Environmental Challenges and Successes

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Michele Martin

Career Profiles

Climate Training Program Specialist

I support university-wide climate change educational programming and coordinate external professional development opportunities.
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Vincent Scully (he/him)

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Environmental Communicator

I help communities to take actions that will have positive impacts on the environment.
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Jennifer Baltzer (she/her)

Career Profiles

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change

I work at a university, teaching students and conducting research on the impact of climate change on forests in Canada and around the world.
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Caitlyn Lyons (she/her)

Career Profiles

Ph.D. Candidate

I am working towards my PhD and studying the forests in the Northwest Territories.
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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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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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Bhupesh Chohan (he/him)

Career Profiles

Laboratory Supervisor

I supervise and manage a laboratory that tests environmental samples for organic compounds.
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Greg Flato

Greg Flato

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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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Shawn Fisher

Career Profiles

CEO and Co-Founder

I advance sustainable food production at the point of consumption by inventing smart farming appliances.
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Auroras: Spectacular Light Shows

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Learn about auroras - spectacular light shows in the night sky.

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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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