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Editorial Board: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

I joined the editorial board of ACQ in 2010. The aims and scope, taken from ACQ's webpage are:

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems is an international journal dedicated to publishing original papers that relate specifically to freshwater, brackish or marine habitats and encouraging work that spans these ecosystems. This journal provides a forum in which all aspects of the conservation of aquatic biological resources can be presented and discussed, enabling greater cooperation and efficiency in solving problems in aquatic resource conservation. The publication of both practical studies in conservation as well as theoretical considerations of the underlying principles is encouraged. Contributions are accepted from as wide a geographical range as possible to ensure a broad representation of conservation issues in both developed and developing countries. The journal also publishes short communications, review articles and discussions.

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems serves as a focus for scientists in research institutes, universities, industry, nature conservation organizations and all levels of government as well as aquatic habitat and fishery managers and policy makers concerned with these issues.

Refereeing for Journals (I review 1-2 manuscripts per month for the following journals):

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; Aquatic Botany; Aquatic Sciences; Aquatic Toxicology; Biogeochemistry; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Diversity and Distributions; Ecology; Ecological Applications; Ecology Letters; Environmental Pollution; Environmental Science & Technology; Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Freshwater Biology; Journal of Applied Ecology; Journal of Ecology; Journal of Great Lakes Res; Journal of the North American Benthological Society; Limnology & Oceanography; Science of the Total Environment; Water Air & Soil Pollution

Queen's University	Search committee for Limnologist Student representative to departmental council	1984 1983-1984
McGill University	Student representative to the GTC and GFC Search committee for Marine Ecologist	1991-1992 1990-1991
University of Illinois	Undergraduate Policy Committee	1996-1997
University of Calgary	Environmental Science Program Advisory Committee Faculty of Science Representative to EVDS Faculty Council Organizer, Ecology Division Retreat Faculty of Science, Academic Appeals Committee Structural Geologist Search Committee Kananaskis Field Station, Spring Naturalist Field Trip Organizer Organizer, Ecology Division Seminar Series Departmental Scholarship Committee Organizer, Ecology Division Open House Ecology Connections Research Advisory Committee Chair, Ecology Division Head's Advisory Committee CRC Search Committee (Geology & Geophysic{) Member, Graduate Admissions and Policy Committee Chair, Gradtate Admissions and Policy Committee Member, Spousal Hiring Search Committee Departmental Executive Committee Executive Director, Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets (ACWA) Chair, ACWA Research Planning Committee Member, CRC Tier I Search Committee, (Wastewater Engineering) Member, CRC Tier I Search Committee, (Ecotoxicology) Member, CRC Tier II Search Committee, (Environmental Physiology) Member, Outreach Committee Member, CRC Tier I Search Committee, (Wastewater Engineering) Member, Provost's Academic Committee for Sustainability Member, Faculty of Science, Fund Development Committee Scientific Director, Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets (ACWA) Member, CRC Tier II Search Committee, (Analytical Chemistry) Member, University Faculty Promotion Review Committee Member, SUPPORT: Training and Professional Development (CREATE) Dean's Representative, Computer Science Head Selection Committee	1998-2006 2001-2003 1998-2002 2002-2004 2002-2003 2001 2000-2002 1999-2002 1998-1999 2002-present 2004-2006 2004-2006 2005 2006-2007 2007-2010 2007 2007-2010 2009-2014 2009-present 2010 2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2015 2013-2015 2014-2019 2015-2016 2018 2016-present 2016
Alberta Lake Management Society (ALMS)	Member, Board of Directors Member, Conference Committee Chair, Scholarship Committee	2001-2008 2002 2002-2008
N. American Lake Management Society	Scientific Program Co-Chair, NALMS 2008 (Lake Louise, AB)	2006-2008
Parks Canada	Member, Research Links Editorial Board	2002-2004
Government of Alberta	Team Leader, Aquatic Ecology Section, Environment Minister's Water Strategy Forum Member, Partnership Implementation Advisory Committee Provincial Riparian Management Forum Expert Witness for Wetland Degradation Lawsuit Invited Participant, "Provincial Water Conversation"	2002 2003 2005 2009 2010 2013
Alberta Conservation Association	Member, Grants Review Committee Biodiversity Grants Policy Committee	2001-2014 2003-2005
Canadian Water Network	Member, Board of Directors Member, Finance Committee	2004-2006 2004-2006
Environment Canada	National Agri-Environemntal Standards Initiative (Invited Workshop Participant - IFN Standards Development)	2005
Health Canada	National Agri-Environmental Standards Initiative (Invited Workshop Participant - Common standards)	2006
Natural Resources Canada	"Ask a Scientist" - Science and Technology for Canadians	2012-present
Oldman Watershed Council	Data Assessment and Needs Committee	2006-present
City of Calgary	Bow River Water Quality Model Steering Committee Member, Urban Alliance Water Subject Matter Group Advisor, Bow River Water Quality Assessment Group	2008-2009 2013-2018 2014-2017
Mindfuel	Development of Grade 5 Wetlands Module Advising on Grade 8 Contaminant Module	2013 2015
Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution	Member, College of Representatives	2013-present
Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance	University of Calgary, Water Environmental Priority Area Delegate	2013-2015
Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance	Member, Water Quality, Availability and Consumptive Use Working Group	2015-2016
TELUS Spark Science Centre	External Expert, Prototype Project	2015
Town of Devon, Alberta	A net zero community by 2050 initiative	2016-2017
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)	Member, Integrated Water Management Advisory Council	2017-2018

