Students
Oghenemise Abirhire
PhD Candidate, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Jeffrey Hudson
Phytoplankton dynamics in Lake Diefenbaker (particularly cyanobacteria and meteorological conditions that drives bloom forming events).
Daniel Amaro Medina
MSc. Candidate, Geography and Planning, University of Saskachewan
Supervisors: Dr. C. Westbrook
Holly Annand
PhD Candidate, Geography and Planning, Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskachewan
Supervisors: Dr. John Pomeroy and Dr. Howard Wheater
Research topic: Changing Prairie Hydrology
Caroline Aubry-Wake
Supervisor: Prof. John Pomeroy
Research topic: Glacier melt contribution to alpine catchment hydrology in a changing climateKelly Biagi
PhD Candidate, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Sean Carey
Research topic: Understanding the hydrologic evolution of oil sands reclamation wetlands
Lisa Boyer
Master's Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Helen Baulch
Research topic: The dynamics of biological nitrogen fixation in prairie lakes
Rebecca Cameron
Master's Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Petrone
Research Topic: Analyzing the impacts of atmospheric deposition on the development of a constructed fen peatland in Fort McMurry, Alberta
Mauro de Toledo
PhD. Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisors: Dr. H. Baulch
Research Topic: Sediment Nutrient Sources: Geologic Drivers of Geographic Variation
Sean Elliot
MSc. Candidate, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary
Supervisors: Dr. E. Cey
Research Topic: Effects of low impact developments on groundwater systems in Alberta
Sarah Fettah
Masters' Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Petrone
Research Topic: Ecohydrological development of a constructed upland system in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
Julia Hathaway
Masters' Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Petrone
Research Topic: Apline forest - wetland ecohydrological interactions
Dylan Hrach
Master's Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Petrone
Research topic: Quantifying seasonality and the role of shading dynamics on the microclimate of a sub-alpine wetland.
Jason Maillet
PhD Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchwan
Supervisors: Dr. Jill Johnstone and Dr. Colin Laroque
Research Topic: Relationship between tree growth, climate, and carbon to determine how these important components of the boreal forest might change in the future
Esther McAleer
Master's Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Helen Bualch
Research Topic: Algal blooms caused by cyanobacteria in lakes and how the availability of different nitrogen forms can impact their toxin production
Cody Misfeldt
Master’s Candidate, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. B. Noble
Research Topic: Analysis of impact assessment compensation and mitigation plans for wetlands in the BC and YT mining resource sector
Renata Mont’Alverne
Master’s Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Bram Noble and Dr. Timothy Jardine
Research Topic: Investigating the opportunities for environmental DNA in aquatic ecosystems' studies
Garrett Morandi
PhD. Candidate, Toxicology, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. John Giesy
Research Topic: Characterizing the toxicity of oil sands process affected water
Magali Nehemy
PhD. Candidate, Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Jeffrey McDonnell
Research Interests:
Erin Nicholls
School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Sean Carey
Research Interests: Assessing the role of vegetation change on mountain water storage and cycling
Farzana Quader Nijhum
MSc. Candidate, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Bram Noble and Dr. Cherie Westbrook
Research Topic: Baseline and future valuation of ecosystem services of the Northeast Swale to assess the impacts of alternative future development scenarios.
Hailey Robichaud
MSc. Candidate, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisors: Dr. John Pomeroy
Research Topic:
Mina Rohanizadegan
PhD. Candidate, Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Supervisors: Dr. Richard Petrone and Dr. John Pomeroy
Research Topic: Evaluating the sensitivity of Alpine evapotranspiration and sublimation to wind flows, and vegetation in complex mountainous terrain in Kananaskis, Alberta
Selena Schut
MSc Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. C. Westbrook
Research Topic: The Interaction between Groundwater and Peatlands located in the Rocky Mountains
Supriya Singh
MSc Candidate, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Sean Carey
Research Topic: The influence of land use on dissolved organic matter in a Great Lakes watershed
Stephen Srayko
PhD. Candidate, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Tim Jardine
Research Topic: Seasonal dispersal of corixids (Hemiptera: Corixidae) and implications for riverine foodwebs
Nichole-Lynn Stoll
MSc. Candidate, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Cherie Westbrook
Research Topic: Beaver Dam Capacity in the Boreal Plains Ecozone
Weigang Tang
PhD. Candidate, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Sean Carey
Research Topic: Advance understanding of cold-climate mine reclamation using both field and modelling approaches
Karisa Tyler
Masters' Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Petrone
Research Topic: The influence of disturbance, both natural and anthropogenically-induced, on the hydrometeorological controls of three natural fen ecosystems in the Athabasca Oil Sands region of Northern Alberta.
Brandon Van Huizen
Masters Candidate, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Petrone
Research Topic: Modelling seasonal ice retreat and assessing its impacts on evapotranspiration in Boreal peatlands
Michelle Wauchope-Thompson
PhD Candidate, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. Helen Baulch
Research Topic: Wastewater management and the importance of natural nutrient removal processes