Research Labs

• Directors: Dr. Adam Yates
• Room 2424

The computational geomorphology lab (CGL) provides high-end computer stations for modelling, simulation, spatial data analysis, statistical data analysis, and data visualization. Research activities are focussed on landscape evolution, fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, catchment analysis, and aquatic ecosystem assessment.

The CGL contains 3 Tesla GPU computer systems for high-performance parallel computation, and 5 additional workstations for scientific computing. Software available in the lab includes ArcGIS, SigmaPlot, SPSS, Surfer, Matlab, Telemac 2D/3D, CAESAR, MS Visual Studio, Intel Parallel Studio, PGI Fortran.

The use of the CGL is available to graduate students doing research involving numerical simulation, and students working with Dr. Yates or Dr. Van De Wiel.

• Director: Dr. Chris Smart
• Room 1302A 661-2111 Ext. 85007

• Directors: Dr. Isaac Luginaah and Dr. Jamie Baxter
• Room 1424  661-2111 Ext. 82818
• Visit Environmental Hazards & Health Lab Website

• Director: Dr. Peter Ashmore
• Room 1418  661-2111 Ext. 85026

• Director: Dr. Jinfei Wang
• Room 2430  661-2111  Ext. 85017

• Director: Dr. Jason Gilliland
• Room 2333  661-2111 Ext. 82817
• Visit the HEAL website

• Director: Dr. C. Chris Smart
• Room 3254B  661-2111 Ext. 85007

• Director: Dr. Chantelle Richmond
• Room 3107  661-2111 Ext. 85324
• Visit Indigenous Health Website

• Director: Dr. Katrina Moser
• Room 1314  661-2111 Ext. 80115
• Visit LARS Website

• Director: Dr. Peter Ashmore
• Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Annex

The River Modeling Flume was built in 2001 as part of a collaborative CFI grant with the Faculty of Engineering to fund the development of new space for physical experiments related to environmental fluid dynamics: the Newalta Environmental Fluids Laboratory, located in the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Building. The 3m x 20m tilting river tray was designed for the physical modelling of gravel-bed rivers and can also be used for the study of other problems in river morphology, river restoration, open-channel flow and sediment transport. It is the largest tilting, river modelling flume in Canada, and has attracted collaborators and students from Canada, U.S., Israel, France and Italy.

• Director: Dr. Micha Pazner
• Room 2410  

• Director: Dr. James Voogt
• Room 1413   661-2111 Ext. 85018