Welcome!
Welcome to the Graduate Student Symposium! This event is a chance for SENS students to present their work, using either the 3-minute thesis format, a longer (10 min) in-person talk, or a poster presentation.
Presentations are judged on their quality and clarity by SENS faculty, staff, students, and guests, and the top choices are awarded a small prize (and bragging rights). After watching the students' presenations, please use this judging form to score them.
The symposium will be a hybrid event, held in-person in rooms 2C61 and 2E83 of the Agriculture building (51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon; view map) and via Zoom. Zoom links for each part of the symposium can be found in the schedule below. There is paid parking available in the parkade underneath the Agriculture building (view map), and there is direct access to the building directly from the parkade.
After the symposium, please join us for a pizza celebration in the Agriculture atrium from 4pm to 5pm.
Schedule
August 29, 2024
Please note that all activities before the coffee break (i.e., from 9:00-10:15 AM) can be viewed online using this Zoom meeting link.
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Time |
Location |
Activity |
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9:00-9:15 AM |
2C61 |
Registration |
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9:15-9:20 AM |
2C61 |
Welcome from SENS Doug Clark, Executive Director (Acting) Jim Robson, Assistant Director Academic (External) and Graduate Studies Chair |
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9:20-9:40 AM |
2C61 |
Opening of the Symposium Elder Julie Pitzel |
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9:40-10:00 AM |
2C61 |
Keynote address Andrea Lafond, CEO of Meewasin Valley Authority |
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10:00-10:15 AM |
2C61 |
Alumni speech Pablo Rodriguez, Senior Climate Resiliency Specialist, Climate Risk Institute (MWS alumnus) |
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10:15-10:45 AM |
Outside 2C61 |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 AM-12:15 PM |
2C61 (1A) |
Sessions 1A and 1B: Presentations (in-person and online; see schedule below for Zoom links) Please use this judging form to score the presentations. |
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12:15-1:15 PM |
Agriculture Atrium |
Lunch (served in room 1E80, by back entrance of atrium) |
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1:15-2:45 PM |
2C61 (2A) |
Sessions 2A and 2B: Presentations (in-person and online; see schedule below for Zoom links) Please use this judging form to score the presentations. |
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2:45-3:30 PM |
Agriculture Atrium |
Session 3: Posters (in-person only) |
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3:30-4:00 PM |
Agriculture Atrium |
Awards and wrap up Dr. Andrew Ireson, Chair of the Engagement Committee |
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4:00-5:00 PM |
Agriculture Atrium |
Pizza celebration |
Session schedule
Session 1A: Master of Water Security; Master of Sustainability, Energy Security (AG 2C61, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM; Chair: Andrew Ireson)
Join or re-join this session online at any time using this Zoom meeting link.
Presentation formats:
- 10 Minute Presentation (10min)
- Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)
| Student | Title | Supervisor(s) and Partner(s) |
Format
|
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Ravi Vinasithamby |
Evaluating groundwater documents and data for developing a long-term monitoring plan for Gunnar Mine |
Andrew Ireson (SENS) Saskatchewan Research Council |
10min |
| Chantelle Grafton | Determinants of resilience in the eastern Rocky Mountains watersheds |
Andrew Ireson (SENS) Brandi Newton (Alberta Environment and Protected Areas) Chris Spence (ECCC) |
10min (online) |
| Brian Hamilton | Stormflow response and recession of preferential groundwater flow paths |
Andrew Ireson (SENS) Jay Jones (EVR) |
3MT (online) |
| Ashish Bhandari | Investigating the impact of lookup tables on hydrologic model simulations |
Andrew Ireson (SENS) Wouter Knoben (University of Calgary) |
3MT (online) |
| Abigail Sheila Larley Lartey | Regina's transition to circular economy - Textiles: An assessment of the existing landscape of post-consumer textiles in Regina |
Oscar Zapata (SENS) Natalie Cretsi-Bacolas (City of Regina, Waste Diversion Division) Ericka Bourlon (City of Regina, Waste Diversion Division) |
10min |
| Jarrett Merasty | Assessing for improvement the efficacy and utility of the World Wide Fund toolkit: Renewables for Nature |
Jim Robson (SENS) World Wide Fund for Nature Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities First Nations Power Authority |
3MT |
| Mohammad Nure Alam | Canadian carbon mandates: Implications and goals for Staples Canada |
Hayley Hesseln (College of Agriculture and Bioresources, USask) Jacqueline Boyes (Staples Canada) |
10min (online) |
| Brandi Rink | Traditional medicinal plants of the Redberry Lake Biosphere Region |
Vladimir Kricsfalusy (SENS) Ian King (Redberry Lake Biosphere Region) John Kindrachuk (Redberry Lake Biosphere Region) |
3MT (online) |
Session 1B: Master of Sustainability, Energy Security (AG 2E83, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM; Chair: Elaina Guilmette)
Join or re-join this session online at any time using this Zoom meeting link.
