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Message from the Director
Climate change is the most important and pressing issue facing society today. It is an incredibly complex, multi-dimensional challenge that requires multi-disciplinary solutions. The McMaster Centre for Climate Change does exactly that by bringing together scientists and researchers from across McMaster and beyond our University. Together, we are helping build a brighter world for the 7.8 billion people and millions of other species who call Earth home.
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News & Updates
McMaster’s Carbon Sink Forest Grand Prize Finalist
The McMaster Carbon Sink Forest was one of the environmental projects shortlisted for the Future Ground Prize. The contest, run by the David Suzuki Foundation and supported by Desjardins, highlights youth-led initiatives in Ontario and British Columbia that have had a positive impact on the environment and local communities.
Learn more about the McMaster Carbon Sink Forest.
Student-led tree projects win sustainability award
Read more about two student-led projects, both focused on trees, winning the 2022 Climate Change and Health Innovation Awards at McMaster.

Brighter World News

Global centre for climate change being co-led by McMaster Engineering professor awarded $3.75 million grant
A new global centre focused on climate change promises to address complex water crises that span international boundaries and jurisdictions. Gail Krantzberg, a professor and . . .

Creating a blueprint for a greener future: Why fighting climate change is not as simple as planting some trees

Water researchers, citizen scientists getting their feet wet
Harnessing the power of citizen science to track the local impacts of climate change. Working with Indigenous communities to monitor water quality in the Bruce . . .
Climate Change Members

Dr. Altaf Arain
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society
Dr. H.W. Barker
Research Scientist
Environment Canada

Dr. Joe Boyce
Associate Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Sean Carey
Professor and MCCC Acting Director
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Patricia Chow-Fraser
Professor
Department of Biology

Dr. Emily S. Choy
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology

Dr. Paulin Coulibaly
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering/School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Charles-François de Lannoy
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Dr. Sarah Dickson-Anderson
Associate Dean
Faculty of Engineering

Dr. James E. Smith
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Susan Elliott
Professor
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo

Dr. John Eyles
Professor Emeritus
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Alemu Gonsamo Gosa
Assistant Professor and MCCC Associate Director
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Yiping Guo
Professor Emeritus
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Alexander Hall
Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary Science

Dr. Ioannis K. Tsanis
Professor Emeritus
Department of Civil Engineering

Dr. Nicholas Kevlahan
Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Dr. Sang-Tae Kim
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Gail Krantzberg
Professor
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology

Dr. Atif Kubursi
Professor Emeritus
Department of Economics

Dr. Gita Ljubicic
Associate Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Mark Loeb
Professor
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Dr. Thomas Marois
Professor
Department of Political Science

Dr. Jing Ming Chen
Professor
Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto

Dr. Bruce Newbold
Associate Dean
Faculty of Science

Dr. Robert O’Brien
Professor
Department of Political Science

Dr. Maureen Padden
Associate Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Elli Papangelakis
Assistant Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Léa Ravensbergen
Assistant Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Eduard Reinhardt
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. James S. Cotton
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Darren Scott
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Graham Scott
Professor
Department of Biology

Dr. Greg Slater
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Mike Waddington
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Allison Williams
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Robert Wilton
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society

Dr. Derek Wood
Assistant Professor
Communication Studies & Media Arts

Dr. Niko Yiannakoulias
Professor
School of Earth, Environment & Society