Grant Ferguson holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Waterloo and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Manitoba. He was a faculty member in the Department of Earth Sciences at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia from 2004 to 2011. Ferguson has been an associate professor in Geological Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan since 2011. His current research focuses on the hydrogeology of sedimentary basins, geothermal energy, and radioactive waste management. He is currently the president of the IAH CNC and an associate editor for Groundwater.