International Oil Spill Science Conference 2026

Conference Chair
Kenneth Lee
Chair, Advisory Committee (AC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI) managed by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) under Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan (OPP)
Director, Kenneth Lee Research Inc., Canada

Conference Co-Chair
Chunjiang An, Concordia University, Canada

Conference Coordinators
Huifang Bi, Concordia University, Canada
Joanie Boivin, Concordia University, Canada

Executive Committee (Alphabetical order)

Paul Barnes, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Canada

Silje Berger, Norwegian Coastal Administration, Norway

Michel Boufadel, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

Victoria Broje, Shell Projects and Technology, USA

Bing Chen, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Robyn Conmy, Environmental Protection Agency, USA

Shelley Denny, Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR), Canada

Michael Feldman, Gulf Research Program, USA

Stuart Field, Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC), Australia

Stéphane Le Floch, CEDRE, France

Chantal Guenette, Ship and Rail Compensation Canada, Canada

Michael Hernandez, OSRL, UK

Polly Hill, Ipieca, UK

Rob Holland, OSRL/ITAC, UK

Lisa Isaacman, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada

Richard Johnson, ITOPF, UK

Jerome Marty, International Association of Great Lakes Research, Canada

Kelly McFarlin, ExxonMobil, USA

Kathy Nghiem, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada

Heather Parker, Research Program Manager, OSRI, USA

Elizabeth Petras, USCG/ICCOPR (retired), USA

Boumy Sayavong, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada

Karen Stone, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, USA

Kelsey White, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, Canada

Chuck Wilson, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, USA

Organizing and Technical Program Committee (Alphabetical order)

Jeanette Alas, Alaska Dept of Fish and Game, USA

Amy Bilton, University of Toronto, Canada

Jules Blais, University of Ottawa, Canada

Jennifer Blake, Nunavut Department of Environment, Canada

Manuel Bringue, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada

Lee Britton, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada

Robert Brooks, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada

Donovan Case, Atlantic Environmental Response Team Inc., Canada

Xiujian Chen, University Texas Arlington, USA

Zhi Chen, Concordia University, Canada

Gina Coelho, Scigility Consulting LLC, USA

Tracy Collier, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (retired), USA

Tom Coolbaugh, Coolbaugh Associates, USA

Elise DeCola, Nuka Research & Planning Group LLC, USA

Michael Drieu, Occidental Petroleum, USA

Liv-Guri Faksness, SINTEF, Norway

Becky Filopolous, Manitoba Métis Federation, Canada

Faith Fitzpatrick, US Geological Survey (USGS), USA

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, University of Alberta, Canada

Terri Lynn George, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada

Charles Greer, McGill University, Canada

Stephane Grenon, TRIOX, Canada

David Hart, Point Tupper Marine Services, Canada

Bruce Hollebone, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada

Nancy Kinner, CRRC, USA

Deyuan Kong, Chevron, USA

Sonia Laforest, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada

Patrick Lambert, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada

Kiara Lech, Environmental Protection Agency, USA

Haoshuai Li, Ocean University of China, China

Hua Li, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, USA

Jianbing Li, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Pu Li, Sun Yat–sen University, China

Samuel Li, Concordia University, Canada

Bo Liu, Lake Superior State University, USA

Lei Liu, Dalhousie University, Canada

Youyu Lu, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada

James McCourt, SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd, Canada

Ashley Moerke, Lake Superior State University, USA

Christine Morritt, Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Canada

Catherine Mulligan, Concordia University, Canada

Tim Nedwed, consultant/retired – ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, USA

Haibo Niu, Dalhousie University, Canada

Diane Orihel, Queens University, Canada

Ed Owens, Owens Coastal Consultants, USA

Vince Palace, IISD/ELA, Canada

Tom Parkerton, EnviSci Consulting, USA

Wenwen Pei, Marine Thinking, Canada

Danielle Philibert, Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Canada

Stanley Poon, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada

Kelsey Prihoda, University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program, USA

