Faculty
| Name | Position | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Barbour | Professor | 966-5369 | lee.barbour@usask.ca |
 College/School:Engineering Department:Civil and Geological Engineering Office Location:Engineering 3B32 Fax:966-5427 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Executive; Sustainable development of natural resources | |||
| Helen Baulch | Assistant Professor | 966-2549 | helen.baulch@usask.ca |
 College/School:School of Environment and Sustainability Department:N/A Office Location:NHRC 1016 Fax:966-1193 Designations:Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University Master of Science in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta Honours Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Waterloo Areas of Interest:
Water quality Aquatic ecology Global change Biogeochemical cycles Greenhouse gas emissions Eutrophication | |||
| Angela Bedard-Haughn | Assistant Professor | 966-4291 | angela.bedard.haughn@usask.ca |
College/School:Agriculture and Bioresources Department:Soil Science Office Location:Agriculture 5D18 Fax:966-6881 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security | |||
| Lalita Bharadwaj | Associate Professor | 966-5553 | lalita.bharadwaj@usask.ca |
College/School:School of Public Health Department:N/A Office Location:RUH 2701 Fax:966-7920 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change; Socio-hydrology | |||
| Douglas Clark | Centennial Chair and Assistant Professor | 966-5405 | d.clark@usask.ca |
 College/School:School of Environment and Sustainability Department:N/A Office Location:Kirk Hall 331 Fax:966-2298 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Socio-hydrology | |||
| Dirk de Boer | Department Head | 966-5671 | dirk.deboer@usask.ca |
College/School:Arts and Science Department:Geography and Planning Office Location:Kirk Hall 105 Fax:966-5860 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security | |||
| Amin Elshorbagy | Professor | 966-5414 | amin.elshorbagy@usask.ca |
College/School:Engineering Department:Civil and Geological Engineering Office Location:Engineering 3B52 Fax:966-5427 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security | |||
| Grant Ferguson | Associate Professor | 966-7427 | grant.ferguson@usask.ca |
 College/School:College of Engineering Department:Department of Civil and Geological Engineering Office Location:2B22 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| John Giesy | Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology | 966-2096 | john.giesy@usask.ca |
 College/School:WCVM Department:Veterinary Biomedical Sciences Office Location:Toxicology 131 Fax:966-4796 Biography:John Giesy is among the world's most innovative and influential researchers in the fields of environmental toxicology and chemistry, and one of the world's leading experts in aquatic toxicology. In addition to holding the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology in the U of S department of veterinary biomedical sciences and Toxicology Centre, Giesy is working on a global scale as a chair professor in Hong Kong and Nanjing. His work in China includes collaborative work on the environmental impacts of human activity to help develop more environmentally responsible industry processes. He has conducted research into the movement, bioaccumulation, and effects of toxic substances at different levels of biological organization, ranging from biochemical to ecosystem. He discovered the phenomenon of photo enhanced toxicity of organic compounds and was the first to report the occurrence of perfluorinated compounds in the environment.
Designations:PhD, Michigan State University, Fisheries & Wildlife (Limnology), 1974 MS, Michigan State University, Fisheries & Wildlife (Limnology), 1971 BS, Summa Cum Laude, Honours in Biology, Alma College, 1970 University of Michigan Biological Station, summer session, 1969 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security Land-water management and environmental change Sustainable development of natural resources Areas of Interest:Ecology Ecotoxicology Aquatic toxicology Environmental analytical chemistry of organic compounds Environmental chemistry (Fates of trace substances in aquatic ecosystems) | |||
| Patricia Gober | Professor | 966-8677 | patricia.gober@usask.ca |
 College/School:Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Department:N/A Office Location:Diefenbaker Centre 156 Fax:966-1967 Designations:PhD, Ohio State University, 1975 MA, Ohio State University, 1972 BS Ed, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, 1970 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Executive; Socio-hydrology Areas of Interest:Water policy Sustainability science Decision making under uncertainty Urban systems Human migration and population geography Science-policy interface and stakeholder engagement Applied climatology | |||
| Markus Hecker | Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Predictive Aquatic Ecotoxicology | 966-5233 | markus.hecker@usask.ca |
 College/School:School of Environment and Sustainability Department:N/A Office Location:Toxicology 137 Fax:966-4796 Designations:Doctor of Philosophy, Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, University of Hamburg Areas of Interest:Investigation of biological effects of environmental stressors
Environmental risk assessment
Development and application of bioanalytical techniques to assess environmental pollution | |||
| Warren Helgason | Assistant Professor | 966-5315 | warren.helgason@usask.ca |
College/School:Engineering Department:Chemical and Biological Engineering Office Location:Engineering 1A13 Fax:966-5334 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security | |||
| Jim Hendry | Professor and NSERC Industrial Research Chair | 966-5720 | jim.hendry@usask.ca |
 College/School:Arts and Science Department:Geological Sciences Office Location:Geology 230 Fax:966-8593 Biography:Jim Hendry holds a Cameco Industrial Research Chair and an NSERC Industrial Research Chair is world-renowned for his pioneering insights and imaginative research with aquitards—near-impermeable underground layers that sandwich aquifers which are a source for water supplies across Canada and around the world. Aquitards are also a material of choice for sequestering hazardous materials like petroleum contaminated soils, mine tailings and nuclear waste. Aquitards are among the most difficult geological features to study and the least understood area in groundwater science. Hendry was the first to address this challenge and his work on aquitards is the most significant and comprehensive in existence. This knowledge has conferred new methods for stewardship of water resources.
