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

Kelly 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