The Earth and Space: General Characteristics of Earth
Kira Hoffman (she/her)
Career Profiles
Postdoctoral Researcher/Fire Ecologist
I am a researcher at both a university and a not-for profit organization where I am gaining experience to become a senior researcher.
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.
Caitlyn Lyons (she/her)
Career Profiles
Ph.D. Candidate
I am working towards my PhD and studying the forests in the Northwest Territories.
Green Careers
Backgrounders
Discover some of the many STEM-focused green careers dealing with the environment and climate change.
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.
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).
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.
Sarah Ellis (she/her)
Career Profiles
Senior Scientist
I research and develop new technologies which help fight climate change.
Nancy Rogers
Career Profiles
Genuine Prospector and Craftsperson
I travel to remote areas looking for signs of minerals and crystals.
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.
Mark Simmonds
Career Profiles
Marine Surveyor
I survey all different types of ships to make sure they are safe to operate.
Conserving British Columbia’s White Sturgeon
Backgrounders
Learn about British Columbia’s White Sturgeon and some of the ways people are working to preserve their habitat.
Michel Leger (he/him/they)
Career Profiles
Hydrographer
I use sound and light to measure, describe and map the ocean floor.
Chemistry in the Aluminum Industry
Backgrounders
Learn about the role of chemistry in the aluminum industry.
Shawn Fisher
Career Profiles
CEO and Co-Founder
I advance sustainable food production at the point of consumption by inventing smart farming appliances.
