Chemistry

Chemistry

Dr Sally Gaw

Position

Senior Lecturer

Qualifications

BSc (Auck) MSc(Hons)(Auck) PhD(Waik)

Field of Study

Environmental Chemistry

Room

656

Contact Details

Telephone: +64 3 364 2818
Fax: +64 3 364 2110
Email: sally.gaw@canterbury.ac.nz

Background

Sally joined the Department of Chemistry as a Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry in late 2007. She previously worked for the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) in Christchurch as an environmental health scientist providing environmental science advice to the Ministry of Health and regional public health services. Sally completed her PhD degree in environmental chemistry at The University of Waikato and has an MSc in Environmental Science and Chemistry from the University of Auckland.

Undergraduate Courses

CHEM224
CHEM282
CHEM324
CHEM382

Graduate Courses

CHEM404
ENVR410
ENVR411

Research Interests

  • Fate and bioavailability of trace elements and organic contaminants in the environment
  • Human exposure to contaminants

Research Group Members

PhD

Lisa Graham
Francine Smith
Philipp Emnet
Rathishri Chandurvelan

Honours

Claire Marshall
Lauren Pinfold

MSc

Katrina Dewey

Exchange Students

Ellen Ashmore (University of Bath)
Sina Hackenberg (University of York)

skg_research

Environmental Chemistry Research Students
September 2009

Representative Publications