Designations:D.Sc., University of Saskatchewan, 2008 PhD, Hydrogeochemistry, University of Waterloo (and University of Alberta), 1984 MSc, Geochemistry, University of Waterloo, 1978 BSc, Hydrogeology, University of Waterloo, 1975 Areas of Interest:Aqueous and environmental geochemistry of contaminants in uranium tailings Characterization of biogeochemical reaction rates in vadose zones Fate and transport of solutes in aquitards Sorption controls on the transport of bacteria in saturated porous media Reactive barrier technologies | |||
| Jeff Hudson | Associate Professor | 966-4412 | jeff.hudson@usask.ca |
College/School:Arts and Science Department:Biology Office Location:Biology 310A Fax:966-4461 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Andrew Ireson | Assistant Professor | 966-8020 | andrew.ireson@usask.ca |
College/School:School of Environment and Sustainability Department:N/A Office Location:NHRC Fax:966-1193 Biography:Andrew Ireson joined the Global Institute for Water Security as assistant professor in March 2011. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Imperial College London. Andrew holds a PhD and MSc from Imperial College London and a MEng from Bath University. Andrew’s research focuses on developing models that show how water and pollutants move through the underground environment. At the U of S, his research focuses on the movement, distribution and quality of water in cold regions such as the prairies and boreal forest and how to model these complex environments to predict how water might be affected by climate and land use changes. As groundwater sources are not visible, quantifying recharge and contamination is challenging. Understanding these complexities will contribute to more sustainable management and use of groundwater for domestic and industrial purposes. Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security; Land-water management and environmental change; Sustainable development of natural resources | |||
| David Janz | Acting Director, Toxicology Centre and Professor | 966-7434 | david.janz@usask.ca |
College/School:WCVM Department:Veterinary Biomedical Sciences Office Location:Toxicology 211 Fax:966-7376 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security; Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Jill Johnstone | Assistant Professor | 966-4412 | jill.johnstone@usask.ca |
 College/School:Arts and Science Department:Biology Office Location:Biology 236 Fax:966-4461 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security | |||
| Paul Jones | Associate Professor | 966-5062 | paul.jones@usask.ca |
 College/School:School of Environment and Sustainability Department:N/A Office Location:Toxicology 134 Fax:966-2298 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change; Naphthenic Acid | |||
| Karsten Liber | Professor | 966-1499 | karsten.liber@usask.ca |
 College/School:School of Environment and Sustainability Department:N/A Office Location:Kirk Hall 329 Fax:966-2298 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Executive; Sustainable development of natural resources; Naphthenic Acid | |||
| Lawrence Martz | Dean | 966-1026 | lawrence.martz@usask.ca |
College/School:Graduate Studies and Research Department:N/A Office Location:Administration E240 Fax:966-1026 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Executive; Climate change and water security | |||
| Charles Maule | Professor | 966-4765 | charles.maule@usask.ca |
College/School:Engineering Department:Chemical and Biological Engineering Office Location:Engineering 1A14C Fax:966-5334 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Marcia McKenzie | Assistant Professor | 966-7551 | marcia.mckenzie@usask.ca |
 College/School:Education Department:Educational Foundations Office Location:Education 3090 Fax:966-7549 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Socio-hydrology | |||
| Bram Noble | Professor | 966-1899 | b.noble@usask.ca |
College/School:Arts and Science Department:Geography and Planning Office Location:Kirk Hall 106 Fax:966-5680 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Socio-hydrology | |||
| Robert Patrick | Assistant Professor and Chair of Regional and Urban Planning Program | 966-6653 | robert.patrick@usask.ca |
College/School:Arts and Science Department:Geography and Planning Office Location:Kirk Hall 116 Fax:966-5680 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Socio-hydrology | |||
| Daniel Pennock | Associate Dean (Academic) & Professor | 966-4064 | dan.pennock@usask.ca |
College/School:Agriculture and Bioresources Department:Soil Science Office Location:Agriculture 2D30 Fax:966-6881 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Executive; Climate change and water security; Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Ingrid Pickering | Professor and Canada Research Chair in Molecular Environmental Science | 966-5706 | ingrid.pickering@usask.ca |
 College/School:Arts and Science Department:Geological Sciences Office Location:Geology 330 Fax:966-8593 Biography:Globally recognized as an expert in environmental synchrotron science, Ingrid Pickering holds a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Environmental Science (Tier II). She is a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the U of S and works extensively with the Canadian Light Source, Canada’s national syncrotron research facility located at the U of S. She has made numerous advances and breakthroughs in the use of X-ray absorption spectroscopy to understand how metals present in the environment react in the body and find strategies to reduce or eliminate their toxic effects. Her research has provided a foundation for explaining chemical behaviour in the environment and for developing possible remediation strategies, including phytoremediation, for contaminated sites and aquatic systems.
