At the 2014 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Genevieve will be speaking in a session about "Cryptic Wetlands and Incognito Streams: Connectivity of Headwaters to Downstream Receiving Waters and Impacts on Water Quality and Ecological Functions". Her invited talk entitled "What are the Ingredients of a Scientifically and Policy-Relevant Hydrologic Connectivity Metric?" will… Continue reading G. Ali to give invited talk at AGU this coming week
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H. Petzold to present at GIS Day 2014
On November 19th, 2014, Halya Petzold will take part in the activities organized by the University of Manitoba Libraries in connection with the worldwide celebration of GIS Day. Her talk, entitled "Watershed Analysis: Using LiDAR in Prairie Landscapes", will take place at 4:30pm in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library. The full lineup of talks for GIS… Continue reading H. Petzold to present at GIS Day 2014
New scholarship successes!
Aminul (Haque) and Sam (Bansah), who started their respective PhDs in January 2014, were just awarded Graduate Entrance Scholarships from the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources. Aminul is working on wetland hydrology and biogeochemistry in Broughton's Creek Watershed while Sam is focusing on isotope hydrology in the South Tobacco Creek Watershed.… Continue reading New scholarship successes!
Upcoming event: CWSE Meet and Greet Event
Are you a woman enrolled in a science or engineering program? If so, then you are invited to attend the Meet and Greet and Mentoring Event organized by the Prairies Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) this Thursday, Sept. 25th at the UofM. The event will showcase several female profs sharing their experiences… Continue reading Upcoming event: CWSE Meet and Greet Event
Upcoming event: Review of the 2014 Manitoba Flood
This coming Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, Genevieve Ali and the Hon. Steve Ashton (Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation) will discuss the recent flooding events that have affected the province. The event is organized by the Manitoba Institute for Policy Research as part of their series "Policy, Pizza and a Pint": it will take place at the… Continue reading Upcoming event: Review of the 2014 Manitoba Flood
Upcoming event: Water and the Modern Making of Manitoba
This coming Friday, Sept. 19, as part of the UofM Homecoming activities, Genevieve Ali will be part of a speaker panel around the theme of "Water and the Making of Modern Manitoba". The talks will take place between 2 and 3:30 pm and be followed by light refreshments. Details about the event can be found… Continue reading Upcoming event: Water and the Modern Making of Manitoba
Young scientist award to G. Ali!
Genevieve (Ali) was recently honoured as the winner of the 2014 Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) Young Scientist Award. This award is meant to recognize outstanding research contributions from Canadian geoscientists within 10 years of obtaining their PhD. The award was presented at the CGU/CSSS annual meeting in Banff, Alberta on May 6th, 2014. While delivering… Continue reading Young scientist award to G. Ali!
Graduate fellowship successes for Sam and Maliheh!
Fantastic news for Sam (Bansah) and Maliheh (Rabie), who have each been awarded a University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) worth $54,000 for their PhD research. Sam is applying isotope hydrology techniques in the South Tobacco Creek Watershed (southcentral Manitoba) to investigate dynamic and passive storage while Maliheh is working on the delineation of temporally… Continue reading Graduate fellowship successes for Sam and Maliheh!
A visit from Merrin Macrae
The Watershed Systems Research Program (WSRP) team had the great pleasure to host Merrin Macrae (University of Waterloo) for a 2-day visit on June 4-5, 2014. Merrin gave a seminar while she was here and provided us with a good overview of tile drainage impacts on hydrology and biogeochemistry from her network of Ontario sites.… Continue reading A visit from Merrin Macrae
Student award for Shelby!
During the convocation ceremony held on June 3rd, 2014, Shelby Perreault (BSc. Honours in Geophysics) was awarded the William H. Hill Memorial Award for achievement at a high level in Geological Sciences. Congratulations Shelby!
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