Waves

Michael Leger standing in front of a boat tied to dock.

Michel Leger (he/him/they)

Career Profiles

Hydrographer

I use sound and light to measure, describe and map the ocean floor.
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portrait de Jigang Zhou

Jigang Zhou (he/him)

Career Profiles

Senior Industrial Scientist

I use synchrotron techniques to do scientific research that helps companies create new products.
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Olivia Ivany headshot outside with trees and green field in background

Olivia Ivany

Career Profiles

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

I perform different kinds of ultrasounds on different parts of the body.
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Lunar lander floating above the moon, with the Earth in the background

Let's Talk Space Exploration Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources to develop background knowledge on the topic of space exploration.

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Woman with Canadian flag near the ocean

Monitoring the Ocean with Radar

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Learn about how a special type of radar helps monitor and protect Canada’s oceans.

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C-band radar

Making Waves with Radar

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Learn about how the radar works, the history and its many real life applications.

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Ashley Noseworthy avec l'océan derrière elle

Ashley Noseworthy

Career Profiles

CEO/Founder of Edgewise Environmental

I own and operate an environmental consultancy that helps companies reduce their underwater noise pollution.
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XB-35

Strange Shapes in the Sky: Stealth and Flying Wings

Backgrounders

Learn about how and why engineers designed and built some very unique aircraft.

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Xiaoyi Bao

Xiaoyi Bao

Professor and Canada Research Chair

Dr. Xiaoyi Bao is Canada Research Chair in Fibre Optics and Photonics.
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Cuvier's beaked whales

Are Whales Beaching Themselves Stressed By Sonar?

STEM Explained

Read about why sonar could be causing some whales to beach themselves.

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Light bulb and cord in shape of a head

Light and Sound Inventions that Changed the World

Lessons

Students will explore the societal impacts of inventions involving light and sound.

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The Jodrell Bank Lovell Telescope located in Cheshire, England

Telescopes and Astronomy

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Visible light is only part of what astronomers study. They use different types of telescopes to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum.

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Amy King dans un studio d'enregistrement

Amy King

Music Producer / Recording Engineer

Amy King is a Music Producer / Recording Engineer for Grant Avenue Studio.
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Hubble Space Telescope as seen during a servicing mission in 2009

Airborne & Space Telescopes

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Learn about telescopes that do their work high in Earth’s atmosphere and in space.

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Abstract light pattern

Light and Its Properties

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Learn about light and its properties.

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