Myrna Simpson recognized with Clair C. Patterson Award
Published: February 21, 2023
Myrna Simpson, a professor in the department of physical and environmental sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough, is this year鈥檚 recipient of the from the Geochemical Society.
It鈥檚 the second time a 老司机直播 faculty member has received the award, which celebrates innovative breakthrough research in the field of environmental geochemistry.
鈥淗aving two 老司机直播 faculty recently recognized with this award really demonstrates that 老司机直播 is a leader in environmental geochemistry,鈥 Simpson says, noting Barbara Sherwood Lollar received the award in 2019.
Simpson鈥檚 early research focused on developing methods to unravel complex environmental processes at the molecular level to better understand how climate change and other human-caused activities were fundamentally changing the environment.
Over the past 15 years, her lab has used a series of innovative techniques, including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry, to address knowledge gaps related to global environmental change, pollution and long-term storage of used nuclear fuel.
鈥淚 am particularly proud of how my group has been able to provide new insight into geochemical processes in the environment and uncover the 鈥榳hy鈥 behind so many processes. Knowing the 鈥榳hy鈥 means we are better prepared for protecting the Earth,鈥 says Simpson.
It鈥檚 the latest in a series of honours for Simpson, who also becomes a fellow of the Geochemical Society. The Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Integrative Molecular Biogeochemistry, Simpson recently received the DIMA Award from the Chemical Institute of Canada and last year was a .
