Synchrotron Research: Effects of Forest Fire on Sulphur Soil Chemistry
Project information
- Type: Research
- Skills: Research | Data Analysis | XRF | XANES
- Role: Team Lead
- Background: https://www.lightsource.ca/students_on_the_beamlines
With a leadership role as part of the Canadian Light Source Students on the Beamline Competition, the Research Team investigated the effects of forest fires on sulphur soil chemistry following the Fort McMurray Forest Fires. Samples of soil from forest fire affected and not affected zones were taken at various depths to be analyzed. XRF and XANES was performed to investigate any changes in oxidation states, concentration and speciation between the samples. The research was summarized in a scientific poster which won the 2018 Students on the Beamline Poster Competition.