Dr. Erin Bertrand
Acting Scientific Director and CEO
Dr. Erin Bertrand is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair at Dalhousie University, where she leads the Marine Microbial Proteomics and Trace Nutrient Biogeochemistry Lab. Her research investigates molecular-scale microbial processes that shape marine ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles, with a growing emphasis on place-based, relational research with coastal communities. Dr. Bertrand co-chairs the PRiMO Working Group of the International Scientific Committee on Ocean Research and represents Canada on the International GEOTRACES Scientific Steering Committee. Dr. Bertrand has been affiliated with OFI as a researcher since 2016 and is currently a lead researcher on the UNCERTAIN-SEA project.
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.
