Bill Quinton recently joined the Department of Geography & Environ-mental Studies as the university’s Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Cold Regions Hydrology. Dr. Quinton's research focuses on developing a better understanding of the impact of climate warming on an area that contains the majority of our fresh water. He studies surface water hydrology in Canada’s boreal and adjacent northern regions. The majority of the country’s fresh surface water can be found within the boreal forest, which accounts for over half Canada’s land surface and covers a substantial portion of most provinces and territories. It is also the area that has experienced the largest degree of climate warming in recent decades. Dr. Quinton will combine field, laboratory and computer-modelling studies to improve the understanding of, and ability to predict variations in, northern surface water supplies.

Bill Quinton
Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Cold Regions Hydrology,
Geography & Environmental Studies