Our Graduate Faculty Members
Each regular faculty member in the Earth and Space Science graduate program normally has a primary affiliation to one of the following undergraduate teaching departments: Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Environmental Studies or Mathematics and Statistics.
In the links below, faculty members are grouped according to one or more of the research areas indicated. Adjunct faculty members are included; they may act as members of supervisory committees and co-supervisors of graduate students but normally do not act as primary supervisors.
Current Faculty
Professor of Geomatics Engineering
Email: armenc@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 55221
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Photogrammetry, Unmanned aerial and ground mobile mapping systems, 3D mapping and modelling from optical and range data, Remote sensing mapping, GIS and remote sensing for disaster management, Data fusion
Email: armenc@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 55221
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Photogrammetry, Unmanned aerial and ground mobile mapping systems, 3D mapping and modelling from optical and range data, Remote sensing mapping, GIS and remote sensing for disaster management, Data fusion
Professor of Geomatics Engineering
Email: sbisnath@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 20556
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Precise Point Positioning (PPP) algorithm and application development, Software-defined GNSS receiver development, Network RTK evaluation and certification, GNSS-based precise orbit determination (POD) algorithm development
Email: sbisnath@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 20556
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Precise Point Positioning (PPP) algorithm and application development, Software-defined GNSS receiver development, Network RTK evaluation and certification, GNSS-based precise orbit determination (POD) algorithm development
Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science
Email: yochen@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 40124
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Modeling and forecasting of weather and climate.
Email: yochen@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 40124
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Modeling and forecasting of weather and climate.
Professor of Space Science, Director of CRESS
Email: dalym@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22066
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Planetary exploration and instrumentation
Email: dalym@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22066
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Planetary exploration and instrumentation
Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science
Email: mgordon@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22764
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Atmospheric Emissions, Air Quality, Turbulent Processes
Email: mgordon@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22764
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Atmospheric Emissions, Air Quality, Turbulent Processes
Professor of Geomatics Engineering
Email: baoxin@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 20557
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Canopy reflectance modeling, deriving biophysical parameters of forest canopies from remote sensing data, hyperspectral remote sensing, image segmentation and classification, 3D scene reconstruction, SAR/InSAR/PolSAR data processing and analysis.
Email: baoxin@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 20557
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Canopy reflectance modeling, deriving biophysical parameters of forest canopies from remote sensing data, hyperspectral remote sensing, image segmentation and classification, 3D scene reconstruction, SAR/InSAR/PolSAR data processing and analysis.
Assistant Professor of Geomatics Engineering, Teaching
Email: mjadidi@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77704
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Geospatial Big Data Modelling, Building Information Model (BIM) and 3D GIS Integration, Spatial Graph and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), Dynamic Visualisation, Geospatial Knowledge discovery and Data Mining, 3D Web Mapping, Applications: Smart Environmental/Building/Cities and Intelligent Transportation
Email: mjadidi@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77704
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Geospatial Big Data Modelling, Building Information Model (BIM) and 3D GIS Integration, Spatial Graph and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), Dynamic Visualisation, Geospatial Knowledge discovery and Data Mining, 3D Web Mapping, Applications: Smart Environmental/Building/Cities and Intelligent Transportation
Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Undergraduate Program Director in Earth & Atmospheric Science
Email: gklaas@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77727
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Numerical Modelling of Atmospheric Dynamic, wave dynamics, stratified shear flows, the transition to turbulence, cloud dynamics and mesoscale meteorology
Email: gklaas@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77727
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Numerical Modelling of Atmospheric Dynamic, wave dynamics, stratified shear flows, the transition to turbulence, cloud dynamics and mesoscale meteorology
Associate Professor, Associate Dean—Research & Graduate Studies
Email: reginal@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22095
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Nanosatellite technology development
Email: reginal@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22095
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Nanosatellite technology development
Associate Professor of Space Engineering
Email: jmoores@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-5731
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Numerical Modeling of volatile processes on planetary bodies, Laboratory Simulation of planetary bodies, Space Mission Operations, Experiment Design & Data Analysis, Planetary instrument design and development & Space Mission Design
Email: jmoores@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-5731
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Numerical Modeling of volatile processes on planetary bodies, Laboratory Simulation of planetary bodies, Space Mission Operations, Experiment Design & Data Analysis, Planetary instrument design and development & Space Mission Design
Assistant Professor of Space Engineering, Teaching, Undergraduate Program Director in Space Engineering
Email: franz.newland@lassonde.yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22095
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Novel orbit determination techniques, Spacecraft operations and simulation, Small spacecraft missions, Engineering education development
Email: franz.newland@lassonde.yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22095
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Novel orbit determination techniques, Spacecraft operations and simulation, Small spacecraft missions, Engineering education development
Assistant Professor Space Engineering
Email: ryan.orszulik@lassonde.yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22992
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Smart materials, Mesoscale piezoelectric motors, and Bioinspired robotics.
