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Brittany Francescangeli

Brittany Francescangeli

Environmental Professional | Water
Cambridge, Ontario

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About Brittany Francescangeli:

I am an environmental professional specializing in freshwater science and earth system processes. More specifically, my education/experience has largely been concentrated on the impacts of land use change on erosion, fluvial geomorphology, sediment-nutrient dynamics, and water quality. I recently graduated with my Master of Science (Geography - Water) from the University of Waterloo, where I focused mainly on the impacts of wildfire on forest/wetland erosion, phosphorus dynamics, and water quality in drinking water reservoirs. My current focus is progressing my career in the area of Stream Restoration Sciences. I am currently taking the course “AUTOCAD Civil 3D Training”, I completed a certificate in “Basic Principles of Stream Restoration” and have studied the "Natural Channel Design Handbook" and Rosgen Stream Classifications. 

For nearly a decade, I have worked in various environmental positions in different parts of the world. I have a wide range of experience in marine field/conservation work, remote forest fieldwork, and freshwater environmental studies such as lake/river sediment and water sampling. I have always been passionate about the natural sciences and am highly motivated to grow my career as a Stream Restoration Scientist. 

Experience

Served as a researcher with a specialization in forest/wetland erosion and sediment transport, post-wildfire nutrient dynamics, and potential for cyanobacteria growth in lakes/reservoirs. Completed technical reports, including publication submission to provide a communication channel for the researcher. Acted as a field technician performing investigations of geomorphological processes such as streamflow, fluvial sediment transport dynamics, and forest hillslope erosion as well as conducting impact assessments, taxonomic identifications of plants and macroinvertebrates, and various methods of water and sediment sampling. Delivered field technician services, including installing/maintaining sampling equipment, collection of soil, sediment, and surface water samples, and maintaining accurate field notes and GIS data. Utilized various equipment in research, including LISST 200x, data loggers, DH48 suspended sediment sampler, velocity meters, plot frames, and rainfall simulators. Experience with different research networks (i.e., forWater & Collaborative Graduate Water Program) where we collaborated across disciplines on water projects by contributing vital new knowledge and technologies needed to adapt to climate change to build resilient and adaptive communities. Furthermore, I have participated in ecological monitoring for marine research, such as mammal/fish inventories, species at risk, invasive species, coral bleaching, and reef health. 

Education

Master of Science in Geography, Water Speciality, from the University of Waterloo. The goal of my research was to characterize the geochemical composition and abiotic controls of wildfire on particulate phosphorus (P) forms and P mobility of fine-grained benthic sediment in two Alberta drinking supply reservoirs and to assess the efficacy of dredging as a strategy to control internal P loading. As our climate continues to warm, the risk of extreme wildfire is of increasing concern for water quality and supply. This research provides insight into post-wildfire sediment-P dynamics in a drinking water reservoir, the effectiveness of dredging as a long-term management strategy as well as a discussion on integrative management strategies, that encompass both watershed management and water supply infrastructure, to mitigate the impacts of wildfire on the provision of safe drinking water.

My advisor and mentor, Dr. Michael Stone, is a leading researcher in the field of sediment source-transport-fate and sediment-nutrient-contaminant transport dynamics. This mentorship has provided me with a comprehensive understanding of fluvial geomorphological processes as well as land use change on erosion and sedimentation, ecosystem health, and contaminant dynamics in aquatic systems. 

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