Supervisors Actively Recruiting Students/Applicants for Research Opportunities
*NEW* Fall 2025 Faculty of Science Advancing Women in STEM Graduate Entrance Scholarship
This scholarship supports women embarking on MASc or PhD studies in Environmental Applied Science and Management under the supervision of a Faculty of Science faculty member. These $10,000 entrance scholarships will be allocated to the first year of study in addition to any scholarship/award/stipend/research assistantship made as part of your admissions offer to the program.
We hope that this scholarship will encourage excellent female-identifying students to apply (and accept admission) to graduate studies by providing financial support and empowering the next generation of leaders in STEM.
All women applying to the Environmental Applied Science and Management program proposing supervision by a faculty member in the Faculty of Science will be automatically considered for the entrance scholarship, with no additional application process.
For more information, please go to: https://www.torontomu.ca/science/graduate-studies/graduate-student-funding/women-in-stem-entrance-scholarship/
Supervisor Name |
Research Interests |
Specific Projects / Student Type / Funding |
Skills/Education/Qualifications Required |
| Madeline Whetung email: madeline.whetung@torontomu.ca |
Indigenous Geographies, Legal Geographies, Emotional Geographies, Embodied Practice, Place-based research, Autoethnographic methods, Anticolonial methods, Queer Care Practices, Anishinaabe Care Politics, Queer world-building, Queer and Indigenous climate change responses | Queering Community Care for Collective Climate Responsive Future: Carers and their Dependents at the Centre of our Circle MASc or PhD Funding: unknown at this time |
Critical thinking, reading and writing skills; Event organization; Community-based work, Knowledge and practice on care, dependent responsibilities, Queer theory, interest in experimental research methods, and exploring alternative conceptions and responses to climate change |
| Elsayed Elbeshbishy Email: Elsayed.elbeshbishy@torontomu.ca |
Anaerobic Digestion of Biosolids Greenhouse Gas Emission from Wastewater Treatment Plant Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence | 1. Biogas Production from Municipal Solid Wastes 2. Monitoring GHG Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plant MASc or PhD Stipend Funding Available |
Strong Background in Wastewater Treatment and sludge management |
| Claire Oswald email: coswald@torontomu.ca |
Watershed Hydrology, Water Quality, Urban Landscapes, Land Use and Climate Change | I am seeking several Masters students to conduct field-based research on urban water quality in the City of Toronto. Key areas of focus include: alternative road salting practices, microplastics transport, and the quality of ice rink meltwater. All projects will involve collaboration with a team of experts, hands-on experience with environmental data collection and analysis, and opportunities to contribute to publications and present findings. MASc Research Assistantship Available |
A Bachelor's degree in Physical Geography, Environmental Science, or a related field is required. Strong numerical skills and experience with geospatial analysis and coding are preferred. Interested students should send a statement of interest, CV/resume, and recent transcripts to Dr. Claire Oswald (coswald@torontomu.ca). |
| Claire Oswald email: coswald@torontomu.ca |
Watershed Hydrology, Water Quality, Urban Landscapes, Land Use and Climate Change | I am seeking a doctoral student to undertake urban hydrological research. Potential areas of focus include: advancing our understanding of the water sources and flow pathways that contribute to urban streamflow, and their role in stream water quality patterns; characterizing the time scales of urban water transport using modern isotopic methods; and comparing the hydrological and water quality signatures of urban watersheds across Canada and the United States. All projects will involve collaboration with a team of experts and offer opportunities to build international networks. PhD Stipend Funding Available |
A Master's degree with a specialization in hydrology or a related field is required. Experience with large environmental datasets, coding, GIS, and academic writing is preferred. Interested students should send a statement of interest, CV/resume, and recent transcripts to Dr. Claire Oswald (coswald@torontomu.ca). |
| Carina Rebello email: rebellocm@torontomu.ca |
Pedagogy, STEM education, communication | Retrieval practice, 21st century workforce skill development, teaching pedagogy. MASc or PhD Research Assistantship |
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Lesley Campbell |
Sustainable Agriculture; Plant Response to Environment; Genotype by Environment Interactions |
Development of net-zero agricultural methods; refining agricultural practices to result in less fertilizer, pesticide or energy used; plant communication; supply chain management and pricing of food (all dependent on funding) |
Undergraduate or Masters in Plant Biology, Agriculture, or related discipline; experience with horticulture, coding (R or equivalent), and quantitative data analysis. |
| Nima Khakzad email: nima.khakzad@torontomu.ca |
Fire safety at chemical and process plants; Risk-informed decision making and optimization; Impact assessment of natural disasters (flood, wildfire, etc.) on industrial facilities | (i) Optimal fire protection and firefighting at process plants; (ii) Risk assessment of methane explosions at wastewater treatment plants.
