Chelsea Rochman is an Assistant Professor in Ecology at the University of Toronto, co-founder of the U of T Trash Team, and a scientific advisor to Ocean Conservancy. Chelsea received her PhD in Ecology from a joint program between University of California, Davis and San Diego State University in 2013. She then was a Smith Postdoctoral Fellow in Conservation Biology. She was hired as an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2016. Chelsea has been researching the sources, sinks and ecological implications of plastic debris in marine and freshwater habitats for more than a decade. She has published dozens of scientific papers in respected journals and has led international working groups about plastic pollution. In recognition of her impact, Chelsea Rochman is a recipient of the Sloan Fellowship and was the 2021 winner of the Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award, a University of Toronto Award of Excellence. Chelsea Rochman routinely provides testimony on Parliament Hill and is a scientific advisor to the United Nations, G7, and European Union.
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