Xander Huggins

Xander Huggins is a Killam, NSERC, and Canadian Space Agency Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia's Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), concurrently affiliated with Princeton University's High Meadows Environmental Institute. His research integrates geospatial data science with social-ecological frameworks to advance groundwater sustainability, emphasizing its role in social well-being and ecological resilience.

His work defines 'groundwater-connected systems' to map socioeconomic and Earth system functions globally. Recent studies identify groundwater-dependent ecosystems in drylands and evaluate protected-area risks. He co-leads an international freshwater resilience initiative.