Adjunct appointments: Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) Université Paris Cité (2022-2028)
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto (2016-2026)
Dept. of Chemistry, University of Toronto (2017-2027)
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto (2016-2026)
Dept. of Chemistry, University of Toronto (2017-2027)
Recent Awards and Recognition
2025 NASA Agency Honor Award - a team award for protocol development, Sample Safety Assessment protocol for Mars Sample Return
2025 Wollaston Medal Winner
2024 Nemmers Prize in Earth Sciences
2024 Visiting Lecturer Cambridge University Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe
2023 American Geophysical Union Carl Sagan Lecturer
2023 RedDot Foundation "Sheroes" Award
2022 International Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
2021 International Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
2021 Royal Canadian Geographic Society Massey Medal
2020 Canada Council for the Arts- Killam Prize for Natural Sciences
2020 Royal Society of Canada Willet G. Miller Medal in Earth Sciences
2019 Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
2019 NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal
2019 Fellow of the Royal Society of London
2019 C.C. Patterson Award in Environmental Geochemistry from the Geochemical Society
2019 Fellow of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
2019 CIFAR Fellow and Co-Director of research program "Earth 4D - Subsurface Science and Exploration"
2018 Geological Association of Canada Logan Medal
2016 Appointed Companion of the Order of Canada
2016 NSERC John C. Polanyi Award
2016 Royal Society of Canada Bancroft Medal
2015 Fellow of American Geophysical Union
2014 Canada Research Chair Tier 1- Isotopes of the Earth and Environment - Renewal
2014 Helmholtz International Fellow Award
2012 Eni Award
2012 GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division Award
2007 Canada Research Chair Tier 1- Isotopes of the Earth and Environment
2004 Fellow of Royal Society of Canada
2025 Wollaston Medal Winner
2024 Nemmers Prize in Earth Sciences
2024 Visiting Lecturer Cambridge University Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe
2023 American Geophysical Union Carl Sagan Lecturer
2023 RedDot Foundation "Sheroes" Award
2022 International Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
2021 International Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
2021 Royal Canadian Geographic Society Massey Medal
2020 Canada Council for the Arts- Killam Prize for Natural Sciences
2020 Royal Society of Canada Willet G. Miller Medal in Earth Sciences
2019 Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
2019 NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal
2019 Fellow of the Royal Society of London
2019 C.C. Patterson Award in Environmental Geochemistry from the Geochemical Society
2019 Fellow of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
2019 CIFAR Fellow and Co-Director of research program "Earth 4D - Subsurface Science and Exploration"
2018 Geological Association of Canada Logan Medal
2016 Appointed Companion of the Order of Canada
2016 NSERC John C. Polanyi Award
2016 Royal Society of Canada Bancroft Medal
2015 Fellow of American Geophysical Union
2014 Canada Research Chair Tier 1- Isotopes of the Earth and Environment - Renewal
2014 Helmholtz International Fellow Award
2012 Eni Award
2012 GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division Award
2007 Canada Research Chair Tier 1- Isotopes of the Earth and Environment
2004 Fellow of Royal Society of Canada
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Links to 10 Major Papers
1. Sherwood Lollar, B., Westgate, T., Ward, J., Slater, G.F. and Lacrampe-Couloume, G. (2002) Abiogenic formation of alkanes in the Earth's crust as a minor source for global hydrocarbon reservoirs. Nature 416:522-524.
2. Sherwood Lollar, B., Lacrampe-Couloume, G., Slater, G.F., Ward, J., Moser, D.P., Gihring, T.M., Lin, L.-H. and Onstott, T.C. (2006) Unravelling abiogenic and biogenic sources of methane in the Earth's deep subsurface. Chemical Geology 226:328-339.
3. Etiope, G. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2013) Abiotic methane on Earth. Reviews of Geophysics 51(2):276-299.
4. Sherwood Lollar, B., Onstott, T.C., Lacrampe-Couloume, G. and Ballentine, C.J. (2014) The contribution of the Precambrian continental lithosphere to global H2 production. Nature 516(7531):379-382.