Email: ryan.orszulik@lassonde.yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22992
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Smart materials, Mesoscale piezoelectric motors, and Bioinspired robotics.
Professor of Geomatics Engineering
Email: spiros@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 44187
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Dynamics of the Earth system to global and regional/local scales, as observed from terrestrial and space platforms. Determination of the gravity field of the Earth; sea-level variations; studies of the Earth’s atmosphere using GNSS/LEO occultations; space gravity missions and ionospheric dynamics; glacial isostatic adjustment; and data analytics
Email: spiros@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 44187
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Dynamics of the Earth system to global and regional/local scales, as observed from terrestrial and space platforms. Determination of the gravity field of the Earth; sea-level variations; studies of the Earth’s atmosphere using GNSS/LEO occultations; space gravity missions and ionospheric dynamics; glacial isostatic adjustment; and data analytics
Chair of Earth & Space Science & Engineering, Professor of Space Engineering
Email: jjshan@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33854
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Dynamics, Control and Navigation, Spacecraft Formation Flying, Aircraft/UAV Formation Flight, Active Vibration Control, Smart Materials and Structures, Membrane Structures for Space Applications, Motion Synchronization, Ultra-Precision Motion Control, Orbit Dynamics / Interplanetary Mission Design
Email: jjshan@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33854
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Dynamics, Control and Navigation, Spacecraft Formation Flying, Aircraft/UAV Formation Flight, Active Vibration Control, Smart Materials and Structures, Membrane Structures for Space Applications, Motion Synchronization, Ultra-Precision Motion Control, Orbit Dynamics / Interplanetary Mission Design
Assistant Professor of Earth and Space Science
Email: ibsmith@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77703
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Mars ice and climate processes, Geomorphology, especially related to ice, Ices in the Solar system.
Email: ibsmith@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77703
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Mars ice and climate processes, Geomorphology, especially related to ice, Ices in the Solar system.
Associate Professor of Geomatics Engineering
Email: gsohn@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 650-8011
Profile: Website
Research Interests
3D Urban Space Modelling and Augmentation, Photogrammetric Computer Vision, Geometric Remote Sensing, Web and Wireless GIS, Building Information Modelling
Email: gsohn@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 650-8011
Profile: Website
Research Interests
3D Urban Space Modelling and Augmentation, Photogrammetric Computer Vision, Geometric Remote Sensing, Web and Wireless GIS, Building Information Modelling
Assistant Professor of Earth and Space Science
Email: tandon@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22076
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Climate dynamics, Climate extremes, Atmospheric dynamics, Ocean dynamics, Sea ice dynamics
Email: tandon@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22076
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Climate dynamics, Climate extremes, Atmospheric dynamics, Ocean dynamics, Sea ice dynamics
Professor of Atmospheric Science
Email: pat@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77707
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Atmospheric boundary layer and wind energy studies
Email: pat@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77707
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Atmospheric boundary layer and wind energy studies
Associate Professor of Geomatics Engineering, Teaching, Undergraduate Program Director in Geomatics Engineering
Email: jgwang@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 20761
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Multisensor (GNSS receivers/IMUs/Imaging Sensors) integrated kinematic positioning and navigation; precision Engineering Surveying; Mobile mapping, GNSS, and advanced data processing methodologies (Least-Squares and Kalman filter).
