Earth and related environmental sciences

This group comprises research and experimental development in earth and related environmental sciences.

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Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science (PhD)

Atmospheric scientists use principles of classical physics to study, explain, and predict atmospheric behavior on scales ranging from turbulent eddies through storm clouds to earth’s global circulation. We are motivated by weather-related big societal issues including climate change, air quality,…

Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Engineering (PhD)

Our program delivers an interdisciplinary experience, combining principles of geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology and geology, to provide a versatile set of skills needed to solve a wide range of practical problems related to engineering interactions with the earth environment. Faculty members…

Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD)

Geologists study the materials that make up the earth, the features and structures found on Earth as well as the processes by which these features and structures formed. Our department has a wide range of expertise in geological sciences, including field-based studies (e.g., mineral deposit…

Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (PhD)

Theoretically, experimentally, and observationally oriented Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs are offered in a number of key areas of geophysics. Current interests include topics in observational and theoretical glaciology;…

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Oceanographers investigate both fundamental and applied problems relating to the physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, and geology of the sea, often working across traditional academic disciplines. Research carried out both independently and in collaboration with federal government laboratories…

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceans and Fisheries (PhD)

The Program is full-time, consisting of courses and research, designed to train marine and freshwater scientists in basic and applied research that will help foster healthy marine and freshwater ecosystems and sustainable resource use. The Program draws on the broad and extensive expertise of…

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is a problem-focused and curiosity-driven interdisciplinary research institute and graduate program, with interest and expertise in a wide range of topics under the realm of environment…

Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD)

A collaboration between the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and Faculty of Forestry, the inter-faculty Soil Science Graduate Program offers opportunities for advanced study and research leading to MSc and PhD degrees. Students are registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies through either the…

Master of Applied Science in Geological Engineering (MASc)

Our program delivers an interdisciplinary experience, combining principles of geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology and geology, to provide a versatile set of skills needed to solve a wide range of practical problems related to engineering interactions with the earth environment. Faculty members…

Master of Applied Science in Geophysics (MASc)

Theoretically, experimentally, and observationally oriented Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs are offered in a number of key areas of geophysics. Current interests include topics in observational and theoretical glaciology;…

Master of Arts in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MA)

The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is a problem-focused and curiosity-driven interdisciplinary research institute and graduate program, with interest and expertise in a wide range of topics under the realm of environment…

Master of Engineering in Geological Engineering (MEng)

The MEng program is a course-based Masters set up to provide students with a professional development experience that exposes them to new tools in Geological Engineering with an emphasis on the need to recognize and manage geological variability, uncertainty, and geo-risk in engineering design. The…

Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM)

The Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM) is a new 9-month, course-based master’s program that provides the geospatial skills and landscape ecology context required to tackle pressing environmental issues. It is a 9-month program which begins in August with a 3-week intensive and…

Master of Land and Water Systems (MLWS)

Land and water are essential resources required to sustain human needs, including food security, maintenance of environmental goods and services, and all forms of useable energy. Managing land and water as an integrated system provides a framework to aid society to achieve the goals of an improved…

Master of Science in Atmospheric Science (MSc)

We engage in fundamental research in atmospheric science, both independently and in cooperation with federal and provincial laboratories and other research groups around the world. The emphasis of the research is on studies of processes and developing physical understanding of the atmosphere. The…

Master of Science in Geological Sciences (MSc)

Geologists study the materials that make up the earth, the features and structures found on Earth as well as the processes by which these features and structures formed. Our department has a wide range of expertise in geological sciences, including field-based studies (e.g., mineral deposit…

Master of Science in Geophysics (MSc)

Theoretically, experimentally, and observationally oriented Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs are offered in a number of key areas of geophysics. Current interests include topics in observational and theoretical glaciology;…

Master of Science in Oceanography (MSc)

Oceanographers investigate both fundamental and applied problems relating to the physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, and geology of the sea, often working across traditional academic disciplines. Research carried out both independently and in collaboration with federal government laboratories…

