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Gwen O'Sullivan
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Latest papers
Selection, optimization, and validation of thermal desorption for analysis of VOCs and PAHs in combustion emissions.
Journal of chromatography. A · 2026 · senior author
An open-access computational fingerprinting workflow for source classifications of neat gasoline using GC × GC-TOFMS and Machine Learning.
Journal of chromatography. A · 2025 · senior author
Hydraulic Oil Infiltration into Potable Water through Aircraft Pneumatic Systems: A Qualitative Assessment of Chemical Contamination
Environmental Contamination Causes and Solutions · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $43,000
Characterization of smoke from wildfires for source apportionment and human health risk assessment in urban environments
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $30,000
Identification and mitigation of toxic substances, linked to aerotoxic syndrome, in airplane cabins
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
- $217,478
Forensics of Wildfire Debris using GCxGC TOF-MS
CFI · 2020 · Principal investigator
74 publications.
Selection, optimization, and validation of thermal desorption for analysis of VOCs and PAHs in combustion emissions.
Marx C, Hayes K, McMartin D, Sandau C, O'Sullivan G
An open-access computational fingerprinting workflow for source classifications of neat gasoline using GC × GC-TOFMS and Machine Learning.
Nguyen HM, Sühring R, Marx C, Liang Y, Sandau C, O'Sullivan G
Hydraulic Oil Infiltration into Potable Water through Aircraft Pneumatic Systems: A Qualitative Assessment of Chemical Contamination
Kevin Hayes, David Megson, Eric Fries, Roxana Sühring, Glen Roberts, Aidan M. Doyle, Gwen O’Sullivan
Are We Ready for It? A Review of Forensic Applications and Readiness for Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography in Routine Forensic Analysis.
Macturk EL, Hayes K, O'Sullivan G, Perrault Uptmor KA
Cross-Contamination of Ignitable Liquid Residues on Wildfire Debris—Effects of Packaging and Storage on Detection and Characterization
Nadin Boegelsack, James C. Walker, Courtney D. Sandau, Dena W. McMartin, Jonathan M. Withey, Gwen O’Sullivan
An overview of the enantioselective determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental samples
David Megson, Daniel Niepsch, Gwen O’Sullivan
Cross-Contamination of Ignitable Liquid Residues on Wildfire Debris—Detection and Characterization in Matrices Commonly Encountered at Wildfire Scenes
Nadin Boegelsack, James C. Walker, Courtney D. Sandau, Jonathan M. Withey, Dena W. McMartin, Gwen O’Sullivan
Variation in metal concentration across tree organs and stands: implications for reference specimen development
Gwen O’Sullivan, Kevin Hayes, A Ursino, Emily K. Hart
Use of GC×GC for the characterization of odours in forensic applications
Lena Dubois, Gwen O’Sullivan, Pierre‐Hugues Stefanuto, Courtney D. Sandau, Jean‐François Focant
Reply to letter to the editor RE: Hayes K, Megson D., Doyle A, O'Sullivan G. Occupational risk of organophosphates and other chemical and radiative exposure in the aircraft cabin: A systematic review. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Nov 20;796:148742.
Hayes K, O'Sullivan G, Doyle A, Megson D
Characterization of smoke from wildfires for source apportionment and human health risk assessment in urban environments
Principal investigators: O'Sullivan, Gwen
Keywords: wildfire; smoke; organic aerosols; particulate matter; controlled laboratory burns; multidimensional chromatography; unmanned aerial vechiles; low cost sensor; thermal desorption; sorbent tubes & filters
Identification and mitigation of toxic substances, linked to aerotoxic syndrome, in airplane cabins
Principal investigators: O'Sullivan, Gwen
Forensics of Wildfire Debris using GCxGC TOF-MS
Principal investigators: O'Sullivan, Gwen
Keywords: Ignitable liquid residue, forest fires, wildfires, arson investigation, multidimensional chromatography multidimensional gas chromatography, thermal desorption
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Dena McMartin and Gwen O'Sullivan: 8 shared papers
- Kevin Hayes and Gwen O'Sullivan: 5 shared papers
- Sam Schulman and Gwen O'Sullivan: 4 shared papers
- Karl Jobst and Gwen O'Sullivan: 2 shared papers
- Dena McMartin and Kevin Hayes: 2 shared papers
- Karl Jobst and Dena McMartin: 1 shared paper
- Mathew Swallow and Gwen O'Sullivan: 1 shared paper
- You Liang and Gwen O'Sullivan: 1 shared paper
- Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Department of Mathematics
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Dena McMartin
Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering
8 shared papers, latest 2026
Kevin Hayes
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
5 shared papers, latest 2026
Sam Schulman
Department of Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2010
Karl Jobst
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
2 shared papers, latest 2014
Mathew Swallow
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2019
You Liang
Department of Mathematics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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