Assoc. Prof. Xiuquan Wang, chair of the CSCE PEI Section, received a plaque for recognizing The British Commonwealth Air Training Program PEI as a National Historic Site in honouring Civil Engineering Works that have been deemed of National Historical Significance, during the Unveiling Ceremony held at Resurgo Place, 20 Mountain Read more…
On March 10th, 2023, the PEI Section of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) has been officially launched by its inaugural executive committee in the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) at UPEI in St. Peter’s Bay. The CSCE PEI Section’s executive committee meeting in the CCCCA, 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…
New research on sustainable tourism in the face of climate change for PEI conducted by the CCCCA undergraduate students and climate-smart members has been published in the Sustainability journal. Abstract Tourism is being impacted by climate change all around the world. Tourism is now seen as one of the economic Read more…
-By Xander Wang, Pelin Kinay, Aminur Shah, and Quan Dau- Many people believe that, due to global warming, a longstanding myth about Greenland might be the reality – a ‘green’ land, resembling its name – ‘Green’, instead of the snowwhite ice-covered land that exists now. Recent scientific evidence suggests the ice sheets Read more…
Ryan Guild, Dr. Xander Wang and other co-author have recently published a study on tracking deforestation, drought, and fire occurrence in Kutai National Park, Indonesia in the Remote Sensing journal. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14225630 Abstract The dry lowland and mangrove forests of Kutai National Park (KNP) in Indonesia provide invaluable ecosystem services Read more…
Dr. Wang has been recently inducted as a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in the 2022 Celebration of Excellence and Engagement meeting held in Calgary on November 23-26, 2022. The RSC College is Canada’s first national system of Read more…
On November 22, 2022, the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) hosted guest speakers from Island Studies, UPEI. Dr. Xander Wang, director of the Climate Smart Lab, welcomed all Island Studies participants visiting the CCCCA for research exchange. This visit was intended to introduce participants to the Centre, Read more…
During the Annual General Meeting that took place in the Town of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, on November 17, 2022, Dr. Xander Wang, Director of Climate Smart Lab, delivered a talk to the public. As a guest speaker, Dr. Wang shared his knowledge regarding flood prediction and monitoring data from Read more…
A UPEI researcher says although data collected during post-tropical storm Fiona suggests extreme weather is becoming more common, long-term data is needed to get a more accurate picture of weather patterns and the impact of climate change. Still, Islanders should be prepared for more frequent intense storms just incase. “There are a Read more…