Nathan Basiliko
- Environmental microbiology
- Ecosystem ecology
- Soil science
- Biogeochemistry
- Natural Resource Management
- Forest ecosystems
- Mining environments
- Wetland ecosystems
- Metals in the environment
- Land-water linkages
- Global and environmental change
- Climate change feedbacks in northern ecosystems
- Ecosystem reclamation
- Industrial microbiology
- Industrial ecology
- Bioenergy systems
- Environmental science education
2005 PhD, McGill University (Montreal, Canada)
1999 BSc, Cornell University (Ithaca, USA)
Professor, Lakehead University Faculty of Natural Resources Management (2022-2025)
Professor & Canada Research Chair, Laurentian University Dept. of Biology & The Living with Lakes Centre (2013-2022)
Assistant/Associate Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Geography (2006-2013)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry (2004-2006)
Environmental microbiology, Ecosystem ecology, Soil science, Biogeochemistry, Natural resource management, Forest ecosystems, Mining environments, Wetland ecosystems, Metals in the environment, Land-water linkages, Global and environmental change, Climate change feedbacks in northern ecosystems, Ecosystem reclamation, Industrial microbiology, Industrial ecology, Bioenergy systems, Environmental science education.
Please find group publications on my Google Scholar page: https://bit.ly/3srk53s
And a TedX talk I gave on Climate change, the biosphere, and Ontario’s North: https://bit.ly/3n65pWn
Students are the crux of our research program! With my recent move to the Biology Department the lab is in flux, but please contact me by email if you are interested in finding out more about future potential doctoral, masters, or undergraduate research opportunities.
CURRENT TEACHING:
• Cellular and Molecular Biology (BIOL1050, beginning Fall 2026)
• Biology of Microorganisms (BIOL2711)
• Forest Ecology (ENST2211/NRMT2210)
• Applied and Environmental Microbiology (BIOL4711, beginning Fall 2026)
PRIOR TEACHING AT LAKEHEAD:
• University Seminar (UNIV1015)
• Natural Resources Biometrics I (NRMT1330)
• Natural Resources Biometrics II (NRMT2150)
• Forest Soils and Water (BIOL/NRMT2110)
• Field School (NRMT2094, co-taught)
PRIOR TEACHING AT LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY:
• Biology I (BIOL1506EL)
• Introduction to Microbiology (BIOL2026EL)
• Applied and Environmental Microbiology (BIOL3026EL)
• Ecosystem Ecology (BIOL4076EL)
PRIOR TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
• Ecosystems and Environmental Change (GGR227)
• Environmental Soil Science (GGR307)
• Field School (GGR379)
• Biogeochemistry (GGR406)
• Honours Thesis (GGR417)
• Advanced Biogeochemistry (GGR1206)
I SERVE/HAVE SERVED AS:
President -Elect (2019) President (2020) and Past-President (2021) of the Canadian Society of Soil Science
Associate Editor, Soil Research (2015-)
Associate Editor, FEMS Microbiology Letters (2015-)
Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Soil Science (2013-2020)
Governing Council member of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (2015-2016)