Associate Professor:

• Dr. Altaf Arain
  Office: GSB-214
  School of Geography and Earth Sciences
  McMaster University
  Hamilton, ON, CA, L8S 4K1
  Phone: 905-525-9140 ext. 27941
  Fax: 905-546-0463
  Email:arainm@mcmaster.ca

Curent Team Members

• Jason Brodeur, Ph.D May 2007 (In Progress)
  Research: Impact of extreme weather event on forest carbon cycling.
  Email brodeujj@mcmaster.ca

• Bin Chen, Ph.D. Sept. 2007(In Progress)
  Research :Catchment scale carbon cycle modeling
  Email: chenb9@mcmaster.ca

• Suo Huang, Ph.D Sept 2009 (In Progress)
  Research:Global and regional water and carbon cycle modelling using CLASS-CTEM model
  Email: huangs26@mcmaster.ca

• Samantha MacKay, Ph.D Sept. 2010, (In Progress)
  Research: Drought effects of forest growth
  Email: mackays@mcmaster.ca

• Michelle Molon, M.Sc., Sept 2010 (In progress)Research: Studying groundwater dynamics in a forest using geophysical techniques

• Emily Nicholas, M.Sc. May 2008:( In progress) Research:Soil CO2 fluxes in a forest

• Madeleine Martin; Email: martim29@mcmaster.ca, Research: Soil CO2 effluxes in forests

• Dr. Jagadeesh Yeluripati
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Oct 2005 -Jan 2007
  Research: Historic carbon cycle studies at catchment scales
  

• Dr. Fengming Yuan
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Aug 2003 (In Progress)
  Research:Developing a carbon and nitrogen cycle models for Canadian GCM
  
  

• Dr. Polasam Rao, UCAR, Princeton, NJ., USA
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Jun 2003 - Apr 2005 (completed)
  Research:Up-scaling carbon fluxes from stand to region

• Dr. Muhammad Shaikh, Georgia Tech. Atlanta GA, USA
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Sept 2002 - Aug 2004 (Completed)
  Research: NCAR CAM2 general circulation model simulations and coupling Carbon-Canadian Land Surface Scheme to CAM2.
  

• Dr. Zav Kothavala, Universite of Quebec at Montreal
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Sept 2001 - Oct 2003 (Completed)
  Research:Developing and testing of
  Carbon-Canadian Land Surface Scheme
  

• Jason Brodeur, Ph.D, May 2007 (In progress)

• Ben Chin, Ph.D, Sept 2007, (In progress)

• Suo Huang, Ph.D, Jan 2010, (In progress)

• Natalia Restrepo, Ph.D, Jan 2002 to May 2006
  Research: Measuring CO2 and H2O fluxes from planted forests

• Mahmoud Pejam, Ph.D., Sept 2002 –Dec 2006
  Research: Measuring CO2 and H2O fluxes in mixedwood forests

• Shuhua Yi, Ph.D. Sept. 2002 - Dec. 2006
  Research: Investigating soil freeze and thaw processes

• Myroslava Khomik, Ph.D, Sept 2004 (In Progress)
  Research:Photosynthetic uptake in boreal and temperate forests
  

• Matthias Peichl, Ph.D Sept 2005 (In Progress)
  Research: NO2, CH4 and CO2 exchanges in a Pine plantation chronosequence
  

• Michelle Molon, M.Sc., Sept 2010 (In progress)Research: Studying groundwater dynamics in a forest using geophysical techniques

• Emily Nicholas, M.Sc. May 2008:( In progress) Research:Soil CO2 fluxes in a forest

• Samantha MacKay, M. Sc., May 2007-Sept 2010 Research: Drought effects of forest growth

• Suo Huang, M.Sc., May 2007 - Dec. 2009, Research: Stand scale water and carbon cycle modelling using C-TEM model

• Josh McLaren, M.Sc., Sept 2005-Sept 2007, Research:Atmospheric and soil water limitations on water flux components in a temperate pine forest

• Rose Blair, M.Sc, May 2004 to May 2006, Research: Air pollution in the urban settings

• Matthias Peichl, M.Sc May 2004 – Aug 2005, Research: Carbon stocks in a chronosequence of temperate conifer stands
  

• Myroslava Khomik, M. Sc., Sept 2003 – Aug 2004, Research :Soil CO2 emissions from temperate and boreal forests
  

• Madelin Martin, Undergrad thesis, Oct. 2009(In progress) Forest understory evapotranspiration

• Laura Wheeland,Undergrad thesis, Oct 2008-09, Forest Management and its Application for Carbon Crediting in Canada

• Emily Nicholas , Undergrad thesis, Oct 2007- 08, Soil CO2 fluxes in a forest

• Cassandra Banting, Undergrad thesis, Oct 2007-08, Lake breeze and urban heat island effects on air pollution

• Brian Silveria, Undergrad thesis, Oct  2007-08, Ground water studies in Lake Erie BIG catchment

• Jane Assini, Undergrad thesis, 2006-07, Water balance of three Ontario forests

• Samantha MacKay, Undergrad thesis, 2006-07, Carbon exchanges in eastern and western conifer forests

• Elaine Lucko, Undergrad thesis, 2004-2005 (Completed), Teacher, Toronto, ON
  Research: Transpiration in a mature pine forest
  

• Mark Francisco, Undergrad thesis 2004-2005 (Completed), Teacher’s College
  Research: Testing CLASS model over grass lands
  

• Sven D'Souza, Undergrad thesis 2004-2005 (Completed),Teacher, Toronto, ON
  Research: Spatial distribution of fine root biomass in a mature pine forest.
  

• Jason Brodeur, Undergrad thesis 2002-2003 (Completed),M.Sc, U. of Guelph
  Research: Characteristics of carbon fluxes in a planted seedlings
  

• Joel von Popta, Undergrad thesis 2002-2003 (Completed), Co-opp student
  Research: Carbon and water exchanges over a young conifer forest
  

• Jackie Young, Undergrad thesis 2001-2002 (Completed), Adecco, Vancv. BC
  Research: Net Primary Productivity in white pine forests
  

• Emily Nicolas, Summer Student, May-Aug, 2008, Help with Turkey Point Flux Station field work

• Josh McLaren, Summer Student May-Aug, 2005 Turkey Point Flux Station field work (part time) M.Sc at McMaste University

• Matthias Peichl, Summer Student Feb-Apr, 2004 Turkey Point Flux Station field work Ph.D at McMaste University
  

• Myroslava Khomik, Summer Student May-Aug, 2003 Turkey Point Flux Station field work Ph.D at McMaste University

• Jason Brodeur, Summer Student May-Aug, 2003
  Help with Turkey Point Flux Station filed work M.Sc at U. of Guelph
  

• Patrick Chahil, Summer Student May-Aug, 2001
  Help with Turkey Point Flux Station filed work M.Sc at Western University.
  

• Matt Regie,r Research assistant Sept 2005 April 2006
  BERMS Coupled hydrological-carbon cycle modeling study
  Email:N/A