"All good things come to an end..."
POST-DOCS
Dr. Manuel Helbig 2017 "Carbon exchange in restored peatlands" Manuel is currently a postdoctoral researcher with Dr. Mike Waddington and will begin as an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University in 2020.
Dr. Luc Pelletier 2015-2016 "Carbon exchange in post-extraction restored peatlands" Luc is currently a Senior Technician with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Learn More
Dr. Onil Bergeron 2007-2010 “Surface energy budgets of urban, suburban and rural sites - EPiCC Research Network” Onil is currently an Urban Climatology Analyst with the Quebec Environment Ministry
Dr. Sylvie Leroyer 2007-2009 “Modelling of meso-scale and urban boundary-layer circulations within the Montreal urban area – EPiCC Research Network” Sylvie is currently a scientist with Environment Canada
Dr. Luc Pelletier 2015-2016 "Carbon exchange in post-extraction restored peatlands" Luc is currently a Senior Technician with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Learn More
Dr. Onil Bergeron 2007-2010 “Surface energy budgets of urban, suburban and rural sites - EPiCC Research Network” Onil is currently an Urban Climatology Analyst with the Quebec Environment Ministry
Dr. Sylvie Leroyer 2007-2009 “Modelling of meso-scale and urban boundary-layer circulations within the Montreal urban area – EPiCC Research Network” Sylvie is currently a scientist with Environment Canada
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Luc Pelletier, 2014. “The net carbon exchange in coastal peatlands along Quebec’s Cote Nord”. NSERC PGSD (2010-2013) Following his PhD, Luc stayed on to do Post-doctoral work on two industry-sponsored projects (Hydro Quebec and Restored Peatlands).
Laura Wittebol, 2009. “Refinement and verification of the nocturnal boundary layer budget method for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from Eastern Canadian agricultural farms”. Following her PhD, Laura was a Project Manager at a green energy startup. She returned to McGill in 2014 as an Academic Associate and oversees the non-thesis MSc programs in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
Laura Wittebol, 2009. “Refinement and verification of the nocturnal boundary layer budget method for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from Eastern Canadian agricultural farms”. Following her PhD, Laura was a Project Manager at a green energy startup. She returned to McGill in 2014 as an Academic Associate and oversees the non-thesis MSc programs in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
MASTERS STUDENTS
Sabrina Touchette 2017 (U. Waterloo; as co-supervisor w. M. Strack) “Hydrological controls on GHG exchange in a post-restoration peatland”
Scott MacDonald 2017 “Interannual variability and spatial heterogeneity in net carbon exchange at a restored peatland in Alberta” 102 pp. Learn more
Tracy Rankin 2016. "An analysis of carbon dioxide and methane exchange at a post-extraction, unrestored peatland in Eastern Québec" 84 pp. Learn more
Devon Watt 2016 “Impacts of soil physical properties and of the wind-tunnel measurement technique on ammonia volatilization from urea-fertilized soils” 103 pp. Learn more
Carlomagno Soto 2015 (co-supervisor w. M. Kalacska, Geography, McGill). “Hyperspectral remote sensing investigations of vegetation in Northern Peatlands” 145 pp.
Julie de Gea 2015 (co-supervisor w. Dr. M. Kalacska, Geography, McGill). "Phenology of vegetation light-use efficiency and reflectance: experiment over two boreal ecosystems” 92 pp.
Kelly Nugent 2013. “Carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy fluxes of a recently burned boreal jack pine stand in north‐western Québec, Canada” 128 pp. NSERC CGSM (2011). Kelly stayed in the AERlab to start a PhD with Strachan and Dr. Maria Strack (U. Waterloo) as part of the restored peatlands project.
Stephanie Crombie 2012. “The carbon and energy budgets of a marsh ecosystem” 116 pp. Stephanie is currently an Environmental Technician with Environment Canada.
Cheryl Rogers, 2011. "Remote sensing of light use efficiency in a boreal forest and peatland in James Bay, Quebec" 100 pp. Cheryl is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto.
Marie-Eve Lemieux, 2010. "From forest to lake: Effect of hydroelectric impoundment on the net ecosystem exchange of CO2" 131 pp. Marie-Eve is currently an environmental consultant with Roche Ltée.
Eric Christensen, 2009. Measurement and modelling of snow properties in urban and suburban Montreal neighbourhoods" 127 pp. Eric is currently an Air Quality Scientist, RWDI AIR Inc.
Jackie Grom, 2008 (co-supervised with Dr. W. Pollard, Geography, McGill). “Environmental controls on retrogressive thaw slump development” Jackie is currently an educator in the US.
Pierre-Luc Lizotte, 2007. "A portable profiling system for determining horizontal and vertical CO2 advection" (FRQNT 2006) 92 pp. Pierre-Luc completed a PhD at Laval University.
Lynda Blackburn, 2007. "Quantification and estimation of nitrous oxide emissions from dairy manure applications in a western Quebec pea-forage and an eastern Ontario alfalfa-forage cropping system" 139 pp. (NSERC PGSM 2004)
Marie-Claude Bonneville, 2006. "Measurement and modeling of surface-atmosphere exchange of carbon dioxide and methane in a cattail marsh in eastern Ontario" 144 pp. (FRQNT 2004,2005) Marie-Claude is a Project Manager at Abrinord (a regional watershed management entity) north of Montreal.
