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​Nandita Basu
Professor & University Research Chair
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo

Email: nandita.basu@uwaterloo.ca
Twitter: @nanditabasu2
Office: Engineering 2 (E2) 2327
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext. 37917 (E2 office)

Research in our lab revolves around an interest in understanding and modeling the hydrology and biogeochemistry of human-impacted systems in the Anthropocene.

The Basu Lab at Waterloo is a diverse group of researchers utilizing tools from environmental science, engineering and the social sciences to explore water-related issues integral to the functioning of human-impacted systems. 

As part of our research, we ask the following types of questions:
  • What can we learn from existing datasets?
  • What are the emergent patterns in watershed hydrologic and biogeochemical responses across spatial and temporal scales?
  • Why do these patterns emerge?
  • What are the underlying processes that contribute to these patterns?
  • Can we develop parsimonious models that capture the dominant processes in watershed responses?
  • How do humans interact with the landscape to modify these patterns in space and time?

Upcoming Events and Positions

Stay tuned for upcoming events!
  • A postdoctoral fellowship on livestock pollution at regional scales in the Food-Energy-Water nexus is now open! Click here for more details!
All tweets about #basulab OR #UWbasulab. 

Recent Team News

March 10, 2022 - Tori Grootjen successfully defended her Master's thesis titled 'Quantifying the role of reservoirs in altering phosphorus dynamics using a combination of data analysis and process modeling'. Congratulations Tori!

February 16, 2022 - Nandita was an invited speaker in the Ecology and Evolution Seminars series presenting on 'Water Quality Challenges and Opportunities from the Local to the Global Scale'.

December 9, 2021 - Nandita presented as part of CVC's Research Colloquium on 'Nutrient concentration-discharge patterns across the Great Lakes Basin'.

December 9, 2021 - Nandita presented at the 2021 AGU International Critical Zone Network-of-Networks Early Career Workshop 'Catchment legacy sources and sinks control nutrient dynamics'.

October 22, 2020 -  Nandita presented at the Ontario Water Works Association Water Efficiency Webinar 'Water Demand and Conservation Post Pandemic'. 

September 30, 2020 - Nandita was awarded the Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring by the AGU Biogeosciences Section. Congratulations Nandita!

September 29, 2020 - Nandita moderated Day 1 of the Water Institute Research Conference 2020, discussing the question 'How do we achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in a post-COVID world?'. 

September 23, 2020 - Nandita presented as part of the Lake Futures Webinar Series, on 'Sustainable Urbanscapes: Nutrient Cycling in the Greater Toronto Area'. A recording of the webinar is now available.

September 16, 2020 - John Dony successfully defended his MASc thesis, titled 'A Random Forest in the Great Lakes: Exploring Nutrient Water Quality in the Laurentian Great Lakes Watersheds'. Congratulations John!
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