Environmental Systems Faculty

Shahid Azam

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 480
E-mail: shahid.azam@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2369
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: https://shahidazam.wixsite.com/mysite

Research interests
Characterization and Improvement of Geomaterials (Slurries, Soils, and Rocks), Sustainable Mine Waste Management (Tailings Dams and Waste Rock Dumps), Civil Infrastructure Systems (Constructed in, on, or with Marginal Soils)

Gordon Huang

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Canada Research Chair (Tier I), Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 483
E-mail: gordon.huang@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4095
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://www.jeionline.org/huangg/

Research interests
Waste management, site remediation, and risk assessment, Simulation and optimization of hydrological and environmental systems, Modeling of energy and environmental management systems, Climate modeling, impact assessment, and adaptation planning

Yee-Chung Jin

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 429
E-mail: Yee-Chung.Jin@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4567
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~jiny/

Research interests
Hydraulic engineering, Erosion and sediment transport in rivers, Groundwater contamination, Numerical modeling, Environmental hydraulics, Remote sensing, GIS application in hydrological systems

Ben Lichtenwald

M.Sc., P.Eng.
Lab Instructor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 128.6
E-mail: ben.lichtenwald@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4599
Fax: 306-585-4855

Dean Milton

A.Sc.T., B.V/T.Ed.
Lab Instructor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 118.1
E-mail: dean.milton@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4963
Fax: 306-585-4855

Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 427
E-mail: kelvin.ng@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-8487
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: https://uregina.ca/~ng224

Research interests

Non-hazardous waste generation in Western and Central Canada; Sustainable waste diversion and recycling practices; Design and optimization of Waste Management Regions; Data-driven methods in solid waste management; Beneficial reuse of waste materials in civil and environmental applications; Environmental geotechnics; Design, operation, and remediation of municipal solid waste landfills and other waste containment systems.

Satish Sharma

Ph.D., P.Eng. (Emeritus)
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 428
E-mail: satish.sharma@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4553
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Highway traffic monitoring, Intelligent transportation systems, Statistical analysis of highway traffic data, Transportation economics, Highway traffic safety

Yili (Kelly) Tang

Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 481
E-mail: yili.tang@uregina.ca
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: https://www.mobility-tech.net/

Research interests
Analysis, modeling and optimization of the transportation system (Mobility-As-A-Service, public transport, ride-sharing, and emerging transportation technologies), travel behavior and transport economics, data mining and decision analytics (statistical model, machine learning/deep learning), mechanism design and game theory.

Amornvadee (Amy) Veawab

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 492
E-mail: veawab@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5665
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Corrosion and corrosion inhibition, CO2 capture technologies, Gas separation and purification, Biofuel technologies, Air pollution control and management

Peng Wu

Ph.D. P. Eng.
Program Chair, Associate Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 490
E-mail: Peng.Wu@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4309
Fax: 306-585-585-4855

Research interests

Cold region engineering, erosion and sediment transport, flood mapping and prediction, artificial intelligence in water resources engineering, surface and groundwater interaction, contaminant transport in water systems.

Jinkai Xue

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 414
E-mail: Jinkai.Xue@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-8156
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~jxv982/

Research interests

Drinking water treatment, sustainable municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and reuse, membrane technology, biological processes, membrane bioreactors, advanced oxidation, environmental impact of nano-materials, biodegradation of recalcitrant organic pollutants, etc.

Stephanie Young

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 436.6
E-mail: stephanie.young@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4722
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Municipal Engineering, specializing in water and wastewater treatment, Treatment and disposal of municipal and industrial wastewater particularly pulp mill effluent, wastewater from oil field: oil/water separation and reclamation of oily water and reuse, Advanced physical/chemical treatment, including membrane filtration and bioremediation, Water treatment process & facility design and modification, Collection and distribution systems design and analysis, Solid waste management including composting, sludge treatment and recycle, Hazardous waste management, Use of polymer materials for environmental engineering applications