A research team (Sana Basheer, Dr. Xander Wang, Aitazaz A Farooque, Rana Ali Nawaz, Kai Liu, Toyin Adekanmbi, and Suqi Liu) recently published a study on Land Use Land Cover change (LULC) using Satellite imagery and machine learning techniques in the Remote Sensing journal. Abstract: Accurate land use land cover Read more…
Announcement ! Acting Interim Associate Dean of SCCA September 21st – October 8th , 2022 Please be advised that Dr. Aitazaz A. Farooque will not be available from September 21 through October 8, 2022. Dr. Xander Wang will serve in Dr. Farooque’s place as Interim Associate Dean during this time. Read more…
Dr. Xander Wang, an associate professor in the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, has been named a member of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars. Wang is one of 54 Canadian mid-career leaders named to the RSC College of New Scholars this year. Read more…
PEOPLE 2022 – A Hybrid International Conference on Persistent, Emerging, and Organic Pollution in the Environment – Challenges and Solutions under Climate Change was held on August 23–26, 2022 in Charlottetown, PEI. This is an annual conference of the PEOPLE Network, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Read more…
On June 10, 2022 at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA), Dr. Xander Wang presented to undergraduate students about the courses that will be offered at the School of Climate Change and Adaptation. He also introduced several tools and equipment that are available at the centre to Read more…
The Climate Smart Lab team presented and volunteered at the Canadian Society for Bioengineering 2022 Annual General Meeting, held July 24-27, 2022 in Charlottetown, PEI. Dr. Xander Wang served as committee member and technical chair for the Water and Soil Management session Dr. Pelin Kınay served as a coordinator for Read more…
Dr. Xander Wang and his research team have recently published a study on the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural fields through bioresource management. This study is very important in reducing the emissions from agricultural soils and enhancing environmental sustainability in the future. Title: Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 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…
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…
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…