CHRISTINA M. SMEATON, Ph.D. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Waterloo, ON, , N2L 3G1 Tel: (519) 888-4567 ext. 32820 E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Environmental Science, January 2007 - June 2012 Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER), , Ontario, Canada Title: Investigating the susceptibility of jarosites to reductive dissolution by Shewanella putrefaciens Supervisors: Brian J. Fryer and Christopher G. Weisener

Fundamentals of University Teaching Certificate, September 2010 - present University of Windsor, Centre for Teaching and Learning Teaching Mentor: Dr. Nick Baker, Learning Specialist - Internationally accredited by SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association) - Completion of certificate is contingent upon the successful completion of 2 full graduate teaching courses, a half-course and a learning dossier. - Status: Course requirements are completed and the final learning dossier is in preparation.

Master of Science (M.Sc.), Environmental Science, September 2004 - December 2006 Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER), University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada Title: The Microbial Weathering of Uranyl Phosphate Minerals Supervisors: David A. Fowle and Christopher G. Weisener

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Environmental Science (Chemistry) Completed May 2004 Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of , NL, Canada

EMPLOYMENT

July 2012- Present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CERC Ecohydrology Research Group Supervisor: Philippe Van Cappellen

Sept. 2004- June 2012: Research Assistant, University of Windsor.

Jan, 2006 – August 2007: Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) Technician (part-time), University of Windsor

RESEARCH INTERESTS

- Mineral - microbe interactions

- Geochemical modeling

- Biogeochemistry of data "poor" metals

- Analytical chemistry

- Synchrotron science

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

C. M. Smeaton, G.E. Walshe, A.M.L. Smith, K.A. Hudson-Edwards, W.E. Dubbin, K.Wright, A.M. Beale, B.J. Fryer and C.G. Weisener.(2012) Simultaneous release of Fe and As during the reductive dissolution of Pb-As jarosite by Shewanella putrefaciens CN32. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(23): 12823-12831.

C.M. Smeaton, G.E. Walshe, B.J. Fryer, C.G. Weisener. (2012) Reductive dissolution of Tl-jarosite by Shewanella putrefaciens: Providing new insights into thallium biogeochemistry. Environmental Science & Technology 46(20): 11086-11094.

Weisener, C.G., J.W. Guthrie, C.M. Smeaton, D Paktunc, & B.J. Fryer. (2011) The effect of Ca-Fe- As coatings on microbial leaching of metals in arsenic bearing mine waste. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 110(1): 23-30.

C.M. Smeaton, B. J. Fryer, C.G. Weisener. (2009) Intracellular Precipitation of Pb by Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 during the Reductive Dissolution of Pb-Jarosite. Environmental Science & Technology. 43 (21): 8086-8091.

C.M. Smeaton, C.G. Weisener, P.C. Burns, B. J. Fryer and D.A. Fowle. (2008) Bacterially enhanced dissolution of meta-autunite. American Mineralogist, 93: 1858-1864.

In Preparation:

C.M. Smeaton, B.J. Fryer, C.G. Weisener. A comparison of the reductive dissolution of natural and synthetic jarosites by Shewanella putrefaciens CN32.

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

M.T. Moroni, C.M. Smeaton, and B. Pike. (2005) Litter Decomposition, Biomass, and Nutrient Concentration in Western Newfoundland Balsam Fir Forests. Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest Service. Information Report M-X-217E.

HONOURS/ SCHOLARSHIPS

September 2010- April 2011. Ontario Graduate Student Scholarship in Science & Technology (OGSST). ($10,000)

September 2004 – April 2011. University of Windsor Graduate Tuition Scholarship

June 2010. Reg Friesen Award for Best Student Oral Presentation in the Chemical Education Division. 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition. Toronto, ON. ($350)

September 2009 - April 2010. Ontario Graduate Student Scholarship in Science & Technology (OGSST). ($10,000)

October 2009. University of Windsor Graduate Student Conference Travel Award ($500)

May 2009. Dr. Lois K. Smedick Graduate Award ($1000)

August 2008. Canadian Institute for Synchrotron Radiation (CISR) Travel Grant for CLS Synchrotron Summer School. ($500)

May 2008. Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation in the Environment Division. 91st Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition. Edmonton, AB. ($250)

March 2006. Mineralogical Association of Canada Graduate Student Travel Grant (declined) ($600)

May 2005. Reg Friesen Award for 2nd Place Student Oral Presentation in the Chemical Education Division. 88th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition. Saskatoon, SK. ($150)

May 2005. Chemical Institute of Canada-Chemical Education Division Student Travel Award ($150)

May 2004. Reg Friesen Award for Best Student Oral Presentation in the Chemical Education Division. 87th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition. London, ON. ($350)

