Co-Applicants
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Dr. Simon CourtenayUniversity of New Brunswick |
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Dr. Joseph CulpUniversity of New Brunswick |
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Dr. Allen CurryUniversity of New Brunswick |
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Dr. Robert de LoëUniversity of Waterloo |
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Dr. Karen KiddBiology Department, Tucker Park Road, |
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Dr. Deborah MacLatchyWilfrid Laurier University |
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Dr. Mark ServosDepartment of Biology |
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André St-HilaireCentre Eau Terre Environment |
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Dr. Michael van den HeuvelDepartments of Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
Dr. Simon Courtenay
Science Director of the CRI, research scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is presently co-located at the UNB as a Research Professor in the Department of Biology. He has contributed to >100 journal articles and technical reports in the fields of estuarine ecology and ecotoxicology. Dr. Courtenay studies estuarine and coastal ecology and the impacts of human activities including agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, oil and gas development and dredging. Dr. Courtenay is currently developing a new undergraduate course "Estuaries and Oceans" for UNB and he will be instrumental in developing and teaching a specialized technical field course for WATER participants to learn how to sample, assess, and monitor estuarine and coastal ecosystems using the DFO-based Community Aquatic Monitoring Program (CAMP) protocols, and help to facilitate to exchange of students within Fisheries and Oceans facilities.
Dr. Joseph Culp
Science Director of the CRI, Project Chief and Senior Scientist, Cumulative Effects on Aquatic Biodiversity, National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, and is presently co-located at the UNB as a Research Professor at the CRI. His focus is on understanding the effects of multiple stressors (including nutrient-contaminant interactions and dissolved oxygen dynamics) on benthic food webs of large rivers, and on developing and applying novel experimental streams for use in environmental effects assessment. He was instrumental in the development of national protocols for benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring, and will be involved in the field techniques portion of CABIN, and help to facilitate student exchanges within Environment Canada facilities.
CRI Homepage - Biology UNB Homepage
Dr. Allen Curry
Dr. Curry is the Director of the CRI, and a joint Professor in Biology and Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management (FOREM) at UNB Fredericton (UNBF). He is the DNR/Cloverleaf Professor of Recreational Fisheries Research and Assistant Director of the NB Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. He has over 20 years of research and 14 years of teaching experience. His research program focuses on connectivity of organisms and habitats in aquatic ecosystems. In addition to regular undergraduate teaching in Ecology, he has developed courses on Stream Restoration, and Human Impacts on Coral Reefs (with University of Havana), was the lead creator of the new BScENR program at UNB and is their undergraduate director for Water Resource Management majors.
CRI Homepage - Biology UNB Homepage
Dr. Robert de Loë
Dr. Robert de Loë is an environment and resource studies professor at the University of Waterloo who holds the University Research Chair in Water Policy and Governance and is also currently the Associate Dean of Research. He is carrying out a nation-wide survey of source water protection policies, to find out what works best to protect our watersheds. His research interests span topics such as water security, water allocation, drinking water source protection, and adaptation to climate change. Dr. Robert de Loë will be an integral part of the Integrated Forum and help lead students in the policy and governance direction.
Dr. Karen Kidd
Science Director of the CRI, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Chemical Contamination of Food Webs, and Professor in Biology at UNBSJ. Karen has 12 years of research in ecotoxicology. Her main area of research is in the fate of pollutants in the aquatic environment, the effects of contaminants on freshwater biota, and the impacts of development on the health of food webs. In addition to developing undergraduate courses in Environmental Chemistry and Biology, she has developed soft skill short courses for both graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. Kidd will co-teach various techniques courses during the summer field school, and help facilitate the Applied Solutions in Environmental Crises forum.
Dr. Deborah MacLatchy
Science Director of the CRI, and Vice President Academic and Provost at Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. MacLatchy has extensive research, teaching and administrative experience in the biological sciences. Dr. MacLatchy's research area has focused on the reproductive endocrine system in fish. Her research team is interested in the effects of reproductive contaminants and study their mechanisms of action and their effects on fish reproduction. Deborah is the recipient of the 2005 NSERC Synergy award for environmental work on pulp mills with collaborators at Environment Canada. Dr. MacLatchy's specialized laboratory will provide one of the CRI facilities for student exchanges and laboratory skills development for WATER students.
Dr. Mark Servos
Dr. Servos is a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Water Quality Protection in the Department of Biology, at the University of Waterloo. His research and teaching program is related to the science underlying risk assessment and management of emerging threats to water quality. Dr. Servos was appointed Scientific Director of the Canadian Water Network (CWN), a national Network of Centres of Excellence in 2003. In this role he led the development of an innovation network focused on providing clean, safe water across Canada and internationally. The CWN includes an interdisciplinary network of water researchers and students from 40 universities and more than 200 partner organizations across Canada. Through research excellence and partnership it promotes innovative solutions to priority and emerging water issues facing our industries, regulators and communities. Dr. Servos will be involved in facilitating parts of the Integrated Forum, as well as the exchange of students to Waterloo.
CRI Homepage - Waterloo Homepage
Dr. André St-Hilaire
Science Director of the CRI, and professor of hydrology at the Water, Earth and Environment Centre of INRS (INRS-ETE), a graduate school of the Université du Québec. He specializes in hydrology and environmental statistics, stochastic and deterministic modelling as well as impact assessment and environmental monitoring. Dr. St-Hilaire will be involved in developing and teaching the field based course in hydrology and hydrometry. With the only hydrological modelling laboratory among the team, his laboratory will be important for the student exchanges to broaden student research skills.
Dr. Michael van den Heuvel
Science Director of the CRI and Canada Research Chair in Watershed Ecological Integrity, studies the effects of agriculture and chemical use on freshwater and coastal environments. His focus is the endocrine responses, immunotoxicology, and population health of fish. He is working to develop methods and solutions to best monitor environmental problems and better protect rivers in Prince Edward Island. He will provide an environmental chemistry laboratory for student exchanges and laboratory skills development for WATER students.
