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Spatial Information Systems Lab

All current students and staff are housed in the Spatial Information Systems (SIS) lab and can be reached at (780) 492-2540
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Nadele Flynn
PhD student, 2017 to present

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Predicting climate change resilience in the Yukon at multiple scales: from biological response to site and ecosystem classifications.
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann


Picture NSERC/Create Northern Programs scholarship 2017-2020 ($54K), Northern Scientific Training Program Grant 2018, 2019 ($5K), UofA Northern Research Award 2018, 2019 ($5K), Student Presentation Award CONFORWest 2018 Conference, POLAR Northern Resident Scholarship 2018 ($10K), Mitacs Accelerate 2018, 2020 ($30K)

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Nicholas Boyce
PhD student, 2025 to present

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Assisted migration of tree species, and their genetic populations under climate change
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann


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Picture TRANSFOR-M International Dual Degree student, 2025 Carl Heimburger Award of the Canadian Forest Genetics Association ($500), 2025 Distinguised MSc thesis award ($500), 2025/26 Alberta Graduate Excellence PhD Scholarship ($13K), 2026 William H McCardell Memorial Scholarship ($3K)

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Haowen (Wendy) Zou
MF student, 2024 to 2025
Research assistant, 2026

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Identifying low-return areas for caribou habitat protection under future climates in Alberta, Canada
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann, Co-supervisor: Vic Lieffers


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Andy Yu
MF/MSc student, 2025 to present

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Integrating soil and climate drivers to improve reforestation in North America under climate change
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann



Picture TRANSFOR-M International Dual Degree student; 2026 Global Degree Scholarship ($10K), 2026 Max MacLaggan Scholarship ($4K), 2026 Individual Study Abroad Scholarship (5K), 2026 Foresty Industry Lecture Series Poster Award.

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Tanis Short
MSc student, 2025 to present

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Leveraging existing road culverts to enhance wildlife connectivity in South Africa's Greater Kruger area
Supervisors: Andreas Hamann & Diane Haughland



Picture Alberta Graduate Exellence Scholarship Indigenous 2025/26 ($13K); 2026 NSERC CGRS-M ($27K)

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Gabriel Smith
MF/MSc student, 2025 to present

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Whitebark pine and limber pine conservation and regeneration in western Canada
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann, co-supervisor: Jodie Krakowski



Picture TRANSFOR-M International Dual Degree student; 2026 Individual Study Abroad Scholarship (5K); 2026 Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals Annual Award ($1K)




James Turner
MF/MSc student, 2026 to present

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Hybrid growth response modeling of spruce populations using provenance trials and tree-ring data in North America and Europe
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann



Picture TRANSFOR-M International Dual Degree student; 2026 Desmond I Crossley Memorial Scholarship ($15K)




Ayla Chin
MF/MSc student, 2026 to present

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Drought resistance, resilience and recovery of tree populations in Canada
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann



Picture TRANSFOR-M International Dual Degree student; 2026 Global Degree Scholarship ($10K); 2026 Individual Study Abroad Scholarship (5K)




HamannLab Alumni


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