Faculty
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Department Chair
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BA Geography (University of Calgary), MA, PhD (Queen's University at Kingston, 2000)
- Professor, Geography
- Department Chair, Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Phone:250-960-5875Cell:250-961-5875Email:Office Number:Teaching Lab 8-148Website:Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MA NRES Geography ; MA Interdisciplinary Studies
I am a social geographer with two broad areas of research interest that connect in many ways and often overlap: Guatemala/Violence/Development/Justice and Migration/Transnationalism/Refugee Studies. I am a Professor of Geography and Chair of the Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental...
Faculty
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PhD, MSc (University of Manitoba)
- Assistant Professor
Phone:250-960-6353Email:Office Number:Teaching Lab 8-147Supervises in: MSc Environmental Science
Dr. Theresa Adesanya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences. She obtained a PhD in Soil Science from the University of Manitoba. Her research expertise includes various aspects of soil and environmental science such as soil fertility, soil... -
BSc, MSc (Atmospheric Science - York University), PhD (Atmospheric Science - McGill University)
- Professor, Environmental Science
- Program Committee Member, Northern Studies
Phone:250-960-5193Email:Office Number:8-414Website:Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography ; MNRES
Dr. Déry's research focuses on hydrometeorological processes and their impacts on the surface energy and water budgets in high latitudes/altitudes within the context of climate change. Our research group has expertise and interest in: 1) the fundamentals of meteorology and meteorological... -
PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (UNBC)
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
Phone:250-960-5723Email:Office Number:8-306Supervises in: MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography
Dr. Islam is a hydroclimatologist, with research interests spanning a broad spectrum of environmental science, including climate dynamics and prediction, snow hydrology, data analysis, and numerical modeling. -
BSc Honours (University of British Columbia - 1984), PhD (University of British Columbia - 1993)
- Professor, Environmental Science
Phone:250-960-5985Email:Website:Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography
Dr. Jackson is a mesoscale meteorologist whose research mostly concerns the interaction between the atmosphere and complex terrain (i.e. in mountains and along coastlines) and how this affects wind, precipitation and climate. He also investigates environmental applications including dispersion of... -
Postdoc - Environmental Material Chemistry (UWO, Canada), PhD - Analytical Chemistry (Isfahan Univeristy, Iran)
- Assistant Professor (Tenured)
- Faculty and Head of Northern Analytical Laboratory Services (NALS)
Phone:250-960-5168Cell:778-890-2355Email:Office Number:4-257Supervises in: MSc Environmental Science ; PhD Environmental Science ; MSc Chemistry
I am a dedicated Chemist with extensive experience in the fields of analytical, environmental, and material chemistry. Over the years, I have had the privilege of leading teams and making significant contributions in both academic and industrial settings. My area of specialization lies in the... -
PhD (University of Exeter, UK), MSc (UBC), BSc (Coventry Polytechnic, UK)
- Professor
- Research Chair, Landscape Ecology
Phone:250-960-6177Email:Office Number:8-416Website:Supervises in: MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography ; PhD NRES
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- Professor, Environmental Science
Phone:250-960-5190Email:Office Number:8-429Website:Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography
Adjunct Faculty
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Postdoctorate (University of Calgary), PhD (University of Regina), MSc (Hyderabad Central University, India)
- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science
- HPC Senior Lab Instructor
Phone:250-960-5808Email:Office Number:8-451 / 8-452Nikhil P. Aravindakshan received his PhD in Computational Chemistry while working with Prof. Allan East at the University of Regina. His research is on molecular dynamics simulations using HPC clusters, specifically studies on the transport properties of Ionic Liquids (IL) and molten salts. He has... -
PhD Environmental Biology and Toxicology (University of Guelph), MSc Zoology (University of Innsbruck)
- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science
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MSc, PhD (University of Guelph)
- Adjunct Professor
Phone:250-790-2031Cell:778-267-8800Email:Office Number:Quesnel River Research CentreDr. Raine is an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Science and Operations Manager of the Quesnel River Research Centre in Likely, B.C. -
PhD (University of Alberta), BSc Honours (University of British Columbia), Diploma of Technology (British Columbia of Technology)
- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science
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- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science
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PhD, MSc - Atmospheric Physics (University of Toronto), MSc Hons, Physics (University of Manitoba)
- Adjunct Professor
Email:Dr. Stewart is a Professor in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB).
Postdoctoral Researchers
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PhD Environmental Chemistry (University of New England - Armidale, Australia), PhD Environmental Soil Chemistry (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran), MSc, BSc Agricultural Engineering (Soil Science)
- Postdoctoral Researcher
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PhD Chemistry and Material Science (Lakehead University, Canada), MSc, BSc Applied Chemistry
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PhD Organic Chemistry (Tarbiat Modares University, Iran), MSc Organic Chemistry, BSc Pure Chemistry
- Postdoctoral Researcher
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PhD Chemical Engineering (Laval University, Canada), MSc, BSc Chemical Engineering
- Postdoctoral Researcher
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PhD NRES (UNBC - 2020), MTech, Remote Sensing and GIS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, India - 2013)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Science
Phone:250-960-5701Email:Office Number:11-203 -
PhD Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (UNBC), BSc, MSc Chemistry
- Postdoctoral Researcher
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PhD Chemical Engineering (Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic - Tehran, Iran), MSc, BSc Chemical Engineering
- Postdoctoral Researcher
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PhD Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Science and Technology (South Korea), MSc, BSc Chemical Engineering
- Postdoctoral Researcher
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PhD Material Chemistry (CeNS, affiliated to Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India), BSc, MSc Chemistry
- Postdoctoral Researcher
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Former Postdoctoral Fellows
- Dr. Uttam Puri Goswami (PhD, Water Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India – 2018), 2022-2023 – Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Déry
- Dr. Chibuike Onwukwe (PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies – Environmental Science, UNBC– 2021), 2021-2023 – Supervisors: Dr. Brian Menounos and Dr. Peter Jackson
- Dr. Jingwen Wu (PhD, Beijing Normal University, China – 2020), 2021-2022 – Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Déry