Master of Science in Oceans and Fisheries (MSc)

The Program is designed to train marine and freshwater scientists to undertake basic and applied research that will help foster healthy marine and freshwater ecosystems and sustainable resource use. Students broaden their interdisciplinary expertise and acquire professional experience in areas…

Master of Science in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MSc)

The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is a problem-focused and curiosity-driven interdisciplinary research institute and graduate program, with interest and expertise in a wide range of topics under the realm of environment…

Master of Science in Soil Science (MSc)

A collaboration between the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and Faculty of Forestry, the inter-faculty Soil Science Graduate Program offers opportunities for advanced study and research leading to MSc and PhD degrees. Areas of study include biometeorology, forest nutrition and nutrient cycling,…

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Allen, Susan

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Atmospheric sciences; Oceanography; coastal oceanography; coupled bio-physics and chem-physics and all three models; forecast models; Oceans and Inland Waters; physical oceanography; Prediction and Climatic Modeling

Ameli, Ali

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Geology; Climate Changes and Impacts; Ground Water and Water Tables; Groundwater Ecohydrology; Groundwater-Surfacewater & land Interaction; Hydro-geological Engineering; Hydrological Cycle; Numerical analysis; Watershed Management

Atleo, Tara

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Indigenous economics; Indigenous peoples environmental knowledge; Sustainability management; Sustainable development and policy; Sustainability Management; Communities and Indigenous Knowledge; Stewardship Economics

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Beck, Sara

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Natural environment sciences; Water quality; Innovative water treatment solutions; Ultraviolet disinfection mechanisms; Applications of UV LEDs (light emitting diodes); Water disinfection; Water reuse; Applied environmental microbiology

Beckie, Roger

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Other environmental engineering and related engineering; Hydrogeology; Mine drainage; physical hydrogeology; groundwater geochemistry; groundwater contamination

Bertram, Allan

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Atmospheric sciences; Chemical sciences; Atmosphere (Including Chemical Aspects); Physical and analytical chemistry of atmospheric aerosols

Boedhihartono, Agni

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Forestry sciences; Other studies in human society, n.e.c.; Visual arts and media arts, n.e.c.; Natural resource management; biodiversity; Communities and Livelihoods; conservation; Forest management; Land-use Change; social science; sustainability; Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods; Arts and Conservaion; Landstewardship; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Arts for Conservation; Visual anthropology; Forests and Societies

Bradbury, Hal

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Chemical oceanography; Ocean biogeochemistry; Marine geology; Isotope geochemistry; Biogeochemistry; Paleoceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Reactive Transport Modelling; Carbon cycle; Marine Sedimentary Environments; Early Diagenesis; Biogeochemical Cycles; marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

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Cardinal-McTeague, Warren

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Earth and related environmental sciences; Forestry sciences; plant biodiversity; Indigenous environmental management and food systems; monitoring of ecosystem health and function

Chan, Kai

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Natural environment sciences; Human Ecology; Ecology and Quality of the Environment; Social and Cultural Factors of Environmental Protection; Applied Ethics; Values and Lifestyles; Sustainable Development; conservation finance; Conservation science; cultural ecosystem services; Ecosystem services; environmental assessment; environmental values; incentive programs; payments for ecosystem services; resilience; social-ecological systems; sustainability science

Cornelis, Jean Thomas

Applied Biology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Earth and related environmental sciences; Pedology; Biogeochemistry; Soil-Plant Interactions

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d'Arcy, Mitch

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Earth and related environmental sciences; Geomorphology; Climate/palaeoclimate; Sedimentology; Geochronology; remote sensing

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Donner, Simon

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Atmospheric sciences; Oceanography; Other media and communication; Climate Science; climate change impacts; Climate policy; Coastal Ecosystems; Marine Environment; Climate modelling and prediction; Science communication; Net-zero emissions; Coral reefs

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Eskelson, Bianca

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Natural resource management; Forest Biometrics; Forest Modelling; Disturbance Effects; Management Effects; Climate Effects

