PUBLICATIONS

39. Iran Ocaña-Rios, Lauren Okano, Carla G. Figueroa, Joanna Urban, John S. Church, Frantz Le Devedec, Karolina J. Urban, Kingsley K. Donkor. “An improved method for the determination of cannabidiol in topical products using ultrasound-assisted extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry“, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2022, 217, 114840.
40. Lourdes Hurtado, Osmin Avilés, Sharon Brewer, Kingsley K. Donkor, Rubi Romero, Rosa Gómez-Espinosa, Oscar Alvarado, Reyna Natividad. “Al/Cu PILC as photo-Fenton catalyst: Paracetamol mineralization“, ACS Omega, 2022, published online in June.
41. Karizza F. Catenza, Kingsley K. Donkor. “Determination of Heavy Metals in Cannabinoid-Based Food Products Using Microwave-Assisted Digestion and ICP-MS“, Food Analytical Methods, 2022, published online in May.
42. Vi T. Tran, Karizza F. Catenza, Kingsley K. Donkor, Kenneth J. Schmidt, H. John Crabtree, Neil A. Warrende. “Analytical characterization of choline chloride in oilfield process waters and commercial samples by capillary electrophoresis“, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2022, 100, 552-559.
43. Iran Ocana-Rios, Jose de Jesus Olmos-Espejel and Kingsley K. Donkor. “Recent advances in analysis of bisphenols and their derivatives in biological matrices“, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2022, 414, 807-846.
44. Osmin Aveiles-Garcia, Jaime Espino-Valencia, Arisbeht Mendoza-Zepeda, Kingsley Donkor, Sharon Brewer, Rubi Romero, Reyna Natividad. “Removal of metoprolol by means of photo-oxidation processes“, Catalysis Today, 2021.
45. Catenza, K. F. and Donkor, K. K. “Reecent Approaches for the Quantitative Analysis of Functional Oligosaccharides Used in the Food Industry: A Review“, Food Chemistry, 2021, 355, 129416, 1-12.
46. Cyrene J. Catenza, Amna Farooq, Noor S. Shubear, Kingsley K. Donkor. “A Targeted Review on Fate, Occurrence, Risk and Health Implications of Bisphenol Analogues” Chemosphere, 2021, 268, 129273, 1-15.
47. de Jesús Olmos-Espejel, J., Ocaña-Rios, I., Peña-Alvarez, A., Catenza, C. J., Donkor, K.K. “Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography Method Development for Sensitive Monitoring of Rotenone in Lake Waters” Chromatographia, 2020, 83, 241-247.
48. Lourdes Hurtado, Rubi Romero, Arisbeht Mendoza, Kingsley Donkor, Sharon Brewer, Rosa M. Gómez-Espinosa, Reyna Natividad. “Paracetamol Mineralization by Photo Fenton Process Catalyzed by a Cu/Fe-PILC under Circumneutral pH Conditions” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2019, 373, 162-170.
49. Héctor Martínez-Rodríguez, Kingsley Donkor, Sharon Brewer, Hariz Islas-Flores, Marcela Galar-Martínez, Armando Elizalde-Velázquez, Livier Sánchez-Aceves, Leobardo Gomez Olivan. “Metoprolol induces Oxidative Damage in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)”, Aquatic Toxicology, 2018, 197, 122-135.
50. Connor Arduini, Trevor Flynn, Mark Paetkau, Sharon Brewer, Kingsley Donkor, Kent Watson, Lisa Van Loon, Neil Banerjee. “Synchrotron Characterization of Metal Distributions in Soils Collected in the Greater Kamloops Region, British Columbia, Canada” Microsc. Microanal. 2018, 24 (Suppl 2), 514-515.
51. Soumya Ghosh, Robyn McArthur, Zhi Chao Guo, Rory McKerchar, Kingsley Donkor, Jianping Xu, Naowarat Cheeptham “Evidence for Anti-Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) Activity of Propolis”, Antibiotics, 2018, 7, 1-12.
52. Kaitlin L. Sparrow, Kingsley K. Donkor, Nancy J. Flood, Peter P. Marra, Andrew G. Pillar, Matthew W. Reudink, “Conditions on the Mexican Moulting Grounds influence feather colour and carotenoids in Bullock’s orioles (Icterus bullockii)”, Ecology and Evolution, Ecol Evol, 2017, 00, 1-9.
53. Julie T. Schooling, Delphis F. Levia, Darryl E. Carlyle-Moses, Asia L. Dowtin, Sharon E. Brewer, Kingsley K. Donkor, Scott A. Borden, Alicja Grzybowski. “Stemflow chemistry in relation to tree size: a preliminary investigation of eleven urban park trees in British Columbia, Canada”. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2016, 21, 129-133.
