
Alice (Xia) Zhu, M.Sc.
Researcher | Student | Environmental Advocate | Athlete | Entrepreneur
Research and Work Experience

A manta trawl for sampling plastic pollution in surface water.

U of T Trash Team in 2018!

Alice running a chemistry practical at UTSC in 2020.
2019-2020 (PhD)
PhD Student, Rochman Lab, University of Toronto, 2019-present
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, CHMA11H3, Introductory Chemistry II: Reactions and Mechanisms, Winter 2020
Teaching Assistant, EESB18H3, Natural Hazards, University of Toronto Scarborough, Fall 2019
National Biology Competition Administrative Assistant, University of Toronto, April-July 2019
2017-2019 (MSc)
Master's Student, Rochman Lab, University of Toronto, 2017-2019
Visiting Scholar, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Tasmania, Australia, November-December 2018
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, BIO120H1, Introduction to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Fall 2017
2014-2017 (BSc)
Fourth-year Honours Thesis Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 2016-2017
Work-Study Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 2015-2016
NSERC USRA, Department of Chemistry, Murphy Group, University of Toronto, 2015-2016
NSERC USRA, BioZone, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto 2014-2015
Sustainability Commissioner, University of Toronto Students' Union, 2015-2016 & 2016-2017
Sustainability Commissioner, Victoria University Students' Administrative Council, 2014-2015
Previous and Other Work Experience:
Assistant Coach, Ray Wong Badminton Club, 2019-2020
Assistant Coach, Epic Sports Badminton Centre, 2017-2018
Harbourfront Centre Summer Festival Volunteer 2011-2013
Anne Johnston Health Station Logistics Volunteer and Youth Advisory Committee Executive Member 2009-2013
Heart and Stroke Foundation: Phone Volunteer 2009-2010, Heart Month Captain 2010-2011 and Zone Leader 2011-2012
Vari Coffee Deli and Old Sheppard Variety Store Cashier, Manager, and Employee 2006-2012

Alice at CSIRO Christmas Party in Tasmania, Australia in 2018 during a two-month-long research internship under a CGS - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement.
Awards and Scholarships
2020-2021
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS, 2020-2023)
2019-2020
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS, Awarded and Declined)
2018-2019
Canada Graduate Scholarships - Masters (CGS-M)
Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS)
CGCS Graduate Student Research Award
General Motors Women in Science and Mathematics Award
2017-2018
Queen Elizabeth II - Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST)
2016-2017
Douglas Pimlott Graduating Award, School of Environment, University of Toronto, 2016-2017
UTSU Sustainability Commissioner Honorarium, University of Toronto, 2017
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Scholarship, for Master's Program, 2017-present
2015-2016
NSERC USRA, 2015-2016
Chachra Family Chemistry Award 2015-2016
Arts and Science Environment and Science Scholarship 2015-2016
Douglas Pimlott OSOTF Award, School of Environment, University of Toronto, 2015-2016
Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 Nominee, Starfish Canada, 2015-2016
2014-2015
NSERC USRA, 2014-2015
Pimlott Entrance Scholarship, School of Environment, University of Toronto, 2014-2015
David Redman Chemistry Prize 2014-2015
Dean's List 2013-2014, 2014-2015
Milne Research Award, April-August 2014
Everyday Political Citizen, Samara Canada 2015
2013-2014
Think Beyond Plastic (R) Startup Competition - Semi-Finalist 2013-2014
General Motors II Award, Victoria College (2013-2017)
University of Toronto Book Award 2013
Schulich Leader Nominee 2013
Before 2013
Canadian Federation of University Women: Biology Award, 2013