Chad. W. Cuss, PhD, Analytical Nanogeochemistry and Applied Chemometrics (Trent University)
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science (Chemistry)
Phone: (709) 639-2500
Email: chadcuss@grenfell.mun.ca
Social Media:
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Research interests/expertise
Interdisciplinary research at frontiers of the spaces described by:
Analytical Chemistry, Aquatic Chemistry, Biogeochemistry, Chemometrics, Complex Systems, Environmental Geochemistry, Nanogeochemistry, Separation Science, Statistics.
Specializations:
Absorbance and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Data Visualization, Dissolved Organic Matter, Field-Flow Fractionation, ICP-MS, Machine Learning, Multivariate Statistics, Natural Colloids and Nanoparticles, Trace Elements.
Teaching
- CHEM 1001: General Chemistry II
- CHEM 1800: Elements of Chemistry
- CHEM 2210: Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 3211: Environmental Analytical Chemistry II (2022/2023)
- ENVS 4000: Environmental Science Seminar
- SC 4000: Senior Science Seminar
- TRSU 7001: Foundations of Sustainability and Sustainability Science
- BEAS 6057: Soil (bio)geochemistry (graduate reading course)
Representative scholarly contributions
Google Scholar
Current research projects and grants (within past 5 years)
- NSERC Discovery Grant and ECR supplement (2023-2028): Building the Foundation for Environmental Nanogeochemistry
- Cross-Campus Initiatives Fund (Memorial University), 2021
- NSERC Alliance, 2019-2024: Geochemistry and associated trace element forms and fluxes in an oil sands treatment landscape
- NSERC CRD, 2017-2021: Natural trace element forms and dynamics in the Athabasca River
Awards and recognitions
- President’s Gold Medal (Trent)
Memberships and affiliations (past and current)
- American Geophysical Union
- Canadian Geophysical Union
- Canadian Society for Chemistry
- European Geophysical Union
Honours, graduate and post-graduate supervision
Co-Supervision:
- Eight Scientific Staff/Technicians
- Three Postdoctoral Fellows/Research Associates
- Four PhD theses
- Four MSc theses
- Four Undergraduate Honours theses