Rebecca Lee

Rebecca is currently working at Natural Resources Canada – Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) as a post-doctoral research scientist. At the GSC, she works on Beaufort Sea coastal mapping and dynamics utilizing aerial-based imagery to identify changes in the coastlines.

Her current projects and areas of interest include:

• climate change impacts and erosion on the community of Tuktoyaktuk,
• landscape changes occurring along different coastal types, such as coastal dune fields, and
• the efficacy of natural and artificial mitigation strategies for erosion.

Rebecca also worked on projects mapping sedimentary landscape changes in Peru, Kentucky, Northern Manitoba and the Niagara Escarpment. Throughout her research, Rebecca has found a passion for projects that connect geospatial data and technology with the local community, providing information that can help with understanding environmental hazards with changing climate.

This fellowship is an important opportunity for Rebecca to connect with researchers working in the north and those who are living and working in local communities. Working and learning from the Aurora College (Erika Hille) on the ongoing Beaufort Sea Coastal Restoration Project to create plain language deliverables and develop a hub for information on coastal dynamics will greatly expand the knowledge and opportunities for this early career researcher. The grant will allow for Rebecca to spend considerable time in the ISR learning from and working with the Aurora College and communities on these important issues.

Degree

• PhD studies at McMaster University with a focus on quaternary geology and glacial environments.