Rate My Professor Mary Kang

Professor Mary Kang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at McGill University and holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Environmental Monitoring and Energy Transition. She earned a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University, along with a Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy certificate from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. She also holds an M.A.Sc. and B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo and completed postdoctoral research at Stanford University.

Her research focuses on greenhouse gas emissions, particularly methane from abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells, groundwater hydrology, and the environmental impacts of energy systems. Professor Kang has received several honors, including the Humboldt Research Fellowship (2024-2025), the Christophe Pierre Award for Research Excellence (Early Career) in 2022, and various NSERC scholarships. She previously worked as an engineering consultant and has contributed to policy discussions, including testimony before a U.S. House subcommittee on orphaned well legislation. She teaches courses such as Groundwater Hydrology, Hydrology and Water Resources, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Faculty of Engineering.