Joanne Nelson
PhD Student Research Interests Bio Joanne Nelson is a Ts’msyen woman who grew up in the northwestern BC communities of Port Edward and Prince Rupert where she gained a tremendous appreciation for nature, in particular the ocean environment. She is from Lax Kw’alaams on her mother’s side and Kitsumkalum on her father’s side. Her passions […]
Martin Z Olszynski
PhD Student Contact Details https://law.ucalgary.ca/profiles/olszynski Research Interests Bio Martin is an associate professor of law at the University of Calgary, with several years of public service in environmental and natural resources law and policy. From 2007 to 2013, he was counsel with the federal Department of Justice, practising law in the legal services unit at […]
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.
Neha Sharma-Mascarenhas
PhD Candidate, SSHRC Doctoral Canada Graduate Scholar, UBC Sustainability Scholar, Four Year Doctoral Fellow Contact Details neha.sharma@ires.ubc.ca https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/sharma-mascarenhas-neha Research Interests Bio Neha is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Her doctoral research attempts to understand the socio-economic, policy and industrial dynamics that […]
Nivretta Thatra
Communications Manager
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Lucy Rodina
Adjunct Professor
Jackie Lerner
Adjunct Professor Contact Details Research Interests Bio Jackie Lerner is an impact assessment specialist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jackie has been an environmental consulting professional for over 20 years. Her experience includes environmental and social impact assessment of major resource developments across Canada and internationally: primarily mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects. Jackie […]
Evelyn Arriagada
PhD with Leila Harris, 2025
Mauricio Carvallo Aceves
PhD student, P. Eng. Peter Wall Legacy Award Les Lavkulich Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service, 2023 Mitacs Accelerate Fellow Four Year Fellowship Recipient, NSERC Alexander Graham Bell IRES Student Society Co-President, 2022-2023 Contact Details https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mauricio-carvallo-aceves-92567a106 Research Interests Bio Mauricio joined IRES in 2020 as a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Chang. […]
Celeste Pomerantz
MSc Student Research Interests Bio Celeste Pomerantz is a masters (MSc) student in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, supervised by Dr. M.V. Ramana. Her research focuses on energy storage and grid optimization in Canadian remote and off-grid communities. She has a BSc in natural sciences from the University of Calgary concentrating in alternative […]