Lesley Warren

Prof. Lesley Warren

5 articles
Canada University of Toronto

Biography

Professor Lesley Warren is a leader in sustainable mining, bridging cutting-edge science with industry needs to solve critical environmental challenges in water and resource management. She moved to the University of Toronto to take up the Claudette Mackay Lassonde Chair in Mineral Engineering in 2016 in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, became the first female Director for the Lassonde Institute of Mining in 2018 and founded the Mining Futures Initiative at UofT in 2023. She has established a pioneering, multidisciplinary research program investigating the roles of bacteria in key processes affecting mining and resource sector waste environments, that pave the way for smart, nature-based technologies to improve environmental outcomes.

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Static to Adaptive: Identifying the Critical Biological Dimensions of Sulfur Compound Management
Lesley Warren University of Toronto
Lauren Twible University of Toronto
Felicia Liu University of Toronto
Kelly Whaley-Martin Environmental Resources Management (ERM)
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Biological Aspects Technical Session
Biological Treatment of Mine Water
ICARD 2024
Panel: Collaborative Partnerships for Water Stewardship
Jocelyn Fraser University of British Columbia
Lesley Warren University of Toronto
Emily O'Hara New Gold
Water and Groundwater Management Panel Session
CIM Connect 2024 Vancouver
Improved Management of Reactive Sulfur Compounds in Mine Tailings Impoundments Through Genomics
Lesley Warren University of Toronto
Lauren Twible University of Toronto
Kelly Whaley-Martin Environmental Resources Management (ERM)
Lin-Xing Chen University of California Berkeley
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Tailings Management Technical Session
Tailings Technology Advancements
CIM Connect 2024 Vancouver
From Management to Stewardship: How Genomics Informed Investigation Can Reveal Nature Based Solutions for Sulfur Compounds in Mining Impacted Water
Lesley Warren University of Toronto
Water & Environment Technical Session
Water Management : Genomics for Nature Based Solutions, Pit-Lake Aquaculture and Algae-Copper Interactions
CIM CONNECT 2025 Montréal
Leveraging partnerships for sustainable development: Research – Industry Partnerships – A Critical Component to Mining’s Sustainability Transformation (Panel)
Lesley Warren University of Toronto
Rachel Wallace Vale Base Metals
Saskia Duyvesteyn Rio Tinto
Irene Yang BASF Venture Capital
Partnership & Community Engagement Panel Session
CIM CONNECT 2025 Montréal