Roger Prince, Stoneybrook Apiary, USA

Ryan Prosser, University of Guelph, Canada

Paul Schuler, OSRL, USA

Gary Shigenaka, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA

Ian Siboo, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada

Allison Snider, Great Lakes Center of Expertise (GLCOE), USA

Scott Socolofsky, Texas A&M University, USA

Timothy Steffek, American Petroleum Institute (API), USA

Wendy Tian, CSIRO, Australia

Michael Twiss, Algoma University, Canada

Zheng Wang, Memorial University, Canada

Chris Weisener, University of Windsor, Canada

Mark Whittington, ITOPF, UK

Scott Wright, WCMRC, Canada

David Wyker, Chevron, USA

Qin Xin, Natural Resources Canada, Canada

Min Yang, Memorial University, Canada

Baiyu Zhang, Memorial University, Canada

Ying Zheng, Western University, Canada

<p> </p><p><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%);font-size:28px;"><strong>Conference Chair</strong></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;">Kenneth Lee</span><br><span style="font-size:24px;">Chair, Advisory Committee (AC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI) managed by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) under Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) </span><br><span style="font-size:24px;">Director, Kenneth Lee Research Inc., Canada</span></p><p><br><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%);font-size:28px;"><strong>Conference Co-Chair</strong></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;">Chunjiang An, Concordia University, Canada</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%);font-size:28px;"><strong>Conference Coordinators</strong></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;">Huifang Bi, Concordia University, Canada</span><br><span style="font-size:24px;">Joanie Boivin, Concordia University, Canada</span><br> </p><p><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%);font-size:28px;"><strong>Executive Committee (Alphabetical order)</strong></span></p><div class="raw-html-embed"><table style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;">
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        <div style="margin:0;">Paul Barnes, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Silje Berger, Norwegian Coastal Administration, Norway</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Michel Boufadel, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Victoria Broje, Shell Projects and Technology, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Bing Chen, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Robyn Conmy, Environmental Protection Agency, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Shelley Denny, Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR), Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Michael Feldman, Gulf Research Program, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Stuart Field, Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC),  Australia</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Stéphane Le Floch, CEDRE, France</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Chantal Guenette, Ship and Rail Compensation Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Michael Hernandez, OSRL, UK</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Polly Hill, Ipieca, UK</div>
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        <div style="margin:0;">Rob Holland, OSRL/ITAC, UK</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Lisa Isaacman, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Richard Johnson, ITOPF, UK</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Jerome Marty, International Association of Great Lakes Research, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Kelly McFarlin, ExxonMobil, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Kathy Nghiem, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Heather Parker, Research Program Manager, OSRI, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Elizabeth Petras, USCG/ICCOPR (retired), USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Boumy Sayavong, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Karen Stone, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Kelsey White, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Chuck Wilson, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, USA</div>
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</table></div><p><br> </p><p><span style="color:hsl(210,75%,60%);font-size:24px;"><strong>Organizing and Technical Program Committee (Alphabetical order)</strong></span></p><div class="raw-html-embed"><table style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;">
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        <div style="margin:0;">Jeanette Alas, Alaska Dept of Fish and Game, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Amy Bilton, University of Toronto, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Jules Blais, University of Ottawa, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Jennifer Blake, Nunavut Department of Environment, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Manuel Bringue, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Lee Britton, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Robert Brooks, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Donovan Case, Atlantic Environmental Response Team Inc., Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Xiujian Chen, University Texas Arlington, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Zhi Chen, Concordia University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Gina Coelho, Scigility Consulting LLC, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Tracy Collier, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (retired), USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Tom Coolbaugh, Coolbaugh Associates, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Elise DeCola, Nuka Research & Planning Group LLC, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Michael Drieu, Occidental Petroleum, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Liv-Guri Faksness, SINTEF, Norway</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Becky Filopolous, Manitoba Métis Federation, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Faith Fitzpatrick, US Geological Survey (USGS), USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Mohamed Gamal El-Din, University of Alberta, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Terri Lynn George, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Charles Greer, McGill University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Stephane Grenon, TRIOX, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">David Hart, Point Tupper Marine Services, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Bruce Hollebone, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Nancy Kinner, CRRC, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Deyuan Kong, Chevron, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Sonia Laforest, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Patrick Lambert, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Kiara Lech, Environmental Protection Agency, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Haoshuai Li, Ocean University of China, China</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Hua Li, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Jianbing Li, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Pu Li, Sun Yat–sen University, China</div>
         <div style="margin:0;">Samuel Li, Concordia University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Bo Liu, Lake Superior State University, USA</div>
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        <div style="margin:0;">Lei Liu, Dalhousie University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Youyu Lu, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">James McCourt, SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Ashley Moerke, Lake Superior State University, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Christine Morritt, Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Catherine Mulligan, Concordia University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Tim Nedwed, consultant/retired – ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Haibo Niu, Dalhousie University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Diane Orihel, Queens University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Ed Owens, Owens Coastal Consultants, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Vince Palace, IISD/ELA, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Tom Parkerton, EnviSci Consulting, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Wenwen Pei, Marine Thinking, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Danielle Philibert, Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Stanley Poon,  Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Kelsey Prihoda,  University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Roger Prince, Stoneybrook Apiary, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Ryan Prosser, University of Guelph, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Paul Schuler, OSRL, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Gary Shigenaka, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Ian Siboo, Environment Climate Change Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Allison Snider, Great Lakes Center of Expertise (GLCOE), USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Scott Socolofsky, Texas A&M University, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Timothy Steffek, American Petroleum Institute (API), USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Wendy Tian, CSIRO, Australia</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Michael Twiss, Algoma University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Zheng Wang, Memorial University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Chris Weisener, University of Windsor, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Mark Whittington, ITOPF, UK</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Scott Wright, WCMRC, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">David Wyker, Chevron, USA</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Qin Xin, Natural Resources Canada, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Min Yang, Memorial University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Baiyu Zhang, Memorial University, Canada</div>
        <div style="margin:0;">Ying Zheng, Western University, Canada</div>
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Committees