54. Lam, C., McClean, A., Koeck, E., Ang, L. Naidu, P. Wagner, K., Donkor, K, Cheeptham, N. “Investigation of Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) for Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxin A and B from Stools“. Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology, 2016, 20, 1-6.
55. Prema, Dipesh, Jessica Jensen, Jessica L. Pilfold, Tyler D. Turner, Kingsley K. Donkor, Bruno Cinel, John S. Church. “Rapid determination of n-6 and n-3 fatty acid ratios in cereal grains and forages by 1H NMR Spectroscopy”. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 2016, 96, 730-733.
56. Turner, Tyler D., Ivan Hartling, Jessica Jensen, Jessica L. Pilfold, Dipesh Prema, Jonathan D. Van Hamme, Bruno Cinel, Kingsley K. Donkor, John S. Church. “Fatty acid profile of British Columbia suckler beef“. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2016, 96, 91-94.
57. Laiel C. Soliman, Elizabeth M. Andrucson, Kingsley K. Donkor, John S. Church, Bruno Cinel. “Determination of Fatty Acids in Beef by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry”. Food Analytical Methods, 2016, 9, 630-637.
58. Dipesh Prema, Tyler D. Turner, Jessica Krauchi, Jessica L. Pilfold, John S. Church, Kingsley K. Donkor, Bruno Cinel. “Rapid Determination of Total Conjugated Linoleic Acid Concentrations in Beef by 1H NMR Spectroscopy” Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2015, 41, 54-57.
59. Kingsley K. Donkor, Laiel C. Soliman, Zhi C. Guo, Jessica M. Risley, Kenneth J. Schmidt, H. John Crabtree, Neil A. Warrender. “Sensitive Determination of Sulfate Ions in Highly Saline Oilfield Water by Capillary Electrophoresis using Bilayer Coated Capillaries and Indirect Absorption Detection“. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 95, 175-186.
60. Tyler D. Turner, Jessica L. Pilfold, Jessica Krauchi, Dipesh Prema, Kingsley K. Donkor, Bruno Cinel, Donald J. Thompson, Michael E.R. Dugan, John S. Church. “Comparison of Fatty Acids in Beef Tissues from Conventional, Organic and Natural Feeding Systems in Western Canada” Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 2015, 95, 49-58.
61. Tyler D. Turner, Jessica Krauchi, Jessica L. Pilfold, Dipesh Prema, Kingsley K. Donkor; Bruno Cinel, Jonathan D. Van Hamme, Jayson K. Galbraith, John S. Church. “Fatty Acid Profiles of Western Canadian Bison (Bison bison) Meat“. Journal of Food Research, 2014, 3, 146-155.
62. Ivan Hartling, Bruno Cinel, Kingsley K. Donkor; Cynthia Ross Friedman, Mark J. Paetkau, John S. Church. “Tenderness of Suckler Beef Produced in British Columbia“. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 2014, 94, 1-4.
63. Laiel C. Soliman, Kingsley Donkor. “Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography Method Development for Simultaneous Determination of Thiabendazole, Carbendazim, and Fuberidazole.” Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 2014, 49, 153-158.
64. Jessica Risley, Laiel C. Soliman, Kingsley Donkor. “Characterization of the Interaction between Lantibiotics, Nisin and Duramycin, and Beta-Lactoglobulin by Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis.” Chromatographia, 2013, 76, 1773-1777.
65. Dipesh Prema, Jessica L. Pilfold, Jessica Krauchi, John S. Church, Kingsley K. Donkor, Bruno Cinel. “Rapid Determination of Total Conjugated Linoleic Acid Content in Select Canadian Cheeses by 1H NMR Spectroscopy”. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 2013, 61, 9915-9921.
66. Laiel C. Soliman, Kingsley Donkor, John S. Church, Bruno Cinel, Dipesh Prema, Mike E. R. Dugan. “Separation of Dietary Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Food by Capillary Electrophoresis”. Journal of Separation Science, 2013, 36, 3440-3448.
67. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham Dr., Tara Sadoway, Devon Rule, Kent Watson, Paul Moote, Laiel C. Soliman, Nicholas Azad, Kingsley Donkor, Derrick Horne. “Cure from the Cave: Volcanic Cave Actinomycetes and their Potential in Drug Discovery”. International Journal of Speleology, 2013, 42, 35-47.
68. Dustin S. A. Jones, Heidi Huttunen-Hennelly, Kingsley K. Donkor . “The Design and Synthesis of Alanine-based Indolicidin Derivatives with Identical Physicochemical Properties, and their Separation using Capillary Electrophoresis”. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2010, 398, 3073-3079.
69. Laiel C. Soliman, Kingsley K. Donkor. “Method Development for the Sensitive Determination of Nisin in Several Food Products by MEKC”. Food Chemistry, 2010, 119, 801-805.
