The Core CCRN Team

The CCRN research team consists of over 40 university and federal scientists from eight Canadian universities and four federal government departments.  This inter-disciplinary team includes experimentalists, modellers, and analysts from atmospheric science, hydrology, and ecology.

Canadian University Investigators and Collaborators

Howard Wheater, CCRN Principal Investigator and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security, Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK;

Jennifer Baltzer, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change, Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON; 

Aaron Berg, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON; 

Andy Black, Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; 

Sean Carey, Professor, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; 

John Hanesiak, Professor, Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB; 

Masaki Hayashi, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Physical Hydrology, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; 

Warren Helgason, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; 

Andrew Ireson, Assistant Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability and the Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; 

Edward Johnson, Professor and Director of Biogeoscience Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; 

Jill Johnstone, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; 

Yanping Li, Assistant Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability and the Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK;

Phil Marsh, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Cold Regions Water Science, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON; 

Shawn Marshall, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Jeff McDonnell, Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability and the Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; 

John Pomeroy, Distinguished Professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change, Department of Geography and Planning and Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; 

William Quinton, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Cold Regions Hydrology, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON; 

Saman Razavi, Assistant Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability and the Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; 

Ronald Stewart, Professor, Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB; 

Julie Thériault, Assistant Professor, Département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC; 

Merritt Turetsky, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Integrative Ecology, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON; 
 

Canadian Federal/Provincial Government Investigators and Collaborators

Vivek Arora, Research Scientist, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Victoria, BC; 

Alan Barr, Research Scientist, Climate Processes Section, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK  

Paul Bartlett, Research Scientist, Climate Processes Section, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON; 

Barrie Bonsal, Research Scientist, Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK; 

Mike Demuth, Research Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON; 

John Diiwu, Forest Hydrology Specialist, Forest Program Management Section, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Edmonton, AB

Vincent Fortin, Research Scientist, Canadian Meteorological Centre, Meteorological Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dorval, QC; 

Allan Howard, Manager, National Agroclimate Information Service, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Regina, SK

Dave Hudak, Research Scientist, Cloud Physics and Severe Weather Section, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, King City, ON 

Richard Janowicz, Manager, Hydrology Unit, Water Resources Branch, Yukon Environment, Whitehorse, YT 

Bob Kochtubajda, Research Scientist, Applied Environmental Prediction Science, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Edmonton, AB

Murray MacKay, Research Scientist, Meteorological Research Division, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON;

Alain Pietroniro, Research Scientist and Director, Hydrological Services, Meteorological Service of Canada, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK; 

Garry Scrimgeour, Aquatic Ecologist, Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation, Office of the Chief Ecosystem Scientist, Parks Canada, Calgary, AB

Craig Smith, Research Climatologist, Climate Processes Section, Climate Research Division, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK;  

Chris Spence, Research Scientist, National Hydrology Research Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK;

Kit Szeto, Research Scientist, Climate Research Division, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON; 

Garth van der Kamp, Research Scientist, National Hydrology Research Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK;  

Daqing Yang, Research Scientist, National Hydrology Research Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK; 

Xuebin Zhang, Research Scientist, Climate Research Division, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, ON;