Presentation formats:
- 10 Minute Presentation (10min)
- Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)
|
Student |
Title |
Supervisor(s) and Partner(s) |
Format |
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Mitchell Bauche |
A review and recommendations for Saskatoon's solar PV self-generation program |
Martin Boucher (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, USask) Jose Cheruvallath (Saskatoon Light & Power) |
10min |
|
Camille Galloway and Kelsey Sereda-Carlson |
Demonstrating the practicality of renewable energy to improve Northlands College wellbeing through a CBA (Cost-Benefit Analysis) |
Oscar Zapata (SENS) Northlands College |
10min |
|
Jody Linklater |
Empowering Futures: The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation sustainable housing and trades initiative pathway |
Elaina Guilmette (SENS) |
10min |
|
Edward Ejike Mba |
IVEL complementary guidebook for high school teachers on inculcating Indigenous knowledge on energy literacy curriculum framework for high school science education in Saskatchewan, Canada |
Elaina Guillemette (SENS) First Nations Power Authority |
10min |
|
Sarah Thorenton & Aubrey-Anne Laliberte-Pewapisconias |
Indigenous Voices for Energy Literacy (IVEL) |
Elaina Guilmette (SENS) Guy Lonechild (First Nations Power Authority) |
20min |
Session 2A: PhD and Masters in Environment and Sustainability (AG 2C61, 1:15 - 2:45 PM; Chair: Helen Baulch)
Join or re-join this session online at any time using this Zoom meeting link.
Presentation formats:
- 10 Minute Presentation (10min)
- Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)
|
Student |
Title |
Supervisor(s) and Partner(s) |
Format |
|
James Villeneuve |
Estimating the population size and habitat of the threatened Plains Sucker (Pantosteus jordani) in an ephemeral Creek in southwest Saskatchewan |
Tim Jardine (SENS) |
10min |
|
Mohammed Abubakari |
Farming Elsewhere: How migration shapes the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of smallholder farmers in Ghana |
Jim Robson (SENS) |
10min |
|
Sergio Alejandro Gomez Munoz |
Correlating ice-jam formation with ice-cover cracks using space-borne radar imagery for the lower Churchill River (Labrador) |
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt (SENS) |
10min |
|
Alana Muenchrath |
Permafrost-hydrology interactions in the taiga shield |
Andrew Ireson (SENS) Environment and Climate Change Canada |
3MT |
|
Jon MacDonald |
Trajectories of transformation in Canadian Prairie food systems |
Helen Baulch (SENS) Phil Loring (Nature Conservancy) |
3MT (online) |
|
Katarina Duke |
(Re)storying wetland relations: Exploring myth as a path for water security and well-being |
Graham Strickert (SENS) Prairie Water |
3MT (online) |
|
Rasa Moeini |
Ice-jam flood risk assessment and mitigation framework using system dynamics |
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt (SENS) |
3MT |
Session 2B: Master of Sustainability, Energy Security (AG 2E83, 1:15 - 2:45 PM; Chair: Markus Brinkmann)
Join or re-join this session online at any time using this Zoom meeting link.
Presentation formats:
- 10 Minute Presentation (10min)
- Three-Minute Thesis (3MT)
| Student | Title | Supervisor and Partner(s) | Format |
| Amber Polson | Power system impact studies: A framework for translation | Michael Ross (Northern Energy Innovation, Yukon University) | 10min (online) |
| Asimina Papadatos | A decommissioning proposal plan for the 5MW solar farm in Watson Lake, Yukon |
Elaina Guilmette (SENS) Michael Ross (Northern Energy Innovation, Yukon University) Oscar Gomez (First Kaska) |
10min (online) |
| Ty Roberts | Solar feasibility and community building retrofits |
Elaina Guilmette (SENS) Jean-Michel Devink (Aries Environmental Consulting Services) Michael Daciw (EVOLVsolar) |
10min (online) |
| Steve Sousa |
Kivalliq hydro-fibre project - Connecting the North to Canada’s cleaner energy grid |
Xiaodong Liang (College of Engineering, USask) Nukik Corporation |
3MT (online) |
| Dmytro Merkulov |
Qammaq housing project: A sustainable housing solution for Arctic |
Oscar Zapata (SENS) Alex Cook (ArchTech) |
10min (online) |
Session 3: Posters (Agriculture atrium, 2:45 - 3:30 PM; Chair: Colin Whitfield)
Poster presentations will take place in the atrium (ground floor entry hall) of the Agriculture building.
| Student | Title | Supervisor(s) and Partner(s) |
| Mina Papadatos | Decommissioning options for First Kaska's 5MW solar farm in Watson Lake, Yukon |
Elaina Guilmette (SENS) Michael Ross (Northern Energy Innovation, Yukon University) Oscar Gomez (First Kaska) |
| Anna Elliott (she/her) | Climate Resilient Affordable Housing |
Colin Whitfield (SENS) Erin Placatka (City of Saskatoon) |
| Ines Sanchez-Rodriguez | Why do we need to cross the knowledge boundaries? |
Graham Strickert (SENS) Peoples of Saskatchewan River Delta |
| Elham Shahbazi & Shadi Zarei | Green roof design testing and modelling for hydrological performance – System dynamic modelling by AnyLogic |
Jeff McDonnell (SENS) |
| Mike Mecredi | Renewable reconciliation |
Elaina Guilmette (SENS) |