70. Bob Stanley, Kevin Mehr, Trenton Kellock, Jonathan Van Hamme, Kingsley K. Donkor. “Separation and Determination of Closely-related Lantibiotics by Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography”. Journal of Separation Science, 2009, 32, 2993-3000.
71. Gilberto Jerez, Gregory Kaufman, Michael Prystai, Sonja Schenkeveld, Kingsley K. Donkor “Determination of Thermodynamic pKa values for Benzimidazole and Benzimidazole Derivatives by Capillary Electrophoresis” Journal of Separation Science, 2009, 32, 1087-1095.
72. Ying Sun, Ning Fang, David D.Y. Chen , Kingsley K. Donkor, “Determination of Potentially Anti-Carcinogenic Flavonoids in Wines by Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography” Food Chemistry, 2008, 106, 415-420.
73. Stuart D. Chambers and Kingsley K. Donkor “Selective Determination of Trace Magnesium by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry after Malonate Complexation and Sorption on Dowex 50WX8 resin” Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, 2006, 51, 59-66.
74. Schutte R , Thompson G. R, Donkor K. K., Cowles R., Li X. P., Duke M. J. M, Kratochvil B. “Evaluation of Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis for the Estimation of Particle Size Distribution in Athabasca Oil Sand”. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1999, 77, 1626-1637.
75. Donkor K. K., Kratochvil B., and Duke M. J. M. “Estimation of Fines in Athabasca Oil Sands by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis”. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1996, 74, 583-590.
76. Donkor K. K., Kratochvil B., and Thompson G. R. “Analysis of Athabasca Oil Sands by Near- Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy”. Analyst, 1995, 120, 2713-2717.
77. Donkor K. K. and Kratochvil B. “Determination of Thermodynamic Aqueous Acid Base Stability Constants for Several Benzimidazole Derivatives”. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 1993, 38, 569-570.

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INVITED TALKS

26. “Study of the Decomposition Kinetics of Four Major Xanthate Compounds in Mining Waters by Headspace Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry”. Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE) 2022, Calgary, AB, June 2022.
27. “Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction for the Determination of Cannabidiol in Topical Products by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry”. Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE) 2022, Calgary, AB, June 2022. Presented by Lauren Okano.
28. “Micellar electrokinetic chromatography method development for the monitoring of rotenone in lake waters”. 63rd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Montreal, Canada. June 2019.
29. “Elucidating the decomposition kinetics of xanthate compounds in mining waters by GC/MS”. 63rd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Montreal, Canada. June 2019.
30. “Impact of Analytical Chemistry on Industrial Practices” (Invited Speaker – Opening Conference Plenary Talk) VIII Congress of the Mesoamerican Association of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry, Toluca, Mexico, August 2018.
31. “Introduction to Chemometrics” (Conference Short Course) VIII Congress of the Mesoamerican Association of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry, Toluca, Mexico, August 2018.
32. “Capillary Electrophoresis” (Conference Short Course) VIII Congress of the Mesoamerican Association of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry, Toluca, Mexico, August 2018.
33. “Analytical Separation Methods for Characterization of Choline Chloride in Oilfield Process Waters Commercial Samples”. 101th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta, May 2018.
34. “Evaluation of the Distribution of Bisphenol A Levels in Environmental Waters and Swimming Pools in Central British Columbia”. 101th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta, May 2018.
35. “LC/ESI-MS Method for Determination of Potentially-Relevant Fatty Acids in Beef”. 61st International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (ICASS), Quebec City, Quebec, June 2017.
36. “Study of Resveratrol-Beta-Lactoglobulin Interaction by Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis” 100th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 2017.
37. “Capillary Electrophoretic Determination of Sulfate and Chloride in Highly Saline Oilfield Water using Bilayer-Coated Capillaries and Indirect Absorption Detection”. 60th International Conference of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (ICASS), Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2015.
38. “Chemical Separations: can they be a panacea for Industrial and Clinical Problems” Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, March 2015.
39. “Capillary Electrophoresis of Lantibiotics”. Department of Chemistry, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, March 2015.
40. “Characterization and Quantification of Lantibiotics using Capillary Electrophoresis” Department of Chemistry, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, June 2015.
41. “Chemical Analysis of Environmental Samples with Challenging Matrices”. Environmental Science Seminars, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, March 2014.
42. “Undergraduate Chemistry Research as a Bridge to Graduate School”. Visiting Speaker Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 2014.
43. “Characterization of the Interaction between Lantibiotics, Nisin and Duramycin, and Beta- Lactoglobulin by Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis” 97th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2014.
44. “Application of Capillary Electrophoresis for the Study of Interaction between Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Epigallocatechin Gallate.” 59th International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (ICASS), Mont-Tremblant, Québec, June 2013.
