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Researchers A‑Z

Lord Abbey
Assistant Professor, Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences

Sustainable food systems and food security; Soil nutrient management systems; Value addition to compost; Compost utilization
Michelle Adams
Associate Professor and Director, School for Resource and Environmental Studies

Policy; Industrial sustainability; Renewable energy; Industrial ecology; Industrial symbiosis; Resource efficiency; Sustainable development; Public engagement
Hamid Afshari
Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering

Energy supply chain; Sustainability and new technologies; Industrial energy symbiosis; Waste to energy; Industry 4.0 technologies (additive manufacturing, AI, sensors, etc.); Optimal mixture of renewable energy sources; Non-classical inventory management such as energy storage

Professor, Chemistry

Physical chemistry; Analytical chemistry; Energy;
Electrochemistry; Energy storage; Supercapacitors; Biosensors

Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies
Canada Research Chair, Human Dimensions of Cleaner Technology

Behavior change; Adoption diffusion; Social impacts; Justice and acceptability; Socio-technical transitions

Khaled Benis
Assistant Professor, Process Engineering & Applied Science

Waste and biomass valorization;Water and wastewater treatment; Modeling and optimization; Adsorption; Pyrolysis; Biochar


Professor, Mechanical Engineering


Powder metallurgy; Processing of materials; Press-and-sinter aluminum alloys; Robust industrial engineering

Professor, Earth Sciences
Killam Professor

Behaviour of trace elements during igneous and hydrothermal processes

Professor, Process Engineering and Applied Science

Fermentations; Encapsulations; Extraction of natural products; Waste utilizations and treatment

Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science
Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric Science


Arctic aerosol composition and sources; Carbon cycling in permafrost regions; Oceanic contributions to atmospheric aerosol; Physical and chemical properties of marine fog

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electromagnetics; Antenna; Wireless technology; Energy transfer
Saurabh S. Chitnis
Associate Professor, Chemistry

Inorganic chemistry; Main group catalysis; Hydrometallation; Inorganic polymers

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
NSERC/Pratt and Whitney Canada Industrial Research Chair in Structural Brazing and Processing of Powder Metallurgy Superalloys


Powder metallurgy;ÌýJoining of light materials;ÌýHigh temperature thermal analysis
Jeff Dahn
Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science
Canada Research Chair
NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair

Materials; Energy; Lithium-ion batteries; Combinatorial and high throughput materials science; Advanced battery materials; Electrochemistry; Energy storage

Assistant Professor, Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Chair, Chemistry

Nanomaterials; Solar energy; Catalysis; Optoelectronics; Inorganic chemistry; Materials synthesis; Solid-state chemistry

Alexander Engau
Associate Professor, Rowe School of Business

Multiple criteria decision analysis; Optimization;Operations research; Management science; Supply chain management;Transportation logistics; Mathematical modeling

James Forren
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture

Computation in architecture; Innovative building processes; Materials research; Rethinking technology; Social aspects of architectural technology; Design-build; Public interest design
Karen Foster
Associate Professor, Sociology and Social Anthropology
Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada

Economy, work and development; Knowledge, science and expertise; Political economy; Research methods; Rural communities; Social policy; Social statistics; Atlantic Canada

Professor, Chemistry
Harry Shirreff Chair of Chemical Research
Director, CTRI

Electrochemistry; Conjugated polymers; Solar fuels; Artificial photosynthesis; Organic electronics; Machine olfaction; Surface science

Professor, Civil and Resource Engineering
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Water Quality and Treatment
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Water resource management; Water quality and monitoring
Floris Goerlandt
Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering
Canada Research Chair in Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine Industries

Risk analysis and management; Safety engineering; Safety management; Decision making under uncertainty; Data analytics; Marine environmental protection; Maritime safety; Disaster preparedness and response

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Solid-liquid phase change; Close contact melting; Phase change material; Two-phase flow; Application of the inverse heat transfer methods
Kimberley Hall
Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science

