Informally meet colleagues, professors, and guest speakers; learn about ongoing research and issues related to the environment
Free and open to all members of the Trent community and the public
Friday, February 7th, 3:00-4:00pm, CCN M2 Champlain College Council Chambers
Olivia Carpino, Trent University: Disequilibrium in the discontinuous permafrost zone: The dynamic relationship between permafrost and landcover in northwestern Canada
Northwestern Canada is among the most impacted regions in the world as it is experiencing rapid climatic and environmental change. Here, cycles of permafrost aggradation and degradation have historically been in balance. However, the warming of recent decades has disrupted the balance between permafrost aggradation and degradation such that the latter is favoured. As permafrost found in the lower latitudes of the discontinuous permafrost zone is already relatively thin and warm, further warming can be particularly impactful. This talk will explore how climate warming has driven permafrost thaw across northwestern Canada’s discontinuous permafrost zone and how this thaw has resulted in significant changes to landcover, hydrology, and ecology.
Friday, February 28th, 3:00-4:00pm, CCN M2 Champlain College Council Chambers
Jason Leach, Research Scientist, Forest Ecohydrology, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada
Friday, March 7th, 3:00-4:00pm, CCN M2 Champlain College Council Chambers
Kaitlyn Fleming, Trent University
Thursday, March 20th, 2:00-3:00pm, Room TBA Khondokar Kabir, Trent University
Friday, March 28th, Room TBA Tapan Dhar, Trent University
Friday, November 15th: Mercury exposure determined by unique oxidation pathways in low, mid, and high latitude ocean food webs
Dr Sae Yun Kwon is an associate professor at the Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea, who uses mercury stable isotopes as a tracer to identify sources, biogeochemical pathways, and fate of mercury in various natural ecosystems
Friday, November 22nd: Trent Alumni: Crash courses in planning: affordable housing, private sector planning, and suburban design
A panel Q&A featuring former TSE students now working in urban planning
Sarah Furlong, Community Designer, Bousfields Inc.: Community Design: Putting Policy to Paper
Graham Hendren, Housing Development Planner, York Region: Affordable Housing + NIMBYISM
Friday, January 17th, Race, Ethnicity, and Climate Crisis: Mapping Racialized Coastal Experiences in the Lower Basin of the Ganges Delta
Dr Saleh Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. As an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist, Dr Ahmed’s research interest lies at the intersection of environment, development, and social justice. His current research agenda focuses on how structural inequalities and the legacies of colonization perpetuate injustice, influence social and environmental vulnerabilities, and create obstacles in achieving inclusive adaptation, and equitable resilience for vulnerable minority populations