45. “Determination of Dietary Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Food by Capillary Electrophoresis”. 96th Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, Quebec, May 2013.
46. “Analytical Chemistry Research as a Teaching Tool in an Undergraduate University: Challenges and Opportunities”. 95th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB, May 2012.
47. “Capillary Electrophoresis for the Study of Flavonoid interactions with Beta Lactoglobulin and Aluminum:Significance on Antimicrobial Activity” 57th International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (ICASS), Toronto, ON, August 2011.
48. “Probing the Interaction between Lantibiotics and Metals by Capillary Electrophoresis (Effect on Therapeutic Potential of Lantibiotics)” 56th International Conference of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Edmonton, AB, August 2010.
49. “Capillary Electrophoresis of Lantibiotics”, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, April 2009.
50. “Chemistry Research at an Undergraduate University: Challenges and Opportunities” 52nd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Kelowna, B.C., 2006.
51. “Determination of selected flavonoids by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography: Optimization and separation in wines”, 52nd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Kelowna, B.C., 2006.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

86. Zhi Chao Guo, Kingsley Donkor, Garrett Whitworth, Jeff Braisher, Tracy Asingo, Aramide Taiwo “Environmental potential use of nutrient-rich ash residuals as a fertilizer in agricultural soil” 105th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2022.
87. Abu Harera Nadeem, Kingsley Donkor “Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Microwave-Assisted Acid Digestion for the Determination of Heavy Metals in Tea Samples” 105th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2022.
88. Richard M. Mageto, Abu Nadeem Harera, Kingsley Donkor “ICP-MS Determination of Heavy Metal Content in Wild and Farmed Atlantic Salmon using Ultrasound-assisted Extraction” 105th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2022.
89. Lauren Okano, Iran Ocaña-Rios, Carla G. Figueroa, Joanna Urban, John S. Church, Frantz Le Devedec, Karolina J. Urban, Kingsley K. Donkor “Determination of cannabidiol in topical products using ultrasound-assisted extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry” 105th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2022.
90. Katelyn Frymire, Lauren Okano, Cyrene Catenza, Kingsley Donkor “Large-Volume Sample Stacking for Improving Sample Enrichment in the Capillary Electrophoretic Determination of Nisin” 105th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2022.
91. Carla G. Figueroa, Jinghan Tan, Kingsley Donkor “UV-Visible Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Epicatechin in Green and Black Teas Infused with Eight Types of Water” 105th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2022.
92. Michaela Vandermey, Abu Harera Nadeem, Kingsley Donkor “Detection of Heavy Metals in Disposable Face Masks by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry” 105th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2022.
93. Carla G. Figueroa, Tracy Asingo, Kingsley Donkor “Determination of Methylparaben in Cosmetic Foundations by Capillary Electrophoresis” 36th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference (WCUCC), Calgary, AB, Canada, May 2022.
94. Katelyn Frymire, Lauren Okano, Cyrene Catenza, Kingsley Donkor “Large-Volume Sample Stacking for Improving Sample Enrichment in the Capillary Electrophoretic Determination of Nisin” 36th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference (WCUCC), Calgary, AB, Canada, May 2022.
95. Abu Harera Nadeem, Kingsley Donkor “Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Microwave-Assisted Acid Digestion for the Determination of Heavy Metals in Tea Samples” 36th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference (WCUCC), Calgary, AB, Canada, May 2022.
96. Malika Sharma, Kingsley Donkor “Quantification of Ethanol in Commercial Hand Sanitizers by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry and UV-Visible Spectrometry” 36th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference (WCUCC), Calgary, AB, Canada, May 2022.
97. Zhi Chao Guo, Kingsley Donkor, Garrett Whitworth, Jeff Braisher, Tracy Asingo ” Environmental Potential Use of Nutrient-Rich Ash Residuals as a Fertilizer in Agriculture Soil” CCCE-IUPAC 2021 (Virtual Conference).
98. Garrett Whitworth, Kingsley Donkor, John Church, Aramide Lois Taiwo, Zhi Chao Guo, Abu Harera Nadeem “Development of an industrial scale ash residual amendment and application methodology and analysis of its environmental impact on agricultural soils” CCCE-IUPAC 2021 (Virtual Conference).
99. Fanqi Wu, Lauren Okano, Kingsley Donkor “Utilization of chemically treated fly ash as an adsorbent for the removal of bisphenol S from the environment” CCCE-IUPAC 2021 (Virtual Conference).
100. Lauren Okano, Kingsley Donkor, Cyrene Catenza “Sensitive Detection of Nisin using Large Volume Sample Stacking-Capillary Electrophoresis” CCCE-IUPAC 2021 (Virtual Conference).