Everhart, Avery

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Health geography; Population geography; Geographic information system (GIS and GPS) applications; Health and community services; Bioinformatics, n.e.c.; Social and cultural geography; Sex and gender-based analysis; Ethical, legal, and social issues in health, health systems and health research; Gender and health relationship; Health information systems (including surveillance); Geographic Information Science; Medical Geography; Demography & Population Studies; Critical Data Studies, Critical GIS & Digital Geographies; Transgender Studies; Intersectionality in Empirical Social Science; Health Services Research & Access to Healthcare; Community-Based Participatory Research; Feminist & Queer Theories; Measuring & Combatting STructural Racism

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Farrugia Drakard, Veronica

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Marine ecology (including marine ichthyology); Biodiversity; Phycology (including marine grasses); benthic ecology; Phycology; eco-engineering; kelp physiology

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Giang, Amanda

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Atmospheric sciences; Mechanical engineering; Natural environment sciences; Atmospheric Pollutants; Chemical Pollutants; Climate Changes and Impacts; Public Policies; Social and Cultural Factors of Environmental Protection

Groat, Lee

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Mineralogy and crystallography (except soil mineralogy and chemicals aspects of crystallography); Inorganic geochemistry; Economic geology; mineralogy; crystal chemistry; Geochemistry; economic geology; gem deposits; pegmatites

Gulati, Sumeet

Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Agricultural economics; Wildlife and habitat management; Ecological policy; Economics of Human Wildlife Conflict; Economics of Urban Transportation; Effectiveness of Carbon Taxes; Effectiveness of Environmental Policy; International Trade and its Effect on the Environment; Political Economy of Environmental and Trade Policy

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Hassan, Marwan

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Other physical sciences, n.e.c.; Earth and related environmental sciences; Geological and Geomorphological Processes; Channel Stability,; Fluvial geomorphology; Landscape evolution; Sediment transport; Surface hydrology

Heagy, Lindsey

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Geoelectrics and geoelectromagnetics; Magnetism and paleomagnetism; Gravimetry; Environmental monitoring; Numerical computation; Machine learning; Geophysics; Inverse theory; data science; Machine Learning; Electromagnetics; Carbon sequestration; Groundwater; Environmental geophysics; Resource exploration

Huggins, Xander

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Earth and related environmental sciences; groundwater science; social-ecological systems; geospatial data science

Hunt, Brian

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Marine ecology (including marine ichthyology); Biological oceanography; Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Ecological impacts of climate change; Community ecology (except invasive species ecology); marine food webs; ecosystem oceanography; plankton dynamics; open ocean; Coastal Ecosystems; climate change impacts on the ocean; salmon ecology; food web nutrition; microplastics; stable isotopes; forage fish; zooplankton; Urban oceans; Thiamine defficiency; Stormwater

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Johnson, Mark

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Geology; Natural environment sciences; Agriculture; Biogeochemistry; Carbon cycle; Climate Changes and Impacts; data science; Ecohydrology; Ecology and Quality of the Environment; Fresh Water; Ground Water and Water Tables; Hydrological Cycle and Reservoirs; Land and Soil; land use; Running Water Hydrosystem; Water and Sustainability

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Kandlikar, Milind

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Climate change impacts and adaptation; Product life cycle; Environmental policy; Research, science and technology policy; Environmental impacts; Climate Change and energy transition; Technological Risk; Technology and Development

Kremen, Claire

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Natural environment sciences; Zoology; agroecological farming systems; Reconciliation of agricultural land use with biodiversity conservation; sustainable landscapes

Krzic, Maja

Applied Biology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Soil sciences; Soil health; Soil management; Soil science education

Kumar, Gaurav

Faculty of Forestry

Postdoctoral Fellow

Operations Research; Decision Analytics; Logistics & Supply chain management; Freight Transportation;

