EUC research examines environmental and ecological processes through field-based science, computer modelling, data analysis, and laboratory testing. EUC-based research projects in this area address: water, soils, sediments and climates in various Canadian landscapes; remote sensing and GIS applied to landscape change; changing forest landscapes; polar bear ecology in the Arctic; water quality and lake ecosystems; urban wildlife conservation; and, the role and conservation of native pollinator species.
Representative faculty members: Colla, Fraser, Korosi, Olulsola, Podur, Remmel, Thiemann, Thienpont, Young
Projects
Researcher Spotlights
Adeyemi Olusola
Professor Adeyemi Olusola is a river catchment scientist with a passion for unraveling the intricate dynamics of rivers and their susceptibility to human impacts.
Tarmo Remmel
Professor Tarmo Remmel's research strives to develop new tools and to disseminate them openly to support better scientific analysis of data.
Andrew Reeves
Andrew Reeves a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Ecological Macroeconomics and Metrics, working in the .
Peri Dworatzek, an Environmental Studies PhD student, generated an ecological footprint and biocapacity data for the Rural Ontario Institute to fill the data gap of environmental impacts for every municipality in Ontario.
Kira's Environmental and Urban Change Undergraduate Research Award utilized chemical indicators to understand climate-driven changes in the ecosystem of Lake Nipigon.
Mereille's Environmental and Urban Change Undergraduate Research Award examined the downstream hydraulic geometry of the Black Creek River Basin to understand the resilience of river systems under both natural processes and anthropogenic pressures.
