Conference Chair

  • Kenneth Lee
    Chair, Advisory Committee (AC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI) managed by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) under Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan (OPP)
    Director, Kenneth Lee Research Inc., Canada

Conference Co-Chair

  • Chunjiang An, Concordia University, Canada

Conference Coordinators

  • Huifang Bi, Concordia University, Canada
  • Joanie Boivin, Concordia University, Canada

Executive Committee (Alphabetical order)

  • Paul Barnes, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Canada
  • Silje Berger, Norwegian Coastal Administration, Norway
  • Michel Boufadel, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
  • Victoria Broje, Shell Projects and Technology, USA
  • Bing Chen, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
  • Robyn Conmy, Environmental Protection Agency, USA
  • Shelley Denny, Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR), Canada
  • Michael Feldman, Gulf Research Program, USA
  • Stuart Field, Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC), Australia
  • Stéphane Le Floch, CEDRE, France
  • Chantal Guenette, Ship and Rail Compensation Canada, Canada
  • Michael Hernandez, OSRL, USA
  • Polly Hill, Ipieca, UK
  • Rob Holland, OSRL/ITAC, UK
  • Lisa Isaacman, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada
  • Richard Johnson, ITOPF, UK
  • Jerome Marty, International Association of Great Lakes Research, Canada
  • Kelly McFarlin, ExxonMobil, USA
  • Joshua McNeely, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Canada
  • Kathy Nghiem, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada
  • Heather Parker, Research Program Manager, OSRI, USA
  • Elizabeth Petras, USCG/ICCOPR (retired), USA
  • Boumy Sayavong, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada
  • Karen Stone, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, USA
  • Kelsey White, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, Canada
  • Chuck Wilson, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, USA

Organizing and Technical Program Committee (Alphabetical order)

  • Jeanette Alas, Alaska Dept of Fish and Game, USA
  • Amy Bilton, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Jules Blais, University of Ottawa, Canada
  • Jennifer Blake, Nunavut Department of Environment, Canada
  • Manuel Bringue, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada
  • Lee Britton, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada
  • Robert Brooks, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada
  • Donovan Case, Atlantic Environmental Response Team Inc., Canada
  • Xiujian Chen, University Texas Arlington, USA
  • Zhi Chen, Concordia University, Canada
  • Gina Coelho, Scigility Consulting LLC, USA
  • Tracy Collier, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (retired), USA
  • Tom Coolbaugh, Coolbaugh Associates, USA
  • Elise DeCola, Nuka Research & Planning Group LLC, USA
  • Michael Drieu, Occidental Petroleum, USA
  • Liv-Guri Faksness, SINTEF, Norway
  • Becky Filopolous, Manitoba Métis Federation, Canada
  • Faith Fitzpatrick, US Geological Survey (USGS), USA
  • Mohamed Gamal El-Din, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Terri Lynn George, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada
  • Charles Greer, McGill University, Canada
  • Stephane Grenon, TRIOX, Canada
  • David Hart, Point Tupper Marine Services, Canada
  • Michael Hernandez, OSRL, USA
  • Bruce Hollebone, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada
  • Nancy Kinner,CRRC, USA
  • Deyuan Kong, Chevron, USA
  • Sonia Laforest, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada
  • Patrick Lambert, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada
  • Kiara Lech, Environmental Protection Agency, USA
  • Haoshuai Li, Ocean University of China, China
  • Hua Li, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, USA
  • Jianbing Li, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
  • Pu Li, Sun Yat–sen University, China
  • Samuel Li, Concordia University, Canada
  • Bo Liu, Lake Superior State University, USA
  • Lei Liu, Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Youyu Lu, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
  • James McCourt, SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd, Canada
  • Ashley Moerke, Lake Superior State University, USA
  • Christine Morritt, Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Canada
  • Catherine Mulligan, Concordia University, Canada
  • Tim Nedwed, consultant/retired, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, USA
  • Haibo Niu, Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Diane Orihel, Queens University, Canada
  • Ed Owens, Owens Coastal Consultants, USA
  • Vince Palace, IISD/ELA, Canada
  • Tom Parkerton, EnviSci Consulting, USA
  • Wenwen Pei, Marine Thinking, Canada
  • Danielle Philibert, Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Canada
  • Stanley Poon, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
  • Kelsey Prihoda, University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program, USA
  • Roger Prince, Stoneybrook Apiary, USA
  • Ryan Prosser, University of Guelph, Canada
  • Paul Schuler, OSRL, USA
  • Gary Shigenaka, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
  • Ian Siboo, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada
  • Allison Snider, Great Lakes Center of Expertise (GLCOE), USA
  • Scott Socolofsky, Texas A&M University, USA
  • Timothy Steffek, American Petroleum Institute (API), USA
  • Wendy Tian, CSIRO, Australia
  • Michael Twiss, Algoma University, Canada
  • Zheng Wang, Memorial University, Canada
  • Zhansheng Wang, CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, China
  • Chris Weisener, University of Windsor, Canada
  • Mark Whittington, ITOPF, UK
  • Scott Wright, WCMRC, Canada
  • David Wyker, Chevron, USA
  • Qin Xin, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
  • Min Yang, Memorial University, Canada
  • Baiyu Zhang, Memorial University, Canada
  • Ying Zheng, Western University, Canada