5. Lin, L.-H., Slater, G.F., Sherwood Lollar, B., Lacrampe-Couloume, G. and Onstott, T.C. (2005) The yield and isotopic composition of radiolytic H2, a potential energy source for the deep subsurface biosphere. Geochimica et Cosmochimica acta 69(4):839-903.
6. Lin, L.-H., Wang, P.-L., Rumble, D., Lippmann-Pipke, J., Boice, E., Pratt, L., Sherwood Lollar, B., Brodie, E., Hazen, T., Anderson, G. DeSantis, T., Moser, D.P., Kershaw, D. and Onstott, T.C. (2006) Long-term sustainability of a high-energy, low-diversity crustal biome. Science 314:479-482.
7. Lippmann-Pipke, J., Sherwood Lollar, B., Niedermann, S., Stroncik, N.A., Naumann, R., van Heerden, E. and Onstott, T.C. (2011) Neon identifies two billion year old fluid component in Kaapvall Craton. Chemical Geology 283:287-296.
8. Sherwood Lollar, B., Slater, G.F., Ahad, J., Sleep, B., Spivack, J., Brennan, M. and Mackenzie, P. (1999) Contrasting carbon isotope fractionation during biodegradation of trichloroethylene and toluene: Implications for intrinsic bioremediation. Organic Geochemistry 30:813-820.
9. Sherwood Lollar, B., Slater, G.F., Sleep, B., Witt, M., Klecka, G., Harkness, M. and Spicack, J. (2001) Stable carbon isotope evidence for intrinsic bioremediation of tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) at Area 6, Dover Air Force Base. Environmental Science and Technology 35:261-269.
10. Hunkeler, D., Meckenstock, R.U., Sherwood Lollar, B., Schmidt, T.C. and Wilson J.T. (2008) A guide for assessing biodegradation and source identification of organic ground water contaminants using compound specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA). EPA Guidance Document EPA 600/R-08/148.
Selected Recent Publications
Philips, E., De Vera, J., Kummel, S., Bulka, O., Chen, W., Edwards, E.A., Nijenhuis, I., Gehre, M. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2026) Isotopic fractionation and masking effects during biotransformation of chlorinated ethane. Environ. Sci & Tech. 60:15940-15951. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c14089.
Higgins, P.M., Chen, W., Warr, O., Fifer, L.M., Kang, W., Cockell, C.S. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2026) Potential for carbon isotope biosignatures above the abiotic baseline on Enceladus. Nature Astronomy https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-026-02893-8.
Sherwood Lollar, B. and Warr, O. (2026) Decadal record of continental H2 reservoirs reveals potential for subsurface microbial life and natural H2 exploration. PNAS 123:e2603895123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2603895123.
Wu, X., Zhu, J., Yang, H., Yang, Y., Lin, X., Liang, X., Lin, M, Sherwood Lollar, B., Konhauser, K., and He, H. (2025) Crustal faulting drives biological redox cycle in the deep subsurface. Science Advances 11, eadx5372. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx5372.
Teece, B.L., Beaty, D.W., Graham, H., McDonnell, G., Sherwood Lollar, B., Siljeström, S., Steele, A., SSAP Tiger Team, Mackelprang, R. (2025) The Abiotic background as a central component of a Sample Safety Assessment Protocol for Mars Sample Return. Astrobiology 25(10):671-693. https://doi.org/10.1177/15311074251382156.
Ballentine, C.J., Karolyte, R., Cheng, A., Sherwood Lollar, B., Gluyas, J. and Daly, M. (2025) Natural hydrogen resource accumulation in the continental crust. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment 6(5):342-356.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00670-1.
Ford, S.E., Slater, G.F., Engel, K., Warr, O., Lollar, G.S., Brady, A., Neufeld, J.D. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2024) Deep terrestrial indigenous microbial community dominated by Candidatus Frackibacter Communications Earth and Environment 2024 5:795.
http://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01966-8.