Nathalie Mathieu, 2005. "A study of atmospheric properties and their impact on the use of the Nocturnal Boundary Layer Budget technique for trace gas measurement" 106 pp. Nathalie is an educator in Ontario.
Scott MacDonald 2017 “Interannual variability and spatial heterogeneity in net carbon exchange at a restored peatland in Alberta” 102 pp. Learn more
Tracy Rankin 2016. "An analysis of carbon dioxide and methane exchange at a post-extraction, unrestored peatland in Eastern Québec" 84 pp. Learn more
Devon Watt 2016 “Impacts of soil physical properties and of the wind-tunnel measurement technique on ammonia volatilization from urea-fertilized soils” 103 pp. Learn more
Carlomagno Soto 2015 (co-supervisor w. M. Kalacska, Geography, McGill). “Hyperspectral remote sensing investigations of vegetation in Northern Peatlands” 145 pp.
Julie de Gea 2015 (co-supervisor w. Dr. M. Kalacska, Geography, McGill). "Phenology of vegetation light-use efficiency and reflectance: experiment over two boreal ecosystems” 92 pp.
Kelly Nugent 2013. “Carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy fluxes of a recently burned boreal jack pine stand in north‐western Québec, Canada” 128 pp. NSERC CGSM (2011). Kelly stayed in the AERlab to start a PhD with Strachan and Dr. Maria Strack (U. Waterloo) as part of the restored peatlands project.
Stephanie Crombie 2012. “The carbon and energy budgets of a marsh ecosystem” 116 pp. Stephanie is currently an Environmental Technician with Environment Canada.
Cheryl Rogers, 2011. "Remote sensing of light use efficiency in a boreal forest and peatland in James Bay, Quebec" 100 pp. Cheryl is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto.
Marie-Eve Lemieux, 2010. "From forest to lake: Effect of hydroelectric impoundment on the net ecosystem exchange of CO2" 131 pp. Marie-Eve is currently an environmental consultant with Roche Ltée.
Eric Christensen, 2009. Measurement and modelling of snow properties in urban and suburban Montreal neighbourhoods" 127 pp. Eric is currently an Air Quality Scientist, RWDI AIR Inc.
Jackie Grom, 2008 (co-supervised with Dr. W. Pollard, Geography, McGill). “Environmental controls on retrogressive thaw slump development” Jackie is currently an educator in the US.
Pierre-Luc Lizotte, 2007. "A portable profiling system for determining horizontal and vertical CO2 advection" (FRQNT 2006) 92 pp. Pierre-Luc completed a PhD at Laval University.
Lynda Blackburn, 2007. "Quantification and estimation of nitrous oxide emissions from dairy manure applications in a western Quebec pea-forage and an eastern Ontario alfalfa-forage cropping system" 139 pp. (NSERC PGSM 2004)
Marie-Claude Bonneville, 2006. "Measurement and modeling of surface-atmosphere exchange of carbon dioxide and methane in a cattail marsh in eastern Ontario" 144 pp. (FRQNT 2004,2005) Marie-Claude is a Project Manager at Abrinord (a regional watershed management entity) north of Montreal.
Nathalie Mathieu, 2005. "A study of atmospheric properties and their impact on the use of the Nocturnal Boundary Layer Budget technique for trace gas measurement" 106 pp. Nathalie is an educator in Ontario.
UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS (HONOURS OR SPECIAL TOPICS)
Naomi Weinberg 2018 “Effects of extraction on CO2 emissions from an in-production drained peatland” NSERC USRA awardee; Naomi is completing an MSc at Carleton University.
Maude Durand 2018 “Understanding the timing and seasonal dynamics of canopy-scale phenology and CO2 exchange in a temperate freshwater marsh using digital repeat photography” Maude is completing an MSc at U. Sherbrooke.
Iona Sobral 2018 “Comparing microclimatic conditions between a community garden and a rooftop garden in Montreal, QC”
Grace O'Brien, 2017. "The heat penalty of walkability: Spatially comparing increased intra-urban temperatures with more walkable and low socioeconomic status neighbourhoods in Montreal". Co-supervised with Dr. Nancy Ross
Emma Webb, 2015. "Methane and carbon dioxide from pools in restored peatlands" Emma is completing an MSc at Queen's University (Kingston).
Gwen Miller-Dannelongue, 2014. “Methane from reed plants in restored peatlands” Gwen completed an MSc at McGill.
Lesley Winterhalt, 2008. “Light use efficiency in a Boreal wetland” Lesley completed an MSc at the University of British Columbia.
Maude Durand 2018 “Understanding the timing and seasonal dynamics of canopy-scale phenology and CO2 exchange in a temperate freshwater marsh using digital repeat photography” Maude is completing an MSc at U. Sherbrooke.
Iona Sobral 2018 “Comparing microclimatic conditions between a community garden and a rooftop garden in Montreal, QC”
Grace O'Brien, 2017. "The heat penalty of walkability: Spatially comparing increased intra-urban temperatures with more walkable and low socioeconomic status neighbourhoods in Montreal". Co-supervised with Dr. Nancy Ross
Emma Webb, 2015. "Methane and carbon dioxide from pools in restored peatlands" Emma is completing an MSc at Queen's University (Kingston).
Gwen Miller-Dannelongue, 2014. “Methane from reed plants in restored peatlands” Gwen completed an MSc at McGill.
Lesley Winterhalt, 2008. “Light use efficiency in a Boreal wetland” Lesley completed an MSc at the University of British Columbia.