Charge and spin dynamics in perovskite photovoltaic materials; Electron spin relaxation in III-V semiconductors; Many-body phenomena in semiconductor materials; Solid state quantum information using semiconductor quantum dots; Ultrafast dynamics and quantum control in semiconductors; Photophysical properties of diluted magnetic semiconductors; Photonic and spintronics devices
Peter Havard
Associate Professor, Engineering

Waste management; Environmental management; Energy and energy efficiency; Sustainability; Water management and monitoring
Quan Sophia He
Associate Professor, Engineering

Biomass conversion; Biofuels development; Nanocatalyst development and application; Separation of chiral compounds

Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science

Interface engineering; Organic electronics, Organic solar cells; Perovskite solar cells; Photoelectron spectroscopies; Printable electronics; Thin-film transistors; Surface and interface physics

Professor, Civil and Resource Engineering
Canada Research Chair in Cold Regions Ecological Engineering

Hydrology; Ecological engineering; Contaminant transport; Watershed modelling; Alternative wastewater treatment

Professor, Chemistry
Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry

Theoretical chemistry; Computational chemistry; Quantum chemistry; Density functional theory; Intermolecular interactions; Physical chemistry; Materials

Associate Professor, Process Engineering and Applied Science

Sustainable processes for production of specialty and commodity chemicals from renewable resources; Remediation process development to control the environmental impact of organic contaminants

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nanomaterials for energy conversion and sensing

Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science

Biological physics; Near-field vibrational spectroscopy; Scanning probe microscopy
Richard leBrasseur
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences

Performance landscapes; Sustainable development; Urbanisation; Green infrastructure; Ecosystem services; Green infrastructure; Landscape performance; Sustainable landscapes
Brian Lilley
Associate Professor, Architecture

Computation in architecture; Innovative building processes; Materials research; Responsive environments
Jesse Maassen
Assistant Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science

Solid state physics; Materials science; Condensed matter physics; Electrical engineering; Engineering physics; Transport modeling; Materials simulation; Energy conversion devices

Ryan MacDonell
Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Theoretical study of photochemistry; Internal conversion and nonadiabtic dynamics

Andrew Medeiros
Assistant Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies

Water security; Community-based research and engagement; Freshwater sustainability; Paleoecology; Biogeography; Conservation Science; Arctic ecosystems
Michael Metzger
Assistant Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science
Herzberg-Dahn Chair

Energy storage; Electrochemistry; Lithium-ion batteries; Lithium metal batteries; Desalination batteries

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Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science

Electrical transport properties; Magnetic nanostructures; Molecular beam epitaxy; Neutron scattering; Skyrmions
Sonil Nanda
Assistant Professor, Engineering

Waste-to-energy biorefinery technologies; Next-generation biofuels and biochemicals; Subcritical and supercritical water gasification; Torrefaction; Carbonization; Pyrolysis; Delignification; Enzymatic saccharification; Fermentation; Lignocellulosic biomass; Biogenic wastes; Biofuels; Biochar; Activated carbon
Mark Obrovac
Professor, Chemistry
NSERC/Novonix Industrial Research Chair in Metal Ion Batteries

Materials for energy storage; Materials synthesis; Advanced Li-ion battery materials; Metal-ion batteries; Magnesium batteries; Sodium ion batteries; Electrochemistry
Kevin Plucknett
Professor,ÌýIzaak Walton Killam Memorial Chair, Mechanical Engineering

Advanced structural and functional ceramics; Composites (including fibre-reinforced); Inorganic foams and porous materials; Materials processing; Mechanical behaviour; Electron microscopy; Oxidation and corrosion; Biopolymers
Gordon Price
Associate Professor, Engineering

Contaminant transport; soil fertility; organic waste management; disposal of Specified Risk Materials (SRM); Emerging Substances of Concern (ESOC)
Pedram Sadeghian
Assistant Professor, Civil and Resource Engineering
Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Infrastructure

Sustainable infrastructure; Fiber-reinforced composite materials
Ahmed Saif
Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering

Large-scale optimization; Decision making under uncertainty; Warehouse logistics analytics; Sustainable supply chains; Hybrid renewable energy systems
Alison Scott
Assistant Professor, Process Engineering and Applied Science