Mueller E.P., Panehal, J., Meshoulam, A., Song, M., Hansen, C.T., Warr, O., Boettger, J., Heuer, V.B., Bach, W., Hinrichs, K.-U., Eiler, J.M., Orphan, V., Sherwood Lollar, B. and Sessions A.L. (2024) Isotopic evidence of acetate turnover in the Precambrian continental fracture fluids. Nature Communications (2024) 15:9130. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53438-4.
Sherwood Lollar, B., Warr, O., Higgins, P.M. (2024) The Hidden Hydrogeosphere – An expanded vision of the planetary water cycle. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences 52:15.1-15.24. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-040722-102252.
Ferguson, G., McIntosh, J., Warr, O. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2023) The low permeability of the Earth’s Precambrian crust. Communications Earth and Environment 4, article #:323 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00968-2.
Cheng, A., Sherwood Lollar, B., Gluyas, J. and Ballentine, C.J. (2023) Primary N2-He gas field formation in intracratonic sedimentary basins. Nature 615:94-99. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05659-0.
Warr, O., Smith, N., and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2023) Hydrogeochronology: resetting the time-stamp for subsurface groundwaters. Geochimica Cosmochimica acta 348:221-238. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703723001230.
1. Sherwood Lollar, B., Westgate, T., Ward, J., Slater, G.F. and Lacrampe-Couloume, G. (2002) Abiogenic formation of alkanes in the Earth's crust as a minor source for global hydrocarbon reservoirs. Nature 416:522-524.
2. Sherwood Lollar, B., Lacrampe-Couloume, G., Slater, G.F., Ward, J., Moser, D.P., Gihring, T.M., Lin, L.-H. and Onstott, T.C. (2006) Unravelling abiogenic and biogenic sources of methane in the Earth's deep subsurface. Chemical Geology 226:328-339.
3. Etiope, G. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2013) Abiotic methane on Earth. Reviews of Geophysics 51(2):276-299.
4. Sherwood Lollar, B., Onstott, T.C., Lacrampe-Couloume, G. and Ballentine, C.J. (2014) The contribution of the Precambrian continental lithosphere to global H2 production. Nature 516(7531):379-382.
5. Lin, L.-H., Slater, G.F., Sherwood Lollar, B., Lacrampe-Couloume, G. and Onstott, T.C. (2005) The yield and isotopic composition of radiolytic H2, a potential energy source for the deep subsurface biosphere. Geochimica et Cosmochimica acta 69(4):839-903.
6. Lin, L.-H., Wang, P.-L., Rumble, D., Lippmann-Pipke, J., Boice, E., Pratt, L., Sherwood Lollar, B., Brodie, E., Hazen, T., Anderson, G. DeSantis, T., Moser, D.P., Kershaw, D. and Onstott, T.C. (2006) Long-term sustainability of a high-energy, low-diversity crustal biome. Science 314:479-482.
7. Lippmann-Pipke, J., Sherwood Lollar, B., Niedermann, S., Stroncik, N.A., Naumann, R., van Heerden, E. and Onstott, T.C. (2011) Neon identifies two billion year old fluid component in Kaapvall Craton. Chemical Geology 283:287-296.
8. Sherwood Lollar, B., Slater, G.F., Ahad, J., Sleep, B., Spivack, J., Brennan, M. and Mackenzie, P. (1999) Contrasting carbon isotope fractionation during biodegradation of trichloroethylene and toluene: Implications for intrinsic bioremediation. Organic Geochemistry 30:813-820.
9. Sherwood Lollar, B., Slater, G.F., Sleep, B., Witt, M., Klecka, G., Harkness, M. and Spicack, J. (2001) Stable carbon isotope evidence for intrinsic bioremediation of tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) at Area 6, Dover Air Force Base. Environmental Science and Technology 35:261-269.