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Lague, Marysa

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Climate modelling; Environmental monitoring; Atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics; Planetary atmospheres studies; Atmospheric sciences, n.e.c.; Mathematical modelling and simulation; Mathematical biology; Other natural sciences, n.e.c.; Climate Modelling; Land-atmosphere interactions; Climate Dynamics; Climate; Planetary Science; Atmospheric dynamics; Water, Ice, Landscapes; Climate: Science, Change, Action; Earth System Modelling

Laval, Bernard

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Civil engineering; Oceanography

Lerner, Jackie

Faculty of Science

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Environmental impact assessment; Land use and environmental planning; cumulative effects assessment; gender-based analysis

Liu, Tina

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Atmospheric pollution and air quality; Earth system sciences; Natural hazards; Climate change impacts and adaptation; Environmental geography; modern human-fire relationships; role of fire in the Earth system; impacts of extreme events on planetary health; air quality and public health; satellite remote sensing and big geospatial data

Lukes, Laura

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Earth and related environmental sciences; Psychology and cognitive sciences; Education; Geoscience Education Research (Discipline-Based Education Research); Self-regulated Learning; field-based experiential learning; learning in informal settings (e.g., museums, parks, science centers); crowdsourced and citizen science; teacher beliefs; motivation, emotion, and beliefs in learning; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM; learning engineering

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Mayer, Ulrich

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Geology; groundwater contamination; groundwater remediation; hydrogeology; low-temperature geochemistry; mine waste management

McDougall, Scott

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Other earth and related environmental sciences, n.e.c.; Geotechnical engineering; Debris flows / floods; Geohazards; Landslide-generated waves; Landslides; Natural and man-made geological hazards; Rock avalanches; Shoreline erosion; Tailings dam breaches

Michaletz, Sean

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Plant physiological ecology; Plant biology; Surface processes; Natural hazards; Ecophysiology; Ecosystem ecology; climate change; macroecology; Geophysics; Scaling; Fire

Moore, Alex

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Community ecology (except invasive species ecology); Plant-animal interactions; Global change biology; Ecological restoration (except bioremediation); Applied community and ecosystem ecology; impact of predator-prey interactions on the health and functioning of coastal wetland ecosystems; role of cultural values and knowledge in ecosystem restoration conservation; Global change impacts on coastal environments

Murphy, Enda

Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Murphy, Enda

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Hydraulic engineering; Marine engineering, n.e.c.; Nearshore processes and coastal oceanography; Estuarine oceanography; Coastal and estuarine system dynamics; Nature-based solutions; Whole system thinking; Coastal systems engineering; Transdisciplinary research; Numerical modelling; Physical modelling; Coastal flood and erosion hazard risk

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Orsi, Anais

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Atmospheric measurement techniques; Physics of snow and ice; Cryosphere processes, n.e.c.; Isotope geochemistry; Geochronology; Environmental geochemistry; Quantitative methods for environmental sciences; Earth system sciences; Climate change impacts and adaptation; climate change; Polar climate; Data analysis, inverse modeling; Paleoclimate

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Park, Keun

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Smart city design and development and related analysis; Landscape studies (except architecture); Urban design and studies; Geographic information system (GIS and GPS) applications; Design of healthy, just, and resilient cities through urban nature; Environmental justice; Human Behaviours in public space; Urban planning; urban forestry

Pratap-Singh, Anubhav

Food, Nutrition & Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Environment and natural resources economics; Food chemistry (including fermentation); Natural resource management; Agri-food Transformation Products; cold plasma; food engineering; food processing; Functional Foods; heat transfer; high pressure; mass transfer; novel non-thermal processing; Nutriceuticals and Functional Foods; pasteurization; pulsed light; sterilization

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Radic, Valentina

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Atmospheric sciences; Geophysics; Climate Changes and Impacts; Climate Science; Glaciology; Meteorology

Ramankutty, Navin

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Natural environment sciences; Public administration; Public policy; Public security policy; Agriculture; Climate Changes and Impacts; Climate impacts; Environment and Society; Global food security; Land use change; Sustainable agriculture

