Email: rnawaz@upei.ca Rana Ali Nawaz joined the Climate Smart Lab as a PhD student in the Canadian Center for Climate Change and Adaptation at University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI). Mr. Nawaz has a rich early career experience working with International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Center for Agricultural Research Read more…
Dr. Xander Wang, director of the Climate Smart Lab from the School of Climate Change and Adaptation, Faculty of Science, University of Prince Edward Island, has been nominated as one of four excellent academics to receive the Merit Award for Scholarly Achievement at the Faculty Association Member Recognition Night in Read more…
Email: pkinay@upei.ca Telephone: +1 (902) 388-2013 ORCID: 0000-0002-3869-1797 Dr. Kınay’s primary research interests are climate change adaptation and its associated impacts on human health. She is also interested in the nature of climates, whether local, regional, or global, as well as the natural and human-caused variables that influence climate change. Read more…
Email: gekeefe@upei.ca Genevieve joined the Climate Smart Lab as a Master’s Student in January 2022. Her background is in chemistry with a BSc from UPEI (2013) and an MSc from the University of Edinburgh (2016). After returning to Prince Edward Island from the UK, she worked in R&D at Biovectra Read more…
Email: rguild@upei.ca Ryan graduated with a (Hons) Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Guelph and a Master of Environmental Studies from York University. He is currently studying as a PhD student in Environmental Sciences at UPEI with research interests in wildlife ecology and conservation as well as Read more…
Journal: Remote Sensing DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14092138 Abstract: One-dimensional (1D) hydraulic models have been extensively used to conduct flood simulations for investigating flood depth and extent maps. However, the 1D models cannot simulate many other flood characteristics, such as flood velocity, duration, arrival time and recession time when the flow is not restricted within the Read more…
Email: mmahmood11624@upei.ca Qasim joined the Climate Smart Lab as a Ph.D. Environmental Sciences student in January 2022. He completed a BS in Applied Geology (2018) and an M. Phil in Applied Hydrology (2020) from the University of the Punjab, Pakistan. During his graduation, he gained diverse experience related to engineering Read more…
A research team led by Dr. Xander Wang, associate professor in the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, invites the public to participate in a research survey focusing on potato farming practices in Prince Edward Island. The data collected through this survey will be used in a research project Read more…
A multidisciplinary team at the University of Prince Edward Island made up of experts in climate change, gene sequencing, agriculture diseases, and precision agriculture has received $20,000 in funding from Genome Atlantic for a research project titled “Identification of Climate-Resilient and Wart-Resistant Potato Varieties for PEI.” Led by Dr. Xander Wang , associate Read more…
E: mkhan11507@upei.ca Manzura joined the Climate Smart Lab at the Canadian Center for Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI in January 2022. Before this, she was working for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as Specialist in Bangladesh where she was responsible for coordination, implementation, report Read more…