Wayne Forsythe PhD
Professor
OfficeJOR 622A
Phone416-979-5000 x557141
Areas of ExpertiseAssessing Great Lakes sediment contamination; Geospatial analysis and geovisualization; Change detection using remote sensing and GIS
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I started in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University in August 1999 as an Assistant Professor. I was promoted to Associate Professor in September 2005 and Full Professor in September 2011. My education includes a B.Sc. (Honours) in Geography from the University of Saskatchewan in 1990, a M.Sc. in Geography (thesis specialization: (PDF file) Alpine Snow Modelling Using Geographic Information Systems) from the University of Calgary in 1995 and a Ph.D. (Dr.phil) in Geography (dissertation specialization: (PDF file) Developing Snowpack Models in the Kalkhochalpen Region) from the University of Salzburg in 1999. My main research interests are the geospatial analysis of sediment contamination and satellite image analysis and classification. You can check out my Google Scholar profile here (external link) .
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Selected Publications
- Forsythe, K.W., D.E. Ford, C.H. Marvin, R.R. Shaker, M.W. MacDonald, and R. Wilkinson. 2021. Multivariable 3D Geovisualization of Historic and Contemporary Lead Sediment Contamination in Lake Erie. Pollutants. 2021, 1(1), pp. 29-50. doi:10.3390/pollutants1010004 (external link) ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Medland, S.J., R.R. Shaker, K.W. Forsythe, B.R. Mackay, and G. Rybarczyk. 2020. (PDF file) A multi-Criteria Wetland Suitability Index for Restoration Across Ontario’s Mixedwood Plains. Sustainability. 12(9953). doi:10.3390/su12239953 (external link) ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Forsythe, K.W., C.H. Marvin, D.A. Burniston, M.W. MacDonald, and J.P. Watt. 2019. (PDF file) Geovisualization of Mercury Sediment Contamination in Lake Ontario. AGIT Journal für Angewandte Geoinformatik. 5(2019), pp. 348-359. doi:10.14627/537669033. ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Shaker, R.R., Y. Altman, C. Deng, E. Vaz, and K.W. Forsythe. 2019. (PDF file) Investigating urban heat island through spatial analysis of New York City streetscapes. Journal of Cleaner Production. 233(2019), pp. 972-992. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.389 (external link) . ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Mitchell, D.E., K.W. Forsythe, C.H. Marvin, and D.A. Burniston. 2019. Temporal Trends and Origins of Lake Erie Cadmium Contamination in Relation to Sediment Substrate Type Using Multivariate Kriging Analyses (external link) . International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research. 6(1), Article 3, pp. 1-21. ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Mitchell, D.E., K.W. Forsythe, C.H. Marvin, and D.A. Burniston. 2018. (PDF file) Assessing Statistical and Spatial Validity of Sediment Survey Design and Sampling Densities: Examples from Lake Erie. Water Quality Research Journal. 53(3), August 2018, wqrjc2018029, pp. 118-132. doi:10.2166/wqrj.2018.029 (external link) ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Forsythe, K.W., C. Hare, A.J. Buckland, R.R. Shaker, J.M. Aversa, S.J. Swales, and M.W. MacDonald. 2018. Assessing fine particulate matter concentrations and trends in southern Ontario, Canada, 2003–2012 (external link) . AIMS Environmental Science. 5(1), pp. 35-46. doi:10.3934/environsci.2018.1.35 (external link) ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Shaker, R.R., A.D. Yakubov, S.M. Nick, E. Vennie-Vollrath, T.J. Ehlinger, and K.W. Forsythe. 2017. Predicting aquatic invasion in Adirondack lakes: A spatial analysis of lake and landscape characteristics (external link) . Ecosphere. 8(3), pp. 1-25, e01723. doi:10.1002/ecs2.1723 (external link) . ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Forsythe, K.W., C.H. Marvin, D.E. Mitchell, J.M. Aversa, S.J. Swales, D.A. Burniston, J.P. Watt, D.J. Jakubek, M.H. McHenry, and R.R. Shaker. 2016. Utilization of bathymetry data to examine lead sediment contamination distributions in Lake Ontario (external link) . AIMS Environmental Science. 3(3), pp. 347-361. doi:10.3934/environsci.2016.3.347 (external link) ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
- Forsythe, K.W., C.H. Marvin, C.J. Valancius, J.P. Watt, J.M. Aversa, S.J. Swales, D.J. Jakubek, and R.R. Shaker. 2016. Geovisualization of Mercury Contamination in Lake St. Clair Sediments (external link) . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 4(19), pp. 1-10. doi:10.3390/jmse4010019 (external link) ( (PDF file) Access PDF).
- Forsythe, K.W., C.H. Marvin, C.J. Valancius, J.P. Watt, S.J. Swales, J.M. Aversa, and D.J. Jakubek. 2016. Using Geovisualization to Assess Lead Sediment Contamination in Lake St. Clair (external link) . The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe canadien. Vol. 60 (1), pp. 149-158. doi:10.1111/cag.12253 (external link) ( (PDF file) Access PDF)
Full list available here.