10. Hunkeler, D., Meckenstock, R.U., Sherwood Lollar, B., Schmidt, T.C. and Wilson J.T. (2008) A guide for assessing biodegradation and source identification of organic ground water contaminants using compound specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA). EPA Guidance Document EPA 600/R-08/148.
Selected Recent Publications
Philips, E., De Vera, J., Kummel, S., Bulka, O., Chen, W., Edwards, E.A., Nijenhuis, I., Gehre, M. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2026) Isotopic fractionation and masking effects during biotransformation of chlorinated ethane. Environ. Sci & Tech. 60:15940-15951. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c14089.
Higgins, P.M., Chen, W., Warr, O., Fifer, L.M., Kang, W., Cockell, C.S. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2026) Potential for carbon isotope biosignatures above the abiotic baseline on Enceladus. Nature Astronomy https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-026-02893-8.
Sherwood Lollar, B. and Warr, O. (2026) Decadal record of continental H2 reservoirs reveals potential for subsurface microbial life and natural H2 exploration. PNAS 123:e2603895123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2603895123.
Wu, X., Zhu, J., Yang, H., Yang, Y., Lin, X., Liang, X., Lin, M, Sherwood Lollar, B., Konhauser, K., and He, H. (2025) Crustal faulting drives biological redox cycle in the deep subsurface. Science Advances 11, eadx5372. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx5372.
Teece, B.L., Beaty, D.W., Graham, H., McDonnell, G., Sherwood Lollar, B., Siljeström, S., Steele, A., SSAP Tiger Team, Mackelprang, R. (2025) The Abiotic background as a central component of a Sample Safety Assessment Protocol for Mars Sample Return. Astrobiology 25(10):671-693. https://doi.org/10.1177/15311074251382156.
Ballentine, C.J., Karolyte, R., Cheng, A., Sherwood Lollar, B., Gluyas, J. and Daly, M. (2025) Natural hydrogen resource accumulation in the continental crust. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment 6(5):342-356.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00670-1.
Ford, S.E., Slater, G.F., Engel, K., Warr, O., Lollar, G.S., Brady, A., Neufeld, J.D. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2024) Deep terrestrial indigenous microbial community dominated by Candidatus Frackibacter Communications Earth and Environment 2024 5:795.
http://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01966-8.
Mueller E.P., Panehal, J., Meshoulam, A., Song, M., Hansen, C.T., Warr, O., Boettger, J., Heuer, V.B., Bach, W., Hinrichs, K.-U., Eiler, J.M., Orphan, V., Sherwood Lollar, B. and Sessions A.L. (2024) Isotopic evidence of acetate turnover in the Precambrian continental fracture fluids. Nature Communications (2024) 15:9130. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53438-4.
Sherwood Lollar, B., Warr, O., Higgins, P.M. (2024) The Hidden Hydrogeosphere – An expanded vision of the planetary water cycle. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences 52:15.1-15.24. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-040722-102252.
Ferguson, G., McIntosh, J., Warr, O. and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2023) The low permeability of the Earth’s Precambrian crust. Communications Earth and Environment 4, article #:323 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00968-2.
Cheng, A., Sherwood Lollar, B., Gluyas, J. and Ballentine, C.J. (2023) Primary N2-He gas field formation in intracratonic sedimentary basins. Nature 615:94-99. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05659-0.
Warr, O., Smith, N., and Sherwood Lollar, B. (2023) Hydrogeochronology: resetting the time-stamp for subsurface groundwaters. Geochimica Cosmochimica acta 348:221-238. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703723001230.
