Faculty

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Department Chair

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Nolin, Dr. Catherine

PhD, MA (Queen's University at Kingston), BA Geography (University of Calgary)

Chair, Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Professor
Phone
250-960-5875
Cell
250-961-5875
Office
Teaching Lab 8-148

Biography

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.

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Faculty

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Adesanya, Dr. Theresa

PhD, MSc (University of Manitoba)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-6353
Office
Teaching Lab 8-147

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Soil fertility, soil physics and chemistry, land remediation
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Déry, Dr. Stephen

BSc, MSc (Atmospheric Science - York University), PhD (Atmospheric Science - McGill University)

Professor, Environmental Science
Program Committee Member, Northern Studies
Phone
250-960-5193
Office
8-414

Research and Expertise

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Islam, Dr. Siraj Ul

PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (UNBC)

Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
Phone
250-960-5723
Office
8-306

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Climate change, variability and forecasting, climate change impact assessments, hydrology, numerical modeling and programming, data analysis
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Jackson, Dr. Peter

PhD, BSc (honours) (University of British Columbia), FCMOS

Professor
Phone
250-960-5985

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
meteorology, air quality, climate
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Kazemian, Dr. Hossein

BSc, MSc, and PhD : Isfahan University, Iran; Postdoc: Western University (UWO), Canada

Associate Professor and Director of NALS
Phone
250-960-5168
Office
4-257

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Environmental Chemistry, Material Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Porous materials, Zeolites, Metal Organic framework materials (MOFS), measurement and remediation of Water pollutants, Air pollutants, and Soil pollutants, Eutrophication.
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Owens, Dr. Philip

PhD (University of Exeter, UK), MSc (UBC), BSc (Coventry Polytechnic, UK)

Professor
Research Chair, Landscape Ecology
Phone
250-960-6177
Office
8-416

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Landscape disturbance effects on aquatic systems, Soil erosion and river sediment, Soil and sediment contaminants, Wildfires, Mining
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Tang, Dr. Youmin

Professor, Environmental Science
Phone
250-960-5190
Office
8-429
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Professors Emeriti

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Rutherford, Dr. P. Michael

PhD (University of Alberta), BSc Honours (University of British Columbia), Diploma of Technology (British Columbia of Technology)

Professor Emeritus, Environmental Science

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Soil science, waste management, environmental science, agriculture
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Adjunct Faculty

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Aravindakshan, Dr. Nikhil

Postdoctorate (University of Calgary), PhD (University of Regina), MSc (Hyderabad Central University, India)

Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science
HPC Senior Lab Instructor
Phone
250-960-5808
Office
8-451 / 8-452

Biography

Nikhil 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.

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Gantner, Dr. Nikolaus

PhD Environmental Biology and Toxicology (University of Guelph), MSc Zoology (University of Innsbruck)

Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science
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Raine, Dr. Jason

MSc, PhD (University of Guelph)

Adjunct Professor
Phone
250-790-2031
Cell
778-267-8800
Office
Quesnel River Research Centre

Biography

Dr. Raine is an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Science and Operations Manager of the Quesnel River Research Centre in Likely, B.C.

Schiller, Corinne

Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science
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Selbie, Dr. Daniel

PhD Biology (Queen's University)

Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science

Biography

Dr. Selbie is a researcher with Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) Science Branch, and Head of the Lakes Research Program at the Cultus Lake Salmon Research Laboratory (CLSRL) at Cultus Lake, B.C.

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Stewart, Dr. Ronald

PhD, MSc - Atmospheric Physics (University of Toronto), MSc Hons, Physics (University of Manitoba)

Adjunct Professor

Biography

Dr. Stewart is a Professor in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB).

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Postdoctoral Researchers

Alagh, Dr. Aanchal

PhD Universidad Rovira I Virgili

Mitacs Industrial Post Doctoral Researcher
Cell
672-399-3371

Biography

Dr. Aanchal Alagh is a distinguished analytical engineer with a Ph.D. in Material science and nanotechnology from Universidad Rovira I Virgili, Spain.

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Batoye, Dr. Smriti

PhD, MSc (Panjab University, India)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Biography

Dr. Smriti Batoye is an accomplished ecotoxicologist with a strong focus on the effects of environmental stressors on aquatic ecosystems.

Ghavidel, Nasim

PhD Chemistry and Material Science (Lakehead University, Canada), MSc, BSc Applied Chemistry

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Lilhare, Dr. Rajtantra

PhD NRES (UNBC - 2020), MTech, Remote Sensing and GIS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, India - 2013)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Science
Phone
250-960-5701
Office
11-203

Reiffarth, Dominic

PhD Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (UNBC), BSc, MSc Chemistry

Postdoctoral Researcher

Roohollahi, Hossein

PhD Chemical Engineering (Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic - Tehran, Iran), MSc, BSc Chemical Engineering

Postdoctoral Researcher

Walia, Sunil

PhD Material Chemistry (CeNS, affiliated to Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India), BSc, MSc Chemistry

Postdoctoral Researcher

Former Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Dr. Hoorieh Jahanbani (PhD, Organic Chemistry (Tarbiat Modares University, Iran), 2021-2024 - Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
  • Dr. Saeed Bagherifam (PhD, Environmental Chemistry (University of New England - Armidale, Australia), PhD Environmental Soil Chemistry (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran), 2023-2024 - Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
  • Dr. Mohammad Kavand (PhD, Chemical Engineering (Laval University, Canada), 2022-2024 – Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
  • Dr. Aatif Ali Shah (PhD, Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Science and Technology (South Korea), 2022-2024 – Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
  • 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