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PEOPLE

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Dr. Mike Waddington
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Ecohydrology
Mike has over 30 years of boreal wetland research experience and over 20 years of expertise working with companies on boreal wetland restoration. For the last 15 years he has examined the ecohydrological controls on peat fire burn severity and he is the lead PI of the Boreal Water Futures project. He is a self-proclaimed map geek and an active adventure runner and adventure racer.

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Research Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows

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Dr. Paul Moore
Research Associate
Paul's research integrates field and lab-based measurements of peatland processes and properties in order to parameterize physically-based models. His modelling is being used to define thresholds of disturbance which significantly impact ecosystem function under future climate scenarios.

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Dr. Brandon Van Huizen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Brandon is a Canada Wildfire Network PDF examining the hydroclimatology of peat fires. 




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Dr. Rosanne Broyd
Postdoctoral Fellow
Rosanne is a Boreal Water Futures PDF examining the interaction of wildfire and peatland ecohydrology.




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Graduate Students


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Alex Clark
MSc Student (2023-)
Alex returns to the lab in summer 2023.



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Rachel Fallas
MSc Student
Rachel is examining the role wetland and watershed ecohydrological characteristics play in the spatiotemporal variability in reptile overwintering habitat resilience.

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Alex Furukawa
PhD Student

Alex is examining the effect of drought and wildfire on water storage and runoff generation of a boreal shield wetlands and rock barrens landscape


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Maia Moore
MSc Student (2023-)
Maia returns to the lab in summer 2023.

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Kyra Simone
PhD Student
Kyra is investigating the impacts of wildfire on SAR reptile habitat ecohydrology and biometeorology.
 

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Greg Verkaik
PhD Student 
Greg is examining the effects of peat hydrology on wildfire peat burn severity.


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Hope Freeman
MSc Student
Hope is adopting an ecohydrological lens to examine the suitability of freshwater turtle overwintering habitat and the potential impacts of land-use change on the turtle overwintering resilience zone

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Emma Sherwood
MSc Student
Emma is mapping peat properties using machine learning and remote sensing in order to better understand spatial patterns in peat smouldering vulnerability

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Undergraduate Students

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Lily Boyd Bell
BSc Independent Project student
Lily is an Mathematics and Statistics student and is assisting with our research on peatland ecohydrological modelling

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Henry Gage
BSc Thesis student
Henry is an Integrated Science student and and is assisting with our research on wildfire and SAR habitat.


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Rebecca McDonald
Research Intern
Rebecca is an Honours Earth and Environmental Science student and research intern. She is assisting with our species at risk and ecohydrology field teams

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Amanda Qian
BSc Thesis student
Amanda is an Honours Biology and Environmental Science student and is assisting the lab with GIS analysis and science communication through scientific artwork.

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All photographed research personnel handled turtles under approved research permits. 

