For this eleventh edition of the symposium, Dr. Kyra St. Pierre, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa, will be giving the keynote presentation "From Peak to Sea: Impacts of Changing Arctic Headwaters on Downstream Ecosystems".
Graduate and Undergraduate students from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University will be presenting the results of their research in three oral sessions themed on (1) Northern Communities, Governance, and Nutrition, (2) Permafrost & Remote Sensing, and (3) Snow, Ice & Wildlife, as well as in a Poster Session.
The diversity of the twenty presentations reflects the rich and diverse research undertaken in the Subarctic, the Arctic and in Antarctica. Some of the subject covered include: Food security in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Transportation Infrastructure in the Subarctic; Permafrost disturbance mapping; Boreal forest peat land and vegetation mapping; Arctic iceberg climatology; Community-developed research expectations; Arctic maritime shipping risks; and Population trends of the aarluk (killer whale). A detailed program is available.
The Ottawa-Carleton Student Northern Research Symposium (OCSNRS) was designed to offer undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to present their research and ideas in a supportive and inclusive environment and facilitate scholarly communication among students and faculty.
The symposium will be held on March 18, from 9AM to 4PM in CRX220 and CRX230, and will also be accessible through Zoom.