Daniels Kononovs

Recent MSc graduate specializing in hydrogeological research.

Land Reclamation Specialist Sep. 2023 – Present

Northern Forestry Center, Edmonton AB

• Investigating the hydro-ecological impacts of seismic exploration lines using field data, modelling, and statistical analysis in R to see if they meet provincial and federal regulations.
• Designing and executing a soil sampling scheme on seismic lines to provide data for the Carbon Budget Model for the Canadian Forestry Sector (CBM-CFS3). 
• Assisting the remote sensing team to plan, organize, and carry out UAV-LiDAR data collection campaigns. 

Isobrine Solutions Inc., Edmonton AB

• Water sample reception, pre-processing, and analysis using ICP-MS/MS, ion chromatographs, and Picarro stable isotope analyzers.
• Data management using Microsoft Excel and statistical analysis using R to prepare quality outputs for technical reports. 
• Used GIS software for spatial data interpretation and the production of geochemical contour maps. 
• Assisted in sampling groundwater monitoring wells.

University of Alberta, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Edmonton AB

• Collaborated with fellow graduate students in monthly fieldwork and manuscript preparation.
• Processed various water samples with an ICP-MS/MS for trace metals and major cations and analyzed sample alkalinity, pH, and TDS.
• Teaching assistant for introductory geology courses. 

Northern Forestry Center, Edmonton AB

• Monitored soil-moisture, temperature, and matric potential in oil sands tailing column experiments and performed data analysis using Microsoft Excel and R.

University of Alberta, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Edmonton AB

• GIS mapping and data compilation for establishing a new UNESCO geopark in the Bay of Islands area in Newfoundland.
• Detrital zircon data compilation, management, and analysis using Excel.

MSc. Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Sep. 2021 – Sep. 2023

• A multi-disciplinary research project working with NRCan to characterize the impacts of seismic exploration lines (linear forest cut lines) on the hydrology and vadose zone for a west-central Alberta watershed.
• Monthly field work involved the collection of near-surface water and soil samples, and the deployment and continuous monitoring of soil water and weather stations.
• Used numerical modelling to simulate the impacts of seismic exploration lines on the annual water budget for a watershed.
• Published as a co-author in the Journal Science of the Total Environment.
• Currently awaiting manuscript publication in the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies.
• Relevant Courses Completed: EAS 425 (Contaminant Hydrogeology), EAS 544 (Petroleum Hydrogeology and Regional Groundwater Flow), EAS 540 (Advanced Stable Isotope Geology).

• Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
• Introduction to Leapfrog.