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Kim McDonald

Degrees:MSc Chemistry with specialization in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology (2020), BSc Biochemistry (Carleton University, 2018)

Kim developed metabolomic approaches to study the diversity and biosynthesis of cyanopeptides produced by Microcystis species and in blooms. Kim also completed a Mitacs Accelerate internship with the Happy Goat Coffee Company quantifying phytosterol oxidation products in coffee silverskin. Their work resulted in several articles and after graduation Kim joined Golder Associates (now WSP) as an environmental scientist in Vancouver.