Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Supervision

• Brian Wallace, PhD candidate, (2010-present),
  NSAC/Univ. of Saskatchewan
  
• Tandra Fraser, PhD candidate, (2010-present),
  NSAC/Univ. of Guelph
  
• Kim Schneider, PhD candidate, (2008-present), NSAC/University of Guelph.
• Emily Clegg, M.Sc. candidate, (2007-present), Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
• Ramesh Eerpina, M.Sc. candidate, 2011-present), Nova Scotia Agricultural College.

Completed

• Jeffrey Nimmo, MSc. (2011), Nova Scotia Agricultural College

  Project: Whole farm nutrient budgets of two dairy farms in Atlantic Canada

• Amanda Ward, MSc (2011), Nova Scotia Agricultural College
  Project: Phosphorus limitation of soybean and alfalfa nitrogen fixation on organic dairy farms

  Justin Renkema, PhD (2011), Dalhousie University
  Project: Effects of ground-floor management on blueberry maggot (Rhagoletis mendax Curran) and predatory beetles in highbush blueberries

• Sukkasini Thissaverasingan, MSc (2009). Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
  Project: Evaluation of composted paper mill biosolids as peat substitute in horticultural growing media.

• Dr. Sharif Mehdi, Post-Doctoral Fellow, April 2008-Dec. 2009. Organic cropping systems

• Dr. Zheming Zheng, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Jan 2006-2007. Ecological impact of organic production systems.

• Karen Larder (i.e., Nelson), MSc (2008), Nova Scotia Agricultural College
  Project: Soil health as influenced by organic potato production systems.
  
  
• Nicole Burkhard, MSc (2007), Nova Scotia Agricultural College
  Project: Nitrogen and weed dynamics in organically managed highbush blueberry.
  
  
• Mellisa Arcand, MSc (2006), University of Guelph
  Project: Phyto-extraction of rock phosphate in organically managed soils
  
  
• Cory Roberts, MSc candidate, University of Guelph
  Project: Integrated nutrient management for organic dairying in Ontario.
  

Postdoctoral Fellows:

• Dr. Gopal Bhatta, Post-Doctoral Fellow, May 2011- Nov. 2011.  Novel professional greenhouse growing media.
  
  
• Dr. Sharif Mehdi, Post-Doctoral Fellow, April 2008- Dec. 2009. Organic cropping systems.
  
  
• Dr. Zheming Zheng, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Jan 2006-2007. Ecological impact of organic production system

Committee Member

• Kumar Goutam, MSc. Candidate, NSAC  2010-present
• Kyra Styles, MSc. Candidate, NSAC  2010-present
• Emily Snowdon, MSc. (2010) NSAC
  
• Panchali Katulanda, MSc. (2011), NSAC
  
• Carolyn Parsons, PhD (2009), Memorial University of Newfoundland.
  
• Adam Wile, M.Sc. (2010), NSAC
  
• Labib El-Ali, M.Sc. candidate, NSAC  2008-present
• Sarah Cooper, M.Sc. candidate, NSAC  2004-present
• Alicia Cooper, M.Sc. (2009), NSAC
  
• Roxanne Beavers, M.Sc. (2007), NSAC
  
• Ardhini Maharni, PhD (2008), Dalhousie University
• David Hobson, M.Sc. Candidate, NSAC  2010-present

Visiting Scientists and International Student Interns

• Madalen Touret, Undergraduate Intern from IUT d'Amiens, France.  April-July 2010. Project:  The effects of rotations in organic agriculture on spring availabe nitrogen and weed pressure.

• Kamrul Islam, PhD candidate, Parthenope University, Italy. Jan-June 2010. Project:  Compost maturity, soilquality and crop productivity.