Project team

Laura Hug

Laura Hug

Lead Principal Investigator; Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

Laura Hug is an expert in environmental microbiology, with a focus on contaminated site microbial ecology and total community (meta-omic) analyses.

Fereidoun Rezanezhad

Fereidoun Rezanezhad

Co-Principal Investigator; Research Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Fereidoun Rezanezhad is an expert in hydrogeochemical processes at the water-soil intersection and the biogeochemical cycles of nutrients.

Sherry Schiff

Sherry Schiff

Co-Principal Investigator; Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Sherry Schiff is a leading expert in watershed biogeochemistry and the impacts of climate change on water ecosystems.

Kyle Daun

Kyle Daun

Co-Principal Investigator; Professor, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Kyle Daun is a leading international expert in radiative transfer and optical diagnostics.

Maria Strack

Maria Strack

Co-Principal Investigator; Professor, Canada Research Chair in Ecosystem and Climate, Department of Geography & Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment

Maria Strack is a leading international expert in greenhouse gas fluxes in wetland ecosystems, with a particular interest in methane dynamics in soils.

Josh Neufeld

Josh Neufeld

Co-Principal Investigator; Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

Josh Neufeld is a microbial ecologist with expertise in ecology and environmental biology and microbiology.

Harriet Bigas

Harriet Bigas

Project Manager

Harriet Bigas is the project manager for Mitigation of Methane Emission Hot-spots in Municipal Landfills.

Richard Elgood

Richard Elgood

Research Coordinator, Technician, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Richard Elgood works with Sherry Schiff in the Environmental Research Group.

Paule Lapeyre

Paule Lapeyre

Postdoctoral scholar, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Paule Lapeyre is a postdoctoral scholar working with Kyle Daun. 

Nathanael Willms

Nathanael Willms

Ph.D. candidate, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

Nathanael Willms is a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Laura Hug.

Christina Lam

Christina Lam

Master's (M.Sc.) student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Christina Lam is a Master's student under the supervision of Fereidoun Rezanezhad. 

Sandani Buddhima

Sandani Buddhima

Master's (M.Sc.) student, Department of Geography & Environmental Management

Sandani Buddhima is a Master’s student under the supervision of Maria Strack.

Madison Thomas

Madison Thomas

Master's (M.Sc.) student, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

Madison Thomas is a Master’s student under the supervision of Laura Hug.

Emma Roy

Emma Roy

Research Associate, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

Emma Roy is a Research Associate under the supervision of Laura Hug.

Melissa LeBlonc

Melissa LeBlonc

Undergraduate student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Melissa LeBlonc is an undergraduate student under the supervision of Fereidoun Rezanezhad.

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Tara Ferguson

Undergraduate Honours Thesis student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Tara Ferguson is an undergraduate Honours Thesis student under the supervision of Fereidoun Rezanezhad.

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Olivia Penn

Undergraduate Co-op Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science

Olivia is an undergraduate co-op student under the supervision of Fereidoun Rezanezhad.

Past team members

Allison Szenasi

Allison Szenasi

Undergraduate Research Associate

Allison Szenasi is a past undergraduate student under the supervision of Laura Hug.