Miriam Diamond

Miriam Diamond (born 1955[1]) is an environmental chemist and a professor at the University of Toronto. She started the Professor Diamond's Environmental Research Group[2] which works to develop strategies that reduce dangerous contaminants in the environment.[3]

Diamond is appointed to numerous departments at various universities, is a member for Scientists 4 CEPA, an editor for the Environmental Science and Technology journal and was Co-chair of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Toxic Reduction Scientific Expert Panel.[4]

Biography

Education

Diamond received her PhD from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry from the University of Toronto in 1990, MScEng in Mining Engineering from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) in 1984, MSc in Zoology from the University of Alberta in 1980 and BSc in biology from the University of Toronto in 1976.[5]

Work

In July 2023, Diamond became Professor for the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto.[4] In the year 2023, she remained a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto.[6] She is appointed to the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, School of the Environment, and the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at University of Toronto, Scarborough.[4]

She is also an Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Science and Technology which is a leading journal in the field, a member of the Canadian Chemical Management Plan Science Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Environmental Law Association.[4]

Diamond was Co-chair of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Toxic Reduction Scientific Expert Panel that advised the Minister of the Environment on the Toxic Reduction Act that was introduced in 2009.[4]

Diamond started the Professor Diamond's Environmental Research Group which helps to establish strategies to reduce chemical contaminants in the environment.[3] The main focus of their research is on systems that have relatively high levels of contaminants, including indoor environments and outdoor urban systems.[3]

Diamond is also involved with Scientists 4 CEPA, who are a group of scientists concerned with the environment and the protection of Canada's natural ecosystems.[7]

She has been involved in over 150 publications of work.[8]

Honours and awards
  • 1976 - Innis College Medal[9]
  • 1981-1982 - Max Bell Scholarship for Northern Studies, McGill University[9]
  • 1989 - John Brown Memorial Prize for Research in Environmental Science and Occupational Health, University of Toronto[9]
  • 1989-1990 - George Burwash Langford Prize for distinctive contributions to environmental research and services to the Institute for Environmental Studies[9]
  • 1999 - Ontario Ministry of the Environment Excellence in Research Award to Students[9]
  • 1999-2002, 2004, 2005 - Dean’s Excellence Award, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto[9]
  • 2005 - Joseph R. Meyerhoff Visiting Professorship. Weizmann Institute[10]
  • 2007 - Canadian Environmental Scientist of the Year, Royal Canadian Geographical Society[11]
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[9]
  • 2011 - INNOLEC Science Guest Chair in Chemistry, Masarykova University, Czech Republic[9]
  • 2014 - Visiting Scientist, Stockholm University, Department of Applied Environmental Science[9]
  • 2016 - SETAC Fellow[9]
  • 2016 - University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science Deans Award[9]

References
  1. Canada, Library and Archives (2019-03-08). "Search - Theses Canada". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. "DIAMOND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GROUP". DIAMOND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GROUP.
  3. "DIAMOND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GROUP". DIAMOND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GROUP. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. "Bio". DIAMOND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GROUP. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. "» Miriam Diamond". Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  6. "Miriam Diamond". es.utoronto.ca. 2023.
  7. "Who We Are". Scientists For CEPA. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  8. "ResearchGate".
  9. "Honours & Awards". DIAMOND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GROUP. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  10. "Scientific Activities: Academic Affairs Office". www.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  11. "» Miriam Diamond". Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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