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Urban Water Researchers

Urban Water Researchers are highly involved in the Centre and are regular contributors to Urban Water research projects and initiatives.

Andrew Laursen

Professor, Graduate Program Director, EnSciMan

Faculty of Science

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alaursen@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Wetlands, Wastewater, Aquatic System

Bryan Koivisto

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science

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bryan.koivisto@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Innovation, Resource Recovery, Photovoltaics

Carolyn Johns

Professor, Interim Director of the School of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation

Faculty of Arts

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cjohns@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Water Policy

Christopher Wellen

Executive Member

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts

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christopher.wellen@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Watershed Modelling, Nutrients, Hydrology, Biogeochemistry, Bayesian Inference, Socio-hydrology

Claire Oswald

Executive Member

Associate Professor; Academic Director (Interim), Urban Water TMU

Faculty of Arts

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coswald@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Water Quality, Watersheds, Wetlands, Data Analysis

Darko Joksimovic

Executive Member

Associate Professor, Department Chair

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

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darkoj@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Municipal Water Infrastructure, Drainage, Optimization

David Atkinson

Executive Member

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts

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datkinson@torontomu.ca

Keywords: GIS, Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, Northern Communities

Elsayed Elbeshbishy

Professor

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

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elsayed.elbeshbishy@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Wastewater Treatment, Nutrient Recovery, AnMBR

Fatih Sekercioglu

Executive Member

Associate Professor, Director, Planetary Health Research Lab

Faculty of Community Services

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fsekercioglu@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Public Health, Climate Change, Indigenous, Drinking Water

Gideon Wolfaardt

Professor

Faculty of Science

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gwolfaar@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Biofilms, Microbial Communities, Degradation of Waste Streams, Value-added Products

Hitesh Doshi

Professor

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

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hdoshi@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Climate Change, Urban Planning

Ian Young

Associate Professor, Interim Co-Director

Faculty of Community Services

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iyoung@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Public Health, Epidemiology, Beach Water Quality, Climate Change

James Li

Professor

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

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jyli@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Drainage, Stormwater, Water Quality Modelling

Janet Koprivnikar

Professor and Interim Associate Dean of Programs, YSGPS

Faculty of Science

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jkoprivn@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Aquatic Systems, Contaminants, Parasites

Kimberley Gilbride

Executive Member

Professor Emeritus

Faculty of Science

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gilbride@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Wastewater, Microbiology, Contaminants

Martina Hausner

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science

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martina.hausner@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Environmental Microbiology, Biofilms, Water Treatment

Mohammad Manshouri

Contract Lecturer

Faculty of Arts

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manshouri@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Water Quality, Wastewater, Wetlands, Remediation

Patricia Hania

Executive Member

Assistant Professor

Ted Rogers School of Management

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phania@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Water Governance, Decision-Making, Legal, Policy

Rania Hamza

Executive Member

Associate Professor, Associate Chair Undergraduate

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

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rhamza@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Biological Wastewater Treatment, Aerobic Granular Sludge, Removal of Nutrients and Emerging Contaminants

Roxana Sühring

Executive Member

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Science

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Roxana.suehring@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Fate and Transport of Organic Contaminants, Plastic Contamination in Urban Water, Emerging Contaminants, High-resolution Mass-spectrometry, Long-range Chemical Transport

Stefania Impellizzeri

Associate Professor, Jet Ice Research Chair in Sustainable Materials Chemistry, Dimensions Faculty Lead

Faculty of Science

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simpellizzeri@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Jet Ice Research Chair in Sustainable Materials Chemistry, Materials and Nanomaterials, Molecular Synthesis Design and Engineering, Photochemistry and Plasmonics

Stephanie Melles

Executive Member

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science

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stephanie.melles@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Watershed, Data Analysis, Water Pollution

Steven Liss

Professor, Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Faculty of Science

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ovpri@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Microbial Structures, Biofilms, Biofoulants, Wastewater, Drinking Water

Vadim Bostan

Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director, Environmental Biology

Faculty of Science

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vbostan@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Toxicology, Wetlands, Stormwater, Aquatic Systems

Affiliate Researchers are part of the Urban Water network and contribute to specific collaborative research projects and/or specific initiatives.

Andrew Millward

Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director, Environment and Urban Sustainability

Faculty of Arts

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millward@torontomu.ca

Keywords: GIS, Remote Sensing, Urban Trees

Christopher Gore

Professor, Graduate Program Director: Public Policy and Administration (MA)

Faculty of Arts

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chris.gore@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Great Lakes Policy, Natural Resources

Greg Oulahen

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts

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greg.oulahen@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Human-environment Interaction, Hazards, Risks, Vulnerability, Climate Change Adaptation

Ingrid Hehmeyer

Professor

Faculty of Arts

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ihehmeye@torontomu.ca

Keywords: History, Hydraulic Engineering, Water Management

John Shiga

Associate Professor

The Creative School

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jshiga@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Science Communications

Kernaghan Webb

Associate Professor, Founding Director, Ryerson Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility

Ted Rogers School of Management

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kernaghan.webb@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Sustainability, Water Ethics

Mehrab Mehrvar

Professor; Associate Chair, Graduate Studies

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

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mmehrvar@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Wastewater, Photochemistry, Engineering

Nina-Marie Lister

Professor, Director, Ecological Design Lab; Founding Principal, PLANDFORM

Faculty of Community Services

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nm.lister@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Urban Environmental Planning

Pamela Robinson

Professor, Director, Civic Sandbox

Faculty of Community Services

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pamela.robinson@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Urban Environmental Planning

Yaser Dahman

Professor

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

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ydahman@torontomu.ca

Keywords: Green Technology, Wastewater Treatment, Biofuels, Biodiesel, Algae