May 2004. Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, Environmental Chemistry 4th Year Award ($50)

March 2004. Grenfell Campus, Memorial University Environmental Science Merit Scholarship ($2500)

September 2004. Canadian Society for Chemistry Silver Medal for Academic Excellence

May 2003. World Petroleum Congress Millennium Scholarship ($3000)

May 2003. Fisher Scientific 3rd Year Chemistry Award ($50)

RESEARCH CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

Note: presenter is underlined

Invited presentation: Smeaton, C.M., Fryer, B.J., and Weisener, C.G. (August 2011) Factors affecting the biotic dissolution of Tl(I) jarosite by S. putrefaciens. Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference. Prague, Czech Republic (Oral Presentation)

Weisener, C.G, Smeaton, C.M. and Fryer, B.J. (August 2011) Bacterial physico-chemical controls on As-Pb iron hydroxysulfates in reduced environments. Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference. Prague, Czech Republic (Oral Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Fryer, B.J., and Weisener, C.G. (August 2011) Biotic dissolution of Tl(I) jarosite by Shewanella putrefaciens. Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference. Prague, Czech Republic (Poster Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Fryer, B.J., and Weisener, C.G. (June 2010) Role of P limitation on the intracellular accumulation of aqueous Pb by Shewanella putrefaciens. 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition. Toronto, ON. (Poster Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Fryer, B.J., and Weisener, C.G. (September 2009) Role of P limitation on the intracellular accumulation of Pb by Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 during the reductive dissolution of plumbojarosite. 19th International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry. University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. (Oral Presentation)

Weisener, C.G., Guthrie, J., Smeaton, C.M., Paktunc, D., Fryer B.J., (September 2009) Application of novel microscopic methods to environmental biogeochemical processes. 19th International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry. University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. (Poster Presentation)

Weisener, C.G., Smeaton, C.M., and Ferris, G. (May 2009) Application of novel microscopic methods to environmental biogeochemical processes. 92nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Hamilton, ON. (Oral Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Fryer, B.J., and Weisener, C.G. (August 2008) Enhanced biotic dissolution of Pb- jarosite by Shewanella putrefaciens. CLS Saskatoon Synchrotron Summer School IV. Saskatoon, SK. (Poster Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Fryer, B.J., and Weisener, C.G. (July 2008) The Microbial Weathering of PbFe6(SO4)4(OH)12) by Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 . Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference. Vancouver, BC. (Oral Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Fryer, B.J., and Weisener, C.G. (May 2008) The Microbial Weathering of Lead Jarosite (PbFe6(SO4)4(OH)12). 91st Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition Edmonton, AB. (Oral Presentation)***Winner of best graduate student oral presentation in the Environmental Chemistry division***

Smeaton, C.M., Fowle, D.A., and Weisener, C.W. (June 2007) The Microbial Weathering of Synthetic Calcium meta-autunite Ca[(UO2)(PO4)]2(H2O)6. Frontiers in Mineral Science, University of Cambridge, UK. (Oral Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Fowle, D.A., and Weisener, C.G. (May 2007) The Weathering of Torbernite (Cu[(UO2)2(PO4)2](H2O)10) by Shewanella putrefaciens. American Society for Microbiology General 107th Meeting, Toronto, ON. (Poster Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Fowle, D.A., and Weisener, C.G. (November 2006) The Reactivity of Uranyl Phosphate Mineral Phases via Microbial Weathering. Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North American Annual Meeting, Montreal, PQ. (Poster Presentation)

SCIENCE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Smeaton, C.M., and Rayner-Canham, G. (June 2010) Electrons, X-rays and Dust Bunnies: Introducing Elementary School Students to Atomic Theory and the Periodic Table using Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy. 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition. Toronto, ON. (Oral Presentation) ***Winner of best student oral presentation in the Chemical Education division***

Griffin, L., Smeaton, C.M., and Rayner-Canham, G. (June 2010) Kamiks and Kevlar: Chemistry in the Great White North. 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition. Toronto, ON. (Oral Presentation)

Rayner-Canham, G., and Smeaton, C.M. (co-presentation) (May 2008) You Mean Chemistry is Interesting? Enticing Students outside of the “Usual suspects”. C3 Chemistry Conference, NAIT, Edmonton, AB. (Keynote Oral Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., Snook, A.J., Churchill, T., and Rayner-Canham, G. (August 2006) Chemistry Outreach: Taking Chemistry to Remote Communities. Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. USA. (Oral Presentation)

Smeaton, C.M., and Rayner-Canham, G. (May 2005) Chemistry Outreach: Taking Chemistry to Remote Communities. 88th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Saskatoon, SK. (Oral Presentation) ***Second place student oral presentation in the Chemical Education division***

Smeaton, C.M., and Rayner-Canham, G. (May 2004) Making Chemistry Visual. 87th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, London, ON. (Oral Presentation) ***Winner of best student oral presentation in the Chemical Education division***

RESEARCH WORKSHOPS/TRAINING COURSES

Geochemist’s Workbench (GWB) Workshop. Prague, Czech Republic. August 12-13, 2011.