101. Lauren Okano, Kingsley Donkor, Cyrene Catenza “Large Volume Sample Stacking-Capillary Electrophoresis for High Sensitivity Detection of Nisin” MSB 2021 (Virtual Conference).
102. Kingsley Donkor, Taran Main, Zhi Chao Guo, Colten Wendell “Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Determination of Atorvastatin in Human Eye Vitreous Humor of Diabetic Patients” 68th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics (Reboot Conference), Houston, US. June 2020.
103. Kingsley Donkor, Adrian M. Batista, John Andrew, Kevin Strukoff “Elucidating Decomposition Kinetics of Xanthate Compounds in Mining Waters by Headspace GC/MS” 67th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Atlanta, US. June 2019.
104. Christopher Melvin, Kingsley Donkor “Method Development for the Separation of Cholecalciferol, Ergocalciferol and their Respective Epimers through Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography”. 102nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, Canada. June 2019.
105. Austin Pietramala, Kingsley Donkor, Mark Rakobowchuk “Quantification of ketone bodies in saliva using GC/MS”. 102nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, Canada. June 2019.
106. William L. Primrose, Adrian M. Batista, Kingsley Donkor, John Andrew, Kevin Strukoff “Matrix and pH Effects on the Degradation Kinetics of Xanthates in Mining Waters”. 102nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, Canada. June 2019.
107. Zhi Chao Guo, Cyrene Catenza, Catherine Tarasoff, Garrett Whitworth, Kingsley Donkor, Tom Pypker “Simultaneous determination of hyperforin, hypericin, pseudohypericin in St. John’s Wort by HPLC”. 102nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, Canada. June 2019.
108. Aramide Taiwo, Kingsley Donkor “Capillary electrophoresis of organoarsenicals in environmental waters”. 102nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, Canada. June 2019.
109. Francis Ogunyemi, Kingsley Donkor. “Investigating the health effect of bisphenol A on bovine serum albumin using affinity capillary electrophoresis”. 33rd Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Kelowna, Canada. June 2019.
110. Cyrene Catenza, Zhi Chao Guo, Catherine Tarasoff, Tom Pypker, Garrett Whitworth,
     Kingsley Donkor. “Simultaneous determination of hyperforin, hypericin, and pseudohypericin in St. John’s Wort by HPLC”. 33rd Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Kelowna, Canada. June 2019.
111. Kingsley K. Donkor, Adrian Batista, Tyson Bodor, John Andrew “Separation and Decomposition Kinetics of Xanthate Compounds in Mining Waters by Capillary
     Electrophoresis and Headspace Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry” 47th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Washington DC, USA, August 2018.
112. Tyson Bodor, John Andrew, Kingsley K. Donkor “Analytical Method Development for the Identification and Quantification of Xanthate Compounds in Mining Water by Capillary Electrophoresis” 101th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta, May 2018.
113. Adrian Batista, John Andrew, Kingsley K. Donkor “Elucidating the Decomposition Kinetics of Xanthates in Mining Waters by Headspace Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry” 101th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta, May 2018.
114. Kingsley K. Donkor “Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Determination of Atorvastatin in Eye Vitreous Humor for Control of Diabetic Retinopathy”, 41st International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations (HPLC), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. May 11-15, 2014.
115. Kingsley K. Donkor “Determination of Fatty Acids in Beef by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization/Mass Spectrometry”, 41st International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations (HPLC), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. May 11-15, 2014.
116. Amna Farooq, Kingsley K. Donkor, Christina Drescher, “Quantitative Analysis of Bisphenol A and Bisphenol F in Baby Feeding Bottles by Capillary Electrophoresis”, 97th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Vancouver, BC. June 1-5, 2014.
117. Kingsley K. Donkor (TRU Environmental Science Seminar Series Speaker) “Chemical Analysis of Environmental Samples with Challenging Matrices”, Environmental Science Seminars, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC. March 27, 2014.
118. Kingsley K. Donkor, Zhi C. Guo, Laiel C. Soliman, Yuen Ting Law, Jessica M. Risley, Kenneth J. Schmidt, H. John Crabtree, Neil A. Warrender. “Sensitive determination of sulfate ions in highly saline oilfield water samples by capillary electrophoresis using bilayer-coated capillaries and indirect absorption detection.” Industrial Chemistry Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, November 12 – 14, 2014.
119. Raniyah Alnahdi, Laiel C. Soliman, Kingsley Donkor, Ken Wagner, Kent Watson, and Naowarat Cheeptham. “Do cave bacteria in B.C. have potential to produce new antimicrobial metablites?” The 4th British Columbia Protected Areas Research Forum COnference (BCPARF), TRU Campus, Kammloops, December 3-5, 2013.
