Paper: Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on Potato Yields Toyin Adekanmbi currently works as a Project Officer Intern with the Climate Action Secretariat of the Department of Environment, Energy, and Climate Action, Government of Prince Edward Island. Her expertise is in sustainability, intersecting climate change, environment, and food. She Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Rana Ali Nawaz, Dr. Xiuquan Wang, Sana Basheer, Katie Sonier, Tianze Pang, and Toyin Adekanmbi, recently published a study on Spatiotemporal trends in temperature and precipitation for PEI between 1971-2020. Abstract Climate change has been attracting significant attention in Canada lately. This study investigates spatiotemporal Read more…
Origin Story: The Starchy Chronicles Picture this: a sizzling plate of golden French fries, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They are everyone’s favourite snack, but did you know climate change could put our beloved fries at risk? The changing climate is causing shifts in weather Read more…
Climate Smart Lab members have recently published a study on the limitations of current coastal erosion assessments under climate change in the journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Ambio. This review article, entitled Coastal erosion and climate change: A review on coastal-change process and modeling, is delivered by Read more…
Toyin Adekanmbi was awarded two graduation awards during the UPEI Graduation 2023. The awards are (1) “the Faculty of Graduate Studies Awards of Distinction in the Faculty of Science, which recognizes one convocating graduate student from each Faculty with Masters or Ph.D. programs, in recognition of the significant contribution of Read more…
Congratulations to all graduate students graduating this year 2023, at UPEI. In particular, a big congratulation to Toyin Adekanmbi, a member of Climate Smart Lab, for her completion of the Master’s program in Environmental Science.
Presenter: Toyin Adekanmbi Thesis title: “Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Potato Yield of Prince Edward Island” Abstract: Potatoes are a significant staple crop contributing to food security and the economy of Prince Edward Island (PEI). Due to the recent state of potato production in PEI, it has become crucial Read more…
Climate Smart Lab research team (Toyin Adekanmbi, Xiuquan Wang, Sana Basheer, Rana Ali Nawaz, Tianze Pang, Yulin Hu, and Suqi Liu) recently published a study on the assessment of future climate change impacts on potato yields in Prince Edward Island, Canada in the Foods journal. Abstract: Crop yields are adversely Read more…
Toyin Adekanmbi, a master’s student from Climate Smart Lab, was awarded the “UPEI Faculty Association Master’s Medal” on 12th December 2022. The award is based on academic scholarly achievements and exemplary accomplishments for graduate students that make a significant impact within the UPEI or PEI communities. The award reception will Read more…
A research team (Sana Basheer, Dr. Xander Wang, Aitazaz A Farooque, Rana Ali Nawaz, Kai Liu, Toyin Adekanmbi, and Suqi Liu) recently published a study on Land Use Land Cover change (LULC) using Satellite imagery and machine learning techniques in the Remote Sensing journal. Abstract: Accurate land use land cover Read more…