Climate Smart Lab Team including Sana Basheer, Prof. Xiuquan Wang, Dr. Quan Van Dau, Dr. Muhammad Awais, Dr. Pelin Kinay, Tianze Pang, and Muhammad Qasim Mahmood carried out a research on carbon flux for PEI ecosystems which recently published on Land Journal. Abstract Mitigating climate change by reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Dr. Quan Dau, Dr. Xiuquan Wang, Farhan Aziz, Rana Ali Nawaz, Tianze Pang, Muhammad Qasim Mahmood, and Maxim Fortin have recently published a study, “Pluvial flood modeling for coastal areas under future climate change – A case study for Prince Edward Island, Canada” in “Hydrology” journal. Abstract Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Tianze Pang, Xiuquan Wang, Sana Basheer, and Ryan Guild have recently published a study, “Landcover-based detection of rapid impacts of extreme storm on coastal landscape,” in “The Science of The Total Environment” journal. Abstract On September 24, 2022, Post-Tropical Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Atlantic Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Muhammad Qasim Mahmood, Dr. Xander Wang, Farhan Aziz, and Tianze Pang have recently published a study, “Evaluating the sustainability of groundwater abstraction in small watersheds using time series analysis,” in “Groundwater for Sustainable Development” journal. Abstract Groundwater is crucial in meeting the water needs of Read more…
Muhammad Qasim Mahmood has been awarded the 2024 Graduate Student Research Grant from the Geological Society of America (GSA). Qasim’s project involves groundwater mapping and modeling in PEI under human and climate change impacts. The GSA graduate research grant is one of the highly competitive research grants, with a success Read more…
The members of the Climate Smart Lab, Dr. Xander Wang, Dr. Quan Dau, Farhan Aziz, Rana Ali Nawaz, Tianze Pang, and Muhammad Qasim Mahmood, attended the 77th Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) National Conference, which was held in Saskatoon from 17-19 June 2024. It is remarkable that Tianze Pang won Read more…
Congratulations Muhammad Qasim Mahmood for winning the UPEI’s prestigious scholarship, “The 2024 Dr. J Regis Duffy Graduate Scholarships in Science”. Mr. Mahmood is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Environmental Sciences program and pursuing research on water resources management in PEI. Dr. Regis Duffy Award is granted to a graduating Read more…
Climate Lab Members actively engage with professionals around Atlantic Canada to keep aware of advances in the water and wastewater industries. The Atlantic Canada Water & Wastewater Association (ACWWA) is a ‘Section’ of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and a ‘Member Association’ of the Water Environment Federation (WEF). ACWWA Read more…
Dr. Xander Wang, the Director of the Climate Smart Lab, along with four members of the lab, actively participated in the CWRA 2023 National Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from June 18-21, 2023. The conference, attended by numerous individuals from academia, industry, and public sectors across Canada, focused on Read more…
Congratulations to Climate Smart Lab graduate student, Muhammad Qasim Mahmood, on being awarded Graduate Student Research Grants from the Geological Society of America (GSA). Graduate Student Research Grants from the GSA are intended to support graduate student research in the geosciences and ultimately enhance the geoscience workforce, as well as to provide career development Read more…