120. Kingsley K. Donkor; Laiel C. Soliman from Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC.; Kenneth Schmidt from Wilson Analytical Services Inc., Sherwood Park, Alberta; John Crabtree from HJC Consulting Inc., Edmonton, AB, Canada. “Sensitive Determination of Anions in Highly-Saline Oilfield Waters by Indirect Photometric Capillary Electrophoresis .” (Poster Presentation). 37th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography, Palm Springs, California, USA, May 2013; 96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada May 2013.
121. Kingsley Donkor, Laiel C. Soliman, John S. Church, Bruno Cinel, Dipesh Prema, and Mike E. R. Dugan. “Determination of Dietary Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Food by Capillary Electrophoresis.” (Poster Presentation). 37th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography, Palm Springs, California, USA. May 2013.
122. Kingsley K. Donkor; Nisha Jaswal; Megan Campbell; Jessica M. Risley from Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC.; Ken Schmidt from Wilson Analytical Services Inc.,Sherwood Park, Alberta. “Method Development for Enhanced Analysis of Anions in Oilfield Waters by Capillary Electrophoresis”. 95th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB, May 2012.
123. Kingsley K. Donkor; Yulia Egorova “Sensitive Determination of 4-Methylimidazole in Food Products by Electrospray Ionization- Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (ESI-LC/MS)”. 95th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, AB, May 2012.
124. Kingsley K. Donkor; Yulia Egorova; Corbin Sallis “Sensitive Determination of 2- and 4-methylimidazoles by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) and Capillary Electrophoresis (CE). HPLC 2012, 38th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Anaheim, Califormia, USA, June 16-21, 2012.
125. Wade R. Archambault; John S. Church; Jenna Swift; Kingsley K. Donkor “Analysis of Free Fatty Acids in Beef by Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry”. 58th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, Montreal, Canada, August 2012.
126. Donkor, K.K.; Jaswal, N.; Campbell, M.; Risley, J.M. from Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC.; Schmidt, K. from Wilson Analytical Services Inc.,Sherwood Park, Alberta. “Method Development for Enhanced Analysis of Anions in Oilfield Waters by Capillary Electrophoresis”. HPLC 2012, 38th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Anaheim, Califormia, USA, June 16-21, 2012.
127. Donkor, Kingsley, K. 60th American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Vancouver, BC, 20–24 May 2012. “Attended the Short Course “Practical LC-MS: Fundamentals, Techniques and Applications.”
128. Michael Reid; Kingsley K. Donkor, “Simultaneous Separation of Seven Closely-Related Phenolic Acids by Capillary Electrophoresis.” 26th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Edmonton, AB, 2012.
129. Paliwoda, R.; Donkor, K.K., “Application of Capillary Electrophoresis for the Study of Interaction between Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Epigallocatechin Gallate.” TRU Undergraduate Conference, Kamloops, BC, 2012.
130. Donkor, Kingsley K. “Probing the Interaction between Lantibiotics and Heparin, Beta-Lactoglobulin and Sphingomyelin by Capillary Electrophoresis” 94th Canadian Society of Chemistry (CSC) Conference and Exhibition, Montreal, QC, June 2011.
131. Donkor, Kingsley K. “Interaction between Nisin and Heparin by Capillary Electrophoresis”, 35th International Symposium of Capillary Chromatography (ISCC), San Diego, California, May 2011.
132. Darlington, A., and Donkor, K. K. “Use of Capillary Electrophoresis for Separation of Lantibiotics using a Phosphatidylcholine Capillary Coating,” 25th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Winnipeg, MB, 2011.
133. Darlington, A., and Donkor, K. K. “Use of Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis to Study Nisin-Sphingomyelin Interaction as a Potential Mode of Action,” 25th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Winnipeg, MB, 2011.
134. Risley, J., and Donkor, K. K. “Interaction Between Beta-Lactoglobulin and Lantibiotics Nisin and Duramycin by Capillary Electrophoresis,” 25th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Winnipeg, MB, 2011.
135. Kellock, T., Van Hamme, J. D. Soliman, L. C., and Donkor, K. K. “Production, Detection and Separation of Three Naturally Occurring Nisin Variants from Lactic Acid Bacteria,” 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, 2010.
136. Dever, B. and Donkor, K. K. “Large Volume Sample Stacking of Nisin using Capillary Electrophoresis,” 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, 2010.
137. Hayden, N. and Donkor, K. K. “Binding Characteristics Between Lantibiotics and Transition Metals by Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis and the Method of Continuous Variation,” 24th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Lethbridge, AB, 2010.
138. Dever, B. and Donkor, K. K. “Signal Enhancement of Lantibiotics Using Capillary Electrophoresis,” 24th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Lethbridge, AB, 2010.
