Event: Cold Regions Warming Panel Discussion

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Cold Regions Warming

Panel Discussion

Saturday, November 19th, 2022 | 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Please join the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and Global Water Futures in welcoming the artists and scientists associated with our newest exhibition, Cold Regions Warming, for an exclusive panel discussion presenting a powerful conversation on Canada’s climate future.

Joining this event are the following panelists:

  • John Pomeroy, Distinguished Professor, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Director of the Global Water Futures programme, Centre for Hydrology and Canmore Coldwater Laboratory.

  • Trevor Davies, Professor Emiritus; formerly Director of the Climatic Research Unit, Dean of School of Environmental Sciences, Director for International Development Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research, Enterprise and Engagement, all at the University of East Anglia; formerly Distinguished Professor and Director of Fudan Tyndall Centre, Fudan University, Shanghai.

  • Robert Sandford, Holds the Global Water Futures Chair in Water and Climate Security at United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health.

  • Gennadiy V. Ivanov, is a renowned UK-based artist with more than 40 years of experience. He graduated with a Masters of Fine Art from Norwich University. Since 2019, he has been involved in several large projects and exhibitions across the UK and is currently an Artist-in-residence at the University of Saskatchewan. Gennadiy was the winner of the Norfolk Arts Awards, The Visual Arts Award in 2021. His works addressed the acts of looking and seeing, and considers the way in which painting can stake a claim for itself amid the proliferation of contemporary visual formats.

Audience members will be immersed and engaged through a rich interdisciplinary discussion of art, science, and the state of Climate Change in Canada.

Light refreshments will be available.

Photo Artist: Gennadiy V. Ivanov

Registration is required for this live event!

 

Top Image: Gennadiy V. Ivanov. The Fortress Mount Now, 2019, oil on canvas, 130 x 170 cm. Collection of the artist.

About the painting: Fortress Mountain Research Basin is an iconic location in the Rockies in Alberta. Its dramatic countenance has appeared in many Hollywood films. It is an important site for one of the GWF observation stations which automatically records atmospheric, snow and soil conditions. These observations are part of the Global Water Futures Observatories network, which monitors changes over time and provided invaluable information to help develop predictive models; a necessity for successful prediction of water supplies from the high mountain headwater basins that supply most of western Canada with rivers and life-giving freshwater. 

Event: Cold Regions Warming – Fall Exhibition Opening

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COLD REGIONS WARMING
Fall Exhibition Opening

Friday, October 28, 2022 | 7 to 9 p.m.
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Please join the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in celebrating brand new Fall exhibitions – Cold Regions Warming and Contemporary Consciousness.

The exhibition opening will be held at the Whyte on Friday, October 28th from 7 to 9 p.m. and is free to the public.

Both exhibitions explore issues impacting our local and global environments while inspiring the viewer with a sense of advocacy and actionable change to take home.

 

COLD REGIONS WARMING

Cold Regions Warming is an interdisciplinary collaboration between artist Gennadiy Ivanov, Global Water Futures, and scientists John Pomeroy and Trevor Davies. Paintings, drawings, and videos depict locations in Canada where global warming has impacted glaciers, oceans, lakes, and rivers. Global Water Futures is headquartered at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and aims to demonstrate global leadership in water science in colder regions.

From a scientific base, the group also addresses the needs of the national economy in adapting to change and managing the risks of uncertain water futures and extreme events. With the combination of scientific fact and exquisite art, the exhibition is designed to inform on various levels of appreciation.

CONTEMPORARY CONSCIOUSNESS

Contemporary Consciousness features the work of two artists who explore our oceans in contrasting ways. Canadian artist Joshua Jensen-Nagle’s beautiful photographic images impart scenes of beauty, calm, and restfulness. His images both remind us of our personal experience enjoying the ocean while considering the impact of a day of overpopulation and waste in our oceans and on its shores.

Strewn to shore from the Pacific Ocean, bits of Styrofoam, plastic, rubber, and metal were washed onto the beaches at Tofino, B. C. Participating as a volunteer for the community cleanup project, Canadian artist Alexandra Ewen was struck by the magnitude of damage and consequential debris.

