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Dr. Miriam Diamond
University of Toronto

Miriam Diamond is a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences (as of July 1, 2012) after her affiliation with the Department of Geography and Planning since 1991. She is cross-appointed to School of the Environment, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at University of Toronto, Scarborough. 

She received her B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Toronto (1976), M.Sc. from the University of Alberta in Zoology (1980), M.Sc.Eng from Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario) in Mining Engineering (1984), and her Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry from University of Toronto (1990).  
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In 2017, Miriam was chosen to represent University of Toronto researchers during Foreign Affairs Minister (and local MP) Chrystia Freeland's announcement of $52.6 million in funding for the University of Toronto. Read the full story here.
​The goal of Prof. Diamond’s multidisciplinary research program is to improve our understanding of chemical contaminants from emission, through to transport indoors and outdoors, and ultimately human and ecological exposure. This research has been published in over 100 articles and chapters in addition to receiving media attention.

Prof. Diamond is an Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Science and Technology, which is a leading journal in the field, a member of the Canadian Chemical Management Plan Science Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Environmental Law Association.  She is a Fellow of the Canadian Geographical Society and was named Canadian Environmental Scientist of the Year in 2007 by that society.   She was Co-chair of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment’s Toxic Reduction Scientific Expert Panel that advised the Minister of the Environment on the Toxic Reduction Act that was proclaimed in 2009.


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  • About
  • Prof. Diamond
    • Bio
    • Professional Activities
    • Honours & Awards
    • Teaching
  • Publications
  • Group Members
    • Current
    • Past
  • Research Interests
    • Current Projects
  • Lab
  • Prospective Students
  • Contact Us
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