Research Week - Day 1

Date:
Monday, March 1, 2021 - 8:45am to 4:00pm
Campus:
Online
Prince George

#Connect.Celebrate.Learn.

We begin Research Week with lots of events to highlight and celebrate past, present, and future UNBC research excellence; and to learn from one another about the exciting research going on at UNBC. Connect with us via  the Zoom webinar links provided for each event.  

8:45am–9:00am

Lheidli T'enneh First Nation Welcome

Elder Darlene McIntosh

UNBC Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Kathy Lewis, Acting Vice President Research

Zoom link: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/61112669526

Passcode: 630132

9:00am–10:00am

Northern FIRE (Feminist Institute for Research and Evaluation) and WNN (Women North Network)

Presenters:

Professor Dawn Hemmingway

Dr. Jacqueline Holler

Dr. Indrani Margolin

Dr. Lela Zimmer

Dr. Jonathan Alschech

Zoom link: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/61112669526

Passcode: 630132

10:00am–11:00am

Open Access & Predatory Publishers

Heather Empey, Acquisitions Librarian

Zoom link: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/61511152083

Passcode: 733234

11:00am–12:00pm

Presentations – Polar bears, farmers in Ghana, biofuel, and the Arctic

Sarah Flisikowski

John Hopeson Anku

Dr. Balbinder Singh Deo

Jessica Smart

Zoom link: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/61908231073

Passcode: 188042

12:00pm–12:15pm

Break

12:15pm–1:30pm

Presentations – Plants and pollinators, bear viewing, climate adaptive planning, fish specialization, and glyphosate

Alexandra Golt

Annie Pumphrey

Xavier Corredor Llano

Stephanie Chan

Nicole Botten

Zoom link: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/65327663618

Passcode: 810010

1:30pm–3:00pm

Northern Analytical Lab Services (NALS) Panel

Theme 1: Chemical speciation of environmental and workplace air samples

Ann Duong, Mya Schouwenburg, Ahmad Jalil, and Kourtney Naudi

Theme 2 - Nutrient removal from contaminated water and wastewater using natural and synthetic inorganic adsorbents.

Farzana Nargi, Dorna Sobhani

Theme 3 - Environmental applications of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) 

Navjot Kaur

Zoom link: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/65606738950

Passcode: 916580

3:00pm–4:00pm

Growing Opportunities for Climate Change Research on Integrated Agricultural Systems

Presenters:

Serena Black, UNBC Agriculture Extension Specialist

Steven Kega, MSc, Thompson Rivers University

Zoom link: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/67414445398

Passcode: 212440

Contact Information

Sharleen Balogh
Research Support Officer

Email: Sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca

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