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Call for abstracts: CMOS 2020 Congress
Call for abstracts: CMOS 2020 Congress
The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) will host its 54th annual congress this spring, from May 24-28 in Ottawa, and is currently accepting abstract submissions. The 2020 Congress will feature four sessions from members of the MEOPAR network. Please consider submitting an abstract to a MEOPAR session. Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 14,…
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MEOPeer Research Stay at CERFACS
in Toulouse, FranceMEOPeer Research Stay at CERFACS
in Toulouse, FrancePhoto credit (Capitole de Toulouse): Benh LIEU SONG Did you know MEOPAR offers Research Internship and Visiting Fellowship funding to HQP? See below for Charles Brunette’s update on his internship in Toulouse, France. After several months of preparation for my research stay, here I am! Toulouse, France, is home to the Météopole, a large campus…
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The latest Fathom Fund project
offers a “green solution”The latest Fathom Fund project
offers a “green solution”The Fathom Fund’s latest campaign is seeking community contributions to support turning an invasive species into a global solution to the plastics dilemma. By using biochemical components of European green crab, not only will this research project develop a sustainable bio-plastic, but it will also enhance the recovery of deteriorated coastal ecosystems and provide a new industry…
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CIOOS article published in the Journal of Ocean Technology
CIOOS article published in the Journal of Ocean Technology
Kelley Santos, Alexa Reedman and Douglas Wallace have recently published an article in the Journal of Ocean Technology, entitled the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System; Background, Current Status and Future Scenarios. To read the article, click on the following link.
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MEOPAR HQP attends Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Freight & Environment: Ports of Entry 2019 Conference
MEOPAR HQP attends Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Freight & Environment: Ports of Entry 2019 Conference
Did you know that global maritime transportation is a major contributor to air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? In fact, its CO2 emissions are equivalent to that of Germany’s. Its share of global air pollution is 13% of sulfur oxides (SOx) and 15% of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, accounting for ~400,000 premature deaths worldwide.…
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Five MEOPeers reflect on the opportunity to attend a Beakerhead’s Science Communication residency in Churchill, Manitoba
Five MEOPeers reflect on the opportunity to attend a Beakerhead’s Science Communication residency in Churchill, Manitoba
Our feet barely touched the cold, snowy ground in Churchill, MB, as a precaution against the polar bears roaming around nearby. A Beakerhead training course in science communication brought us MEOPeers to this subarctic town for three intensive days in the classroom at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre followed by two days of adventure on the tundra at the 10 foot tall Tundra Buggy Lodge. Photo credit: Oye Adebayo The beauty of this course was in the different…
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