sinlab director
Dr. BRIAN HAYDEN
Brian has been with SINLAB since 2014. His research addresses the trophic ecology underpinning aquatic and terrestrial food webs across the globe.
Postdoctoral Queens University, Belfast & the University of Helsinki (Finland)
PhD University College Dublin, Ireland
Science manager
EMILY WEIGUM, MSc
Emily is a marine biologist with a special interest in using stable isotopes to investigate the trophic dynamics and ecology of marine fishes. Her current research is focused on linking declining Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations with multidecadal changes in their marine foraging ecology.
PhD Candidate University of New Brunswick
MSc University of Cape Town
BSc University of New Brunswick
technical manager
MICHAEL URBAN, PhD
Mike is a paleoecologist with specializations in isotope geochemistry, and palynology and microscopy.
PhD Ecology University of Illinois
MSc Botany University of Wyoming
BSc Ecology; Geology, Philosophy of Science University of Pittsburgh
Sample Manager
ALEX DICKEY, BSc
Alex is a marine biologist with a passion for who’s eating whom in marine food webs. Her current research is focused on the ecosystem dynamics of the Bay of Fundy, where she follows the nutrient breadcrumbs that fuel it. Using both bulk and compound-specific stable isotope analysis, Alex blends science with a love of the sea to better understand the hidden connections beneath the waves.
PhD Candidate University of New Brunswick
BSc University of New Brunswick
founding director of the sinlab
Dr. RICK CUNJAK
Dr Rick Cunjak, the founding Director of the SINLAB, stepped down from his role in the summer of 2018. Please join us in wishing Rick all the best in his retirement.