Fire, Earth, Water, Air
Contaminant Biogeochemistry Lab
The Black Kite Project is an interdisciplinary research project combining drone technology, advanced science, and Indigenous Knowledge of fire to examine smoke released from both wildfires and human managed fires.
Understanding the connectivity between environmental systems
We have set out to develop global strategies to reduce the impact of pollutants on human and environmental health. Our research utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach allowing for greater quantitative and qualitative assessment of this impact.
A team committed to environmental stewardship & understanding the impacts contaminants have on natural systems
Led by Dr. David McLagan, the FEWA lab is a safe and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds. The lab brings together a diverse group of students/researchers, who are passionate about environmental protection and strive to build meaningful research collaborations in Canada and abroad.
Lab News
Dr. David MacLagan Discusses Black Kite Project on CBC Radio
Dr. David MacLagan, assistant professor at Queen’s University and lead of the Black Kite Project, was recently featured on CBC Radio to discuss the growing threat of wildfires in Canada and how innovative research is reshaping wildfire management. The Black Kite...
Black Kite Project Launches New Website
We’re excited to announce the launch of the new website for the Black Kite Project, a groundbreaking research initiative led by Dr. David McLagan and the FEWA Lab at Queen’s University. The Black Kite system is a UAV-based air quality monitoring platform designed to...
Research Projects
Black Kite – UAV Smoke Monitoring
The Black Kite Project is an interdisciplinary research project combining drone technology, advanced science, and Indigenous Knowledge of fire to examine smoke released from both wildfires and human managed fires. Visit the Black Kite website for more information.
Impacts and benefits of wildfires on biogeochemical and hydrological cycles and the role of fungi in post-fire ecological recovery
We are initiating projects studying the positive and negative effects of wildfires on hydrological and biogeochemical cycles with a particular interest in anthropogenically disturbed systems in Canada’s North that have elevated metal contaminant loadings. How do fires...
Wildfire Modelling
The FEWA Lab interest in wildfires continues to grow. 2023 will see primarily student led wildfire modelling projects that will examine wildfire smoke emissions and wildfire danger indices to help improve our understanding of fire using numerical tools. One of the...