Professor Dr. Jana Levison

Biography

Jana Levison is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Guelph. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (environmental option) and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Queen's University, where her research focused on the anthropogenic impacts on fractured bedrock aquifers. Dr. Levison has extensive experience working in multidisciplinary ecohydrological modeling related to climate change. Before joining the University of Guelph, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Université du Québec à Montréal and led engineering public policy initiatives as a Junior Fellow at the Ontario Centre for Engineering and Public Policy. She has been actively involved in research related to agricultural climate change impacts on groundwater quality and quantity, with interests in source water protection, appropriate potable water technologies for marginalized communities, and fostering engineering and technological input into public discourse. Dr. Levison has received the IAH-CNC Early Career Hydrogeologist Award and has served as an Associate Editor for the Hydrogeology Journal. Her contributions to environmental and groundwater management continue to shape academic and practical approaches in her field.

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