Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems

Pamela Power

Pamela Power (she/her)

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Water Resources Specialist

I provide technical review of projects that may affect water resources to ensure your community’s rights and interests are being considered and protected.
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Tristan Lecompte

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Environmental Program Officer

I interpret and communicate pollution data collected by the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI).
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Jane Burchill

Jane Burchill (she/her)

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Decarbonization & Sustainability Specialist

I work to make the operations at the Port of Saint John cleaner, more sustainable, and lower our carbon footprint.
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Dolcy Meness

Dolcy Meness

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Nagadjitodjig Aki (Guardian)

I work as a Guardian for the environment and cultural teachings of my community, Kitigan Zibi.
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Isabel Hilgendag

Isabel Hilgendag

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MSc Student (Biology)

I look for heavy metals, such as mercury, in Arctic marine animals, to ensure they are safe to eat.
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Daria Iskakova (she/her)

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Senior Laboratory Technologist

I work in a genomics lab to identify plants and animals using DNA samples.
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Charlotte Cockburn standing in front of signs indicating distance to a variety of locations from Alert, Nunavut.

Charlotte Cockburn (she/her)

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Physical Scientist

I make sure we can monitor the weather all across Canada.
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Kaitlin Guitard

Kaitlin Guitard

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Water Quality Technician

I monitor the sea water at salmon farms for harmful plankton and jellyfish.
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Mahesh Rachamalla

Mahesh Rachamalla (he/him)

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Graduate Student (Toxicology)

My research will help find solutions for protecting aquatic species from the effects of heavy metals.
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Sara Knox (she/her)

Career Profiles

Assistant Professor (biometeorology)

I study ways to restore and protect ecosystems to help fight climate change.
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Adrian Prado (he/him)

Career Profiles

Sustainable Development Support Analyst

I help communities with their climate change adaptation plans and sustainable development issues.
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Careers in Building and Design

Lessons

Students explore careers that involve designing and building structures and devices.

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Exploring Careers in STEM Grade 7

Lessons

Students will expand their knowledge of STEM career types related to a topic they are studying in science.

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Networks of Life

Backgrounders

Learn about the math behind networks and where we find networks in the natural and technological world.

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Western Toad

Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, oh my!

Backgrounders

Learn about amphibians, their life in the coastal temperate rainforest biome, and how you can help them out!

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