TBA
Core civil and environmental engineering undergraduate course (143 students)
Course covers basic ecology concepts with a particular focus on urban environments, and engineers' roles in minimizing environmental impacts and enhancing sustainability
Designed and led field course on urban green roofs as one of the primary course instructors in the core civil engineering course for two years (a total of > 180 students)
LAN2047: Landscape Hydrology (2022), University of Toronto
ENVE5705: Stormwater Management & Low Impact Development (2022), Carleton University
CME358 (2021, 2023, 2024): Water Systems in Survey Camp
FOR201 (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023): Conservation and Management of Tropical and Subtropical Forests
FOR3012 (2021 & 2023): Analytical Methods in Forestry
LAN2023 (2022 & 2023): Intermediate Visual Communication
Quinn Gumprich (2025): Effects of functionalized biochar on leachate quality from bioretention systems. Chemical Engineering, McGill University.
Thalia Azadian (2025): Effects of biochar and vegetation on particulate matter loss from bioretention systems. Bioengineering, McGill University.
Assisted in preparing the NSERC PURE CREATE undergraduate scholarship application and was successfully awarded.
Presented the research at the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ) Conference (2025).
Sydney Withers-Cott (co-advised with Dr. Nathalie Tufenkji) (2025): Effects of biochar and vegetation on total suspended and dissolved solids of leachate from bioretention systems. University of Waterloo.
Catriona Kirk (2025): Biochar and vegetation effects on leachate pH, conductivity, and turbidity from bioretention systems. Bioengineering, McGill University.
Maya Chai-Foo (co-advised with Dr. Jennifer Drake) (2022): Assessing discharge quality from green roofs. Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto.
Esther Tang (co-advised with Dr. Sean Thomas) (2021–2022): Optimizing biochar particle size for plant growth and mitigation of soil salinization. Forestry, University of Toronto.
Resulted in a peer-reviewed publication in Agronomy.
Nathanael Fogue Tedom (co-advised with Dr. Jennifer Drake) (2021): Assessing discharge quality from green roofs. Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto.
Alessia Collia (2020): Assessing green roof vegetation health using remote sensing and GIS. Forestry, University of Toronto.
Fulgence Macha (PhD student in 2024–2025; mentored with Dr. Nathalie Tufenkji): Urban Runoff Toxicity to Aquatic Species: Physiological and Biomarker Responses with Toxicant Characterization, Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University.
Resulted in a peer-reviewed publication in Environmental Science & Technology.
Sharanpreet Ghotra (MEng student in 2025–2026; co-advised with Dr. Mohammed Basheer): Hydrological Modelling and Calibration of the Nile Basin, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto.
Jean Colin (MEng student in 2025; co-advised with Dr. Mohammed Basheer): Climate Downscaling and Hydrological Modeling for the Nile Basin, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto.
Madison Appleby (2020–2021): Assessing green roof vegetation health using remote sensing and GIS. Landscape Architecture, University of Toronto.
Howard Rosenblat (2020–2021): Assessing green roof vegetation health using remote sensing and GIS. Landscape Architecture, University of Toronto.
Stefan Herda (2020): Assessing green roof design factors in Toronto. Landscape Architecture, University of Toronto.
Alison Smith: Assessing green roof design factors in Toronto. Landscape Architecture, University of Toronto.