Very Employable Person (VEP) - Natalie Minda
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NATALIE MINDA
MSc
Earth Science and Environmental Science
University of Toronto &
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Describe your involvement or experience with L-SETAC:
I became a student member with L-SETAC after presenting my MSc. thesis project
as a poster presentation at the 2024 AGM.
Describe your short-term career aspirations:
In the next 1-5 years, I hope to start out my career as an environmental
consultant in Canada, with a focus on site assessment and remediation. Within
this career path, I hope to work on a diverse set of projects such as climate
change infrastructure, site remediation, energy projects, waste management,
and Indigenous community development. While working on said projects, I
also hope to compile a strong network of people, including scientists and
other stakeholders. Overall, I want to help foster safe and healthy
environments for all through environmental consulting.
Describe your long-term career aspirations:
In the long-term, I hope to be an experienced environmental consultant with a
specialization in energy and climate change infrastructure projects.
Eventually, I would like to open my own environmental consulting company.
Describe any interests or hobbies outside of academics:
Outside of academics and work, I enjoy hiking and spending time outdoors.
When the weather is not so kind, I can be found hanging out with my cat or
embarking on a new art project (usually painting or mixed media...sometimes
clay). I also enjoy trying new recipes from my cookbooks!
If you could meet anyone, living or historical, who would it be and why?
As a woman in natural science, I would love to meet Rachel Carson. I find her
story and her book "Silent Spring" very inspiring. I appreciate how captivating
her book is, and how she can communicate a rather stressful and complicated
science to a general audience.
What is your most memorable graduate school moment and why?
My most memorable graduate school moment was when the
department of Earth Sciences all went to Peru to study the geology of the
region. It was a trip of a lifetime, I'm sure you can imagine!
What accomplishments are you most proud of, and why?
I am most proud of writing my Master of Science thesis. It took lots of
dedicated time, effort, and consistency. I am also proud of my ability to
integrate my love for the environment in my work, social and personal life.
Thesis:
Supervisor:
Dr. Miriam Diamond
Graduation Date:
2025
Recent Publications:
“Fish species, habitat, and capture location outweigh fish mass as drivers of
microplastic pollution in Canadian Arctic Fish” - Science of the Total
Environment (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181434
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