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Nandita BasuProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Global Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology
Dr. Nandita Basu is a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Global Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology at the University of Waterloo. An environmental engineer by training, her research integrates data science, process modeling, and remote sensing to understand how climate, land use, and management shape surface and groundwater quality across regional and global scales. She leads projects on nutrient pollution and legacies, wetland function, and watershed management, with the goal of developing strategies that maximize environmental benefits without significant economic costs. Office: E2 2327 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @nanditabasu2 |
Current Lab Members
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Jumi GogoiDr. Jumi Gogoi is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at University of Waterloo advised by Dr. Nandita Basu. She has an interdisciplinary academic background and specializes in integrating multi-source geospatial big-datasets (earth observation, census, and precision-ag data) and machine/deep learning methods to analyze a broad range of topics in agricultural systems, such as forecasting of agricultural crop production, mapping agricultural crop profitability, and quantifying the effect of legacy wetlands on crop production. Her research aims to support effective on-ground agricultural management and investment decisions in conservation and ecosystem services.
Email: [email protected] | Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jumi-gogoi/ | Website: www.jumigogoi.com |
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Ushnik MukherjeeDr. Ushnik Mukherjee is a Research Associate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo, advised by Dr. Nandita Basu. With an interdisciplinary background bridging chemical and environmental engineering, he specializes in energy systems modeling, geospatial analytics, and environmental data science. His PhD in Chemical Engineering developed optimization algorithms for energy-storage dispatch in Ontario’s electricity market, building a foundation in techno-economic analysis and integrated energy-systems planning. He later advanced air-quality and transportation research by creating spatial data pipelines and emissions-assessment tools to support infrastructure and policy development. Within the Climate, Agriculture, and Agri-Food (CAAF) Solutionscapes project, his current work models bioenergy pathways that convert agricultural manure and food waste into renewable energy to inform sustainable land, nutrient, and energy management strategies.
Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @UshnikM |
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Garima LakhanpalGarima Lakhanpal is a PhD student and Teagasc Walsh Scholar (Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) based at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, investigating nitrogen (N) dynamics in pasture-based dairy systems. Her work explores the effectiveness of contemporary N mitigation strategies; including restricted grazing, protected urea, and adjusted fertiliser inputs on reducing N losses while maintaining productivity. Using an Irish grassland bio-economic model, she quantifies farm-scale N balances and environmental outputs. A central focus of her research is the investigation of legacy N, through subsoil coring to 1 m and integration of 24 years of farm management data, to understand the persistence of N stores and their influence on groundwater nitrate concentrations. The project also evaluates how soil drainage class mediates legacy effects, offering insights into spatially and temporally targeted N management for improved environmental outcomes.
Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] | Twitter: @LakhanpalGarima | Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/garima-lakhanpal | Google Scholar: garima-lackanpal-google-scholar | BlueSky: @lakhanpalgarima.bsky.social |
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Clover LiuClover Liu is a PhD student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo, supervised by Dr. Nandita Basu and co-supervised by Dr. Rebecca Rooney. She has a background in Environmental Science and Economics. Her research focuses on wetland functional evaluation through geospatial modeling and large-scale assessment datasets. By integrating imagery-based and field-based inventories, she examines how wetland characteristics influence hydrological and ecological functional performance. Her goal is to develop a more process-based and data-driven framework for assessing wetland services, ultimately contributing to more informed and effective wetland conservation and management.
Email: [email protected] |
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Luana CameloLuana Camelo is a PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a member of the Collaborative Water Program, co-supervised by Dr. Nandita Basu and Dr. Juliane Mai. With an interdisciplinary background in hydrology, biogeochemistry, and environmental modeling, she models nutrient retention in wetlands at large scales by incorporating temporal variability and residence time to generate insights that inform wetland restoration and design. She holds a master’s from the University of Toronto and a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Brazil.
Email: [email protected] | Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/luana-camelo |
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Jordan Li Jordan Li is a master's student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo and a member of the Collaborative Water Program. She is co-supervised by Dr. Nandita Basu and Dr. Tonya DelSontro. Jordan has a background in Water Science. Her research focuses on examining the trade-offs between carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in restored agricultural wetlands in Southern Ontario. Through field measurements and remote sensing, she studies how greenhouse gas emissions change across wetland zones and over time. Her work aims to provide decision-makers implementing wetlands as nature-based solutions with a more comprehensive understanding of the factors that determine whether wetlands act as sinks or sources of carbon and nutrients.
Email: [email protected] |
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Camila GranitoCamila Granito Gimenes is a master’s student in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo, supervised by Dr. Nandita Basu and co-supervised by Dr. Ushnik Mukherjee. She has an interdisciplinary academic background in chemical and environmental engineering, with focus on wastewater, and industrial effluents and processes. Her Master’s research centers on quantification of sewage sludge generated by wastewater treatment plants across Ontario and recovery and loss of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) in these byproducts. This research aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive overview of sewage sludge management and nutrient use, supporting sustainable strategies for nutrient recycling and environmental protection.
Email: [email protected] |
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Josh MiddletonJosh Middleton is a master's student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo. He is co-supervised by Dr. Nandita Basu and Dr. Tyler Hampton.
Josh has a background in environmental biology and technology, with a B.Sc. from Nipissing University and an Environmental Technician diploma from Canadore College. Josh’s research interests focus on nutrient water quality within the Grand River watershed. Currently, Josh is working with two high-frequency phosphorus sensors at two sites located on the main branch of the Grand River collecting total phosphorus and phosphate measurements. Email: [email protected] | Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/joshua-middleton |
