Sivarajah Lab
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    • Theme 1 : Construction activities on urban trees >
      • Impact of root cutting
    • Theme 2 : Urban soils >
      • Maguire Avenue
      • Technosol
      • Biochar and GHG emissions
    • Theme 3 : Mitigating climate change >
      • Assisted migration
    • Theme 4: Inventory and Management of Urban Trees​ >
      • Participatory science
      • Interactive map
      • LiDAR
      • Pilote project Mont-Tremblant
      • SFI standard
    • Theme 5 : Tropical forests
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    • Thème 1 : Travaux de construction >
      • Impact de la coupe des racines
    • Thème 2 : Sols urbains >
      • Avenue Maguire
      • Technosol
      • Biochar et émissions GES
    • Thème 3 : Atténuation des changements climatiques >
      • Migration assistée
    • Thème 4 : Inventaire et gestion des arbres urbains >
      • Science participative
      • Carte interactive
      • LiDAR
      • Projet-pilote Mont-Tremblant
      • Projet norme SFI
    • Thème 5 : Forêts tropicales
  • Médias sélectionnés
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Meet Our Team

Janani Sivarajah

PictureAssistant Professor, Principal Investigator, Université Laval
Janani Sivarajah is an urban forester, ecologist, and the principal investigator of this lab. She is the Research Chair of Urban Trees and its Environment (CRAUM) at Université Laval.  She is also an Adjunct Professor at the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University. She obtained her Ph.D and Master of Forest Conservation from Daniel's Forestry at the University of Toronto. She is a Registered Professional Forester (R.P.F) of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association. For over eight years, she worked as a consultant, advisor, and professional in Ontario's urban forestry and non-profit sector. Her work crosses disciplines and she is passionate about building healthy resilient ecosystems and communities. She is an regular member of Centre d'étude de la forêt (CEF) and Centre for Research in Data and Geospatial Intelligence (CRDIG).

Research Professionals

Claudelle Bourque

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Research Professional, Université Laval

​​Alexandre Lescoulie

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Research Professional, Université Laval

Postdoctoral Fellows​

Sheetal Rimal

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Postdoctoral fellow, Université Laval
Project: Mitigation of GHG from urban soils using biochar -a multi-city study (Supervisor: J. Sivarajah)

Graduate Students

Md Ahosan Habib Ador

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PhD Student, Université Laval
Project:  Assessment of Contaminants and Pollutants in Technosols (Supervisor: J. Sivarajah, co-supervisor: Clare Wiseman)

Ravosoa Ramaroson

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MSc Candidate, Université Laval
Project: Assessing the impacts of large construction activities on ecophysiological functioning of Quebec city’s trees (Supervisor:  J. Sivarajah, co-supervisor: Ilga Porth)

​​Savannah Bissegger O'Connor

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MSc Candidate, Université Laval
​​Project: Evaluating and collecting private tree data in Quebec city using citizen science (Supervisor:  J. Sivarajah, co-supervisor : Anne Bernard)

Dominic Bartolacci

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MSc Candidate, Université Laval
​Project: Evaluation of different planting pits in urban areas (Supervisor:  J. Sivarajah)

​​Tommy Gonthier

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MSc Candidate, Université Laval
​​Project: Analyse the potential, develop and create constructed soils (technosols) in urban areas (Supervisor:  J. Sivarajah,  co-supervisor: A. Munson)

Louis-Vincent Grand'Maison

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MSc Candidate, Université Laval
Project: Fusion of LiDAR and hyperspectral data acquired by drone in the context of classifying tree species in urban woodlands (Supervisor: Christian Larouche, co-supervisor:  J. Sivarajah)

Jeremy Latulippe

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MSc Candidate, Université Laval
Project: Identify American elms (Ulmus americana) resistant to Dutch elm disease (Supervisor: Pauline Hessenauer, co-supervisor : J. Sivarajah)

Undergraduate students

​​Annabelle Poulin

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Undergraduate student, Université Laval
Project: Evaluate the feasibility of applying the SFI standard at the Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics of Université Laval (Supervisor:  J. Sivarajah, co-supervisor : Meagan Hanna)

​​Cindy Cadot

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Research assistant

Completed projects
  • Manuella Strukelj Humphery - Review of technosols and their potential for application in Quebec City (Advisor : J. Sivarajah)
Msc Alumni
  • Alexandre Lescoulie - Understanding the contribution of urban trees to methane and greenhouse gas emissions  (Supervisor:  J. Sivarajah, co-supervisor : Marc-André Bourgault)
  • Manon René de Cotret - Pilot project on large trees in an urban environment in the City of Mont-Tremblant (Director: J. Sivarajah)
  • Clément Pallafray - The impact of root cutting on tree stability (Supervisor: JC Ruel, co-supervisor: J. Sivarajah)
​Undergraduate Alumni
  • Arthur Lefebvre - Evaluation of the ecosystem services of private trees in Quebec: Development of an interactive map for the City (Supervisor:  J. Sivarajah)
  • Mathilde Sergerie (NSERC Research assistant, 2024)
  • Juliette Lafortune (NSERC Undergraduate Student, 2022) - Soil characteristics of pre and post construction
  • Pierre Roucoules (2022) - Calculate the carbon storage and sequestration potential of Quebec City's street trees.
​Join us!
Our research group is currently recruiting masters and doctoral students. Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Janani Sivarajah ([email protected]) to discuss various opportunities available in our group. Please include your CV, unofficial transcript, and a short paragraph of your research interests. ​
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  • Home
  • Team
  • Research
    • Theme 1 : Construction activities on urban trees >
      • Impact of root cutting
    • Theme 2 : Urban soils >
      • Maguire Avenue
      • Technosol
      • Biochar and GHG emissions
    • Theme 3 : Mitigating climate change >
      • Assisted migration
    • Theme 4: Inventory and Management of Urban Trees​ >
      • Participatory science
      • Interactive map
      • LiDAR
      • Pilote project Mont-Tremblant
      • SFI standard
    • Theme 5 : Tropical forests
  • Selected Media
  • Contact
  • Gallery
  • Join the lab
  • Accueil
  • Équipe
  • Recherche
    • Thème 1 : Travaux de construction >
      • Impact de la coupe des racines
    • Thème 2 : Sols urbains >
      • Avenue Maguire
      • Technosol
      • Biochar et émissions GES
    • Thème 3 : Atténuation des changements climatiques >
      • Migration assistée
    • Thème 4 : Inventaire et gestion des arbres urbains >
      • Science participative
      • Carte interactive
      • LiDAR
      • Projet-pilote Mont-Tremblant
      • Projet norme SFI
    • Thème 5 : Forêts tropicales
  • Médias sélectionnés
  • Contact
  • Galerie
  • Joindre le lab
  • Publications
  • CRAUM