Workshop coordinators
Chris Fletcher
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management
Chris' research program uses computer models of the global climate system to better understand climate variability and change, primarily over North America and Europe, on timescales ranging from seasons to decades to centuries. His primary research interest is in in the role of the atmospheric circulation in determining regional patterns of temperature and precipitation in past, present, and future climates.
Email: chris.fletcher@uwaterloo.ca
John Johnston
Assistant Professor, Sedimentology/Stratigraphy, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
John Johnston aims to identify natural patterns and trends involving sediment, lake water levels, and climate to help predict scenarios for some of the largest freshwater resources on Earth. Professor Johnston is currently a leader in two large, multidisciplinary research groups focused on the Mackenzie and Laurentian Great Lakes. He also teaches a number of undergraduate geology courses, including the 3rd-year fieldcamp.
Email: jwjohnston@uwaterloo.ca
Edward Sudicky
Professor Emeritus, Quantitative Hydrogeology, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
A world expert on quantitative and integrated hydrosystem modelling, Ed Sudicky is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. In 2001, he was also recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson-Reuters, ranking within the top one per cent of scientists worldwide for the number of academic citations received within the field of Ecology/Environment and Engineering. Professor Sudicky is principal founder and Board Chair of Aquanty, Inc., a consulting R&D company specializing in integrated hydrological system modelling.
Email: sudicky@uwaterloo.ca
Blaine Lyons
Master of Climate Change Student, Department of Geography and Environmental Management
Blaine has assisted Chris, John and Ed in coordinating the Snowmelt Workshop at the University of Waterloo while completing the final term of her master's degree. Her main interests lie in adapting vulnerable populations and under-resourced communities across Canada to the impacts of climate change on human and natural systems.
Email: bmlyons@uwaterloo.ca
Participants
In October, the Waterloo Snowmelt Workshop welcomed participants from across Canada and the US with a diversity of interests and backgrounds in water resource management, along with remote attendees via our online web link.
