Kirk hillier – K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens

March 27, 2026

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CFIA approval for Acadia’s HWA Biocontrol facility led by Dr. Kirk Hillier at the K.C. Irving Centre

This week marks an important milestone in the creation of a HWA Biocontrol Facility at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre through the work of Dr. Kirk Hillier and team. The facility received certification from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for biocontainment research. The facility officially meets federal...
April 21, 2022

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Acadia graduate building research experience

If you’re walking through the research wing at the Irving Centre you’re almost guaranteed to run into Kevindi Gunasekara (BSc Biology 2021). Kevindi works full time as a lab technician for Dr. Kirk Hillier and in addition to that role she works...