Research News from the SIL
2025 NASA Agency Honor Award - a team award for protocol development, Sample Safety Assessment protocol for Mars Sample Return
Barbara Sherwood Lollar
(Photo credit P. King)
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2025 Wollaston Medal Winner
Awarded by the Geological Society of London since 1831, the society's highest award. The medal is given to geoscientists who have had a significant influence by means of a substantial body of excellent research in either of both "pure" and "applied" aspects of the science. See details here: www.geolsoc.org.uk/about-us/society-awards/society-awards-2025-winners/ |
Barbara Sherwood Lollar
(Photo credit D. Tyszko)
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2024 Nemmers Prize Winner for Earth Sciences
Barbara Sherwood Lollar, has received the Nemmers Prize in Earth Sciences, honoured for her "groundbreaking discoveries across several fields of Earth and environmental sciences, illuminating fundamental aspects of Earth's life-sustaining water and carbon cycles." See details here: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/05/northwestern-announces-nemmers-prize-winners/ |
2023 AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION CARL SAGAN LECTURER
The Carl Sagan Lecture is presented annually and recognizes a scientist who embodies Carl Sagan's interest in astrobiology, as well as his effective science communication skills. Sherwood Lollar's Lecture was co-sponsored by the Planetary Sciences Section and the Biogeosciences Section.
See details here: www.agu.org/Honors/sagan
The Carl Sagan Lecture is presented annually and recognizes a scientist who embodies Carl Sagan's interest in astrobiology, as well as his effective science communication skills. Sherwood Lollar's Lecture was co-sponsored by the Planetary Sciences Section and the Biogeosciences Section.
See details here: www.agu.org/Honors/sagan
2022 United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS) International Fellow
2021 United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE) International Fellow
Election to the membership in the National Academies is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.
Sherwood Lollar has been told she is the only living Canadian elected as an International Fellow of both the NAS and NAE.
see NAS: www.nasonline.org/directory-entry/barbara-sherwood-lollar-eadwng/
see NAE: www.nae.edu/248757/Professor-Barbara-Sherwood-Lollar
2021 United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE) International Fellow
Election to the membership in the National Academies is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.
Sherwood Lollar has been told she is the only living Canadian elected as an International Fellow of both the NAS and NAE.
see NAS: www.nasonline.org/directory-entry/barbara-sherwood-lollar-eadwng/
see NAE: www.nae.edu/248757/Professor-Barbara-Sherwood-Lollar
2020 KILLAM PRIZE WINNER FOR NATURAL SCIENCES
Barbara Sherwood Lollar, awarded the Canada Council Killam Prize in the field of Natural Sciences. Among Canada’s most prestigious prizes for careers in research, the Canada Council Killam Prize recognizes and celebrates our most inspiring scholars and thought leaders. The Killam Prizes are awarded to active Canadian scholars who have distinguished themselves through sustained excellence, making a significant impact in their respective fields in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering.
See details here: killamlaureates.ca/laureates/earth-sciences/
Barbara Sherwood Lollar, awarded the Canada Council Killam Prize in the field of Natural Sciences. Among Canada’s most prestigious prizes for careers in research, the Canada Council Killam Prize recognizes and celebrates our most inspiring scholars and thought leaders. The Killam Prizes are awarded to active Canadian scholars who have distinguished themselves through sustained excellence, making a significant impact in their respective fields in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering.
See details here: killamlaureates.ca/laureates/earth-sciences/
2020 Royal Society of Canada Willet G. Miller Medal in Earth Sciences
Barbara Sherwood Lollar’s discoveries have provided new insights and understanding of how to effectively remediate contaminated water resources, and the role of chemical water-rock reactions sustaining subsurface microbiology deep within the Earth’s crust. Her discoveries of the fundamental principles at the intersection of the water cycle and the carbon cycle have implications not only for our understanding of the Earth’s habitability, but for the exploration for life elsewhere in the solar system, and for the practical remediation of contaminated environments.
Barbara Sherwood Lollar’s discoveries have provided new insights and understanding of how to effectively remediate contaminated water resources, and the role of chemical water-rock reactions sustaining subsurface microbiology deep within the Earth’s crust. Her discoveries of the fundamental principles at the intersection of the water cycle and the carbon cycle have implications not only for our understanding of the Earth’s habitability, but for the exploration for life elsewhere in the solar system, and for the practical remediation of contaminated environments.
