Principal Investigator

Elli Papangelakis, PhD

Dr. Elli Papangelakis is an Assistant Professor and the Fairley Gadsby Research Chair in Fluvial Geomorphology in the School of Earth, Environment & Society at McMaster University. 
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Education
  • PhD - Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo (2019)
  • MSc - Geography, University of British Columbia (2015)
  • BSc - Physics and Physical Geography (double major), University of Toronto (2013)
Research Interests
  • Sediment transport processes
  • Urban river management and restoration
  • Wood dynamics in streams
  • Citizen science in geomorphology
  • Geomorphic applications of UAV-based surveying technology

Research Team

Kate Pearson
​Research Assistant ​​

Kate is a Level IV Honours Environmental Science student and a research assistant working with Dr. Papangelakis' group. She is helping both in the field and in the lab to support ongoing research projects. In September 2023, Kate will begin her MSc under the supervision of Dr. Papangelakis looking at the long-term performance of river restoration projects across southern Ontario. Kate enjoys hiking and collecting rocks along the way! 

Shelby Grohn
​MSc Student

Shelby has completed a BES degree from The University of Waterloo and an Ecosystem Restoration Graduate Diploma from Niagara College. She loves all things water-related and began her MSc with a concentration in Fluvial Geomorphology under the supervision of Dr. Papangelakis in September 2022. Her project investigates early warning signals of urban river degradation in rivers in the Toronto area.

Shania Ramharrack-Maharaj
​BSc Honours Thesis Student

Shania is a Level IV Honours Integrated Science student who is pursuing a double minor in Physics and Environmental Sciences. She is passionate about climate change research, sustainability, and loves to explore the outdoors. Accordingly, her undergraduate thesis focuses on the current and future geomorphic sensitivity of Hamilton rivers. 

Nisreen Alghorani
Postdoctoral Fellow

Nisreen holds a MSc degree in Geoinformatics and a PhD degree in Geography. She examines how anthropogenic and natural disturbances affect sediment transport and fluvial morphology in different river systems. Her current research with Dr. Elli evaluates the performance of a river restoration project in British Columbia (Canada) using a scaled model and results from flume experiments.

Priyanka Hire 
MSc Student

Priyanka has completed BSc and MSc degree in Geography. She grew up asking "What makes the rivers flow this way?" - no wonder her research interest lies in Fluvial Geomorphology! Priyanka is pursuing an MSc under the supervision of Dr. Papangelakis. Her project focuses on erosion risk assessment for watersheds in Toronto in collaboration with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.
Elli Papangelakis, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Fairley Gadsby Research Chair in Fluvial Geomorphology

Office: General Science Building, 231
Email: papangee@mcmaster.ca

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​School of Earth, Environment & Society
McMaster University 
1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON