Former Post Doctoral Fellows

Jorge Dominguez

Jorge Dominguez

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: STAR Industrial Project
Current Position: Remediation Engineer at Savron, Guelph , ON.

Ahmed Chowdhury

Ahmed Chowdhury

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Mobility of nZVI in the Subsurface under the Influence of Electrokinetics.
Current Position: Independent Consultant

Ming Zhi Wu

Ming Zhi Wu

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Numerical modeling of groundwater-lake interactions on fate of nutrients and bacteria at beaches of the Great Lakes.
Current Position: Senior Hydrogeologist at Pells Sullivan Meynink

Cjestmir de Boer

Cjestmir de Boer

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Mobility and Longevity of pre-Synthesis Stabilized Nano-scale Zero Valent Iron in Natural Porous Media.
Current Position: University of Stuttgart, Scientist

Hardiljeet Boparai

Hardiljeet Boparai

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Removal of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metals by Zerovalent Iron Nanoparticles.
Current Position: Research Associate, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Magdalena Krol

Magdalena Krol

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Project: Modelling of nZVI transport in the subsurface
Current Position: Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director, York University, Toronto, ON.

Zachery R. Staley

Zachery R. Staley

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Quantification of fecal indicator bacteria at the surface-water interface at four Great Lakes beaches.
Current Position:

Maja Staniec

Maja Staniec

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Green Roofs
Current Position:

Nataphan Sakulchaicharoen

Nataphan Sakulchaicharoen

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Project: Development of Zero-Valent Iron nanoparticles (nZVI) for subsurface remediation of chlorinated solvents.
Current Position:

Rory Hadden

Rory Hadden

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Self-sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

Eun Jung Kim

Eun Jung Kim

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Evaluation of water aggressiveness and corrosiveness toward lead plumbing in the drinking water distribution system of the City of London.
Current Position:

Irina Kouznetsova

Irina Kouznetsova

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Process-Based Modeling of Enhanced Anaerobic Bioremediation of Trichloroethene in DNAPL Source Zones.
Current Position:

Kevin Mumford

Kevin Mumford

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: (1) Numerical Modeling of Dynamic Pressure Effects in intermediate-wet and Organic-wet Sands. (2) Laboratory Investigation of Capillary pressure-Saturation Relationships during NAPL Dissolution
Current Position: Associate Professor, Queen's University, Kingston, ON

Nizar Mustafazyoud

Nizar Mustafazyoud

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Assessing the Risk of Organic Contaminants at Off-Site Receptors.
Current Position:

Paolo Pironi

Paolo Pironi

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: In-Situ Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR).
Current Position:

Prabhakar Sharma

Prabhakar Sharma

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: (1) Real World Soil-NAPL Wettability: Tools for Site Assessment and Implications for Site Remediation. (2) Mobility of Engineered Nanoparticles (carbon nanotubes) in the Subsurface.
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Uppsala University (Sweden)

Kela Weber

Kela Weber

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: (1) Ecotoxicity of Nanomaterials (2) Transport and Fate of Pathogens at Beach Fronts
Current Position: Associate Professor, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON

Marco A. B. Zanoni

Marco A. B. Zanoni

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Fundamentals of Applied Smouldering Combustion
Current Position:

Ariel  Nunez Garcia

Ariel Nunez Garcia

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: Fundamentals of Applied Smouldering Combustion.
Current Position:

Shagun

Shagun

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests / Specializations: To examine the influence of rainfall and watershed characteristics on first flush behavior of pollutants in urban and mixed-urban subwatersheds located in continental climates.