Photo credit: NSERC
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The 2019 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC’s highest honour, recognizes research contributions characterized by both excellence and influence—two qualities that defined Dr. Herzberg's illustrious career. It is awarded annually to an individual who has demonstrated sustained excellence and influence in research for a body of work conducted in Canada that has substantially advanced the fields of natural sciences or engineering.
To read NSERC's announcement click here. To read announcement from U of T News click here. To read the Globe and Mail's online article click here. To read the CBC's online article click here. |
Dr. Sherwood Lollar named Fellow and Co-Director of CIFAR research program "Earth 4D: Subsurface Science and Exploration"
CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity’s most important questions. By supporting long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, CIFAR provides researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency and knowledge sharing. Our time-tested model inspires new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. Through knowledge mobilization, we are catalysts for change in industry, government and society. CIFAR’s community of fellows includes 19 Nobel laureates and more than 400 researchers from 22 countries. In 2017, the Government of Canada appointed CIFAR to develop and lead the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the world's first national AI strategy.
To read about Earth 4D program and watch CIFAR's video click here.
CIFAR Announces new programs and chairs, click here to read.
CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity’s most important questions. By supporting long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, CIFAR provides researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency and knowledge sharing. Our time-tested model inspires new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. Through knowledge mobilization, we are catalysts for change in industry, government and society. CIFAR’s community of fellows includes 19 Nobel laureates and more than 400 researchers from 22 countries. In 2017, the Government of Canada appointed CIFAR to develop and lead the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the world's first national AI strategy.
To read about Earth 4D program and watch CIFAR's video click here.
CIFAR Announces new programs and chairs, click here to read.
Dr. Sherwood Lollar Elected Fellow of the Royal Society London
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. The Society’s fundamental purpose, reflected in its founding Charters of the 1660s, is to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. The Society has played a part in some of the most fundamental, significant, and life-changing discoveries in scientific history and Royal Society scientists continue to make outstanding contributions to science in many research areas.
Announcement from U of T News: University of Toronto researchers Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Benjamin Blencowe and Molly Shoichet have been named fellows of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom's national academy of science
To read full article, click here.
To learn more about the Fellowship of the Royal Society click here.
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. The Society’s fundamental purpose, reflected in its founding Charters of the 1660s, is to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. The Society has played a part in some of the most fundamental, significant, and life-changing discoveries in scientific history and Royal Society scientists continue to make outstanding contributions to science in many research areas.
Announcement from U of T News: University of Toronto researchers Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Benjamin Blencowe and Molly Shoichet have been named fellows of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom's national academy of science
To read full article, click here.
To learn more about the Fellowship of the Royal Society click here.
Photo Credit: NSERC
Announcement of Polanyi Award from U of T News:
"Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar, University Professor in earth sciences, has won the prestigious 2016 NSERC John C. Polanyi Award for her pioneering research into billion-year-old water and the clues it may provide to ancient life on Earth and Mars.
The award, named for the University of Toronto's Nobel laureate, honours an individual or team whose Canadian-based research has led to a recent outstanding advance in the natural sciences or engineering."
To read the full U of T press article, click here.
"Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar, University Professor in earth sciences, has won the prestigious 2016 NSERC John C. Polanyi Award for her pioneering research into billion-year-old water and the clues it may provide to ancient life on Earth and Mars.
The award, named for the University of Toronto's Nobel laureate, honours an individual or team whose Canadian-based research has led to a recent outstanding advance in the natural sciences or engineering."
To read the full U of T press article, click here.
Photo Credit: https://www.gg.ca
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Announcement of appointment to the Order of Canada from the Globe and Mail: "For her revolutionary contributions to geochemistry, notably in the development of innovative mechanisms for groundwater remediation, and for her discovery of ancient fluids that hold implications for life on other planets." To read the full Globe and Mail press article, click here. To read the news release from the Governor General of Canada, click here. |
Visit Barb's University of Toronto Webpage: www.es.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/barbara-sherwood-lollar
