The following news about graduate student Amy (Zhaoshu) Shi’s MSc research with the department. It’s good news for our research and its impact, but actually fairly bad news for the province and our forest ecosystems.
The Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership which is co-hosted by UoG with the participation of many GEG faculty and students has released the Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas Knowledge Basket which is a digital space to honour, celebrate, and catalyze Indigenous-led conservation.
It is full of resources and stories for anyone interested in conservation in Canada. Start your learning journey now - www.ipcaknowledgebasket.ca.
The Watershed Evaluation Group at the University of Guelph is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join the research team led by Dr. Wanhong Yang.
More good news to report!
Our PhD student Marjan Asgari as the lead author, published a paper "A Review of Parallel Computing Applications in Calibrating Watershed Hydrologic Models" in the prestigious journal "Environmental Modelling and Software". This review paper was developed based on her preparation for the qualifying examination.
Kate Parizeau has been co-awarded the American Association of Geographers' 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Award.
Faisal Moola was interviewed for the Toronto Star article that discusses the application of cutting-edge technology (drones) in the reforestation of Canada. Faisal states that this technology might one day replace the days of tree planters planting millions of trees by hand. Planting trees is a critical strategy in the mitigation of climate change.