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Stephanie Rose Cortinovis (MES, 2023) assesses the viability of carbon removal in Canada. The research, Scaling carbon removal systems: deploying direct air capture amidst Canada’s low-carbon transition, authored by Cortinovis and others from the Faculty of Environment and Engineering, was recently published in Frontiers in Climate.

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Larry Lamb’s passing. Larry spent 40 years working in the Faculty of Environment as both an adjunct lecturer and head of the ecology lab.  

In June, the Faculty of Environment formalized its longstanding partnership with the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. The research and collaboration efforts with these universities are now set to grow.

The Master of Climate Change internship program is piloting a graduate work-integrated learning internship in partnership with Co-operative and Experiential Education and Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs. 

Michelle Anagnostou, a PhD candidate in Geography and Environmental Management, has been awarded a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2024-2026. Michelle will join the Oxford Martin Programme on Illegal Wildlife Trade at the University of Oxford, the world's leading centre for research on illegal wildlife trade.

Jessica Williamson, a doctoral student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, summarized the current and future state of the Niagara growing region under the context of climate change. Her research is now published in Canadian Journal of Plant Science.

An important aspect of graduate studies is the opportunity to present your research to an external audience. This allows for the exchange of ideas, industry partnerships, and the potential for future employment. For many graduate students focusing on the physical earth, the 2024 Canadian Geographical Union (CGU) Annual General Meeting (AGU) offered this valuable opportunity.

Albert Jiang, postdoctoral fellow in the School of Environment Enterprise and Development and Department of Systems Design Engineering, has won the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to support his research helping small island states adapt to climate change.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Wilson will step in as director of the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED). Join us in welcoming him and thanking the former director, Dr. Neil Craik, for his service. 

Environment celebrated our graduating students at convocation on Tuesday, June 11 and hosted a special ceremony to recognize this year’s students who graduated with outstanding achievements.