Environmental Science

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Green Careers

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Discover some of the many STEM-focused green careers dealing with the environment and climate change.

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Joann Whalen

Career Profiles

Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,

I teach advanced courses on how to manage soils to produce healthy, nutritious food and maintain healthy ecosystem functions.
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Dominique Poulin

Career Profiles

Mission Scientist

I am in charge of a mission whose goal is to acquire data from space, to monitor water quality in coastal areas and inland waters (e.g. algae).
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Christelle Fournier

Christelle Fournier

Career Profiles

Permaculture guide, Founder of the company Fertiles

I offer consulting services to organizations, municipalities, indigenous communities, to support them in their eco-citizen projects related to food security.
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Hill Huang

Career Profiles

Environmental Specialist

I make sure our projects meet environmental guidelines and have the least environmental impact possible.
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Greg Flato

Greg Flato

Career Profiles

Director of Climate Change Research Division

I oversee a broad climate research program in ECCC, and I helped create global climate models to help us understand how and why the climate has changed.
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How can you design the least “expensive” water filter?

Hands-on Activities

Challenge yourself to design the best filter for the lowest cost!

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Sarah Ellis (she/her)

Career Profiles

Senior Scientist

I research and develop new technologies which help fight climate change.
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Sarah Elliott-Le Dreff (she/her)

Career Profiles

Senior Manager, Project Controls

I lead a team that provides cost, schedule, risk, and reporting services to the Darlington New Nuclear Project, which will build Canada's first grid scale Small Modular Reactor.
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White Sturgeon

Conserving British Columbia’s White Sturgeon

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Learn about British Columbia’s White Sturgeon and some of the ways people are working to preserve their habitat.

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Redefining Energy with Small Modular Reactors

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Learn about small modular reactor technology and its future in Canada.

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Winter in the Woods Interactive

Interactives

Click around the interactive image below to learn more about animals that hibernate in Canadian winters.

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Colouring Clothing with Bacteria

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Learn about using bacteria to colour clothing.

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Peat Bogs and the Ring of Fire

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Learn about peat bogs, the threats they face and how you can help.

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Plastic-Eating Bacteria: Nature's Recyclers

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Learn how bacteria can help solve the world’s plastic problem.

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