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Jana Levison is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Guelph, specializing in Water Resources Engineering. She holds the inaugural Doody Family Chair for Women in Engineering (2022-2027) and is affiliated with the Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute. Her research focuses on groundwater quality and quantity, particularly examining agricultural and climate change impacts on hydrological systems.
Dr. Levison earned her Bachelor's and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Queen's University, with her doctoral research focusing on anthropogenic impacts on fractured bedrock aquifers. Prior to her position at Guelph, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Université du Québec à Montréal, worked with the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority on Drinking Water Source Protection, and served as Junior Fellow and Acting Executive Director of the Ontario Centre for Engineering and Public Policy.
Her research program addresses critical water resource challenges through multiple funded projects examining agricultural nutrient transport, groundwater-surface water interactions, climate change impacts, and source water protection for Indigenous communities. Dr. Levison's work spans field investigations, advanced modeling techniques, and policy-relevant analysis to protect water resources in the Great Lakes Basin and beyond.
Analysis of Dr. Levison's recent publications reveals a strong focus on nutrient transport dynamics in agricultural watersheds, particularly examining nitrogen and phosphorus movement through various hydrological pathways. Her research increasingly incorporates machine learning approaches for water quality prediction and integrates climate change scenarios into groundwater modeling. A significant portion of her work addresses source water protection challenges for First Nations communities and examines the impacts of road salt and neonicotinoids on groundwater quality.
Dr. Levison has received notable recognition for her contributions to hydrogeology:
- IAH-CNC Early Career Hydrogeologist Award (2020)
Dr. Levison has supervised over 20 graduate students and numerous undergraduate researchers, with current projects funded by MECP, OMAFRA, and NSERC. Her research group conducts field investigations in southern Ontario watersheds to understand nutrient transport mechanisms, groundwater-surface water interactions, and climate change impacts on water resources. She has established collaborative projects with multiple conservation authorities, government agencies, and Indigenous communities to address practical water resource challenges.
As part of the Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute, Dr. Levison's team operates advanced hydrogeological monitoring equipment and employs innovative techniques for groundwater quality assessment. Her research group maintains instrumented field sites in agricultural watersheds throughout southern Ontario, with particular focus on clay plain systems in the Great Lakes Basin.