Email: jgwang@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 20761
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Multisensor (GNSS receivers/IMUs/Imaging Sensors) integrated kinematic positioning and navigation; precision Engineering Surveying; Mobile mapping, GNSS, and advanced data processing methodologies (Least-Squares and Kalman filter).
Professor of Space Engineering, Graduate Program Director in Earth and Space Science
Email: whiteway@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22310
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Professor Whiteway investigates the atmospheres on Earth and Mars. The work involves the development and application of laser remote sensing technology.
Email: whiteway@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 22310
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Professor Whiteway investigates the atmospheres on Earth and Mars. The work involves the development and application of laser remote sensing technology.
Cross-Appointed Faculty
Former Professor—now at Concordia University
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Email: amir.asif@concordia.ca
Phone:
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Statistical signal processing and communications; Error-resilient, scalable video compression; Time-reversal, array imaging detection; Genomic signal processing and sparse, block-banded matrix technologies.
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Email: amir.asif@concordia.ca
Phone:
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Statistical signal processing and communications; Error-resilient, scalable video compression; Time-reversal, array imaging detection; Genomic signal processing and sparse, block-banded matrix technologies.
Distinguished Research Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Email: bartel@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 55424
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Supernovae and their remnants; Pulsars; Active Galactic Nuclei; Observational tests of general relativity; Radio continuum astronomy; Very Long Baseline Interferometry.
Physics & Astronomy
Email: bartel@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 55424
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Supernovae and their remnants; Pulsars; Active Galactic Nuclei; Observational tests of general relativity; Radio continuum astronomy; Very Long Baseline Interferometry.
Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus
Chemistry
Email: dkbohme@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 66188
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Biophysical and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Gas Phase Chemistry, Kinetics and Energetics of Reactions of Bare Metal, Organometallic and Bimetallic Ions, Chemistry
Chemistry
Email: dkbohme@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 66188
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Biophysical and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Gas Phase Chemistry, Kinetics and Energetics of Reactions of Bare Metal, Organometallic and Bimetallic Ions, Chemistry
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Email: alexcz@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77077
Profile: Website
Research Interests
computational mechanics, visualization, design verification and validation.
Mechanical Engineering
Email: alexcz@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77077
Profile: Website
Research Interests
computational mechanics, visualization, design verification and validation.
Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Email: mmdr@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77761
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Active Galactic Nuclei, especially Seyfert galaxies; Cool dwarf stars; Structure of the Milky Way galaxy.
Physics & Astronomy
Email: mmdr@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77761
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Active Galactic Nuclei, especially Seyfert galaxies; Cool dwarf stars; Structure of the Milky Way galaxy.
Professor
Chemistry
Email: hastie@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77766
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Atmospheric Chemistry
Chemistry
Email: hastie@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77766
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Atmospheric Chemistry
Professor
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Email: richard.hornsey@lassonde.yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 44182
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Machine vision, space systems, industrial inspection, and vision rehabilitation.
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Email: richard.hornsey@lassonde.yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 44182
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Machine vision, space systems, industrial inspection, and vision rehabilitation.
Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Email: mccall@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33773
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Formation, evolution, and structure of galaxies; Aggregates of galaxies, especially the Local Sheet and analogues; Interstellar matter, especially gaseous nebulae.
Physics & Astronomy
Email: mccall@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33773
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Formation, evolution, and structure of galaxies; Aggregates of galaxies, especially the Local Sheet and analogues; Interstellar matter, especially gaseous nebulae.
Associate Professor
Chemistry
Email: rmclaren@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 30675
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Atmospheric Chemistry
Chemistry
Email: rmclaren@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 30675
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Atmospheric Chemistry
Professor
Mathematics & Statistics
Email: wujh@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33116
Profile: Website
Mathematics & Statistics
Email: wujh@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33116
Profile: Website
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Email: gzhu@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77729
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Industrial and applied mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Email: gzhu@yorku.ca
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 77729
Profile: Website
Research Interests
Industrial and applied mathematics