Genevieve Ali just received new funding from NSERC for research on water, sediment and nutrient connectivity in engineered Prairie landscapes. This new funding is also associated with an Early Career Researcher Award to G. Ali. With this new research program, focus will be on landscapes where natural flow paths have been significantly altered by surface… Continue reading New research program launched
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Snow melt, ice jams and high waters are keeping us busy!
Well... the melt finally started last week-end and was rather dramatic. The good news is that we have great data and pictures on the way. The bad news is that some of our equipment was washed off or unplugged from the recording devices due to the ice jams and strong currents!
PhD opportunity in hydrology and biogeochemistry
We are looking for a PhD student to study "Contributing areas and nutrient transport in near-level landscapes of the Lake Winnipeg Basin". Details about the PhD opportunity can be found in the position ad below. -- Position: The Watershed Systems Research Program (WSRP), the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Manitoba, and the… Continue reading PhD opportunity in hydrology and biogeochemistry
G. Ali to present at 2013 CMOS/CGU/CWRA
Genevieve Ali will give a presentation at the upcoming CMOS/CGU/CWRA congress in Saskatoon on May 29rd, 2013. Her talk entitled "Opposing natural and artificial isoscapes: a key towards a better identification of runoff sources in flat Prairie watersheds?" will be part of the session "Stable Isotope Tracers and Climate-Driven Change" and describe a comprehensive oxygen-18… Continue reading G. Ali to present at 2013 CMOS/CGU/CWRA
C. English to present at GAC-MAC Winnipeg 2013
Carolyn English will represent our group at the upcoming GAC-MAC conference in Winnipeg on May 23rd, 2013. Her talk entitled "Required steps and recurring challenges in the dual hydrological and geological classification of Prairie watersheds" will be part of the Prairie hydrogeology session (SS24) and compare the concepts of physiographic similarity and hydrologic similarity towards… Continue reading C. English to present at GAC-MAC Winnipeg 2013
G. Ali to speak at CWRA luncheon
On behalf on the Watershed Systems Research Program (WSRP), Genevieve Ali will discuss water retention options at a luncheon organized by the Manitoba Branch of CWRA (Canadian Water Resource Association). Date and time: May 14th, 2013, 12 pm - 1 pm Place: Holiday Inn South, Winnipeg, MB Presentation title: Keeping water on the land: how,… Continue reading G. Ali to speak at CWRA luncheon
Prepping for the 2013 spring melt
The team has been working in full capacity to deploy stilling wells, perched water table wells, weather stations and automatic water samplers in the field in prevision of the upcoming open water season. And there is a LOT of snow out there...
New research partnership
The University of Manitoba (Genevieve Ali, David Lobb, Annemieke Farenhorst) signed a collaborative research agreement with Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (MIT) to investigate runoff generation mechanisms and nutrient export processes in the Catfish Creek Watershed (part of the larger Winnipeg River Watershed). The project will span over a three-year period and notably involve the recruitment… Continue reading New research partnership
Funding for water quality research
A University of Manitoba research grant awarded to G. Ali will allow the identification of an optimal sampling frequency to monitor water quality in Prairie watersheds. Indeed, while water quality monitoring programs are generally based on low frequency sampling regimes, with grab samples of stream water collected on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly or seasonal basis… Continue reading Funding for water quality research
New funding for wetland research
A research group led by Genevieve Ali and that includes David Lobb (U. Manitoba), Sheng Li (AAFC), Henry Wilson (AAFC) and Ducks Unlimited Canada has been awarded a research grant by the Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship (Water Stewardship Fund). The aim of the project is to establish scientific criteria to determine priority areas for… Continue reading New funding for wetland research
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