Alice (Xia) Zhu, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Environmental Analytical Scientist | Plastic Pollution Researcher | Environmental Champion
Teaching and Mentorship
Teaching Positions
Guest Lecturer, Marine Biology, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, December 2023
Guest Lecturer, Marine Pollution, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, October 2023
Guest Lecturer, Marine Pollution, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, October 2021
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Teaching Assistantships
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, CHMA10H3, Introductory Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding, University of Toronto Scarborough, Winter 2024
Teaching Assistant, EESB18H3, Natural Hazards, University of Toronto Scarborough, Fall 2019
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, CHMA11H3, Introductory Chemistry II: Reactions and Mechanisms, University of Toronto Scarborough, Winter 2020
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, BIO120H1, Introduction to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Fall 2017​​
Mentorship​​
Current Students
Justin Konik, Research Assistant, The Plastics & Climate Project, 2023-present​​​​​
​Justin recently graduated with an Honours B.Kin. from the University of Toronto. They received multiple awards during their time at UofT including the Joan (Dixon) Parkes Memorial Scholarship and J. Harry Ebbs Achievement Award for academic excellence. Justin represented Team Canada at the international level for swimming and was an Academic All Canadian in 2020 and 2021. Justin is passionate about sustainability and the environment which led them to join The University of Toronto Trash Team, a science-based organization that strives to tackle the issue of plastic pollution in the local community. Justin has participated in numerous Trash Team events including community clean-ups.​
Past Students
Sabrina Wu, Work-Study Student, Plastic Spiraling in River Networks, 2021-2022​​​
Simran Hansra, Research Assistant, Plastic Spiraling in River Networks, 2022
Johny Wang, Work-Study Student, Global Reservoirs Project, 2020-2021​​​
Maheen Arshad, Research Assistant, San Francisco Bay Project, 2018-2019​​
Cassandra Sherlock, Undergraduate Research Student, San Francisco Bay Project, 2018-2019
Edie Guo, Undergraduate Research Student, San Francisco Bay Project, 2017-2019
Lara Werbowski, Undergraduate Research Student, San Francisco Bay Project, 2017-2019