Drake Stormwater Research Group

at Carleton University

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Associate Professor
Dr. Jennifer Drake, PhD, PEng

Dr. Drake joined Carleton University in 2022 after a decade-long professorship at the University of Toronto. She has distinguished herself as a leading Canadian expert in stormwater management, having dozens of publications in the field and a designation as a Tier II Research Chair by the Government of Canada.


PhD Students

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Zahra Behzad Bhabishya Khaniya
Green Roof Thermal Performance Green Infrastructure Failure Mechanisms
Hometown: Tehran, Iran Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
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Rekha Upadhyay Mirza Mohammed Abdul Basith Baig
Microplastics & Green Infrastructure: Sources or Sinks? Nature-Based Solutions, Solar PV Systems, Life-Cycle Assessment
Hometown: Darchula, Nepal Hometown: Hyderabad, India
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Bryn Reynolds
Stormwater Management Ponds
Hometown: Kingston, Ontario

MASc Students

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Robert Forward Nour Nass
Stormwater Management Decision Support Tools for Canadian Roofing Manufacturers
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
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Simon Mallory
Sloped Green Roofs
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario

BEng Research Assistants (Summer 2026)

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Jacqulyn Yates Jillian Feld
3rd Year, Environmental Engineering 3rd Year, Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering
Hometown: Burgessville, Ontario Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
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Tristan Levesque
3rd Year, Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion

Did you know that the countries our students and alumni call home have a combined land area of over 55 million square kilometers?