and MacIsaac, H.J. First non-species-based risk assessment for ships’ ballast-mediated biological invasion. Biological Invasions (Submitted on Nov 14, 2011).
Conference presentations (*presenting author):
- Chan, F.T.*, Bailey, S.A., and MacIsaac, H.J. Risk assessment of hull fouling and ballast water discharge as vectors for aquatic non-indigenous species in the Canadian Arctic. Canadian Invasive Species Network (CAISN) Annual General Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. April 27-28, 2011.
- Chan, F.T.*, Bailey, S.A., and MacIsaac, H.J. Vector-based risk assessment for ship-mediated biological invasions in the Canadian Arctic. GLIER Graduate Student Symposium, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. April 14-15, 2011.
- Chan, F.T.*, Bailey, S.A., Wiley, C.J., and MacIsaac, H.J. Vector-based risk assessment for ship-mediated biological invasions in the Canadian Arctic. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico. February 13-18, 2011.
- Bailey, S.*, Chan, F., Bradie, J., Deneau, M., Simard, N., McKenzie, C., Howland, K., Martin, J., and Sutherland, T. National risk assessment of ship-mediated NIS introductions to Canada’s four coasts. 17th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species. San Diego, California, USA. August 29-September 2, 2010.
- Chan, F.*,Bailey, S., and MacIsaac, H. Identifying invasion risks in the Canadian Arctic based on ship traffic and environmental matching. Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN) 2009 Annual General Meeting. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. April 26-28, 2010.
- Chan, F.T.*, Bailey, S.A., and MacIsaac, H.J., A comprehensive analysis of ship-mediated invasion risk in the Canadian Arctic. GLIER Graduate Student Symposium, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. April 12-13, 2010.
- Chan, F.*,Bailey, S., and MacIsaac, H. A comprehensive analysis of ship-mediated invasion risk in the Canadian Arctic. State of the Arctic Conference. Miami, Florida, USA. March 16-19, 2010.
- Chan, F.,Bailey, S., Wiley, C., and MacIsaac, H. Analysis of ship-mediated invasion risk in the Canadian Arctic. Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN) 2009 Annual General Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. May 3-5, 2009. Poster presentation.
- Chan, F.*, Bailey, S., Wiley, C., and MacIsaac, H. Non-indigenous species threat to the Arctic. 16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 19-23, 2009.
- Chan, F.T.*, Bailey, S.A., and MacIsaac, H.J. Risk assessment of ship-mediated non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions in the Canadian Arctic. GLIER Graduate Student Symposium, Windsor, Ontario. April 2-3, 2009.
- Chan, F., Bailey, S., Wiley, C., and MacIsaac, H. Analysis of recent shipping activities in the Canadian Arctic: Toward assessing ship-mediated invasion risk. Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Climate Change Symposium. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.March 6-7, 2009. Poster presentation).
Scholarships and Awards:
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D2), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), 2011-present
- Postgraduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Windsor, 2008-present
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, 2010-2011
- Northern Research Fund, Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC), 2009-2011
- Northern Student Training Program, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada, 2009-2011
- GIS (Geographic Information System) Scholarship, ESRI Canada, 2010-2011
- International Student Travel Stipend, Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN), 2009-2010
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), 2009-2010
- Poster Award, Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN), 2009
- Entrance Scholarship, University of Waterloo, 2003