La recherche sur le Nord à l`université de Bishop`s

La recherche sur le Nord
à l’université de Bishop’s
Professeur Matthew Peros, Ph.D.
Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les changements climatiques et
environnementaux
Faculté de géographie et de l’étude de l’environnement
MUSCLE Research Cluster
• Multi-scale climate and environmental change
(www.muscle.ubishops.ca)
• Consists of 15 faculty members across natural
and social sciences
• Funds student’s research and organizes colloquia
• Four members have northern research interests:
• Dr. Jade Savage (Biology)
• Dr. Elisabeth Levac (Environmental Studies and Geography)
• Dr. Tom Fletcher (Environmental Studies and Geography)
• Dr. Matthew Peros (Environmental Studies and Geography)
Dr. Jade Savage
• Primarily interested in
northern insect
biodiversity and
systematics
• Field sites have included
Churchill, Baker Lake, and
Rankin Inlet
Jade Savage
Rankin Inlet, NU
• Recent papers published
in: The Canadian
Entomologist and BMC
Ecology
Jade Savage
Rankin Inlet, NU
Anais Renaud (student)
Churchill, MB
Dr. Elisabeth Levac
• Climate Change scientist
• Research includes work on
marine sediment in the
North Atlantic
Dr. Tom Fletcher
• Research interests include
Environmental Justice and
hazardous waste
• Writing a book on Plan
Nord
Dr. Matthew Peros
• Paleoclimatology in
Canadian Arctic
• Fieldwork in Nunavut
and Yukon
• Recent publications in
Quaternary Science
Reviews and
Quaternary Research
Remerciements
• Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation (FCI)
• Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du
Canada (CRSNG)
• Fonds de Recherche du Québec: Nature et technologies (FQRNT)
• Chaires de recherche du Canada
• Bishop’s University
• Many collaborators and colleagues