Polar Knowledge Canada Scholarship recipients

Benoît Lauzon

His passion for glaciology ignited during a field course in Iceland during his undergraduate studies, where he had the opportunity to set foot on a glacier for the very first time.

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Claudia Haas

She has been studying wildlife in the Northwest Territories for a majority of her career, having moved to Yellowknife over 18 years ago.

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Amanda Little

Geography, York University: Arsenic biogeocycling and toxicity at the Giant Mine near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, as it relates to the long term environmental health impacts of arsenic contamination from mines.

Katie Florko

Biology, University of British Columbia: Predator-prey dynamics; the relationship between fish, seals, and polar bears and the impact of sea ice loss on their movement and foraging in Hudson Bay.

Reyd Smith

Biology, Carleton University: Exposure patterns and toxicogenomic effects of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in seabirds.

Melanie Dickie

Biology, University of British Columbia: Disentangling the effects of landscape alteration and climate on the abundance of deer, moose, wolves, and caribou in Alberta’s northern boreal forests.