Research projects

Discover YukonU research.

This directory lists projects undertaken by YukonU Research Centre programs. Academic faculty research can be found on YukonU Scholar.

You can also visit our YukonU Experts directory for a snapshot of who we are and what we do. 

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Program/School Category Researcher Status
Accelerating community energy transformation Ongoing
Biodiversity specimen research and teaching collection Ongoing
Bringing research home Ongoing
CANSTOREnergy Ongoing
Climate Resilience Knowledge to Action Ongoing
Eagle Gold bioreactors Ongoing
Enhancing Yukon trade corridor resilience to northern geohazards  Ongoing
Ethno-Ornithology of Yukon and Alaska Ongoing
Focal species in tundra systems: gyrfalcon, willow ptarmigan Ongoing
Forecasting River Ice Breakup in Yukon Communities Ongoing
Health Research Information Tool Ongoing
Improving winter discharge estimates Ongoing
In situ passive treatment of heap leach facility drainage solutions containing arsenic, nitrate, and uranium Ongoing
In Their Words: COVID-19 Experiences of the Vuntut Gwitchin people of Old Crow Ongoing
Lab Scale Study of Nitrate and Arsenic Removal via Permeable Reactive Barrier under Cold Conditions Ongoing
McIntyre Creek hydrology Ongoing
Mine revegetation in the North Ongoing
Nitrogen removal using bacteria at the Minto Mine Ongoing
Northern Mine Remediation course for First Nation communities Ongoing
Oxygen diffusion in saturated covers Ongoing
Paulatuk power system impact study Ongoing
Revitalizing Yukon Indigenous Storytelling Ongoing
Sanikiluaq power system impact study Ongoing
Scottie Creek Borderlands culture history project Ongoing
The Äshèyi Chu/Aishihik River – River Ice Model – YukonU Research Centre’s RIMA Ongoing
Wetland analysis and monitoring Ongoing
Win-Win climate change adaptation: Creating a natural fire break north of Teslin Ongoing
Yukon Biodiversity Forum Ongoing
Yukon endangered birds: research and monitoring Ongoing
Yukon First Nations Climate Action Fellowship Ongoing
Yukon Outreach Climatologist Ongoing
Yukon SPOR Health Summit Ongoing
Permafrost Monitoring in the Traditional Territory of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, YT: Completing the network and creating monitoring capacity Ongoing
Yukon electric thermal storage demonstration Ongoing
Air source heat pump pilot project Ongoing
Electric vehicle and smart heating opportunities Ongoing