Past Members

(alphabetical listing of former McMaster Ecohydrology Lab grad students, postdoctoral fellows, and technicians)
  • Craig Allison (GIS Specialist, County of Grande Prairie, AB)
  • Steve Baisley (Senior Geoscientist, O’Kane Consultants, Calgary, AB)
  • Katherine Black  (Senior Ecologist, Blazing Star Environmental, Ottawa, ON)
  • Jason Cagampan (Lands and Economic Development at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Vancouver, BC)
  • Sarah Day (Surface Water Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Environment, Hamilton, ON)
  • Patrick Deane  (Forest Fire Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
  • Ben Didemus (Environmental Scientist, Golder and Associates, Sudbury, ON)
  • Dr. Tim Duval (Associate Professor, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON)
  • Melissa Greenwood (Scientist, Environment Canada, Burlington, ON)
  • Hope Freeman (Senior Park Naturalist, Grundy Lake Provincial Park, Parry Sound, ON)
  • Alex Furukawa (PhD student, McMaster Ecohydrology Lab, Hamilton, ON)
  • Dr. Gustaf Granath (Scientist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden)
  • Dr. Lorna Harris (Forests, Peatlands and Climate Change Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Edmonton, AB) 
  • Kristen Harrison (Principal and co-owner, North-South Environmental, Cambridge, ON)
  • Danielle Hudson  (Hydrologist, Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
  • Steve Kaufman (Associate and Hydrologist, Golder and Associates, Sudbury, ON)
  • Dr. Manuel Helbig (Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS)
  • Kelly Hokanson (Groundwater Specialist, BGC Engineering Inc, Vancouver, BC)
  • Rebekah Ingram (Wetland Conservation Officer, British Columbia Wildlife Federation, Dawson Creek, BC) 
  • Dr. Erik Kellner (Hydrogeologist, Midvatten Consulting, Borlange, Sweden)
  • Dr. Scott Ketcheson (Canada Research Chair and Assistant Professor, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB)
  • Dr. Nick Kettridge (Professor, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK)
  • Kieran Lehan (Research Technician, Coldwater Research Lab, Canmore, AB)  
  • Dr. Max Lukenbach (Groundwater Scientist, Advisian - WorleyParsons Group, Edmonton, AB)
  • Maria Lucchese (Hydrologist, Ontario Ministry of Environment, Toronto, ON)
  • Brandon Mackinnon (Fire Scientist, FP Innovations, Edmonton, AB)
  • Dr. Merrin Macrae (Professor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON)
  • Dr. Chantel Markle (Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON)
  • Kristyn Mayner (Wetland Stewardship Specialist, Ducks Unlimited, Edmonton, AB)
  • Cameron McCann (Hydrogeologist, Wood PLC, Thorold, ON)
  • Dr. Colin McCarter (Canada Research Chair and Assistant Professor, Nipissing University, North Bay ON)
  • Renée McDonald (Environment Advisor, BC Ferries, Comox, BC)
  • Pippa McNeil (Analyst, Yukon Government, Whitehorse, YT)
  • Dr. Carl Mitchell (Professor, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Toronto, ON)
  • Dr. Paul Moore (Research Associate, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON)
  • Dr. Paul Morris (Associate Professor, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK)
  • Taylor North (Ecologist, North-South Environmental, Cambridge, ON) 
  • Dr. Adriana Puentes (Associate Senior Lectuer, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden)
  • Dr. Rich Petrone (Professor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON)
  • Nicole Sandler (Environmental Science Teacher, Stockholm, Sweden) 
  • Kate Shea (Environmental Compliance Specialist, BHP Billiton, Yellowknife, NT)
  • James Sherwood (Research Program Specialist, BC Ministry of Forests, Victoria, BC)
  • Alanna Smolarz (Biologist, Magnetawan First Nation, Britt, ON)
  • Danielle Solondz (Rehabilitation Scientist, Ontario Aggregate Resources Corp., Burlington, ON)
  • Dr. Maria Strack (Canada Research Chair and Professor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON)
  • Alex Tekatch (Systems Ecologist, ESSA Technologies, Ottawa, ON)
  • Dr. Dan Thompson (Forest Fire Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
  • Karola Tóth (Environmental Engineering Manager, SNC Lavalin, Mississauga, ON)
  • Dr. Eeva-Stiina Tuitilla (Professor, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland)
  • Jessica Vu (Hydrogeologist, SLR Consulting, Guelph, ON)
  • Greg Verkaik (PhD student, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON)
  • Fiona Warren (Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON)
  • Kevin Warner (Senior Hydrogeologist, Cambium Inc., Peterborough, ON)
  • Lana Wilhelm (Water Resources Specialist, Credit Valley Conservation Authority, Meadowvale, ON)
  • Dr. Sophie Wilkinson (Postdoctoral Fellow, Fire Lab, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON)
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Mike Waddington
School of Earth, Environment & Society
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1
Canada
Phone:  905.525.9140 x23217
Lab:       Burke Science Building 305
Office:    General Science Building 234