Andrew Laursen
Associate Professor
Faculty of Science
Department of Chemistry and Biology
Toronto, Ontario
alaursen@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 3389
Expert In
Algae and bacteria in lakes
Aquatic ecology
Biogeochemical processes in aquatic environments
Biological activity of lake
Clean technologies
Energy and sustainability
Greenhouse gases in lakes
Greenhouse gases in waterways
Lakes streams
Natural ecosystem functions and disturbances
Storm water management
Sustainable practices
Wastewater and water quality
Water quality testing
Whole system metabolism
Bio/Research
Andrew Laursen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson). His primary research interests surround the study of ecosystem function, both natural and human made. In particular, Dr. Laursen is interested in how systems ...
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Bio/Research
Andrew Laursen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson). His primary research interests surround the study of ecosystem function, both natural and human made. In particular, Dr. Laursen is interested in how systems respond to disturbances such as storms, land-use change, or biological invasion.
His research runs the gamut from microbial ecology and effects of small scale variations on microbial activities, to whole-ecosystem measurements of biogeochemical processes, allowing a better understanding of ecosystem function across a range of temporal and spatial scales. This is currently directed to better understand how retention ponds built as part of storm water infrastructure are functioning, and how this function may be improved.
His research group is also engaged in watershed-scale modeling to assess how a whole river network might respond to land use and climate change scenarios. Dr. Laursen has supervised 22 Master students and 2 PhD students, published 21 peer reviewed scientific articles and more than 50 conference abstracts.
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His research runs the gamut from microbial ecology and effects of small scale variations on microbial activities, to whole-ecosystem measurements of biogeochemical processes, allowing a better understanding of ecosystem function across a range of temporal and spatial scales. This is currently directed to better understand how retention ponds built as part of storm water infrastructure are functioning, and how this function may be improved.
His research group is also engaged in watershed-scale modeling to assess how a whole river network might respond to land use and climate change scenarios. Dr. Laursen has supervised 22 Master students and 2 PhD students, published 21 peer reviewed scientific articles and more than 50 conference abstracts.
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