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 in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), and Charles Sturt University (CSU) during and after his MSc Engineering (Agriculture). Nawaz’s early career experience with international organizations enabled him to work with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams. His research interests are mainly focused on climate modeling by state-of-the-art GIS, remote sensing, and computer programming skills; analysis of climate change impact on agriculture and water resources systems; big data and hydrological modeling for solving the complex problems of water resources management at different spatial and temporal scales under changing climate.
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Pluvial Flood Modeling for Coastal Areas Under Future Climate Change
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 […] -
Climate Smart Lab Members Attended the CWRA 2024 Conference in Saskatoon
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 […] -
Congratulations Climate Smart Lab Members, for Passing PhD Candidacy Exam
Congratulations to the student members of the Climate Smart Lab, Rana Ali Nawaz and Tianze Pang, who have passed their PhD candidacy exams on May 16, 2024. Tianze Pang took his exam with the topic of Dynamic Process of Shoreline Change in the Context of Climate Change. Currently Tianze is […] -
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 […] -
Spatiotemporal Trends in Temperature and Precipitation for Prince Edward Island Over 1971–2020
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Rana Ali Nawaz, Dr. Xiuquan Wang, Sana Basheer, Katie Sonier, Tianze Pang, and Toyin Adekanmbi, recently published a study on Spatiotemporal trends in temperature and precipitation for PEI between 1971-2020. Abstract Climate change has been attracting significant attention in Canada lately. This study investigates spatiotemporal […] -
Origin Story: The Starchy Chronicles Picture this: a sizzling plate of golden French fries, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They are everyone’s favourite snack, but did you know climate change could put our beloved fries at risk? The changing climate is causing shifts in weather […] -
New opinions on coastal erosion assessment from the perspective of climate change
Climate Smart Lab members have recently published a study on the limitations of current coastal erosion assessments under climate change in the journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Ambio. This review article, entitled Coastal erosion and climate change: A review on coastal-change process and modeling, is delivered by […] -
Climate Smart Lab member received the UPEI International Graduate Student Award for the year 2023
Congratulation to Rana Ali Nawaz, a Ph.D. student from Climate Smart Lab, who got UPEI International Graduate Student Award for the year 2023. UPEI International Graduate Student Award is granted to those international graduate students who have recently entered a graduate program and hold a record of academic and scholarly […] -
Official Launch of the PEI Section of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
On March 10th, 2023, the PEI Section of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) has been officially launched by its inaugural executive committee in the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) at UPEI in St. Peter’s Bay. The CSCE PEI Section’s executive committee meeting in the CCCCA, […] -
Climate Smart Lab research team (Toyin Adekanmbi, Xiuquan Wang, Sana Basheer, Rana Ali Nawaz, Tianze Pang, Yulin Hu, and Suqi Liu) recently published a study on the assessment of future climate change impacts on potato yields in Prince Edward Island, Canada in the Foods journal. Abstract: Crop yields are adversely […] -
Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning Techniques to Classify LULC
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 […] -
PEOPLE 2022 -A hybrid International Conference in Charlottetown, PEI
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 […] -
Climate Smart Lab team presented and volunteered at CSBE-CSGAB conference
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. (Xanax) Pelin Kınay served as a coordinator for […]