Department Chair

  • Catherine Nolin
    BA Geography (University of Calgary), MA, PhD (Queen's University at Kingston, 2000)
    • Professor, Geography
    • Department Chair, Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
    Phone:
    250-960-5875
    Cell:
    250-961-5875
    Office Number:
    Teaching Lab 8-148

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MA NRES Geography ; MA Interdisciplinary Studies

    I am a social geographer with two broad areas of research interest that connect in many ways and often overlap: Guatemala/Violence/Development/Justice and Migration/Transnationalism/Refugee Studies. I am a Professor of Geography and Chair of the Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental...

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Faculty

  • Theresa Adesanya
    PhD, MSc (University of Manitoba)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6353
    Office Number:
    Teaching Lab 8-147

    Supervises in: MSc Environmental Science

    Dr. Theresa Adesanya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences. She obtained a PhD in Soil Science from the University of Manitoba. Her research expertise includes various aspects of soil and environmental science such as soil fertility, soil...

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  • Stephen Dery
    BSc, MSc (Atmospheric Science - York University), PhD (Atmospheric Science - McGill University)
    • Professor, Environmental Science
    • Program Committee Member, Northern Studies
    Phone:
    250-960-5193
    Office Number:
    8-414

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography ; MNRES

    Dr. Déry's research focuses on hydrometeorological processes and their impacts on the surface energy and water budgets in high latitudes/altitudes within the context of climate change. Our research group has expertise and interest in: 1) the fundamentals of meteorology and meteorological...

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  • Siraj Ul Islam
    PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (UNBC)
    • Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
    Phone:
    250-960-5723
    Office Number:
    8-306

    Supervises in: MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography

    Dr. Islam is a hydroclimatologist, with research interests spanning a broad spectrum of environmental science, including climate dynamics and prediction, snow hydrology, data analysis, and numerical modeling.

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  • Peter Jackson
    PhD, BSc (honours) (University of British Columbia), FCMOS
    • Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5985

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES ; MSc NRES Geography

    Dr. Jackson is a mesoscale meteorologist whose research mostly concerns the interaction between the atmosphere and complex terrain and how this affects wind, precipitation, climate, and air quality. He also investigates environmental applications including dispersion of biota and atmospheric...

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  • Dr. Hossein Kazemian
    Postdoc - Environmental Material Chemistry (UWO, Canada), PhD - Analytical Chemistry (Isfahan Univeristy, Iran)
    • Assistant Professor (Tenured)
    • Faculty and Head of Northern Analytical Laboratory Services (NALS)
    Phone:
    250-960-5168
    Cell:
    778-890-2355
    Office Number:
    4-257

    Supervises in: MSc Environmental Science ; PhD Environmental Science ; MSc Chemistry

    I am a dedicated Chemist with extensive experience in the fields of analytical, environmental, and material chemistry. Over the years, I have had the privilege of leading teams and making significant contributions in both academic and industrial settings. My area of specialization lies in the...

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  • Philip Owens
    PhD (University of Exeter, UK), MSc (UBC), BSc (Coventry Polytechnic, UK)
    • Professor (on sabbatical)
    • Research Chair, Landscape Ecology
    Phone:
    250-960-6177
    Office Number:
    8-416

    Supervises in: MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography ; PhD NRES

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  • Youmin Tang
    • Professor, Environmental Science
    Phone:
    250-960-5190
    Office Number:
    8-429

    Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MSc NRES Environmental Science ; MSc NRES Geography

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Adjunct Faculty

Postdoctoral Researchers

Former Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Dr. Uttam Puri Goswami (PhD, Water Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India – 2018), 2022-2023 – Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Déry
  • Dr. Chibuike Onwukwe (PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies – Environmental Science, UNBC– 2021), 2021-2023 – Supervisors: Dr. Brian Menounos and Dr. Peter Jackson
  • Dr. Jingwen Wu (PhD, Beijing Normal University, China – 2020), 2021-2022 – Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Déry