Max Liboiron

Max Liboiron is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Memorial University. A leader in interdisciplinary research, Liboiron’s community-based environmental monitoring projects have been funded by Northern and Indian Affairs (Northern Contaminants Program), SSHRC, MEOPAR, and ArcticNet, among others. Liboiron writes in both social and natural science forums as well as inventing scientific hardware and protocols for both plastic pollution monitoring and humble lab cultures. Liboiron has been an expert witness for the House of Commons and has worked with the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB), 5 Gyres Institute, the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP), and the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) as an expert on plastic pollution.