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Located in room W2051 of the Marine Institute’s Ridge Road Campus
Telephone: 709-778-0628 Email: servicedesk@mi.mun.ca
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Last date - students in Marine Engineering term six (6) to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees and student union fees for the summer semester. No student union fees will be refunded after this date
Last date - students in Marine Engineering term six (6) to add courses for the summer semester
Fire Rescue
Last date - Students in Fire Rescue to drop courses and receive 100% refund of tuition fees and student union fees for 2026 Summer Semester. No student union fees will be refund after this date. Last date to opt out of health and/or dental insurance for in the summer semester
No classes - Victoria Day
Last date - students in Marine Engineering Term six (6) to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees for the summer semester
Last date to apply for Exam re-reads of Winter 2025 exams
Last date to apply for Credit Transfer for summer semester
Last date - Students in Fire Rescue can drop courses and receive 50% refund of tuition for summer semester
No classes - Victoria Day holiday
Last day - students in Marine Engineering Term six (6) to drop courses and receive 25% refund of tuition fees for the summer semester
No refunds will be granted to students in summer semester programs after this date
Office of Research and Development
Leaders in the ocean and maritime sectors
PhD in environmental science from Memorial University with a focus on the development and optimization of seafood value chains using green technologies and a bio-refinery approach to minimize waste and maximize value of fisheries and aquaculture resources. Director of the Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development at the Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland since 2005. Leads a multi-disciplinary research team, provides scientific and technical expertise to industry, academia, and government focusing on accelerating innovations in seafood processing, aquaculture, and marine bioprocessing. Oversees approximately 30 research contracts per year ranging in value from $10K to $3 million.
Academic Profile
Management Experience
Selected Industry Research Projects
Not currently teaching
Burke, H. and Kerton, F. (2023). Sequential extraction of valuable bio-products from Snow Crab (Chionoecetes opilio) processing discards using eco-friendly methods. Mar. Drugs, 21(6), p. 366. DOI: 10.3390/md21060366
Burke, H. and Kerton, F. (2022). Heavy metals in Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Bio-products. J. Ocean Technol., 17(1), pp. 102-126.
Burke, H. (2022). Green chemistry and an ocean based biorefinery approach for the valorization of Snow crab processing discards. PhD Thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. https://doi.org/10.48336/9AEA-Q877
Wu, H., Zou, T., Burke, H., King, S. and Burke, B. (2021). A novel approach for Porcupine crab identification and processing based on point cloud segmentation. 20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR).
Manuel, H. (2017). Innovations in Shellfish Processing: Bioproduction of chitin, chitosan and its derivatives, in Fuels, Chemicals and Materials from the Oceans and Aquatic Sources (Eds: Francesca M. Kerton, Ning Yan & Christian Stevens), John Wiley & Sons Ltd. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119117193.ch6
Dave, D., V.V Ramakrishnan, S. Trenholm, H. Manuel, J. Pohling and W. Murphy. (2015). Omega-3 fatty acids from salmon processing waste produced from Newfoundland aquaculture industry. D McPhee, T Donaghy, J Duhaime, and GJ Parsons (eds). Canadian Aquaculture R&D Review 2015. Aquaculture Association of Canada Special Publication 24.
Dave, D., V.V Ramakrishnan, J. Pohling, S. K. Cheema, S. Trenholm, H. Manuel and W. Murphy. (2015) Investigation on oil extraction methods and its influence on omega-3 content from cultured salmon. Journal of Food processing and Technology, 5(12):1-13.
Dave, D., Ramakrishnan, V., Trenholm, S., Manuel, H., Pohling, J. and Murphy, W. (2014). Marine oils as potential feedstock for biodiesel production: Physicochemical characterization. Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques, vol 4, issue 5, 168-180. DOI: 10.4172/2155-9821.1000168
Dave, D., Ramakrishnan, V., Pohling, J., Cheema, S., Trenholm, S., Manuel, H., and Murphy, W. (2014). Investigation on Oil Extraction Methods and its Influence on Omega-3 Content from Cultured Salmon. Journal of Food Processing and Technology, Vol. 5, Issue 12, 401-414. DOI: 10.4172/2157-7110.1000401
