2021 Massawippi Watershed Hydrologic Flux Report of Water and Soil Quality Components

This project aims to study and assess nutrient conditions in Lake Massawippi and its surroundings. Previous studies suggest that fertilizer contaminants from various agricultural plots flow to nearby waters, especially the adjacent Tomifobia river. Our team will assess soil, and water components for net transfer of nutrient and other particle contamination. These measurements will be […]

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Weather and Climate Information for Snow Recreation

Individuals and organizations use weather information to help inform day-to-day decisions. This project focuses on the use of weather information by winter recreationists in the Province of Ontario. Based on survey data, the project will identify the main sources of weather forecast information, the importance placed on this information, and the influence of specific aspects […]

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Raffiner la compréhension des comportements consommateurs afin de contribuer à la robustesse des études en analyse du cycle de vie : le cas des briquets BIC

À ce jour, les modélisations d’impacts environnementaux du cycle de vie des briquets de poche démontrent que la phase de production des briquets de poche est celle qui a le plus d’impacts en raison des matières premières utilisées. D’autres paramètres peuvent également avoir une incidence importante sur les résultats, comme, le niveau de combustible encore […]

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La conception automatique des architectures de l’apprentissage profond (Deep Learning)

Le projet de recherche proposé vise à fournir un outil de classification automatique qui pourra être utilisé pour plusieurs applications de télédétection comme la cartographie de l’occupation des sols, ainsi qu’un élément d’aide à la décision pour la gestion des catastrophes naturelles et le suivi des cultures. Dans le contexte de la classification des images […]

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Constitution et gestion d’une base de de données sur les contaminants au Nunavik

L’objectif du travail de l’étudiante est la collecte de données/ d’informations accessibles par l’outil numérique sur les contaminants au Nunavik et leur analyse. Le terme de contamination est entendu au sens large, comme « un corps étranger de nature anthropique (aménagement, culture, pollution, etc.) ou environnementale (climat, espèce animale ou végétale, virologie, composé chimique etc.) […]

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A comparison of the geology of stratabound high grade V, Ni, Mo, and PGE mineralization at the Rod property Yukon Territory and other highly metalliferous shales in Yukon and China.

In this project the intern will preform detailed geological mapping and where available drill core logging at a series of sites of known highly metalliferous shales in the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories. This will be followed by detailed reflected and transmitted light optical microscopy. Select samples will be further analysed using scanning electron microscope. […]

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Paleolimnological reconstruction of the climatic variability of the Holocene in northeast Greenland

The proposed research project will use hyperspectral imaging spectroscopy, an emerging technology in the geosciences, to reconstruct Arctic climate from lake sediment cores at very high temporal resolution. Because the Arctic is warming more rapidly than other regions, and because other regions are affected by changes in the Arctic, knowledge of past Arctic conditions is […]

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Migration assistée, évènements climatiques extrêmes et changements climatiques: Étude de cas des populations d’épinettes blanches de l’est du Canada

L’épinette blanche est une espèce particulièrement sensible au gel printanier et automnal. En endommageant les méristèmes responsable de la croissance, le gel entraîne de fréquents échecs de régénération, surtout en zone boréale. Puisque le réchauffement moyen de la température de l’air déclenche plus hâtivement le débourrement des bourgeons, les méristèmes s’exposent davantage aux évènements de […]

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Small Hydropower Technologies: France to Canada

This MITACs Globalink award will be used to support research into small-scale and run-of-river hydropower currently being deployed in Europe and potentially feasible for deployment in Northern Ontario semi-frozen off-grid locations. The world leaders in small hydropower R&D are in Europe. France in particular is well recognized as a global leader in all aspects of […]

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Expanded Assessment of Climate Change-induced Geohazards for Ice-clad Canadian Volcanoes and Mountains

In Canada’s mountains, climate change is leading to the retreat of glaciers, permafrost thawing and accelerated snowmelt. These factors contribute to a significant increase in slope stability hazards and the risk of landslides, placing numerous communities and critical infrastructure at risk. Volcanoes are particularly vulnerable as they are commonly hydrothermally altered and weakened, thereby compounding […]

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