Twitter: @EmilyPry1
Past experience: Honours Undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at UBC
Project title: Response of Dissolved Organic Carbon Dynamics to Salinity in a Constructed Fen Peatland in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
Project description: Emily’s project looks at how salinity impacts Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) dynamics in a constructed fen peatland in Northern Alberta to help evaluate the success of peatland reclamation. Her project involves monitoring DOC in the rooting zone of the constructed fen during the growing season. She also performed an experiment where plants were grown hydroponically under different salinity treatments to evaluate the effect of salinity on root exudates. This work contributes to understanding carbon dynamics of a reclaimed peatland.