Designations:PhD, Imperial College London, 1990 BA, Cambridge University, 1986 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Executive Group Sustainable development of natural resources Areas of Interest:Development of new synchrotron radiation techniques Metals and metalloids transformation in the environment Identification of toxicologically significant compounds in vivo | |||
| John Pomeroy | Professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Resource and Climate Change | 966-1426 | john.pomeroy@usask.ca |
 College/School:Arts and Science Department:Geography and Planning Office Location:Kirk Hall 42 Fax:966-1428 Biography:John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change in the department of geography, is recognized as a world leader in snow and cold regions hydrology and hydrological modeling. His expertise has played a role in the establishment of six major Canadian hydrology research basins in different ecological regions. As Director of the U of S Centre for Hydrology, he is involved in several projects at the national and international level and provides advice to governments on climate change issues. On a regional level, the focus of his research is on water problems of the Prairie provinces and the North, with emphasis on the impact of climate change on Western Canada's water resources.
Designations:PhD, Agricultural Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 1988 BSc, Geography, University of Saskatchewan, 1983 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Executive Group Areas of Interest:Hydrological processes and modelling in mountain, prairie and arctic environments Climate change, hydrology and water resources Snow chemistry and ecology Droughts in the Canadian Prairies Cold regions hydrometeorological modelling and surface-atmosphere feedbacks | |||
| Gordon Putz | Professor | 966-5368 | gordon.putz@usask.ca |
College/School:Engineering Department:Civil and Geological Engineering Office Location:Engineering 3B56 Fax:966-5427 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Maureen Reed | Acting Director and Professor | 966-5630 | maureen.reed@usask.ca |
College/School:School of Environment and Sustainability Department:N/A Office Location:Kirk Hall 328 Fax:966-2298 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Socio-hydrology | |||
| Jeff Schoenau | Professor and Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Chair | 966-6844 | jeff.schoenau@usask.ca |
College/School:Agriculture and Bioresources Department:Soil Science Office Location:Engineering 5E12 Fax:966-6881 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Bing Si | Professor | 966-6877 | bing.si@usask.ca |
 College/School:Agriculture and Bioresources Department:Soil Science Office Location:Agriculture 5E10 Fax:966-6881 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Climate change and water security | |||
| Steven Siciliano | Associate Professor | 966-4035 | steven.siciliano@usask.ca |
College/School:Agriculture and Bioresources Department:Soil Science Office Location:Agriculture 5E26 Fax:966-6881 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Ken van Rees | Professor | 966-6853 | vanrees@sask.usask.ca |
College/School:Agriculture and Bioresources Department:Soil Science Office Location:Agriculture 5C26.1 Fax:966-6881 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Fran Walley | Professor and Department Head | 966-6854 | fran.walley@usask.ca |
College/School:Agriculture and Bioresources Department:Soil Science Office Location:Agriculture 5D34.1 Fax:966-6881 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Cherie Westbrook | Assistant Professor | 966-1818 | cherie.westbrook@usask.ca |
College/School:Arts and Science Department:Geography and Planning Office Location:Kirk Hall 114 Fax:966-1428 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Land-water management and environmental change | |||
| Howard Wheater | Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security, and Director, Global Institute for Water Security | 966-1990 | howard.wheater@usask.ca |
 College/School:School of Environment and Sustainability Department:N/A Office Location:NHRC 1012 Fax:966-1193 Biography:Director of the Global Institute for Water Security and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security, Howard Wheater is a world expert in hydrology and sustainable water resource management. He has extensive international experience studying and advising on flood, water resource and water quality issues, and is vice-chair of the World Climate Research Program’s GEWEX initiative and co-chair of UNESCO’s GWADI arid zone water resources program. He is a past President of the British Hydrological Society and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the American Geophysical Union, as well as a life member of the International Water Academy. He is currently a professor in the U of S School of Environment and Sustainability and in the College of Engineering.
Designations:PhD, Civil Engineering/Hydrology, University of Bristol Master’s in Engineering Science, Honours, University of Cambridge Bachelor's in Engineering Science, Honours, University of Cambridge Areas of Interest:Hydrological processes and modelling, with applications to the management of flood risk, water resources, water quality, wastes and climate change adaptation | |||
| Lee Wilson | Assistant Professor | 966-2961 | lee.wilson@usask.ca |
College/School:Arts and Science Department:Chemistry Office Location:Thorvaldson 156 Fax:966-4730 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation:Naphthenic Acid | |||