Rodriguez Mustafa, Maria Alejandra

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Economic geology; Geology; Geochemistry; Mineral Deposits

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Schoof, Christian

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Geophysics; Ice and Snow; Transformation and Evolution of the Earth Surface; Fluid mechanics; Hydraulic; Asymptotic and Classical Applied Analysis; Differential Equation; applied mathematics; glacier hydrology; Glaciology; ice sheet dynamics

Scoates, James

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Igneous petrology; Geochronology; Economic geology; magmatic evolution; layered intrusions; flood basalts; large igneous provinces; Proterozoic anorthosites; magmatic ore deposits

Stull, Roland

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Meteorology and weather; weather; Meteorology; atmospheric science; numerical weather prediction; clean energy meteorology; storms; transportation weather; forest fire weather; weather disasters; atmospheric boundary layers; aviation meteorology

Sunderland, Terence

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Earth and related environmental sciences; Social and economic geography; biodiversity; Communications; Communities and Livelihoods; conservation; Conservation Biology; Ecosystem services; Environmental communication; Forest policy; Land-use Change; Landscape ecology; Natural Resource Management; social science; sustainability; Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods; Developing countries; Forest management

Suttle, Curtis

Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioinformatics; Fisheries sciences; Immunology; Microbiology; Oceanography; Plant biology; Biological Oceanography; Environmental Virology; Marine Environment; Marine Microbiology; Microbial Diversity; Phage; Viral Discovery; Viruses

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Ayodele Oloko

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceans and Fisheries (PhD)

Vulnerability and Resilience of Fisherfolk to Climate Change, IUU Fishing and Gender Roles: Evidence from Cameroon and Nigeria, Sub- Saharan Africa
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Tara L. Brown

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Comparing guided and self-guided forest bathing in metro Vancouver parks: a seasonal longitudinal RCT examining health impacts and environmental factors
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Imranul Laskar

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Air Quality, Health, and Climate Impacts of Global Shipping
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Rubaiya Rumman

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)

Wood fly ash-based self-healing concrete using encapsulated chemical agents
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Cara James

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (PhD)

Understanding deep-sea mining particulate clouds: predicting environmental impacts, informing regulation and monitoring pollutants
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Samadhee Kaluarachchi

Student

Master of Science in Forestry (MSc)

Quantifying flood risk and sensitivity through causal inference methods in British Columbia
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Verónica Relaño-Ecija

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceans and Fisheries (PhD)

Socio-ecological management in San Antonio Marine Protected Area (MPA), Argentina
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Caroline Stampliaka

Student

Master of Arts in Anthropology (MA)

An Ethnographic Exploration of Migratory Beekeeping in Greece
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Sam Anderson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (PhD)

Climate change impacts on municipal water supply in Western Canada
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Tessa Blanchard

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Developmental Plasticity
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Rachel N. Stern

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD)

Interdisciplinary and Mixed-Methods Approaches to Extreme Heat: A Community Participatory Study of Older Adults' Heat Experiences in Metro Vancouver
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Justin Turner

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD)

Wildfires, air pollution, and COVID-19: Individual and community resilience towards social and environmental disruption
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Alberto Campos

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Rewilding the Brazilian Caatinga.
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Michelle Lu

Student

Master of Science in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (MSc)

Impacts of Extreme Heat and Wildfires on the Health and Safety of Workers in British Columbia

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Bulgan Batdorj

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Enhancing Mining Transparency and Accountability through Natural Language Processing

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Rowenna Gryba

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Bridging Indigenous Knowledge and western science to better understand animal behaviour and habitat use
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Dana Johnson

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Co-constructing a mutualistic city: Envisioning future scenarios to support people and nature in urban landscapes
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Pablo Gonzalez Moctezuma

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Small farms and their role in land use transitions in Mexico
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Mauricio Carvallo Aceves

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Coastal adaptation strategies under uncertain climate change and sea level rise
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Zoë Golay

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)

