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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Degree Opportunities

At the Ontario Tech University, students who have completed their undergraduate degree in Forensic Science can  complete a Master's or Doctorate in Applied Bioscience (APBS).

Forensic Bioscience is one of the multi-disciplinary fields within the APBS graduate program. It is a distinct field that combines special content areas of biological and chemical sciences with training in legal and forensic investigations. National security, bioterrorism, and global pandemics are just three examples of areas in which skilled forensic bioscience workers will be in high demand in the future. For many scientists, the field of forensic bioscience crystallizes an area of research at the interface between biology, chemistry, forensic science, and legal science. 

More information about Graduate Studies in Applied Bioscience.

  • Student Examples

     An image of Angela Skopyk.

    Angela Skopyk is currently completing her Doctorate in Applied Bioscience under the supervision of Dr. Hélène LeBlanc. Her specific research interests include using electroantennography to determine the effects of decomposition volatile organic compounds on fly succession.

     

     

     

     

     

    Mitchell Tiessen completed his MSc in 2021 in Applied Biosciences. He used electrochemical methods to characterize degrading bloodstains, and won the W.R. Smith MSc Thesis Award, ECS Poster Award, CSFS Educational Award and an OGS for his research (2021). He is now an analytical instrumentation specialist with Solvay.