It was clear the shore wash was microscopic in comparison to the quantity remaining afloat or beneath the ocean surface. With resourcefulness and compassion, Alexandra connected the oceanic resources with the culinary creativity of Japanese culture by reconstructing the garbage into exquisitely formed sushi meals, edible in scale and served to order.

This free exhibition opening runs from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 28th. Registration is not required. Light refreshments, appetizers, and a cash bar will be available for the duration of the event.

For more information on these upcoming exhibitions, visit whyte.org/exhibitions

Thesis Defense: Caroline Aubry-Wake: From Process to Predictions in Hydrological Modelling of Glacierized Basins

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DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING

NOTICE OF THESIS DEFENSE

Caroline Aubry-Wake

CAROLINE AUBRY-WAKE

will defend her Ph.D. thesis, entitled

FROM PROCESS TO PREDICTIONS IN HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING OF GLACIERIZED BASINS

 

DATE:       WEDNESDAY, October 12, 2022
TIME:        8:30am (CST)
PLACE:     Online via Zoom

JOIN LINK: https://usask-ca.zoom.us/j/98328150621?pwd=cnRWSzBneE5WVHowd3VoZDJpKzYwdz09

Passcode: 94274126
Telephone Passcode: 94274126
Meeting ID: 983 2815 0621

 

Job Opportunity: Canada Research Chair Tier 2 Assistant / Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering – University of Manitoba

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The University of Manitoba invites applications for a Canada Research Chair Tier 2, a tenure-track or tenured position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the area of Water Resources Engineering (WRE): Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation. This appointment is contingent on a successful CRC Tier 2 application.

Click here to view the position details and apply!

Event: Prof. John Pomeroy Presenting to United Nations

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Professor John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change at the University of Saskatchewan, and Director of the Global Water Futures Programme, will be in New York on Friday, Sept. 23, presenting to the United Nations (UN) in a high-level side event on the melting cryosphere and the ongoing threats to groundwater, streamflow and the sustainability of water resources management.

Dr. Pomeroy is a global expert on climate change in cold regions and an elected representative to the UN’s Water and Climate Coalition Steering Committee, which includes world leaders from Argentina, Canada, Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, and others.

“It’s a great honour to represent academia and researchers from Saskatchewan, Canada and other cold regions around the globe on this critical issue,” said Pomeroy. “The science is clear, now we need to make real policy changes, and having the opportunity to work with the UN is a great step forward.”

This event will emphasize the importance of scientific cooperation and connecting scientific research, policy development, and action, and will develop a set of recommendations to enhance interface and interconnections among different components of the cryosphere, river basin hydrology, groundwater, and water vulnerability.

The event will be available for viewing through Zoom: 12pm – 1pm CST

Please click this URL to join. https://unicef.zoom.us/j/97175817573
Passcode: 648859

Funding for USask-led water monitoring network will help understand, manage floods, drought: director

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Funding for USask-led water monitoring network will help understand, manage floods, drought: director

Pratyush Dayal
CBC News
August 22, 2022

Four research centres at the University of Saskatchewan are getting nearly $170 million in funding, and the work done at one centre is necessary for understanding and addressing a water crisis in Canada, its director says.

Read the full article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/usask-receives-170-million-research-funding-1.6558000

USask major scientific centres awarded $170M of MSI funding

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USask major scientific centres awarded $170M of MSI funding

USask News
August 19, 2022

Four flagship research centres at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) uniquely equipped to keep Canada at the forefront internationally in vaccine development, imaging science, sustainable water management and monitoring space weather have been awarded nearly $170 million.

Read the full article here: https://news.usask.ca/articles/research/2022/usask-major-scientific-centres-awarded-27-per-cent-of-msi-funding.php

USask research aims to improve water management with better streamflow forecasts

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USask research aims to improve water management with better streamflow forecasts

USask News
August 8, 2022

A team led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Dr. Martyn Clark (PhD) has been awarded $180,000 over three years by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to improve seasonal streamflows forecasts for river basins across the country.

Read the full article here: https://news.usask.ca/articles/research/2022/usask-research-aims-to-improve-water-management-with-better-streamflow-forecasts.php