Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

University of Guelph professor Ryan Gibson

Ryan Gibson

My current research explores the role of rural governance, place-based development, philanthropy, rural policy, community economic development, and rural immigration and mobility.

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Aziz Houmam

My research interests lie in the areas of electron transfer initiated reactions, surface and interfacial chemistry, and synthesis and applications of metal sulfide materials.

Email: Houmam@uoguelph.ca

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Katie Clow

My research focuses on the ecology and epidemiology of vector-borne zoonoses. I apply a One Health approach,
working collaboratively at the intersection of human, animal and environmental health.​

Professor Paul Garrett

Professor Paul Garrett

My research is in the area of nuclear physics, using the atomic nucleus as a laboratory to understand the fundamental forces of nature, the origins of the elements in the Universe, and how simple patterns emerge from complex systems.

Email: pgarrett@physics.uoguelph.ca

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Naresh Thevathasan

University of Guelph is the oldest university in Canada with reputed national and international agroforestry and biomass for bioenergy programs.

Email: nthevath@uoguelph.ca

Katrina Merkies

Katrina Merkies

My research program revolves around horses - behaviour, welfare, equitation and management.

Email: kmerkies@uoguelph.ca

Tricia Van Rhijn

Tricia Van Rhijn

My research interests include parent-child relationships, child development, early childhood education and care, child and family well-being, family relations, various aspects of work-life integration (as well as school-life or school-work-life integration), and the experiences of non-traditional students in formal post-secondary education, in particular mature students and student parents. 

Email: tricia.vanrhijn@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Alejandro Marangoni

Alejandro Marangoni

Guelph has the top Food Science program in the world. We do exciting research at the forefront of the Food Science endeavor.

Email: amarango@uoguelph.ca

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Stacey Scott

I am passionate about designing computing technologies that support small groups of people working and socializing in face-to-face environments.

Email: stacey.scott@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Shawki Areibi

Shawki Areibi

One of my main research activities addresses the development of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) which are used today in all types of applications including security systems, consumer products, medical equipment, manufacturing systems, robotics to name just a few.