MASc or PhD |
Familiarity with the following techniques is an asset but not required as can be acquired during the research: Quantitative techniques; Statistics and probability; Risk assessment and management |
| Songnian Li email: snli@torontomu.ca |
Geospatial information systems, environmental modeling with GIS, public-participated GIS and spatial decision-making in environmental impact assessment, geospatially-integrated environmental management systems, 3D GIS for land-surface-subsurface modeling, urban solar energy modeling and mapping. | digital twin for environment assessment; SDG assessment and monitoring using geospatial technologies MASc or PhD Stipend Funding |
Geomatics engineering, GIS modeling |
| Ehsan Behzadfar email: behzadfar@torontomu.ca |
Sustainable polymers, sustainable materials design and processing | Aerogels from renewable resources for medical cold chain packaging MASc or PhD Research Assistantship available |
Strong knowledge of polymer chemistry and processes, knowledge of biogenic polymers, passionate about developing sustainable solutions for specialty packaging products |
Lu Wang
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Health and healthcare access among immigrants, ageing and health, neighbourhood and health | Projects concerning immigrant health and healthcare, neighbourhood and health, spatial mobility. MASc or PhD Funding Opportunity: Research Assistantship |
Strong writing and communication skills. Statistical methods. GIS and spatial analysis, mixed-methods approach |
| Rachel Dodds email: r2dodds@torontomu.ca |
Sustainable tourism, destination management and marketing, climate change and tourism | Various. Please contact faculty member for more information. MASc or PhD Funding: unknown at this time |
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| Matthias Sweet email: matthiassweet@torontomu.ca |
Transportation policy, travel behavior, transportation planning, environmental assessment, transportation finance | The Future of Transportation Finance in Ontario (FTF-Ontario) Partnership: Interpreting the new federal role considering transportation funding and GHG reduction goals. MASc or PhD Funding Opportunity: Research Assistantship |
Transportation interests & demonstrated commitment/preserverance |
| Chun-Yip Hon email: cyhon@torontomu.ca |
Occupational health and safety, exposure assessment, evaluation of interventions, | n/a MASc or PhD Funding Opportunities: N/A |
Interest in occupational health and safety |
| Mustafa Koc email: mkoc@torontomu.ca |
Food security, sustainability, food policy | Sustainable urban food systems, disaster planning, rural development MASc or PhD Funding Opportunities: N/A |
Academic background |
| Julia Lu email: julialu@torontomu.ca |
Analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry/science | Study of reactivity, mobility, bioavailability and toxicity of chemicals in the environment (air, water, soil...) MASc Funding Opportunities: Stipend Funding |
BSc in Science with keen interest in the project |
| Seth Dworkin email: seth.dworkin@torontomu.ca |
Geothermal heating and cooling | Modelling, optimization, AI applications with ground source heat pumps MASc or PhD Funding Opportunities: Stipend Funding |
Scientific and mathematical background |
| Rachel Dodds email: r2dodds@torontomu.ca |
sustainable tourism, climate change, sustainability reporting, business CSR | Currently working on a study about tourism development over a 15 year period in Tofino as well as a study looking at indicator development for sustainability MASc or PhD Funding Opportunities: Stipend Funding |
Could use someone who is good at writing and synthesizing information as need a literature review updated. They must be familiar with sustainability and be a good writer with good referencing skills and ability to cite properly. My need is immediate and I have about $1000 - 2000 to use up in the next couple of months |
| Nima Khakzad email: nima.khakzad@torontomu.ca |
System safety; fire safety | Improving the safety of chemical plants via optimal fire protection MASc or PhD Funding Opportunities: Research Assistantship |
Probabilistic techniques; Quantitative risk assessment |
| Nima Khakzad email: nima.khakzad@torontomu.ca |
Fire prevention and protection at industrial plants; Impact assessment of natural disasters (flood, wildfire, etc.) on industrial facilities; Wildfire risk assessment and management; Emergency response in the event of major chemical accidents | (i) Risk assessment and management of wildfire in wildland-urban interfaces (ii) Emergency response in the event of major chemical accidents (fire, explosion, toxic gas dispersion) MASc or PhD Yes - Research Assistantship |
