Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan

Key Topics

Global Water Futures: Solutions to Water Threats in an Era of Global Change (CFREF)

Canadian Rockies Hydrological Observatory

Near Real-Time Data from CRHO Stations

Principles of Hydrology Short Course, January 2020

GEOG 898.3: Process-based hydrological modelling, May 2020

The International Network for Alpine Research Catchment Hydrology (INARCH)

NSERC CREATE Program for Water Security

Marmot Creek Research Basin

CH Alumni
Former post-doctoral fellows:

Name	Next Post	eMail	Web Link
Dr Elvis Asong	Climate Change Specialist, Associated Engineering, Calgary, AB	eMail
Dr Jonathan Conway	Hydrological Forecasting Scientist, National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) Lauder, New Zealand	eMail	www
Dr Marcos Cordeiro	Visiting Fellow, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge, AB	eMail	www
Dr Diogo Costa	Research Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada Saskatoon, SK	eMail
Dr Edgar Guzman	ATLOC Canada	eMail	www
Dr Daryl Janzen	Sessional Lecturer, Physics Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK	eMail	www
Nicolas Leroux	Post-Doc, Université du Québec à Montréal	eMail
Dr Muluneh Mekonnen	Water Modelling Engineer, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, Edmonton, AB	eMail	www
Dr Taufique Mahmood	Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, USA	eMail	www
Dr Keith Musselman	U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA	eMail	www
Dr Kabir Rasouli	Research Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada Montreal, QB	eMail
Dr Michael Schirmer	WSL Institute of Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland	eMail	www
Dr Nic Wayand	Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Washington, USA	eMail	www

Former post-graduate students at the Centre for Hydrology:

Name	Higher Degree	Thesis	Next Post	eMail	Details
Hawi Abate	PhD, 2013	Modelling stream-groundwater interactions along mountain valleys		eMail	www
Nik Aksamit	PhD, 2017	Alpine Boundary Layer Turbulence and Snow Transport	1) Post-Doc, Centre for Hydrology 2) Nonlinear Dynamics Group, Institute for Mechanical Systems ETH - University of Zürich	eMail
Khawaja Faran Ali	PhD, 2009	Construction of sediment budgets in large scale drainage basins: the case of the upper Indus River	Post-Doc, University of British Columbia	eMail	www
Emily Anderson	MSc, 2017	Modelling Changes in Multi-Decadal Streamflow Contributions – Bologna Glacier, Selwyn Mountains, NWT, Canada	Water Resources Specialist, Environment and Climate Change Canada	eMail
Maria Armstrong	MSc, 2018	Prairie wetland water quality	Chemistry Research Assistant, IISD-ELA	eMail
Rob Armstrong	PhD, 2011	Spatial variability of actual evaporation in a prairie landscape	Research Officer, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), University of Queensland	eMail	www
Nathalie Brunet	MSc, 2011	Prairie pothole drainage and water quality	Hydrologist, Saskatchewan Water Security Agency	eMail	www
Laura Comeau	MSc, 2009	Glacier contribution to the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers	1) PhD Student (U. Edinburgh) 2) Transport Modeller, Transport For London	eMail	www
Chris DeBeer	PhD, 2012	Simulating Areal Snowcover Depletion and Snowmelt Runoff in Alpine Terrain	1) Canada North Environmental Services 2) Changing Cold Regions Network Manager, Global Institute for Water Security 3) Science Manager, Global Water Futures and INARCH	eMail	www
Pablo Dornes	PhD, 2009	An approach for modelling snowcover ablation and snowmelt runoff in cold region environments	Universidad Nacional de la Pampa, Argentina	eMail	www
Stacey Dumanski	MSc, 2015	Hydrological regime changes in a Canadian Prairie wetland basin	CCRN Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, Global Institute for Water Security	eMail
Chad Ellis	PhD, 2011	Radiation and snowmelt dynamics in mountain forests	1) Post-Doc, Centre for Hydrology: 2) Silvatech Group, Salmon Arm, BC: 3) Instructor, Okanagan College, BC	eMail	www
Kirby England	MSc, 2019	Busy beavers in the big City: an analysis of beaver distribution, foraging and non-lethal forage management in urban riverine forests		eMail
Xing (Logan) Fang	MSc, 2007	Snow hydrology of Canadian prairie droughts: model development and application	Research Officer, Centre for Hydrology	eMail	www
Chris Gabrielli	PhD, 2018	The role of Bedrock Groundwater in Headwater Catchments: Processes, Patterns, Storage and Transit Times		eMail
Amy Goodbrand	MSc, 2013	Influence of lakes and peatlands on groundwater contribution to Boreal streamflow		eMail	www
Xiu Juan (May) Guan	MSc, 2010	Shallow soil moisture - ground thaw interactions and controls	1) Research Technician, Centre for Hydrology: 2) Meteorological & Hydrometric Technologist, Alberta Environment and Parks	eMail	www
Daniel Günther	MSc, 2015	Discharge processes during a rain-on-snow event	PhD Student, University of Innsbruck	eMail
Phillip Harder	MSc, 2013; PhD, 2018	MSc: Precipitation Phase Partitioning with a Psychrometric Energy Balance: Model Development and Application PhD: Unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing of snow: improving snowmelt prediction	Post-Doc, Global Water Futures / Centre for Hydrology, U of S	eMail	www
Warren Helgason	PhD, 2009	Energy Fluxes at the Air-Snow Interface	Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering,U of S	eMail	www
Kimberley Janzen	MSc, 2008	Hyporheic flow in a mountainous riverine system	McDonnell Watershed Hydrology lab, U of S	eMail	www
Dan Karran	PhD, 2018	The Engineering of Peatland Form and Function by Beaver (Castor spp.)	Lecturer, Olds College	eMail
Nicholas Kinar	PhD, 2013	Acoustic Measurement of Snow	1) Post-Doc, Centre for Hydrology, U of S 2) Research Scientist, Global Water Futures / Centre for Hydrology, U of S	eMail	www
Sebastian Krogh	PhD, 2018	Past and Future Hydrology Near the Artic Treeline	Post-Doc, University of Nevada
Nicolas Leroux	PhD, 2018	Mass and heat flow through snowpacks	Post-Doc, Université du Québec à Montréal	eMail
Gro Lilbaek	PhD, 2009	Compositional Change of Meltwater Infiltrating Frozen Ground	Post-Doc, University of Alberta	eMail	www
Zhibang Lv	PhD, 2019	Hydrological Remote Sensing	Post-Doc, Centre for Hydrology	eMail
James MacDonald	MSc, 2010	Unloading on intercepted snow in conifer forests	Guide & Naturalist, One Ocean Expeditions; Instructor, Raven Rescue	eMail	www
Matt MacDonald	MSc, 2011	Hydrological response unit-based blowing snow modelling over mountainous terrain	1) PhD 2015 (U. Edinburgh) 2) Post-Doc, University of Manitoba	eMail	www
Chris Marsh	PhD, 2019	Emergent Phenomena and Model Complexity in Simulating Mountain Hydrology in Cold Regions	Post-Doc, Centre for Hydrology	eMail	www
Jason Mercer	MSc, 2018	Insights into mountain wetland resilience to climate change: An evaluation of the hydrological processes contributing to the hydrodynamics of alpine wetlands in the Canadian Rocky Mountains	PhD Student, University of Wyoming	eMail
Adam Minke	MSc, 2010	Estimating water storage of prairie pothole wetlands		eMail	www
Alasdair Morrison	PhD, 2019	Moving from Flood Resistance to Resilience: "Still Doing it the Hard Way" in Western Canada		eMail
Ross Phillips	MSc, 2011	Connectivity and runoff dynamics in heterogeneous drainage basins	Golder Associates	eMail	www
Kabir Rasouli	PhD, 2017	Sensitivity Analysis of Mountain Hydrology to Changing Climate	Post-Doc, Centre for Hydrology, U of S	eMail
Jennifer Roste	MSc, 2015	Development and Evaluation of a Canadian Prairie Nutrient Transport Model	Independent contractor / consultant	eMail
Lucia Scaff	PhD, 2019	Convective Precipitation over Complex Terrain, Current and Future Climate		eMail
Nicole Seitz Vermeer	MSc, 2011	Advancing cumulative effects assessment methodology for river systems	Water Research Specialist, Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry	eMail	www
Dean Shaw	PhD, 2010	The influence of contributing area on the hydrology of the prairie pothole region of North America	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada	eMail	www
Erin Shaw	MSc, 2009	Lateral exchange of water and nitrogen along a beaver-dammed stream draining a Rocky Mountain valley	Worley Parsons	eMail	www
Evan Siemens	MSc, 2016	The effects of climate variability on hydrological processes in a Canadian Rocky Mountain headwater catchment	Police Officer, Saskatoon	eMail
Nichole Stoll	MSc, 2019	Exploring beaver dam capacity in the Canadian Boreal Plains Ecozone		eMail
Stephanie Streich	MSc, 2019	The hydrological function of a mountain valley-bottom peatland under drought conditions		eMail
Mohammadreza Zarcheshm	MSc, 2018	Delineation of Surface Water Features Using RADARSAT-2 Imagery and a TOPAZ Masking Approach over the Prairie Pothole Region in Canada		eMail