Saskatoon Synchrotron Summer School. Canadian Light Source, University of Saskatchewan. August 18-22, 2008.

FEI Field Emission Gun-Scanning Electron Microscope (FEG-SEM) Training Course. FEI Application Laboratory. Eindhoven, Netherlands. June 11-13, 2007.

EXAFS Course: Theory, Experiment, and Advanced Applications. Brookhaven National Synchrotron Light Source, Upton, NY. September 28-30, 2005.

EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

Postdoctoral Teaching Development Seminar Series. University of Waterloo. November 26-30, 2012.

Teaching Dossier Academy. University of Windsor. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. June 4-8, 2012.

Communicating Effectively and Assessing Understanding: a Workshop for Graduate Supervisors and Mentors. University of Windsor. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. March 16, 2012.

Blackboard Collaborate Virtual Classroom: What can it do for you and your students? University of Windsor. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. March 23, 2012.

Self Assessment as the Foundation for Developing and Encouraging Independent Learning. University of Windsor. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. August 23, 2010.

Teaching that promotes learning and growth and development of university and college professors. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. University of Windsor. June 8, 2010.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Teaching Assistant (September 2004- May 2011) University of Windsor, Departments of Earth and Environmental Science and Chemistry and Biochemistry Courses. Courses appear in the order of most recently taught.

59-110. Topics in General Chemistry. Laboratory Instructor (2 sections). Duties included an introductory lecture prior to each experiment and supervising/marking completed laboratory experiments/abstracts. Additional duties included proctoring and marking midterms and final examinations.

61-441. Biogeochemistry (Marking, holding office hours, proctoring and included 3 week lecturer replacement)

61-210: Introduction to Oceanography (Marking, office hours and proctoring)

61-328. Aqueous and Environmental Geochemistry (Marking, office hours, proctoring and tutorials)

61-224. Introduction to Geochemistry (Marking, office hours, proctoring and tutorials)

03-200. Science, Technology, and Society (Marking)

GRADUATE COURSES TAKEN: Advanced Topics in Geochemistry GLIER Multidisciplinary Graduate Seminar Environmental Research Proposal Writing Multiple Stressors and Environmental Modelling Learning-Centred Teaching in Higher Education: Principles and Practices Course Design for Constructive Alignment Online Education (1/2 course)

SERVICE AND OUTREACH

Committee positions held:

Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) Council, University of Windsor (September 2007– September 2010) Ph.D. student representative

Graduate Student Society (GSS), University of Windsor (May 2007- September 2010) GLIER student representative

University of Windsor Graduate Council (Fall 2008- September 2010) Graduate Student Society (GSS) student representative

GLIER Canadian Research Council Chair/Faculty Search Committee, University of Windsor (Fall 2007) GLIER student representative

Journal Referee:

Environmental Science & Technology Air, Soil and Water Research

Outreach:

St. Francis Elementary School/ GLIER Outreach (September 2008 - present) I began an outreach program with a local elementary school designed to empower and excite about science. In Fall 2008 and 2009, we worked with Grade 4/5/6 students on the scanning electron microscope (SEM) located at GLIER and created an SEM photo exhibit/reception at Canada South Science City. In Winter 2009, we worked closely with a group of Grade 7/8 girls on several science oriented activities including SEM imaging and elemental analysis of cosmetics. Additional outreach activities in 2009-2010 included organizing an invasive species poster competition for the Grade 7/8 students sponsored by the Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network (CAISN) and assisting/judging the first ever St. Francis School Grade 7/8 Science Fair.

“Chemistry is Everywhere!” Arctic Canada Nunavut Expedition (April 23 - May 3, 2009) Travelled across Nunavut to several Inuit communities (Iqaluit, Baker Lake, Gjoa Haven and Cambridge Bay) to assist in chemistry shows designed to promote science education and teach elementary and high school students that chemistry is fascinating, exciting and relevant to their lives in the Arctic. Funded by NSERC PromoScience, Nunavut Ministry of Education, Kivalliq Aboriginal Training Fund, Chemical Institute of Canada, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Science Outreach to Remote Communities in Southern Labrador/Quebec (November 2003, October 2004, May 2004) I travelled to the Southern Labrador/North Eastern Quebec coast to promote science education and awareness through demonstrations to rural school children. Funded by NSERC PromoScience.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Chemical Institute of Canada American Chemical Society Mineralogical Association of Canada