Dr. Andrea Brookfield received her BASc from the University of Waterloo in Environmental (Civil) Engineering, and her MSc and PhD from the University of Waterloo in Earth and Environmental Sciences. She then spent 10 years at the University of Kansas, as an Assistant Scientist with the Kansas Geological Survey and Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences. She then returned to the University of Waterloo’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences where she is now an Associate Professor. She also serves as the department’s Teaching Fellow. Dr. Brookfield is registered as a Professional Engineer in Ontario and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Dr. Brookfield’s research interests include the development and use of efficient yet effective numerical tools for resource management. Primarily, she studies the use of hydrological models to simulate flow and contaminant transport, including the thermal regime, for prediction, management, and process investigation. Her research emphasizes the holistic nature of all natural and engineered systems, seeking to balance competing water demands, such as energy production, and agricultural and urban development to maintain economic, social, and environmental stability.