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Researchers

Name	Position	Telephone	Email
Alan Barr	Research Scientist	975-4324	alan.barr@ec.gc.ca
Organization: Environment Canada Office Location: NHRC 2324 Fax: 975-6414 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Climate change and water security
Kwok Pan (Sun) Chun	Post Doctoral Fellow	966-8639	kpc715@mail.usask.ca
Organization: School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan Office Location: NHRC 1010.4 Fax: 966-1193 Description: Kwok P. Chun (Sun) has a first class degree from the University of Hong Kong and holds a PhD and MSc in Environmental Engineering with distinction from Imperial College London. Before joining the CERC program, Sun worked for consultants Arup and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Chun’s research interests are in statistical downscaling of climate scenarios for the assessment of nonstationary hydrological characteristics, including flood and drought. As the future hydrological cycle is uncertain under anthropogenic influence, Sun’s current projects will qualify and quantify risks, extremes and irreversible change related to natural processes in Canada and other parts of the world. Personal Website Select Publications: Chun K.P., Wheater H.S., Onof C. Prediction of the Impact of Climate Change on Drought: an evaluation of six UK catchments using two stochastic approaches Hydrological Processes (Accepted) Chun, K.P., Wheater, H.S., Onof C., Projecting and hindcasting potential evaporation for the UK between 1950 and 2099. Climatic Change, 2012, doi: 10.1007/s10584-011-0375-3 Maraun, D., Wetterhall, F., Ireson, A.M., Chandler, R.E., Kendon, E.J., Widmann, M., Brienen, S., Rust, H.W., Sauter, T., Themeßl, M., Venema, V.K.C., Chun, K.P., Goodess, C.M., Jones, R.G., Onof, C., Vrac M., and Thiele-Eich I. (2010). Precipitation downscaling under climate change. Recent developments to bridge the gap between dynamical models and the end user. Rev. Geophys., doi:10.1029/2009RG000314 Lam, T.I., Chan, H.W., Chau, C.K., Poon, C.S., and Chun, K.P. (2010). Factors affecting the implementation of green specifications in construction. Journal of Environmental Management, 91(3):654-661 Chun, K.P., Wheater, H.S., and Onof, C.J. (2009). Streamflow estimation for six UK Catchments under future climate scenarios. Hydrology Research, 40(2-3): 96-112 Chun, K.P., Wheater, H.S., and Onof, C.J. (2009). Streamflow estimation for six UK Catchments under future climate scenarios. Hydrology Research, 40(2-3): 96-112 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Climate change and water security
Lorne Doig	Research Scientist	966-4049	lorne.doig@usask.ca
Organization: Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan Office Location: Toxicology 253 Fax: 966-1664 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Climate change and water security Land-water management and environmental change
M. Reza Ghanbarpour	Research Fellow	966-2455	mreza.ghanbarpour@usask.ca
Organization: School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan Office Location: NHRC 1010.4 Fax: 966-1193 Description: Reza Ghanbarpour joined the Global Institute for Water Security in September, 2011. He is doing research on water allocation modelling and policy analysis in the Saskatchewan River Basin in Western Canada. His research explores the relationship between the environmental, social, and technical issues for water resources management in large-scale watersheds. His research interests are optimization of water resources systems under uncertainties, watershed modelling, and flood risk analysis. Before joining us, Dr. Ghanbarpour was a visiting lecturer at Trinity College in the United States for two semesters from September 2010 to August 2011. He has taught watershed hydrology courses in the environmental science program and collaborated in research programs in the center for Urban and Global Studies at Trinity College. Prior to that, he was assistant professor at the department of watershed management in the Faculty of Natural Resources in Sari, Iran from 2005 to 2010. He has taught undergraduate, graduate and PhD courses on meteorology, applied hydrology, hydraulics, river engineering, water resources management and watershed modelling. Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Climate change and water security Socio-hydrology
John Headley	Research Scientist	975-5746	john.headley@ec.gc.ca
Organization: Environment Canada Office Location: NHRC 1380 Fax: 975-6414 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Sustainable development of natural resources
Muluneh Mekonnen	Post Doctoral Fellow	975-5634	muluneh.admass@usask.ca
Organization: Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan Office Location: NHRC 2022
Ali Nazemi	Post Doctoral Fellow	966-7816	aln626@mail.usask.ca
Organization: Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan Office Location: NHRC 1010.4 Fax: 966-1193 Description: Ali Nazemi joined the Global Institute for Water Security in March 2011. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Centre for Advanced Numerical Simulations at the University of Saskatchewan. He received his PhD from the University of Birmingham where he was the recipient of the prestigious Dorothy Hodgkin Post Graduate Award. Nazemi's research focuses on water resources modelling and management under climate change conditions. Water resources are vulnerable to climate change, leading to potential environmental and socio-economic issues for Canadian communities. His research provides modelling tools to predict the future of water resources in Canada by estimating the likelihood and severity of the threats posed by climate change. Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Climate change and water security
Alain Pietroniro	Director, Monitoring Science & Strategies	975-4394	al.pietroniro@ec.gc.ca
Organization: Environment Canada Office Location: NHRC 1221 Fax: 975-6414 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Climate change and water security
Jeff Sereda	Post Doctoral Fellow	966-8405	jms240@mail.usask.ca
Organization: School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan Office Location: NHRC 1010.4 Fax: 966-1193 Description: Jeff Sereda joined the Global Institute for Water Security as a postdoctoral fellow in March, 2011. Prior to joining us, Sereda completed his Ph.D. in limnology at the University of Saskatchewan. Sereda’s research focuses on characterizing and quantifying the nutrient biogeochemistry (nitrogen and phosphorus) of Lake Diefenbaker, a reservoir lake located in southern Saskatchewan. Nitrogen and phosphorus are the two primary nutrients related with excessive bacteria and algae growth. Bacteria and algal blooms can degrade water resources, making them poor fish and wildlife habitat, and also unsuitable for drinking, recreation and irrigation. Characterizing the source and fate of nitrogen and phosphorus in Lake Diefenbaker is a vital first step in developing a long term water management strategy. Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Land-water management and environmental change
Kevin Shook	SGI Canada Research Fellow	966-5514	kevin.shook@usask.ca
Organization: Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan Office Location: Kirk Hall 11 Fax: 966-1428 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Climate change and water security
Graham Strickert	Post Doctoral Fellow	966-2403	graham.strickert@usask.ca
Organization: School of Environment and Sustainability Office Location: NHRC 1010.4 Fax: 966-1193 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Socio-hydrology
Garth van der Kamp	Research Scientist	975-5721	garth.vanderkamp@ec.gc.ca
Organization: Environment Canada Office Location: NHRC 2381 Fax: 975-6414 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Climate change and water security Land-water management and environmental change
Marley Waiser	Research Scientist	975-5762	marley.waiser@ec.gc.ca
Organization: Environment Canada Office Location: NHRC 2280 Fax: 975-6414 Global Institute for Water Security Affiliation: Land-water management and environmental change

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