Miriam L. Diamond (born 1955) is a Canadian environmental chemist and a professor at the

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. She started the Diamond Environmental Research Group, which works to develop strategies that reduce dangerous contaminants in the environment. Diamond has been appointed to numerous departments at various universities, she is a member of Scientists 4 CEPA, an editor at the ''

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'' journal, and a former co-chair of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Toxic Reduction Scientific Expert Panel.

Biography

Education

Diamond received her PhD from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the

in 1990, master in mining engineering from

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in 1984, master in zoology from the

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in 1980, and bachelor in biology from the University of Toronto in 1976.

Work

Diamond is an associate editor of the journal ''Environmental Science and Technology'', a member of the Canadian Chemical Management Plan Science Committee, and a member of the board of directors of the

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. She was co-chair of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Toxic Reduction Scientific Expert Panel, which advised the minister of the environment on the Toxic Reduction Act, introduced in 2009. Diamond started the Diamond Environmental Research Group, which helps create strategies to reduce chemical contaminants in the environment. She has been involved with Scientists 4 CEPA, a group concerned with the environment and the protection of Canada's natural ecosystems. In July 2023, Diamond became a professor for the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. She has contributed to over 150 publications.

Honours and awards

* 1976: Innis College Medal * 1981–1982: Max Bell Scholarship for Northern Studies,

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* 1989: John Brown Memorial Prize for Research in Environmental Science and Occupational Health, University of Toronto * 1989–1990: George Burwash Langford Prize for distinctive contributions to environmental research and services to the Institute for Environmental Studies * 1999: Ontario Ministry of the Environment Excellence in Research Award to Students * 1999–2002, 2004, 2005: Dean’s Excellence Award, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto * 2005: Joseph R. Meyerhoff Visiting Professorship.

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* 2007: Canadian Environmental Scientist of the Year,

Royal Canadian Geographical Society The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS; French: ''Société géographique royale du Canada'') is a Canadian nonprofit educational organization. It has dedicated itself to spreading a broader knowledge and deeper appreciation of Canada, i ...

* 2010: Fellow of the

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* 2011: INNOLEC Science Guest Chair in Chemistry,

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, Czechia * 2014: Visiting Scientist,

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, Department of Applied Environmental Science * 2016: SETAC Fellow * 2016: University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science Deans Award

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diamond, Miriam Living people Canadian women chemists University of Toronto alumni Scientists from Toronto 21st-century Canadian women scientists 21st-century Canadian chemists Academic staff of the University of Toronto 1955 births