Professor Dr. Ray Kostaschuk

Biography

Ray Kostaschuk is a geoscientist specializing in sedimentary processes in rivers, lakes, and estuaries. He served as a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Guelph for 25 years. From 2009 to 2019, he held the position of Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University (SFU), collaborating with Professor Jeremy Venditti and graduate students on various research projects focusing on sedimentation in the Fraser River. His ongoing research projects include morphodynamics of river dunes, the impact of the Mount Polley tailings dam failure on erosion and deposition of heavy metal contamination in Quesnel Lake, the dynamics of turbidity currents in Kluane Lake, and the processes of methane generation in Sakinaw Lake.

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