Kelly Chan-Yam
PhD graduate student
MSc: Microbiology,
McGill University
BSc: Biology (Microbiology specialization),
University of Waterloo
ongen.ca
kchanyam@laurentian.ca
Research Activity
- Microbial communities and processes on organic matter.
- Seasonal effects on microbial processes in wastewater treatment plants.
- Microbial community changes in engineered soils.
- Land reclamation of damaged landcapes.
- Industrial ecology and recycling organic industrial waste into useful products.
Current projects:
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Publications
- Chan-Yam, K., Meyer, T., Scott, J.A. and Basiliko N. (2021) Methane production potential of pulp mill sludges: microbial community and substrate constraints. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 368:21-24
- Chan-Yam, K., Goordial, J., Greer, C., Davila, A., McKay, C., Whyte, L. (2019) Microbial activity and habitability of an Antarctic Dry Valley water track. Astrobiology. 19(6):757-770.
- Goordial, J., Altshuler, I., Hindson, K., Chan-Yam, K., Marcolefas, E., Whyte, L. (2017) In situ field sequencing and life detection in remote (79°26′N) Canadian High Arctic permafrost ice wedge microbial communities. Front. Microbiol. 8:2594.
Refereed journals, book chapters & proceedings
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