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2024

Garima Lakhanpal, PhD in Earth Sciences

Garima Lakhanpal will be travelling to Ireland for five months from March 2024 to August 2024 to partake in a collaborative project between Teagasc Research Centre and the University of Waterloo. This project will focus on fieldwork at two main sites located in Teagasc Research Centre and include conducting field experiments, collecting data, and performing lab analysis at the proposed study sites. Garima will be working closely with her advisor Dr. Owen Fenton, who is based in Johnstown Castle, in Teagasc Research Centre, and his team based out of Ireland.

Katie Pita, PhD in Environment, Resources and Sustainability

Katie is a PhD Candidate in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability in the Faculty of Environment. She is currently researching historical ecology; more specifically, how traditional woodland management strategies can sustainably benefit people today. Supervised by Professor Andrew Trant, Katie researches the ancient woodlands of Herstmonceux Castle Estate, UK, and how historic regimes of coppicing increases biodiversity and carbon storage.

Mikayla MacIntyre, MA in Global Governance

Mikayla is a master’s student at Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo in Global Governance. She will be travelling to Konstanz, Germany to work on her major research paper which focuses on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada. Mikayla has previously done similar travel to Ghana, where she learned the importance of cultural exchange, adaptability, and interpersonal skills. Mikayla hopes that this academic exchange will be a practical experience where she can learn more about future international employment, plus learn some German!

Timothy Crincoli, MA in Development Practice

Timothy is a master's student in Development Practice and will be travelling to France for a work placement with the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Timothy will be working on the Science and Technology Policy 2025, more specifically he will be working on policies for sustainable transitions across all OECD countries. He hopes to learn more about policy analysis, evaluation, and development as he is passionate about creating stronger institutions and governance structures that can create a more sustainable world.

April Pereira, PhD in Psychology

For the Winter of 2024, April Pereira will be travelling to the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign to collaborate with Dr. Wendy Rogers on a project that closely aligns with her research program at the University of Waterloo. April’s research focuses on cognitive aging and distributed memory across humans and external agents. She will be advancing their research skills and knowledge by studying how older adults distribute their memory with an external agent, more specifically, a domestic robot. Owing to Dr.

Amy Tai, MASc student in Systems Design Engineering

Amy will be travelling to Paris, France to expand her knowledge and skills in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) for clinical data in the medical space and engage with researchers from diverse backgrounds. NLP has emerged as a powerful tool in the medical field, enabling the extraction of valuable insights from vast amounts of clinical data, and Amy is eager to deepen her knowledge and contribute to the evolving field and make a meaningful impact on patient care.