Research Chairs
| Name | Position | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
