Project team

Michael Drescher is a terrestrial ecologist by training working in green infrastructure planning as an environmental social scientist.

Maria Strack is a physical geographer by training and an expert in wetland hydrology and greenhouse gas emissions.

Derek Robinson is a trained physical geographer with specializations in remote sensing and carbon modelling.

Dawn Parker is a computational social scientist with specialization in housing markets and an internationally recognized expert in land systems modelling.

Rebecca Rooney is a trained aquatic biologist with specialization in environmental toxicology.

Bruce MacVicar is an expert in hydraulic engineering and fluvial geomorphology.

Harriet Bigas is the project manager of RISE.

Kwaben Owusu is a mathematical modeller by training and a postdoctoral scholar on RISE.

Adam Skyoles is a Ph.D. student in the School of Planning under the supervision of Michael Drescher.

Hazem Ahmed is a Ph.D. student in the School of Planning under the supervision of Dawn Parker.

Foruzan Ramezanian is a Ph.D. student in the School of Planning under the supervision of Michael Drescher.

Brandon Giura is a Ph.D student under the supervision of Derek Robinson.

Thiruni Thirimanne is a Master’s (M.Sc.) student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering under the supervision of Bruce MacVicar.

Chenxi Liu is a Master’s (M.Sc.) student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management under the supervision of Derek Robinson.

Liahm Ruest is a Master’s (M.Sc.) student in the Department of Biology under the supervision of Rebecca Rooney.

Akshara Withanage is a Master’s (M.Sc.) student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management under the supervision of Maria Strack.

Rayden Laliberte is a Master's (M.Sc.) student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management under the supervision of Maria Strack.

Nurudeen Issifu is a Master’s (M.A.) student in the School of Planning under the supervision of Dawn Parker.

Jesse St. John-Parker is a Master’s student under the supervision of Bruce MacVicar.

Hayden Lam is a Master's student under the supervision of Derek Robinson.

Alexa Michiyo Rigonan is an undergraduate research assistant in the School of Planning, Faculty of Environment under the supervision of Michael Drescher.