Former Graduate Students

Shuyang Wang
Ph.D. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Geochemical and hydrological controls on the release of phosphorus from legacy storage zones in agricultural stream corridors

Seyed Ziaedin Miry
Ph.D. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Multidimensional Analysis of Smouldering Combustion: Advancing Smouldering Characteristics Understanding in the Context of STAR Remediation of Soil
Sabrina Jivani
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Analyzing the effect of land management practices and climatic factors on the seasonality of phosphorus loading from an urban sub-watershed to Lake Erie.
Emily Verkuil
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Investigating the physiochemical properties of various road salts and their environmental impact

Yunpeng Gao
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Geospatial tool for septic system contaminant loads

Evan Angus
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Examination of factors contributing to septic contamination in lake tributaries.

Christopher Jobity
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Analysis of septic system wastewater delivery pathways to nearby streams.
Difan Su
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Time-lapse Geoelectrical Monitoring of Acid Mine Drainage Generation and Release from Coal Mine Waste Rock

Dillon Vyn
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Identifying urban phosphorus sources and evaluating phosphorus reduction performance of low impact development infrastructure at an urban watershed scale

Laura Vogel
Ph.D. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Quantification of fecal indicator bacteria at the surface-water interface at four Great Lakes beaches
Current Position: Senior Engineer, Chen Moore and Associates, Miami, U.S.

Jiahao Wang
Ph.D. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Smouldering Performance and Characteristics of Porous Media and Fuel

Angelos Almpanis
Ph.D. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Characterization of organic compounds with DC Resistivity and Induced Polarization
Tarek Rashwan
Ph.D. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Smouldering as a Novel Disposal Method for Biosolids.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Open University, Milton Keynes, England

Archana Tamang
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Field validation of geospatial modelling tool for estimation of phosphorous loading from septic systems to tributaries in the Lake Simcoe watershed.
Current Position: Environmental Scientist, Pinchin Ltd

Alexandra Duchesne
M.E.Sc StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Smouldering (STAR) Remediation of PFAS-contaminated soil & granular activated carbon.
Current Position: Project Engineer, Savron Solutions, Guelph ON

Victoria Trglavcnik
Ph.D. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Influence of oceanic processes on groundwater flow and contaminant transport on Sable Island, Nova Scotia
Current Position: Environmental Engineer, WSP Golder, London, ON

Alexander Stevenson
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Assessing the relative role of zero valent iron and organic substrates in the degradation of chlorinated solvents using ex-situ remediation technologies.
Current Position: Ontario & Maritimes Sales Representative, Lincoln Biotech

Omneya El Sharnouby
Ph.D. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Degradation of 1,2-Dichloroethane using nano scale zero valent iron (nZVI).
Current Position: Senior Environmental Engineer at WSP E&I Canada Limited, Waterloo, ON

Gavin Overbeeke
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Characterizing Microbial Subsurface Repopulation Dynamics Following Self-sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR)
Current Position: Geoscientist, AEL Environment

Rebecca Solinger
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Numerical Modelling of STAR to Optimize Smouldering Combustion for NAPL Remediation
Current Position: Environmental Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants

Maria Sia
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Evaluating evapotranspiration from green roofs under Canadian climatic conditions
Current Position: PhD student, University of Victoria

Tao Ji
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Investigating groundwater discharge into the Great Lakes and groundwater's relation to water quality on the beaches.
Current Position: Category Manager, tms, China

Laura Kinsman
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Scaling Relationships of Self-sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR)
Current Position: Project Professional, Savron Solutions, Guelph, ON

Ian Molnar
Ph.D. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Employing Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography to Study Silver Nanoparticle Transport Through Soils
Current Position: Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

Spencer Malott
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Investigating the impacts of groundwater-surface-water interaction at a beach interface
Current Position: Software developer, Acro Commerce, Kelowna, BC

Chris Kocur
Ph.D. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Mobility of Nano-scale Zero Valent Iron in Porous Media at NAPL Residual.
Current Position: Research Engineer, ESG, Royal Military College, Kingston, ON

Mehrnoosh Ebrahimzadeh
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Development of Geophysical Tools for Mapping Geoenvironmental Remediation.
Current Position: Sustainability Manager, Colliers, Toronto.

Ginevra Alessandra Perelli
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Characterizing Thermal and Hydraulic Properties for Saturated and Unsaturated Soil on the Green Roof.
Current Position: Sustainability Project Coordinator at Green Reason Inc.

Chris Power
Ph.D.Research Interests / Specializations: Evaluating Geo-electrical Techniques for Mapping Subsurface Contamination and Remediation.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Western University, London, ON

Jessica Barker
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Feasibility of Aquifer Storage, Transfer and Recovery in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh.
Current Position: Registered Energy AdvisorRegistered Energy Advisor Sustainable Kingston, Kingston, ON

Jacky Lee
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Discharge of industrial groundwater contaminants to the Great Lakes.
Current Position: Associate Manager, IBI Group

Shumsun Nahar Siddique
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Modeling on Mobility of Nanoparticles (Carbon Nanotubes) through Subsurface.
Current Position: PhD student, Lakehead University, ON

Andrew Sims
M.E.Sc. StudentResearch Interests / Specializations: Evaluating green roof performance.
Current Position: Environmental Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, Guelph ON

Tanzeer Hasan
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Advanced Numerical Modeling of Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR)
Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nawrin Anwar
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Nutrient Dynamics in tidally-influenced coastal aquifers.
Current Position:Senior Engineer, Westchester County, New York, U.S.

