Dr. P. A. Ariya
James McGill Professor of Atmospheric and Interfacial Chemistry
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Parisa Ariya

Professor Parisa A. Ariya


Professor, Department of Chemistry & Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 

James McGill Professor of Atmospheric and Interfacial Chemistry

McGill equivalent to Canada Research Chair Tier I (CRC 1)


Academic Positions and Engagement

  • Microbial Resistant Award, 2024
  • Fessenden Professorship in Science and Innovation Award, 2023
  • Highest award in Analytical Chemistry (Ricardo Aroca award recipient; 2022) Chemical Institute of Chemistry of Canada
  • Tomlinson innovation award, 2020
  • The Chemical Institute of Canada's top award in all domains of Environmental Chemistry and Technology (DIMA award recipient 2019)
  • James McGill Professorship (McGill CRC Tier I equivalent), Phase II-renewal, 2019-2026
  • James McGill Professorship - phase I, 2012-2019
  • The Canadian Society of Chemistry - Clara Benson Award recipient (2010) - The highest award to a woman chemist in Canada for contribution to any domains of Chemistry
  • William Dawson Scholar, phase II, 2006-2011
  • American Chemical Society Progress Award recipient, 2005
  • William Dawson Scholar (McGill Equivalent to CRC Tier II), 2000-2005
  • FCAR Strategic Professor-Scientist, 1999-2002
  • Associate member of McGill School of Environment, 1999-now
  • Associated member, Northern Institute Quebec
  • Associate member, Brace water centre
  • Editorial, Chemical Society Reviews, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • Editor, Cambridge press book- Environmental
  • Editorial board, Sustainability
  • Member of NSERC-CREATE Mine of Knowledge
  • Member of NSERC CREATE - PURE
  • Member of Centre for Computational Chemistry
  • Member of Compute Canada
  • Member of Calcul Quebec (numerical modelling network)
    • Member of Canadian Green Chemistry network
  • Member of the editorial advisory board of the American Chemical Society Journal of Analytical Chemistry (ACS) 2006-2008
  • Associate editor, Geochemical (Japan), 2008-2010
  • Former member of the Global Environment and Climate Change Centre , Quebec Ocean, SOLAS, etc.)

EDUCATION

  • Max-Planck Postdoctoral fellowship, Max Planck Institute, Atmospheric chemistry division, Mainz, Germany, 1996-1998, Supervisor: Professor Paul Crutzen
  • PhD. in Chemistry, 1996, Supervisors: Professor Hiromi Niki and Professor Geoff Harris, CAC, York University, Canada, recipient of NSERC, OGS, NATO, York, graduate faculty,... awards
  • Hon. B.Sc., in Chemistry, 1992, First class honnors degree, Dean's honnour role & recipient of CSC, SOA, NSERC, York, ... awards