Lab News
PhD. student, Rachel Chimuka, created a fun and easy to understand video entry for the #DanceYourPhD2023 global competition focusing on carbon cycle feedbacks and urging the world to collectively act on climate change and to act now. The video features a story-time animated segment, a rap battle, a contemporary dance, and a UN-style speech.
Group leader, Kirsten Zickfeld, was part of an expert panel contributing to a new report investigating the potential contribution of nature-based climate solutions (NBCS) to meeting Canada's climate targets.
MSc. student Takuma Mihara presented his poster on the reversibility of permafrost carbon loss under temperature overshoot at the 2022 Graduate Climate Conference.
MSc. student Christine Leclerc's poster "Variability of headwater stream network extent is highly sensitive to projected impacts of climate change" was added to an exhibit on the 7th floor of the Bennett Library at SFU's Burnaby campus as part of a joint initiative of the Research Commons, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and Office of the Vice-President, Research and International. The poster will also be added to SFU Summit.
Lab members Rachel Chimuka, Alexander MacIsaac and Alexander Koch presented their research virtually during the “Collaborative Earth System Modelling in Canada” sessions of the 56th Annual Canadian Meteorology and Oceanography Society Congress.
M.Sc. student, Christine Leclerc will host a workshop titled "Earth’s Energy-Balance: A Climate Modelling Workshop" at the 2022 Burnaby Festival of Learning. The workshop will provide an introduction to some of the key concepts that make up our understanding of the Earth’s energy balance, including electromagnetic radiation, blackbodies, and thermal electromagnetic radiation.
Ph.D. student, Rachel Chimuka, was a panelist at Let's Talk Science's Earth Week Climate Change Panel organized to educate grade 7-11 students on climate change and its impacts, and encourage them to take action.
Congratulations to MSc. student Christine Leclerc who was recently re-elected as North American Regional Representative for Young Earth System Scientists (YESS), an international organization focussed on building the capacity of early career researchers in Earth system science. Great job, Christine!
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!
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.
MSc. student, Pierre Etienne Banville, was awarded the People's Choice Award at the 3MT Faculty of Environment Competition Heat. Congratulations Pierre Etienne!
All climate lab members presented at the European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
Post-doctoral research fellow, Jayakrishnan K. U., presented his research at this year's Post-doctoral Research Day.
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.
PhD. student, Rachel Chimuka, gave a talk titled "Carbon Xchange: A Climate Rap Battle" at the November Nerd Nite organized by Nerd Nite YVR.
Congratulations to M.Sc. student, Christine Leclerc, who was awarded an Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 3rd MeteoXchange ECS Conference this year. Well done, Christine!
M.Sc. student, Christine Leclerc, will join the World Climate Research Programme’s Fresh Eyes on CMIP initiative as part of the Data Analysis team. She and over 100 international colleagues are part of a new working group integrating the voices of early career researchers (ECRs), scientists and practitioners in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP). Fresh Eyes on CMIP participants will sit alongside the CMIP7 task teams. These team members will also work to significantly increase collaborations with scientists in the global south.
PhD. student, Rachel Chimuka, presented her research at the Workshop on Assessing TCRE and ZEC held in Bristol, UK. The goal of the workshop was to assemble current knowledge on Transient Climate Response to cumulative carbon Emissions (TCRE) and Zero Emissions Commitment (ZEC) in the context of carbon budgets and to create a plan to move forward towards an assessment over the next 1-2 years.
PhD. student, Rachel Chimuka, gave a talk titled "Carbon Xchange: A Climate Rap Battle" at the Art & Ale Nerd Nite organized by the Museum of North Vancouver (MONOVA).
M.Sc. student, Christine Leclerc, was recently featured in Chatelaine’s article “Are Individual Carbon Offsets Really Worth Buying?".