Madiha Salman
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Self-sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR)

Clayton Inculet
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Characterization of DNAPL Source Zones with Down Gradient Concentration Signals.

Jaeleah Jon Goor
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Field assessment of bioswale bioretention system performance for reducing nutrient loading in urban storm water.
Current Position: Engineer in Training, Matrix Solutions, London, ON

Tanvir Hassan
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Modeling of Water Aggressiveness and Corrosiveness toward Lead Plumbing in the Drinking water Distribution system of the city of London.
Current Position: AWC Water Solutions, Water and Wastewater Engineer

Ambareen Atisha
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Synthesis of iron nanoparticles to dechlorinate TCE, TCA and 1,2 DCA.

Nikolai Mattison
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Mobility of Nanomaterials through Porous Media.
Current Position: Engineer, Worley Parsons, Calgary, AB.

Stephanie Drake
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Wettability Characterization for Diesel Fuels.
Current Position: Environmental Engineer (P.Eng), Trace Associates Inc., Calgary, AB

Andrew Oleniuk
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid(DNAPL) Dissolution in Systems with Non-Water Wet Porous Media.
Current Position: WSP Golder, Halifax, NS.

Stephanie McPhee
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Numerical Modeling of Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR)
Current Position: Sustainability Officer, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

Tiwee Pang
Ph.D.Research Interests / Specializations: Discrete Fracture Modelling to Simulate DNAPL Remediation Technologies.

Jing Cheng
Ph.D.Research Interests / Specializations: Development testing and characterization of carbon-nanotube-based systems for removal of contaminants in surface water.

Gaurav Goel
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Are dynamic effects in capillary pressure important at the field scale?

Brendan McKenzie
M.Eng.Research Interests / Specializations: Field Scale Modeling of DNAPL Dissolution.
Current Position: Project Lead at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Ruchi Shah
M.E.Sc.Current Position: Environmental Engineer at Nichols Environmental (Canada) Ltd.

Geremy Camps-Roach
M.E.Sc.
Erin Cullen
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Modelling Nanoparticle Transport.
Current Position: Engineer, Stantec, St. John's, NL.

Xueying Liu
M.E.Sc.Current Position: Consulting Engineer, Toronto, ON.

Marco A. B. Zanoni
M.E.Sc.Research Interests / Specializations: Fundamentals of Applied Smouldering Combustion
Current Position: Research Scientist, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Brian Harrison
M.E.Sc Student | Advisor: Gerhard, J.Research Interests / Specializations: Evaluating the effectiveness of smoldering (STAR) remediation of PFAS-contaminated soils and GAC at increasing scales.

Maxwell Servos
M.E.Sc Student | Power, C.Research Interests / Specializations: Surface-to-horizontal borehole electrical resistivity tomography: applications to organic contaminants

Patrick Merritt
M.E.Sc Student | Advisor: Power, C.Research Interests / Specializations: Evaluation and Optimization of Mine Water Management in the Sydney Coal Field.

Brennan Steffan Donado Visbal
M.E.Sc Student | Advisor: Robinson, C.Research Interests / Specializations: Assessment and optimization of bioswale bioretention systems for the effective removal of contaminants from urban storm water.

Ryan Morales
M.E.Sc Student | Advisor: Gerhard, J.Research Interests / Specializations: Waste Heat Recovery from Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation, Ex situ

Deanna Hersey
M.E.Sc Student | Advisor: Power, C.Research Interests / Specializations: Comparative analysis of various engineered cover systems for mine waste rock piles

James Gale
M.E.Sc Student | Advisor: Robinson, C.Research Interests / Specializations: Effects of the changing storm & wave climate and sea-level rise on saltwater intrusion and coastal groundwater levels.

Kyle Robinson
M.E.Sc Student | Advisor: C. Robinson, C. Power
Meghan Anne Vissers
M.E.Sc Student | Advisor: Robinson, C.Research Interests / Specializations: Role of groundwater-surface water interactions in delivering phosphorus to agriculture streams.
Darren Alvarenga
M.E.Sc Student | Advisors: Robinson, C. & Power CResearch Interests / Specializations: Assessment of use of geophysical techniques for monitoring stormwater bioretention systems

Gillian Wilton
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: Injecting Carbon into Soil to Support STAR Remediation

Taryn Fournie
Ph.D. Student | Advisor: Gerhard, J.Research Interests / Specializations: Ph.D. Student in environmental engineering

Joshua Brown
M.E.Sc. GraduateResearch Interests / Specializations: STAR Industrial Research.
Current Position:Engineer, Savron Solutions, Guelph, ON