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Department Chair
Halseth, Dr. Greg
PhD, MA (Queen's University at Kingston, 1993); BA (University of British Columbia)
Biography
Greg Halseth is a Professor in the Geography Program at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he is also the Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies, and the founder and Co-Director of the UNBC Community Development Institute.
Departmental Coordinator
Nolin, Dr. Catherine
PhD, MA (Queen's University at Kingston); BA Geography (University of Calgary)
Biography
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.
Faculty
Adesanya, Dr. Theresa
PhD, MSc (University of Manitoba)
Research and expertise
Déry, Dr. Stephen
BSc, MSc (Atmospheric Science - York University), PhD (Atmospheric Science - McGill University)
Research and expertise
Islam, Dr. Siraj Ul
PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (UNBC)
Research and expertise
Jackson, Dr. Peter
PhD, BSc Honours (University of British Columbia); FCMOS
Kazemian, Dr. Hossein
Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Western Ontario); PhD, MSc, BSc (Isfahan University, Iran)
Research and expertise
Owens, Dr. Philip
PhD (University of Exeter, UK), MSc (UBC), BSc (Coventry Polytechnic, UK)
Research and expertise
Tang, Dr. Youmin
Professors Emeriti/Emeritae
Rutherford, Dr. P. Michael
PhD (University of Alberta), BSc Honours (University of British Columbia), Diploma of Technology (British Columbia of Technology)
Research and expertise
Adjunct Faculty
Aravindakshan, Dr. Nikhil
Postdoctorate (University of Calgary), PhD (University of Regina), MSc (Hyderabad Central University, India)
Biography
Nikhil P. Aravindakshan received his PhD in Computational Chemistry while working with Prof. Allan East at the University of Regina. His research is on molecular dynamics simulations using HPC clusters, specifically studies on the transport properties of Ionic Liquids (IL) and molten salts.
Miller, Brendan
MSc (University of Alberta), PGeo
Biography
Brendan Miller is a Research Soil Scientist with the British Columbia Ministry of Forests in Prince George.
Raine, Dr. Jason
MSc, PhD (University of Guelph)
Biography
Dr. Raine is an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Science and Operations Manager of the Quesnel River Research Centre in Likely, B.C.
Selbie, Dr. Daniel
PhD Biology (Queen's University)
Biography
Dr. Selbie is a researcher with Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) Science Branch, and Head of the Lakes Research Program at the Cultus Lake Salmon Research Laboratory (CLSRL) at Cultus Lake, B.C.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Batoye, Dr. Smriti
PhD, MSc (Panjab University, India)
Biography
Dr. Smriti Batoye is an accomplished ecotoxicologist with a strong focus on the effects of environmental stressors on aquatic ecosystems.
Kassaun, Dr. Banchamlak
PhD (Lakehead University)
Biography
Banchamlak Bemerw Kassaun is a PhD graduate in Environmental Biotechnology from Lakehead University, specializing in biopolymer synthesis, lignin modification, and the sustainable transformation of natural materials into advanced composites for applications like coatings and 3D printing.
Lilhare, Dr. Rajtantra
PhD NRES (UNBC - 2020), MTech, Remote Sensing and GIS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, India - 2013)
Roohollahi, Hossein
PhD Chemical Engineering (Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic - Tehran, Iran), MSc, BSc Chemical Engineering
Former Postdoctoral Fellows
- Dr. Aanchal Alagh (PhD, Material Science and Nanotechnology (Universidad Rovira I Virgili, Spain) 2024-2025 - Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
- Dr. Dominic Reiffarth (PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (University of Northern British Columbia) 2023-2025 - Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
- Dr. Sunil Walia (PhD, Material Chemistry (CeNS, affiliated to Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India), 2022-2025 - Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
- Dr. Nasim Ghavidel (PhD, Chemistry and Material Science (Lakehead University, Canada), 2021-2025 - Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
- Dr. Hoorieh Jahanbani (PhD, Organic Chemistry (Tarbiat Modares University, Iran), 2021-2024 - Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
- Dr. Saeed Bagherifam (PhD, Environmental Chemistry (University of New England - Armidale, Australia), PhD Environmental Soil Chemistry (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran), 2023-2024 - Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
- Dr. Mohammad Kavand (PhD, Chemical Engineering (Laval University, Canada), 2022-2024 – Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
- Dr. Aatif Ali Shah (PhD, Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Science and Technology (South Korea), 2022-2024 – Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Kazemian
- 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