139. Keller, S. and Donkor, K. K. “Investigation of Interaction between Duramycin and Cholesterol by Capillary Electrophoresis-Frontal Analysis,” 24th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Lethbridge, AB, 2010.
140. Hayden, N. and Donkor, K. K. “Binding Characteristics Between Lantibiotics and Transition Metals by Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis and the Method of Continuous Variation,” BC Undergraduate Student Research Day, UFV, Abbotsford, March 2010.
141. Dever, B. and Donkor, K. K. “Binding Studies Between Lantibiotics and Divalent Transition Metals Using Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis,” BC Undergraduate Student Research Day, UFV, Abbotsford, March 2010.
142. Andrucson, B. Pitt, N. and Donkor, K. K. “Synchrotron Analysis for Structural Elucidation of Metal-Lantibiotic Complexes,” TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, TRU, Kamloops, March 2010.
143. Keller, S. and Donkor, K. K. “Investigation of Interaction between Duramycin and Cholesterol by Capillary Electrophoresis-Frontal Analysis,” TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, TRU, Kamloops, March 2010.
144. Heppner, I. and Donkor, K. K. “Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Catechins in Tea,” TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, TRU, Kamloops, March 2010.
145. Curle, J. and Donkor, K. K. “Interaction of Lantibiotics with Metals: An Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometric Model Study,” TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, TRU, Kamloops, March 2010.
146. Arduini, B. and Donkor, K. K. “Separation and Detection of Closely-Related Lantibiotics by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry,” TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, TRU, Kamloops, March 2010.
147. Hayden, N and Donkor, K. K. “Binding Characteristics Between Lantibiotics and Transition Metals by Affinity CE and the Method of Continuous Variation,” TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, TRU, Kamloops, March 2010.
148. Dever, B. and Donkor, K. K. “Signal Enhancement of Lantibiotics by Capillary Electrophoresis,” TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, TRU, Kamloops, March 2010.
149. Stanley, B., Mehr, K., Kellock, T, Van Hamme, J. D. and Donkor, K. K. “Separation and Determination of Closely-Related Lantibiotics by MEKC,” 92nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Hamilton, Ontario, 2009.
150. Kellock, T, Van Hamme, J. D. and Donkor, K. K. “Production, Detection and Separation of Three Naturally Occurring Nisin Variants from Lactic Acid Bacteria,” 23rd Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Kamloops, 2009.
151. Stanley, B., Mehr, K., Kellock, T, Van Hamme, J. D. and Donkor, K. K. “Separation and Determination of Closely-Related Lantibiotics by MEKC,” Poster Presentation. 23rd Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Kamloops, 2009.
152. Andrucson, B. and Donkor, K. K. “Sweeping Capillary Electrophoresis for Enhanced Detection of Haloacetic Acids,” 23rd Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Kamloops, 2009.
153. Stanley, B., Mehr, K., Kellock, T., Van Hamme, J. and Donkor, K. K. “Separation and Determination of Closely-Related Lantibiotics by MEKC,” BC Undergraduate Student Research Day, UBCO, Kelowna, 2009.
154. Dever, B. and Donkor, K. K. “Large Volume Sample Stacking of Nisin using Capillary Electrophoresis,” Undergraduate Student Research and Innovation Conference, TRU, Kamloops, 2009.
155. Andrucson, B. and Donkor, K. K. “Sweeping Capillary Electrophoresis for Flavonoids,” 22nd Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Winnipeg, 2008.
156. Soliman, L. and Donkor, K. K. “Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography of Benzimidazole Fungicides,” 21st Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Saskatoon, 2007.
157. Soliman, L. and Donkor, K. K. “Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography of Benzimidazole Fungicides,” TRU Undergraduate Conference Research Celebration, TRU, Kamloops, 2007.
158. Crawford, M., Van Hamme, J. and Donkor, K. K. “Method Development for the Determination of bis-(3-pentafluorophenylpropyl)-sulfide (PFPS) and PFPS Metabolites in Bacterial Cultures using Capillary Electrophoresis,” 21st Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Saskatoon, 2007.
159. Donkor, K. K. “Chemistry Research at an Undergraduate University: Challenges and Opportunities,” 52nd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Kelowna, B. C., 2006.
160. Donkor, K. K. “Determination of selected flavonoids by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography: Optimization and separation in wines,” 52nd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Kelowna, B. C., 2006.
161. Brown, T. N., Takahashi, S., Donkor, K. K., and Mora-Diez, N. “Computational Evaluation of Experimental pKas of Benzimidazoles,” 88th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Saskatoon 2005.
162. Ward, D. and Donkor, K. K. “On-Fibre Derivatization for Determination of Vitamin E in Garlic by Solid-Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry,” 19th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Victoria, 2005.
