Arvind Saraswat
Adjunct Professor Bio Arvind works as the Head of Air Quality Section (Assessments) at the BC Ministry of Environment and an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability. In his current role at the Ministry of Environment, Arvind leads the section responsible for the review of air discharge applications under the Environmental […]
Edward Gregr
Adjunct Professor Contact Details Research Interests Bio I completed my PhD with Dr. Chan at IRES, studying the sea otter – kelp forest trophic cascade and the associated changes in ecosystem services. This interdisciplinary work compliments my earlier academic training in Zoology (M.Sc. 2000) and Computer Science (B.Sc. 1992), which is reflected in my over […]
Steven Conrad
Adjunct Professor Contact Details http://stevenconrad.ca/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveaconrad/ Research Interests Bio Steve is a scientist and resource manager with over 25 years research, industry, and policy experience. Steve is noted for his work and leadership on decision sciences and systems engineering through his behavioural and complex system modelling research centred on water, energy, and food systems, climate change adaptation, […]
Rumi Naito
Adjunct Professor Contact Details —rumisen@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/rumi-naito-441373a/ http://chanslab.ires.ubc.ca/people/rumi-naito/ http://zhaolab.psych.ubc.ca/people.html Research Interests Bio I am a conservation social scientist with a background in behavioral science, informing evidence-based solutions to advance environmental sustainability. With 15+ years in research and project management, I specialize in REDD+, community-based conservation, and behavior change. My work explores psychological and social factors driving […]
Rustam Sengupta
Adjunct Professor Contact Details Research Interests Bio Rustam Sengupta is a renewable energy entrepreneur, impact investor and subject matter expert with extensive research experience of over a decade in sustainable social enterprise design, rooftop solar and renewable energy access. He has an expertise in identifying, designing and analysing strategies that affect energy systems and policies […]
Paige Olmsted
Adjunct Professor Contact Details Research Interests Bio Paige is an environmental scientist whose research focuses on how we account for, make decisions about, and value nature – from a personal as well as economic standpoint. She is currently based at the Smart Prosperity Institute, a policy think tank based in Ottawa. There she leads their […]
Kieran Findlater
Adjunct Professor Contact Details kieran.findlater@ubc.ca www.kieranfindlater.com Research Interests Bio I lead interdisciplinary research projects evaluating individual, institutional and societal responses to complex sustainability problems, like climate change, using integrated quantitative and qualitative methods, and continuous stakeholder and policy engagement. I currently work as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Impact and Innovation Unit of the […]
Annegaaike Leopold
Adjunct Professor Contact Details aleopold@calidrisenvironment.com Bio Annegaaike Leopold Msc, has joined the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, working as Co-PI with Dr. Gunilla Oberg, on a research program aimed at building transparency into the regulatory process of risk assessment and management of organic chemicals, specifically in the face of scientific controversies. This builds seamlessly […]
Justin Ritchie
Adjunct Professor Research Interests Bio Justin Ritchie is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability. His work on climate change and energy technologies, policies and economics has been published in an array of peer-reviewed journals that include Environmental Research Letters, Energy, Energy Economics, and beyond.
Lucy Rodina
Adjunct Professor