Diane Orihel is a freshwater ecologist. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Aquatic Ecotoxicology at Queen's University and Director of the QE3 Research Group.[1][2]
During her PhD, Orihel was dubbed “Lady of the Lakes” by science magazine Nature for being a leading voice in saving the Experimental Lakes Area, now known as the IISD-ELA.[3][4][5] After funding cuts by the Canadian government,[6] Orihel put writing her PhD thesis on hold to spearhead the Coalition to Save ELA for most of 2012.[2][3][4] Her efforts seemed to be in vain for months, and staff members had already started dismantling the site in spring 2013 when the IISD announced they had made a deal with the Ontario provincial government to keep the site open through the summer.[3] After this, the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba promised $2 million a year and $900,000 over six years respectively to keep the ELA running.[3]
In April 2014, the IISD announced that they had secured long-term funding for the ELA in cooperation with the Governments of Ontario and Canada.[7] Orihel has received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her efforts to save the ELA[8]
References
edit- ^ "Diane Orihel". Queen's Experimental Ecology & Ecotoxicology. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ a b "Diane Orihel". Canadian Geographic. 2019-06-17. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ a b c d Hoag, Hannah (2013-10-31). "Ecology: Lady of the lakes". Nature News. 502 (7473): 612–613. Bibcode:2013Natur.502..612H. doi:10.1038/502612a. PMID 24172962.
- ^ a b Riordon, Michael (2014). Bold Scientists: Dispatches from the Battle for Honest Science. Toronto: Between the Lines. ISBN 978-1771131247.
- ^ Barlow, Maude (2016). Boiling Point: Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada's Water Crisis. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 9781770413559.
- ^ McDiarmid, Margo (May 17, 2012). ""Budget cuts claim famed freshwater research facility"". CBC Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Global Research Possibilities Expand as IISD Assumes Operation of Canada's Renowned Experimental Lakes Area". 2014-04-09. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Thompson, Jon (December 19, 2012). ""Orihel receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her ELA efforts"". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
External links
edit- Diane Orihel publications indexed by Google Scholar