Familiarity with the following is an asset but not mandatory as they can be acquired during the research: Probabilistic safety assessment techniques such as Bayesian network; Optimization; Decision making |
| Matthias Sweet email: matthiassweet@torontomu.ca |
transportation policy & planning | The Future of Transportation Finance in Ontario Partnership Development Grant MASc or PhD Funding Opportunity: Research Assistantship |
interest in transportation, skills in either a) inferential statistics, spreadsheet analysis, hypothesis testing, or b) qualitative methods, interviews, thematic analysis, |
| Vadim Bostan email: vbostan@torontomu.ca |
Limnology, phosphorus cycle | Internal phosphate loadings MASc Funding: unknown at this time |
Bachelor of Science |
Janice Rudkowski
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Maker culture, makerspaces and the circular economy; sustainability practices in retail sector (e.g., fashion and other categories); frontline retail employees as brand influencers; retailers' roles as community builders | Maker culture, makerspaces and their circular economy practices MASc or PhD Funding Opportunity: Research Assistantship |
Understanding of makerspaces and circular economy best practices |
| Afsoon Soudi email:afsoon.soudi@torontomu.ca |
Responsible machine learning and artificial Intelligence, Audience analytics and computational social science, climate communication | Analysis of climate change content on social media and its impact on audience behaviour MASc or PhD Funding Opportunities: Stipend Funding |
Critical thinking, literature review and academic writing Familiarity with python, Interest in machine learning and sentiment analysis and communication theories |
| Chris Wellen email:christopher.wellen@torontomu.ca |
Hydrology and Water Quality in Urban and Agricultural Areas; Water Quality Modelling; Soils and water quality | Mapping urban soils with UAVs; Urban contaminant concentration-discharge dynamics; tracer aided models to understand agricultural and urban flowpaths; the source and fate of road salt in Lake Simcoe; beneficial management practices in Lake Simcoe MASc or PhD Funding Opportunity: Research Assistantship |
Undergraduate or Masters in physical geography, environmental science, or related discipline; GIS, coding (R or equivalent), and quantitative data analysis. |
| Chris Wellen email:christopher.wellen@torontomu.ca |
Hydrology; Soils; Water Quality; Urban Water; Environmental Modelling | Assess soil quality in Lake Simcoe; Map urban soil properties in Toronto; Urban water quality modelling with simple models in Black Creek; Concentration-discharge relationships for assessing urban water quality MASc or PhD Yes - Stipend Funding |
Environmental related bachelors or masters degree; quantitative skills |
| David Atkinson email: datkinson@torontomu.ca |
Biophysical Remote Sensing Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge Indigenous Conservation Ecosystem Assessment Drone Based Remote Sensing | Indigenous Led Area Based Conservation - Saskatchewan First Nations Communities Indigenous Led Natural Climate Solutions - Saskatchewan First Nations Communities Drone Based Biophysical Remote Sensing of Arctic Ecosystems - Cape Bounty |
Environmental Science - Biogeochemical cycling, Carbon exchange, Hydrological modeling Physical/Environmental Geography Remote Sensing GIS Indigenous Methodologies Indigenous Knowledges Statistical Analysis |
| Songnian Li email: snli@torontomu.ca |
Big Geospatial Data, Urban Mobility, Digital Twin, Crowdsourcing, GeoCollaboration, SDGs, Cultural Heritage Preservation | City Digital Twin to Support Low-altitude Economy, Digital Twin for Heritage Preservation, Geospatial-enabled SDGs Assessment and Monitoring MASc or PhD Funding Opportunities: Stipend Funding |
geoinformatics background with strong skills in 3D modeling, spatial modeling and analysis, and programming |
| Cheryl Teelucksingh email: teeluck@torontomu.ca |
