ABOUT

Sukhdip is a PhD researcher in Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo, specializing in SWOT‑based analysis of lake‑ice dynamics and Arctic freshwater systems. His research uses wide‑swath Ka‑band interferometry to investigate how lake‑ice structure, melt processes, and water‑surface conditions can be observed from NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite. He brings a strong background in microwave interactions with freshwater ice, developed through previous airborne and spaceborne SAR work including DLR’s F‑SAR where he applied polarimetric decomposition and interferometric methods to study scattering behavior on northern lakes.

Hayley is a master's student in Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo, with a background in physics, astronomy, and mathematics. Her research uses SAR interferometry to study changes in lake ice thickness and snow cover on Kluane Lake, Yukon, and explores the potential of the SWOT satellite for lake ice and snow observation.   

Owen is a master’s student in geography and Environmental Managemnet at the University of Waterloo, with a background in Geomatics from the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on quantifying irregular glacier dynamics in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago using various remote sensing products, including optical and SAR imagery and IPR (Ice-Penetrating Radar).