CENTRE FOR WATER RESOURCES STUDIES - Key Persons
Dr. Medeiros' research interests focus on understanding the influence of environmental stress on freshwater systems, past, present, and future. He is particularly motivated in applying new methodologies to community-based research in the Arctic. His current research projects outline the influence of environmental change on aquatic trophic systems. This includes investigation of water security through the lens of sustainability and conservation, municipal planning, and engineering for freshwater supply services.
Dr. Lake obtained his PhD at the University of Western Ontario in 2000, under the supervision of Dr. R. Kerry Rowe. His area of research is geo-environmental engineering with a focus on containment barrier evaluations and design. Prior to Dalhousie, he was employed with Jacques Whitford and Associates in their head office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Job Titles:
- Associate Vice - President
- Supervisor
- Professor, Director
Rand, J.L., Shupe, G. and Gagnon, G.A. 2008. Synergistic benefits between UV light and chlorine-based disinfectants for the inactivation of E. coli. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada. 43(1): 63-68.
Rand, J.L., Gagnon, G.A., and Knowles, A. Establishing minimum free chlorine residual concentration for microbial control in a municipal drinking water distribution system. AWWA Water Quality and Technology Conference. New Orleans, LA, November 2014.
Dr. Gagnon is Associate Vice-President Research and the NSERC/Halifax Water Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Water Quality and Treatment; as well as the Director of the Centre for Water Resources Studies at Dalhousie University. Since being hired in 1998, Dr. Gagnon has generated over $38-M in research funding related to water research priorities at Dalhousie. Dr. Gagnon has trained 25 PhD students and 67 Masters students at Dalhousie many of whom hold progressive careers across the environmental industry. Dr. Gagnon has held a number of board and committee appointments through his career with non-for-profit agencies - such as the American Water Works Association; government committees - such as the Ministers Roundtable on the Environment and Sustainability; technical committees - such as the Expert Panel on Hydraulic Fracturing in Nova Scotia; and professional groups - such as the Awards Committee for Engineers Nova Scotia. Over the past 10-years, Dr. Gagnon has also dedicated significant professional time working with Elders, Chiefs and water operators across indigenous communities in the Atlantic Region to establish the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority.
Dr. Walsh graduated from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) in 1993 with a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering and McGill University in 1994 with a Master of Engineering degree. After working in the specialty chemical industry for seven years, she completed her PhD degree in Civil Engineering at Dalhousie University in 2005. Her research is within the water and wastewater treatment field. Dr. Walsh is currently serving as Secretary/Treasurer with Camp 7 Halifax., as Academic Integrity Officer for the Faculty of Engineering and on the Awards Committee with Engineers Nova Scotia.
Job Titles:
- Foulis Chair in Engineering Associate Professor Ivan Curry School of Engineering - Acadia University
Jennie attended Acadia University for her Certificate of Applied Science before obtaining her Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Dalhousie University in 2001. After working in the consulting industry for two years, she returned to enroll in the Master's of Applied Science degree at Dalhousie, from which she transferred into the Doctorate of Civil Engineering program. Jennie is now an Associate Professor in the Ivan Curry School of Engineering at Acadia University in Wolfville, NS. Her research interests include water and wastewater treatment, with a focus on disinfection and water quality in distribution systems.
Dr. Rand holds the A.D. Foulis Chair in Engineering at Acadia University. She is a member of Engineers Nova Scotia (APENS), American Water Works Association (AWWA), Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association (ACWWA), Canadian Water Network (CWN), and the Water Environment Federation (WEF). She currently acts as the Technical Director on the Board of ACWWA, and also holds adjunct status with the Department of Civil and Resource Engineering at Dalhousie and the Biology Department at Acadia University.
Rand, J.L., Sharafimasooleh, M., and Walsh, M.W. 2013. Effect of water hardness and pipe material on enhanced disinfection with UV light and chlorine. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA. 62(7): 426-432.
Job Titles:
- Senior Research Associate
Mr. Scott has been with the Centre since it was established in 1981. Originally hired as a limnologist to head a long-term investigation of the water quality effects of urbanization on lakes and ponds making up the former water supply for the City of Halifax, his research broadened to include such topics as watershed management, on-site wastewater treatment, erosion and sediment control, and rainwater cistern systems.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor, Earth Science
Job Titles:
- Co - Supervised With Dr. Rob Jamieson )
Job Titles:
- Administrative Secretary
- Administrative Secretary for the Centre
Tarra has been the Administrative Secretary for the Centre since 2011. Prior to this, she worked as an Accounts Payable Clerk, Registration Clerk, and TESL Student Programs Coordinator - all at Saint Mary's University and spanning nine years.
Dr. Walker's research efforts cover a wide range of biophysical sciences related to resource and environmental management and closely reflect Dalhousie's priority research areas in oceans, energy and the environment including: monitoring human impacts on the natural world; remediation of contaminated sites; policies to mitigate plastic marine pollution; ecological risk assessment (ERA); environmental effects monitoring (EEM); environmental impact assessment (EIA); management of natural resources; air pollution impacts on ecosystems. Most of his recent research has been in partnership with industry related to environmental management and monitoring across Canada.