Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability

Profiles

Adjunct Professor Contact Details Research Interests Bio Dr. Joakim Jeppsson has joined the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability as an Adjunct Professor and is collaborating with IRES Professor Dr.Gunilla Öberg. He is working on a research project regarding knowledge needs in a circular construction industry. The research is funded by the Swedish Foundation for […]

Sophia Murphy

PhD with Hannah Wittman, 2021; Executive Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Yoshitaka Sakata

Previous Visiting Professor Contact Details Bio Dr. Yoshitaka Sakata is an expert in hydrogeology and groundwater engineering with over 17 years of professional experience. After receiving his PhD in Science in March 2013 at Hokkaido University (Japan), he engaged in the university’s Faculty of Engineering for a national research project regarding shallow geothermal energy utilization […]

David Righter

MSc with Stephanie Chang, 2021;
Climate Action Planner, Introba

Graham McDowell

IRES Adjunct Professor Director of Science and Knowledge, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Founder and Leader, Canadian Mountain Assessment PhD in IRES with Leila Harris and Michele Koppes, 2020 (Vanier Scholar) Contact Details grahammcdowell[at]gmail[dot]com grahammcdowellresearch.com Google Scholar Profile Bio Dr. Graham McDowell is the Director of Science and Knowledge at the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation […]

Sara Nawaz

PhD with Terre Satterfield, 2021; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford

Sara Elder

Adjunct Professor, Senior Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development Contact Details sara[dot]elder[at]ubc[dot]ca https://www.iisd.org/people/sara-elder https://www.linkedin.com/in/eldersara/ https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=VMK93AEAAAAJ&hl=en Research Interests Bio Sara Elder is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at UBC. She specializes in interdisciplinary research related to the local social and environmental impacts of global supply chain governance, with a […]