Critical energy policy, environmental justice, and climate justice | The successful applicant will be a doctoral student who will work with a larger interdisciplinary team of researchers and students in a project led by the University of Toronto, with participation from several universities across Canada, (including McMaster University and Toronto Metropolitan University), to develop innovative, socially informed energy storage solutions to help Canada advance towards its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. The qualified applicant will have (1) qualitative methods skills (including the ability to analyze interview and focus group data and (2) an interest in critical energy policy. |
The applicant will report to Dr. Cheryl Teelucksingh (teeluck@torontomu.ca) at Toronto Metropolitan University. • The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in, and potentially work experience related to, renewable energy transitions and justice from a social science perspective. • Applicants must have a relevant master’s degree (e.g., political science, geography, environmental studies, or a related discipline) completed before the start date. • Be open to interdisciplinary research and working as part of an academic team • Interested in learning approaches and theories of community engagement and energy and sustainability transitions, • have an interest in policy analysis, sustainability, and social justice; • are familiar with social science methods such as qualitative interviews, surveys and/or statistics; • are proficient in English; • are motivated to work independently. • are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in the workspace. |
| Jay Park email: jaypark@torontomu.ca |
Sustainable Packaging Systems and Design, Industrial Ecology, Circular Economy Waste Management, Life cycle assessment | - Optimization of fresh produce packaging system and format for sustainability - Environmental analysis of the interactions between packaging and food waste - Development of sustainable packaging format for electric battery cells - Environmental assessment of different packaging system and formats in eCommerce supply chains - Development of smart eco-label systems and design for efficient environmental communications |
Education in sustainability, industrial/mechanical engineering, packaging science, food science, consumer behavior, supply chain management, or related fields. |
| ChungHyuk Lee email: chunghyuk.lee@torontomu.ca |
Hydrogen Technologies, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, Recycling, Synchrotron X-ray Characterization (webpage: www.chunghyuklee.com) | We are actively seeking MASc/PhD candidates to join the Fluids and Electrochemical Engineering Laboratory to work on the following projects: (1) Upcycling of Precious Group Metals and Valuable Polymers for the Energy Transition; (2) Designing Next Generation Materials and Interfaces for Advancing Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Water Electrolyzers, Electrochemical Carbon Capture and Conversion, and Supercapacitors; (3) Synchrotron X-ray-based Characterization of Transport Phenomena in Energy Materials. MASc or PhD Funding Opportunities: Stipend Funding |
Scientific background with aptitude for hands-on experimental work |
| Darko Joksimovic email: darkoj@torontomu.ca |
Urban drainage systems modelling and optimisation, hydroinformatics, development and application of decision support systems, water reuse, incident management in water distribution systems. | Feasibility and business case for blue roof implementation on commercial and industrial properties MASc Funding Opportunities: Stipend Funding |
Strong analytical skills, interest/background in stormwater management, knowledge of GIS, municipal governance and commercial real estate would be an asset |
| Elsayed Elbeshbishy email: Elsayed.elbeshbishy@torontomu.ca |
Resource recovery from wastes | Pretreatment prior to anaerobic digestion of muncipal sludge MASc or PhD Yes - Stipend Funding |
Excellent communication skills/BSc or MAsc in civil engineering or environmental engineering/ excellent writting skills |
| Sonya Graci email: sgraci@torontomu.ca |
Indigenous tourism, Island sustainability, Island tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Indigenous Entrepreneurship | Indigenous women entrepreneurs and sustainable livelihoods in tourism. MASc or PhD Yes - Stipend Funding |
Qualitative Research, Academic publications |
Krystal Nunes email: krystalnunes@gmail.com |
Pedagogy, STEM Education | Fostering resilient students: developing evidence-based interventions to combat fear of failure and support equitable help-seeking in undergraduate science courses
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Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Psychology |
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