Ali Saber, University of Windsor

Research

environmental management lake restoration climate change contaminant fate and trasport biogeochemical modelling harmful algal blooms drinking water watershed hydrology

Latest papers

Advanced physics-enhanced machine learning and empirical approaches for estimating the oxygen transfer alpha factor in activated sludge.
Bioresource technology · 2026 · senior author
Hydrodynamic drivers of circulation and exchange dynamics in large interconnected Lake Michigan-Huron system: Insights into mixing and transport processes.
The Science of the total environment · 2026 · senior author
Long-term forecasting of water quality and algal dynamics in riverine systems using advanced physicochemical-informed machine learning models.
The Science of the total environment · 2026 · senior author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Development of an integrated 3D hydrodynamic-water quality-ecological framework to evaluate the response of Lake Ontario to the current and projected anthropogenic and climatic stressors
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Development of an integrated 3D hydrodynamic-water quality-ecological framework to evaluate the response of Lake Ontario to the current and projected anthropogenic and climatic stressors
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$33,000

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Advanced physics-enhanced machine learning and empirical approaches for estimating the oxygen transfer alpha factor in activated sludge.

Shadkani S, Fisk AT, Saber A

Bioresource technology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2026.135661 PMID: 42607775

02

Hydrodynamic drivers of circulation and exchange dynamics in large interconnected Lake Michigan-Huron system: Insights into mixing and transport processes.

Rashid F, Fisk AT, Saber A

The Science of the total environment2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181893 PMID: 42190358

03

Long-term forecasting of water quality and algal dynamics in riverine systems using advanced physicochemical-informed machine learning models.

Shadkani S, Fisk AT, Saber A

The Science of the total environment2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181800 PMID: 42019433

04

Characterization of biogeochemical cycles in agricultural watersheds: Integrating regional modelling assessment with downstream water quality.

Javed A, Saber A, Neumann A, Arnillas CA, Arhonditsis GB

Journal of environmental management2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127086 PMID: 40913947

05

Enhanced predictive modeling of dissolved oxygen concentrations in riverine systems using novel hybrid temporal pattern attention deep neural networks.

Shadkani S, Hemmatzadeh Y, Saber A, Mohammadi Sergini M

Environmental research2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120015 PMID: 39284485

06

Integrating impacts of climate change on aquatic environments in inter-basin water regulation: Establishing a critical threshold for best management practices.

Song D, Zhang C, Saber A

The Science of the total environment2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169297 PMID: 38103616

Development of an integrated 3D hydrodynamic-water quality-ecological framework to evaluate the response of Lake Ontario to the current and projected anthropogenic and climatic stressors

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Saber, Ali

Keywords: environmental management; lake restoration; climate change; contaminant fate and trasport; biogeochemical modelling; harmful algal blooms; drinking water; watershed hydrology; water quality; public health

$12,500

Development of an integrated 3D hydrodynamic-water quality-ecological framework to evaluate the response of Lake Ontario to the current and projected anthropogenic and climatic stressors

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Saber, Ali

Keywords: environmental management; lake restoration; climate change; contaminant fate and trasport; biogeochemical modelling; harmful algal blooms; drinking water; watershed hydrology; water quality; public health

$33,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: environmental management Dear Professor Saber, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Advanced physics-enhanced machine learning and empirical approaches for estimating the oxygen transfer alpha factor in activated sludge." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Development of an integrated 3D hydrodynamic-water quality-ecological framework to evaluate the response of Lake Ontario to the current and projected anthropogenic and climatic stressors" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]