Research and Programs
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Prof. John Zelenski
Associate Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Prof. Zelenski is the director of the Carleton University Happiness Laboratory in the Department of Psychology. He conducts research examining people’s subjective connection with nature, or nature relatedness, and these links to happiness and environmentally responsible behaviours. Learn more about his research at: http://http-server.carleton.ca/~jzelensk/cuhl/CUHL.html. He also teaches a second-year graduate seminar in psychology. View a presentation of his work here: http://vimeo.com/62859258.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 1609
- Email: john_zelenski@carleton.ca
- Office: A525 Loeb Building
- Website: http://www.carleton.ca/~jzelensk
Faculty of Engineering and Design
Prof. Amir Hakami
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prof. Hakami is the group leader of the Carleton Atmospheric Modelling Group. He conducts research in the areas of air pollution and air quality modelling in support of policy-making, and develops mathematical methods and computer models for quantitative decision analysis. Learn more about his research at: http://hakami.cee.carleton.ca. He also teaches fourth-year undergraduate and graduate level courses in environmental engineering. More information about these courses can be found here: .carleton.ca/cee/courses/.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 8609
- Email: amir.hakami@carleton.ca
- Office: 2374 Mackenzie Building
- Website: carleton.ca/cee/people/hakami-amir
Prof. Deniz Karman
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prof. Karman is the associate director of the Ottawa Carleton Institute for Environmental Engineering. His research is focused on the areas of environmentally sustainable transport, life-cycle analysis of alternative fuels and vehicles, and sustainability of biofuels for transportation. Learn more about his research at: http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dkarman/. He also teaches second-year undergraduate and graduate level courses in process analysis and traffic-related air pollution. More information about these courses can be found here: .carleton.ca/cee/courses/.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 8914
- Email: deniz.karman@carleton.ca
- Office: 2370 Mackenzie Building
- Website: carleton.ca/cee/people/karman-deniz
Prof. Liam O’Brien
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prof. O’Brien is an assistant professor and program adviser for the new Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering program. He conducts research on the design and operation of buildings for improved occupant comfort and energy performance at the Human Building Interaction Laboratory. His research team is currently using Carleton’s Canal Building to collect building performance data and occupant behaviour data. Learn more about his research at http://humanbuildinginteractionlab.wordpress.com. He also teaches fourth-year undergraduate and graduate level courses in green building design and indoor air quality. More information about these courses can be found here: carleton.ca/cee/courses/. View a video of his work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwOzFrt2J70.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 8037
- Email: liam.obrien@carleton.ca
- Office: 5208 Canal Building
- Website:carleton.ca/cee/people/liam-obrien
Faculty of Science
Prof. Brian Burns
Director, Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Science
Prof. Burns is the director of the Institute of Environmental Science and an adjunct professor with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (Design Research Group). His research interests are in eco-sustainability and design, life-cycle analysis, obsolescence, and packaging and waste management. Learn more about the institute at: http://envirosci.carleton.ca. He has worked on various design projects related to resource use, energy consumption and life-cycle analysis.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 4401
- Email: brian_burns@carleton.ca
- Office: 2203 Herzberg Building
Prof. Emilie Cameron
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Prof. Cameron’s research examines mining in the Canadian North in relation to processes of colonization, indigenous self-determination, and globalized flows of finance and commodities. She also teaches a fourth-year course on mining and political change. More information about the course can be found here: http://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/courses/ENST/.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 6291
- Email: emilie_cameron@carleton.ca
- Office: A301D Loeb Building
- Website: carleton.ca/geography/people/emilie-cameron
Prof. Steven J. Cooke
Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Biology
Prof. Cooke is the Canada Research Chair in Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology. He conducts research in the areas of aquatic ecology, conservation biology, physiological ecology, animal behaviour and environmental science. His research primarily focuses on freshwater and marine fish and issues related to recreational fisheries management and valuing inland fisheries. Learn more about his research at: .carleton.ca/fecpl/. He also teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in environmental science, conservation science and fisheries management. More information about these courses can be found here: carleton.ca/fecpl/courses.html.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2143
- Lab Phone: (613) 520-4377
- Email: steven_cooke@carleton.ca
- Office: 2279 Herzberg Building
- Website: carleton.ca/biology/people/steven-j-cooke
Prof. Douglas J. King
Chair, Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Prof. King is the chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and co-director of the Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory (http://glel.carleton.ca/). He conducts research in the areas of sustainable resource management for biodiversity, habitat and other ecological values. His research develops methods for the modelling, mapping and monitoring of forests, wetlands, agricultural and tundra ecosystems using remote sensing and spatio-temporal analytical methods. Learn more about his research at: http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dking/. He also teaches third- and fourth-year undergraduate and graduate level courses in geomatics and geography. More information about these courses can be found here: http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dking/courses.htm.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 8439
- Email: doug_king@carleton.ca
- Office: B443A Loeb Building
- Website: carleton.ca/geography/people/king-douglas
School of Public Policy and Administration
Prof. Graeme Auld
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, and the Institute of Political Economy
Prof. Auld is a research fellow with the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation and a faculty associate at the Governance, Environment, and Market’s Initiative at Yale University. His research examines the emergence, evolution and impacts of non-state and hybrid forms of global governance across economic sectors, and in particular fisheries, agriculture and forestry. He also teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in environmental policy.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2259
- Email: graeme_auld@carleton.ca
- Office: 5206 River Building
- Website: carleton.ca/sppa/people/auld-graeme
Prof. James Meadowcroft
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, and the Department of Political Science
Prof. Meadowcroft holds a Canada Research Chair in Governance for Sustainable Development. His research focuses on reforms to structures and processes of governance to promote the transition towards sustainability. He conducts research in the areas of public participation, sustainable development partnerships, planning for sustainability, national sustainable development strategies, environmental governance, socio-technical transitions and sustainable energy policy. Learn more about his research at: http://carleton.ca/sppa/people/meadowcroft-james. He also teaches sustainable energy policy and global environmental politics.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2214
- Email: james_meadowcroft@carleton.ca
- Office: 5139 River Building
- Website: .carleton.ca/sppa/people/meadowcroft-james
Prof. Stephan Shott
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration
Prof. Shott is the graduate supervisor for the MA in Sustainable Energy Policy program and the concentration leader for Innovation, Science and Environment for the MA in Public Administration. He is involved with sustainability in teaching, research and administration. He teaches courses related to the principles of sustainability, such as natural resource management, environmental and ecological economics, and energy economics. He is involved in SSHRC-funded research on sustainable use of common pool resources and balancing sustainable energy generation and ecosystem values of Niagara Falls, as well as sustainable development in the Arctic.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2557
- Email: stephan_schott@carleton.ca Office: 5141 River Building
- Website: carleton.ca/sppa/people/schott-stephann
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Inger Weibust
Assistant Professor, The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Prof. Weibust conducts research in the areas of environmental regulation, globalization and governance. Her research focuses on comparative environmental policy and in particular the relationship between multi-level governance and policy-making. She also teaches a graduate course in international environmental affairs. More information about the course can be found here: http://calendar.carleton.ca/grad/courses/INAF/.
Contact information:
- Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 6669
- Email: inger_weibust@carleton.ca
- Office: 5105 River Building
- Website:carleton.ca/npsia/people/inger-weibust