163. Chambers, S. and Donkor, K. K. “Determination of Trace Magnesium in Canadian Wines by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry after Preconcentration with Malonic Acid,” 88th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Saskatoon 2005.
164. Chambers S. and Donkor K. K. “Determination of Trace Magnesium in Canadian Wines by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry after Preconcentration with Malonic Acid,” 18th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Winnipeg, 2004.
165. Novosad V., Tirado M., and Donkor K. K. “Determination of Petroleum Pollutants in Storm Water by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry,” 18th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Winnipeg, 2004.
166. Bleackley D. and Donkor K. K. “Chemometric analysis of wines for resveratrol using Solid Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry,” 17th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Regina, 2003.
167. Schenkeveld S. and Donkor K. K. “ Spectrophotometric Determination of Aqueous Ionization Constants of Benzimidazoles,” 16th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Calgary, 2002.
168. Schutte R., Thompson G. R, Donkor K. K., Cowles R., Li X. P.,Duke M. J. M, and Kratochvil B. “Evaluation of Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis for the Estimation of Particle Size Distribution in Athabasca Oil Sand,” 1997 Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition.
169. Donkor K. K., Kratochvil B., and Duke M. J. M. “Distribution of Elements in Athabasca Oil Sands by INAA-Assessment of Heterogeneity”. 1994 Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition.
170. Donkor K. K., and Kratochvil B. “Correlations of Elements and Bitumen in Athabasca Oil Sands by INAA”. 1993 Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition.
171. Donkor K. K., Kratochvil B., and Thompson G. R. “Near-Infrared Analysis of Athabasca Oil Sands”. 1992 Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition.

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STUDENT CONFERENCE AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

21. Lauren Okano: 2022 Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Calgary, June 13 -17, 2022. The top five Undergraduate Poster Presentations in the Analytical Division and with Honourable Mention
22. Katelyn Frymire: Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference (WCUCC), Calgary, May 27 – 29, 2022. Award for Best Poster Presentation.
23. Kayla Hermiston (St. Ann’s Academy Secondary School): British Columbia Science Fair Foundation, May 2022. “Women in Engineering and Geoscience” award.
24. Aramide Taiwo: TRU 3 Minute Thesis, Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, March 2020. Award for the 3^rd place.
25. Malika Sharma: British Columbia Science Fair Foundation, 2020. Engineers and Geo-scientists BC Award.
26. Tyson Bodor: Canadian Socsity of Chemistry Conference, Edmonton, May 2018. Award for the 1^st place in Analytical Chemistry Poster Presentation.
27. Tyson Bodor: Canadian Mineral Analysts Conference, Kamloops, BC, September 2017. Award for the Best Technical Paper Presentation.
28. Mitchell Wihlidal: 100^th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, June 2017. Award for the 2^nd place in Analytical Chemistry Poster Presentation.
29. Isra Jaffar: Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Edmonton, May 2017. Award for the 1^st place in Analytical Chemistry Poster Presentation.
30. Tyson Bodor: Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Edmonton, May 2017. Award for the 2^nd place in Analytical Chemistry Poster Presentation.
31. Brittany Dever: TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, March, 2010. Award for Best Oral Presentation.
32. Darren Bishop: TRU Governor-General’s Academic Medal, 2011.
33. Natasha Hayden: TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, March, 2010. Award for Best Analytical Poster.
34. Bob Stanley: 92nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Hamilton, Ontario, 2009. 2nd place Undergraduate Student poster award in Analytical Chemistry.
35. Brittany Dever: TRU Undergraduate Student Innovation & Research Conference, Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, April, 2009. 1st place award for Best Research Visual Presentation.
36. Lain Dekowny: BC Undergraduate University Student Research Day, Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, March, 2008. 2nd place poster award in Environmental Chemistry.
37. Kevin Mehr: BC Undergraduate University Student Research Day, Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, March, 2008. 2nd place poster award in Chemical Biology.
38. Laiel C. Soliman: BC Undergraduate University Student Research Day, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, March 23, 2007. Best overall oral presentation award.
39. Stuart Chambers: BC Undergraduate University Student Research Day, Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, March 26, 2004. Best Physical Sciences poster award.
40. Derek Bleackley: 17th Western Canada Undergraduate Chemistry Conference (WCUCC), Regina,Saskatchewan, May 2003. Best Analytical Chemistry poster award.
41. Derek Bleackley: BC Undergraduate University Student Research Day, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, March 21, 2003. Best overall poster award.

NSERC-CGSM Schloarship Recipients		NSERC-USRA Scholarship Recipients
Brittany Dever		Karizza Catenza
Laiel Soliman		Cyrene Catenza
Samantha Keller		Noor Shubear
Noor Shubear		Adrian Batista
Jessica Risley		Katie Sparrow

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