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Ian McKendry is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia. His research centers on understanding meteorological phenomena in complex, urbanized terrain, focusing on applications like land-sea breezes and slope winds. He has conducted extensive investigations into how these phenomena affect the transport and dispersion of pollutants. His work is site-specific, notably in the Lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia, and has general implications for urban air quality. McKendry has made significant contributions to understanding the three-dimensional distribution of air pollution in complex terrains and has established an observational program to support the development and validation of numerical models aimed at forecasting air quality. He collaborates with Environment Canada to advance this research, particularly examining the impact of long-range pollutant transport, including contributions from crustal dust from Eurasia to North America. His diverse academic portfolio encompasses teaching and various influential publications in the field.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.