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
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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!
THE CGU-CSSS CONFERENCE IN BANFF, AB
Figure 1 – Genevieve Ali's 2013 Research Team completing a hike near Banff, Alberta. By Amber Penner The joint Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) and Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) annual scientific meeting was held in Banff, Alberta from May 4-7, 2014. Genevieve Ali and her 2013 Research Team had the privilege of attending and demonstrating the… Continue reading THE CGU-CSSS CONFERENCE IN BANFF, AB
New scholarship success for Lauren!!
Lauren (Timlick) is the proud recipient of a scholarship awarded by the Manitoba Prospectors and Developers Association. Congratulations Lauren!
GSA student research grant award to Aminul!
Aminul just received a student research grant (~2.5k) from the Geological Society of America (GSA) for his proposal entitled "Identification of Priority Areas for Wetland Restoration and Conservation: a Hydrogeochemical Study". In addition to funding Aminul's proposal, GSA also selected him among 774 applicants to receive a specialized award, namely the "Diversity in the Geosciences… Continue reading GSA student research grant award to Aminul!
Out with the snow, in with Field Season 2014!
With May upon us, the snowmelt has finally arrived at the Catfish Creek Watershed, and with it the 2014 field season. The past two weeks have brought the bulk of the freshet, straining our in-stream instruments and overtopping wells that are usually intended for measuring depth below the ground surface to the perched water table. In a… Continue reading Out with the snow, in with Field Season 2014!
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