NSF/US-EPA; Water & Watersheds	1998
US-EPA; STAR - Coastal Indicators	2000
US-EPA; STAR - Aquatic Ecology & Ecosystems	2000, 2002, 2004
US-EPA; STAR - Ecological Thresholds Through Retrospective Analysis	2004
NSERC; Collaborative Research and Development Grants	2004, 2007, 2011
Alberta Challenge Grants in Biodiversity Policy Panel	2000-2004
US-EPA (STAR)/DOE - Non-linear Global Change	2006
US-EPA (STAR)/NSF/CDC/NIH/NIEHS - Nanomaterials Fate in the Environment	2006
CRDPJ/NSERC; Research Partnerships Program	2006, 2007
NSERC; Discovery Grants (1-3 grants/year)	2004-present
Canada Research Chair (College of Reviewers)	2007-2009
Alberta Conservation Association Biodiversity Grants (typically 3 grants/year)	2000-present
Alberta Conservation Association Grant Eligible Fund (typically 1-2 grants/year)	2008-2009
Pine Creek Scholarship (Special Awards and Bursaries)	2009-2015
US-EPA; STAR-Pesticides and Toxic Substances (Panel F09G1)	2010

Internal Examiner (Biological Sciences):

Peter Biro, PhD Candidacy Exam (Aquatic Ecology), Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
Nicholas Longrich, PhD Candidacy Exam (Paleontology), Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
Kyla M. Flannagan, PhD Candidacy Exam (Aquatic Ecology), Biological Sciences, University of Calgary

Internal Examiner (Other Departments):

Jordan Hollman, PhD Candidacy Exam (Advanced Oxidation Processes), Civil Engineering, University of Calgary

External Examiner:

Natalie Lowry, MGIS defense, Department of Geography, University of Calgary
James Blackwell, PhD defense, Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary
Andrea Waters, MSc defense, Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary
Gordon Paterson, PhD defense, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor
Amy Quinn, MSc defense, Department of Biology, University of Lethbridge
David Laskin, MGIS defense, Department of Geography, University of Calgary
Vanessa Hammond, PhD defense, Department of Biology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Luis Cruz, PhD defense, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Kim Edwards, PhD Candicacy Exam, Department of Archeology, University of Calgary
Kate Berezowski, MSc defense, Department of Medical Science, University of Calgary
Vanessa Swarbrick, PhD defense, Department of Biology, University of Regina
Crystal Mackenzie, MA defense, School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University
Alexandra Pistore, M Health Sciences defense, Medical Sciences Program, University of Calgary
Maysam Alnajjar, MSc defense, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary