Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

Portrait of Derek Haley

Derek Haley

Studying the behavioural biology of cattle sheds light on how they see and experience the world, and ultimately offers us insight into their feelings. What drives their behaviour? How do the ways that we interact with them, house them, and manage them, impact their well-being? In our lab, answering these questions are fundamental to ensuring that the animals we farm, in this case cattle, live a good life.

Email: dhaley@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of  Professor Mostafa Elsharqawy on the roof of the Engineering building

Mostafa Elsharqawy

2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home and around 1.2 billion people have no access to electricity. My research focus is in the area of applied Thermofluids with particular interest in clean energy and clean water technologies.

Email: melsharq@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Roberta Hawkins

Roberta Hawkins

It is important to consider how our everyday decisions as residents of Canada affect global (or distant) issues, people and places in positive and negative ways.

Email: rhawkins@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of professor Joshua Nasielski

Joshua Nasielski

How can Ontario farmers make more money, be more environmentally sustainable, and be more resilient to climate extremes?​

Headshot of Dawn Cornelio

Dawn Cornelio

My research focuses on contemporary French women's writing and the theory and practice of literary translation. I have been general editor of Women in French Studies for the past 5 years. My literary translations have been...

Email: dcorneli@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Andrew Gadsden

Andrew Gadsden

My research is in the area of mechanical and electrical engineering. It involves the development of intelligent control and estimation strategies with applications to mechatronic systems, robotics, and real-world problems.

Email: gadsden@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Sarah Wootton, Pathobiology at the University of Guelph

Sarah Wootton

The overarching goal of research in my lab is to engineer viruses to prevent, treat and cure diseases, including monogenic lung diseases, infectious diseases, and cancer.​