The UPEI funding was included in an announcement of federal investment in science and engineering research made on August 29 by the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Read more…
Researchers from the United States and Canada who specialize in climate change were to P.E.I. last week to analyze some of the intricate problems caused by post-tropical storm Fiona’s effects on the Island. A climate discussion was held on Friday in St. Peter’s Bay thanks to the Canadian Centre for 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…
Listening to the conversation by Dr. Wang on CTV News about the Climate Forum 2023, which was held on 16–18, 2023, at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter Bay, PEI.
The International Water Association Young Water Professionals Canada (IWA-YWP Canada) and partners, including the University of the Arctic, co-hosted the sixth annual conference of the global Network on Persistent, Emerging and Organic Pollution in the Environment (PEOPLE Network), which was also co-hosted by Memorial University and the Concordia Institute of 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…
Dr. Xander Wang, the Director of the Climate Smart Lab, along with four members of the lab, actively participated in the CWRA 2023 National Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from June 18-21, 2023. The conference, attended by numerous individuals from academia, industry, and public sectors across Canada, focused on Read more…
Dr. Xiuquan (Xander) Wang, associate professor and director of the Climate Smart Lab at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, is the recipient of the E. Whitman Wright Award for Excellence in Information Technology in Civil Engineering from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). (smartairfilters.com) The award Read more…
Changed By Fiona: Coasts and forests (source by CBC News) It’s definitely kind of given us a little bit more reason to work, to push forward.— Genevieve Keefe, coastal erosion researcher Other questions posed after Fiona are difficult to answer, but some information about what happened along the coast is Read more…
Congratulations Assoc. Prof. Xiuquan Wang for being named the recipient of the 2022 CSCE Whitman Wright Award during the CSCE 2023 Conference held in Moncton from 24-27 May 2023. From us! Climate Smart Lab members