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Ian B. Strachan, Ph.D.
​Professor, Dept. Geography and Planning

After 20 years at McGill with the last ten serving as Associate Dean (Graduate Education) for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, I accepted a position in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 2022.

My academic journey began at the University of Toronto where I completed a BSc in Physical Geography. I traveled down the 401 to Kingston where I earned MSc and PhD (in 2000) degrees at Queen's University. I then went up the 416 to Ottawa, completing post-doctoral research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. My academic travels next took me east along the 417/A40 to McGill and now I have returned 'home' to Queen's.

"The point of a journey is not to arrive"
- Neil Peart

Academic CV

Ph.D. Students

James Zhao

James is co-supervised by Dr. Neal Scott. James is investigating the net carbon exchange at a mesic tundra ecosystem in the Canadian high arctic near the Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory. 

Jean-Pierre Lebrun

J-P began his PhD program at Queen's in September 2024. Co-supervised with Dr. Maria Strack, J-P will be studying the emissions of CO2 and CH4 from a peatland harvested using the Acrotelm Harvesting Method.

Noah Boss

I am co-supervising Noah in Dr. Maria Strack's lab at U. Waterloo. Noah will be using a combination of primary flux measurements and modelling at restored fens in south-eastern Manitoba

M.Sc. Students

Katherine Bot

Kat is exploring ecosystem-scale carbon fluxes following fen restoration as part of an NSERC Alliance grant with Dr. Maria Strack at U. Waterloo

Darby Hayward

Darby is focusing on the hydrological changes resulting from fen restoration as part of an NSERC Alliance grant with Dr. Maria Strack

Madison Jumeau

MJ is investigating the changes in microtopography following fen restoration

​Samantha Kimball

Sam will be conducting research related to the rewilding of the Queen's Bader College grounds ​

​Rose Simard

I am co-supervising Rose in Dr. Maria Strack's group at U. Waterloo. Rose is examining peat physical and chemical properties restored fens as part of an NSERC Alliance grant 

Undergraduate Students  2026-27

Maiyan Ross

Maiyan is supported by a Queen's USSRF and is completing her honours thesis using greenhouse gas flux data that she collected at Queen's Bader College in England this summer

Angus Skinner

Angus is supported by an NSERC USRA and is completing his honours thesis on moss recovery and production at the Bois-des-bel restored bog near Riviere-du-loup, QC