Nerd Nite YVR
PhD. student, Rachel Chimuka, gave a talk titled “Carbon Xchange: A Climate Rap Battle” at the November Nerd Nite organized by Nerd Nite YVR.
Canadian Pacific Teck Award for Environmental Innovation
Congratulations to M.Sc. student, Christine Leclerc, who was recently awarded the Canadian Pacific Teck Award for Environmental Innovation to fund her 2024 -2025 research.
11th Annual Postdoctoral Research Day
Post-doctoral research fellow, Jayakrishnan K. U., presented his research at this year’s Post-doctoral Research Day.
European Geophysical Union (EGU) 2025
All climate lab members presented at the European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
Faculty of Environment Three Minute Thesis Competition Heat
MSc. student, Pierre Etienne Banville, was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the 3MT Faculty of Environment Competition Heat. Congratulations Pierre Etienne!
South Korea Climate Corps Summer School
PhD. student, Rachel Chimuka, attended the South Korea Climate Corps Summer School an initiative that unites higher education institutions to co-generate impactful solutions for climate crisis. Her team won second place for their business proposal in the carbon dioxide removal space.
Contributing Lead Author (CLA) for the IPCC 7th Assessment Report (AR7)
Congratulations to lab director, Kirsten Zickfeld, on her selection as a Contributing Lead Author (CLA) for the IPCC 7th Assessment Report (AR7). She will be contributing to Chapter 9 (“Earth system responses under pathways towards temperature stabilization, including overshoot pathways”). Well done, Kirsten!
Isabel Dove joins Climate Research Lab
Welcome to new post-doctoral fellow, Isabel Dove! Isabel will research the representation of different CDR pathways in an Earth system model to determine their respective impact on the climate system.
2025 SFU Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision
Congratulations to lab director, Kirsten Zickfeld who was awarded SFU’s 2025 Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision. Way to go, Kirsten!
CanCO2Re: Moving Beyond Carbon Accounting Webinar
Lab director, Kirsten Zickfeld, and post-doctoral research fellow, Isabel Dove, presented at the Moving beyond carbon accounting: understanding the full climate impacts of carbon dioxide removal webinar. Their presentation detailed the latest understanding around how CDR impacts the carbon cycle and the implications for how it can influence global temperatures.