Thomas Walker

Assistant Professor in Environmental Engineering

• B.Eng. (Carleton), M.Sc. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Toronto)
• 2370 Mackenzie, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
• Thomas.Walker@carleton.ca

Prof. Walker’s mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada.

Research Interests

Climate change offers unprecedented challenges and opportunities for learning about the Earth system and how our designed world interacts with it. Research in Dr. Walker’s group integrates data analytics, simulation of atmospheric chemistry and transport, and Earth observation from satellites to study the combined effects of atmospheric pollution on health and the climate. Dr. Walker also promotes engineering education using alternative modes such as hackathons and citizen science as means of preparing students for work with industry and in data analysis.

Specific research interests include:

• Air quality management systems
• Atmospheric chemistry and physics
• Climate change
• Remote sensing and satellite Earth observation
• AI and machine learning
• Data analysis and analytics
• Uncertainty quantification

Application area examples:

• Identifying of methane fluxes from wildfires, wetlands, agriculture, and industrial sources
• Assessing reductions in air pollution achieved using green infrastructure
• Informing air quality and climate change policy and mitigation strategies
• Developing modeling frameworks for air quality management
• Incorporating mobility data into modeling of disease propagation

Teaching Assignments 2024-2025

• ECOR 1045 Statics
• ECOR 1046 Mechanics
• ENVE 4200/5200 Climate Change and Engineering
• ENVE 4003/ENVE 5101 Air Pollution & Emissions Control
• ENVE 4918 Design Project

Previous Teaching Assignments

• ENVE 4003/ENVE 5101 Air Pollution & Emissions Control
• EGEN 5400 Overview of Environmental Engineering Practices
• ENVE 5704 Data Assimilation and Uncertainty Quantification
• ECOR 1045 Statics
• ECOR 1046 Mechanics
• ECOR 1053 Fundamentals of Eng III
• ENVE 4200/5200 Climate change & Engineering
• ENVE 4918 Design Project
• ENVE 5703 Radiative Transfer