Ariel Smith
she/her
Project Coordinator
Ariel graduated from Concordia University with a Master of Environmental Assessment (MEnv) in 2017 and has over 7 years of experience in project development, leadership, and data collection, specifically focused on plastic pollution in the coastal and marine environment. During this time, Ariel oversaw partnership management and published research, including microplastic results in Elsevier’s Marine Pollution Bulletin in 2022. Ariel is currently a board member at the Canadian Network for Ocean Education (CaNOE) and previously chaired a Microplastic Working Group from 2019 to 2023, which consists of Atlantic Canadian stakeholders across all sectors.
Dalhousie University operates in the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. These sovereign nations hold inherent rights as the original peoples of these lands, and we each carry collective obligations under the Peace and Friendship Treaties. Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and Treaty rights in Canada.
We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.