The Impact of the Physiochemical Properties of Biomass Burning Organic Aerosols on their Multiphase Reactivity in the Stratosphere
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Jerry Achar

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Analyzing uncertainty in the application of computational in silico methods for chemical risk assessment
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Abhinab Kadel

Student

Master of Science in Atmospheric Science (MSc)

Applications of weather forecasting for hydroelectric systems
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Chantel Chizen

Student

Master of Science in Soil Science (MSc)

Greenhouse gas emissions from potato production

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Jessica Schaub

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Evaluating jellyfish as keystone species in marine food webs
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Rivkah Gardner-Frolick

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)

Quantitative evaluation of local air pollution in collaboration with the Strathcona community to inform environmental injustice concerns.
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Becca Beutel

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Water mass variability on the northeast Pacific shelf and what this means for biogeochemical conditions under a changing climate
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Annie Borch

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD)

The history and impact of volcanism and glacial systems on landscape evolution in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, BC
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Atlanta-Marinna Grant

Student

Master of Arts in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MA)

From food 'waste' to food 'cycle: biocultural heritage and the sharing of oral histories
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Karl Zimmermann

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)

Biological ion exchange: the power of biological water treatment
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Erin Ryan

Humane Society International (Canada)

Master of Science in Applied Animal Biology (MSc)

Non-target interactions and humane evaluation of a captive bolt trap on commensal rodents
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Marie Boulinaud

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Blaming swidden cultivation in the Philippines: evidence, consequences and understandings for Indigenous Peoples
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Melanie Mackay

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD)

Critical elements in the coalfields of British Columbia
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Christina Howard

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Climate sensitive growth and suitability modeling of Québec tree species
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Nicole Bison

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Botany (PhD)

Drivers of plant heat tolerance and thermoregulation from leaf to landscape

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Gracie Crafts

Student

Master of Science in Forestry (MSc)

Cultural fire impact on culturally-significant plants and increasing biodiversity at Vaseux Lake, BC
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Gopal Khanal

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Communities, carnivores and conservation: Understanding socio-ecological interactions among wildlife and livestock herders in Nepal
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Sadie Lye

Student

Master of Science in Oceans and Fisheries (MSc)

The impact of the urban environment on land to sea connection in Burrard Inlet, B.C.

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Rapichan Phurisamban

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Relationalities and River Flows: Toward a Socially-Equitable and Bioculturally-Conscious Environmental Flow Management
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Valerie Zimmermann

Student

Master of Arts in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MA)

Agricultural Sustainability and Climate Resilience in British Columbia
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Zana Mody

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Counting blue carbon for coastal communities: understanding socio-ecological contexts of nature based climate solutions and mangrove restoration
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Reid Merrill

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (PhD)

Fluids and seismicity in northern Cascadia
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Sasha Tuttle

Student

Master of Science in Zoology (MSc)

The relationship between wild pollinator diversity and blueberry yield and quality within farmlands in Delta, BC

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Robert Izett

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Improving estimates of marine net community production in the Subarctic Pacific and Canadian Arctic Oceans using ship-based autonomous measurements and computational approaches
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Charlotte Milne

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Finding best practices in Canadian flood mapping to decrease risk for all
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Patrick Pata

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Structures and drivers of zooplankton communities of the British Columbia coastal ocean
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Katrin Steinthorsdottir

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD)

Feasibility of in-situ carbon mineralization in serpentinite via shallow injection, B.C., Canada
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Dane Pedersen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Seeing the forest through the trees: collaborative climate-informed forest governance in Quesnel, British Columbia
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Natasha Klasios

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Investigating the ecological impacts of microplastics and temperature warming in aquatic ecosystems
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Erin Tattersall

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Towards Indigenous sovereignty in collaborative wildlife monitoring in northern Canada
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Eve Wicksteed

Student

Master of Science in Atmospheric Science (MSc)

Short term electric load forecasting with weather data

French Name

Sciences de la Terre et sciences de l'environnement connexes

French Description

Ce groupe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en sciences de la terre et sciences de l'environnement connexes.