Pascale Champagne

Dr. Pascale Champagne is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen’s University with a cross-appointment to the Department of Chemical Engineering. She serves as Director of the Beaty Water Research Centre (on leave) and holds roles such as Scientific Director at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS). Her research focuses on sustainable bioresource management, integrating environmental engineering, chemical engineering, and green chemistry to develop novel waste management strategies and water treatment solutions. Key areas include wastewater treatment, bioenergy production, and the application of microalgae in environmental remediation.

Dr. Champagne holds a PhD (2001) and M.A.Sc (1996) in Environmental Engineering from Carleton University, and a B.Sc.Eng (1993) in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Guelph. She has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research (2021) and the Canada Research Chair in Bioresources Engineering (Tier II, 2012).

Her research explores innovative technologies for nutrient recovery from wastewater, CO2-responsive polymers for forward osmosis, and the use of cyanobacteria for mine tailings stabilization. Collaborative projects span biofuel development, biorefinery sustainability, and interdisciplinary partnerships with researchers in biology, chemistry, and engineering.

Dr. Champagne’s work emphasizes systems approaches to sustainability, addressing challenges in water resource management, circular economy principles, and the mitigation of environmental contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and heavy metals. She actively contributes to policy through roles at Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy and has published extensively on topics ranging from algal bioremediation to polymer-modified nanomaterials.