Newswise — The following Ryerson University faculty experts are currently available to offer insight and comment on their areas of expertise, as listed below.

Sustainable watershedsGreat Lakes environmental assessmentsLynda McCarthyProfessorDepartment of Chemistry and Biology

www.ryerson.ca/marks/lynda

Urban ecologyLandscapes and biodiversityUrban parks and waterfronts Nina-Marie ListerAssociate ProfessorSchool of Urban and Regional Planning

http://www.ryerson.ca/surp/faculty_staff/bios/lister_nina_marie.html

Sustainable housing & renewable energyNet zero energy homes – houses that generate as much energy as they useAlan FungAssociate Professor Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

http://www.ryerson.ca/marks/alan/

Green roofsWater pollutionJames LiAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Civil Engineering

http://www.ryerson.ca/civil/facstaff/Faculty/james.html

Canadian and international climate change policyMunicipalities and climate changeGlobal food securityNatural resources and basic service provision, sub-Saharan AfricaChris GoreAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Politics and Public Administration

http://www.ryerson.ca/politics/facultyandstaff/bio_ChristopherGore.htm

Energy efficient buildingsRecycling and reusing construction materialsDesign for urban agricultureMark GorgolewskiProfessorDepartment of Architectural ScienceDirector, Graduate Program in Building Science

www.arch.ryerson.ca/index.php?q=people/faculty/full-time/dr-mark-gorgolewski

Wind power in urban settingsPaul WalshAssociate Professor and Associate ChairDepartment of Aerospace Engineering

www.ryerson.ca/aerospace/research/Research%20profiles/walsh.html