Design of polymeric materials; Structure/property relationships; Polymerization kinetics; Multi-component polymers; Polymer flocculants
Gurpreet Selopal
Assistant Professor, Engineering

Nanoengineering; Nanoelectronics; Photovoltaics; Green hydrogen production; Waste-water treatment; Solid state batteries; Smart agriculture; Biomedical engineering
Kate Sherren
Associate Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies

Climate adaptation; Ecosystem services; Energy; Environmental education; Food; Landscape values; Water; Spatial and visual methods

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lab on a chip; Environmental sensors; Deep ocean microfluidics; Nutrients; Genomics; eDNA
Alex Speed
Associate Professor, Chemistry

Organic chemistry; Main Group chemistry; Asymmetric catalysis; Atom transfer; Electron transfer; Photochemistry; Sulfur hexafluoride activation
Amina Stoddart
Assistant Professor, Civil and Resource Engineering

Water quality and treatment
Mark Stradiotto
Arthur B. McDonald Research Chair & Alexander McLeod Professor of Chemistry

Inorganic chemistry; Organometallic chemistry; Organic chemistry; Green Chemistry and sustainability; Catalysis; Synthesis; Ligand design; Cross-coupling

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Renewable energy (solar, wind, tidal); Energy storage (management, demand side management, lithium-ion and lead-acid chemistries); Electric vehicles, (battery energy storage, electric drive systems, charging infrastructure and management)

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Computational modelling of materials; Fiber-reinforced composite materials; structural rehabilitation and vibration-based damage detection; Smart sensors; Fatigue and fracture of materials; Characterization of impact response
Alison Thompson
Professor, Chemistry
Canada Research Chair in Pyrrole Chemistry for Energy and Molecular Biology
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Synthetic chemistry; Conjugated molecular systems; (photo)physical properties; (photo)chemical probes
Laura Turculet
Professor, Chemistry

Organometallic chemistry; Transition metals; Organosilicon chemistry; Sustainability in chemical synthesis; Homogeneous catalysis; Hydrofunctionalization; Inorganic chemistry
Peter Tyedmers
Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies

Ecosystems; Industrial sustainability; Life cycle assessment; Ecological economics; Carbon footprint; Ecosystem services
M. AliÌýÃœlkü
Professor, Rowe School of Business
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Modeling of service and manufacturing systems; Development of practical logistics policies for green supply chains; Behavioural issues in operations management; Sustainable consumption
Cristina Verissimo
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture

Adaptive reuse of buildings; Materials research; Design-build
Chad Walker
Assistant Professor, School of Planning
Cross-appointed within SRES

Energy justice; Local support; Energy policy; Planning; Renewable energy; Local Smart Grids; Sustainable energy; Indigenous leadership; Truth and Reconciliation; Geography
Tony Walker
Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies

Biodiversity conservation; Freshwater and marine systems; Health and environmental justice; Industrial sustainability; Urban and regional issues

Ulrike (Ulli) Werner-Zwanziger
Adjunct Professor, Chemistry

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance; Ceramics; Biomaterials

Professor Emerita, Chemistry

Physical chemistry; Materials, Energy; Thermal properties of materials; Materials science; Energy storageYunyun

Yunyun Wu
Assitant Professor, Dentistry

Electroactive Biomaterials; Biosensors; Electronic Textiles; Wearable Electronics; Eco/bioresorbable Devices; Stretchable Electronics

Penghao Xiao
Assistant Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science

Battery materials; Electrocatalysis;ÌýAlloy oxidation/corrosion; Long-time scale dynamics; Density functional theory
Chongyin Yang
Assistant Professor, Physics and Atmospheric Science
Tesla Canada Chair

Li-ion battery; Electrochemistry; Rechargeable batteries; Energy materials

Professor, Chemistry

Synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy; Nanoparticles; Catalysis; Biomedicine; Nanotechnology; Materials

Professor, Chemistry
Canada Research Chair in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Materials

Materials; Physical chemistry; Computational chemistry; Theoretical chemistry; Glass; Opto-mechanical effects; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Density functional theory
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