Research projects

Discover the many research projects happening at YukonU. This directory lists projects undertaken by the YukonU Research Centre programs. Faculty research can be found on YukonU Scholar.

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Program/School Category Researcher Status
Accelerating community energy transformation Northern Energy Innovation Energy Joe Collier Ongoing
Air source heat pump pilot project Northern Energy Innovation Climate change, Energy Patrick Giles Ongoing
Beat the Peak campaign Northern Energy Innovation Energy Joe Collier Ongoing
Biodiversity specimen research and teaching collection Biodiversity Monitoring Biology Dave Mossop Ongoing
Bringing research home Climate Change Research Climate change Alison Perrin Ongoing
CANSTOREnergy Northern Energy Innovation Energy Michael Ross, Joe Collier Ongoing
Characterizing permafrost vulnerability to climate change induced thaw in the Traditional Territory of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Ongoing
Climate Resilience Knowledge to Action Climate Change Research Climate change Alison Perrin Ongoing
Eagle Gold bioreactors Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science Guillaume Nielsen Ongoing
Electric vehicle and smart heating opportunities Northern Energy Innovation Energy Joe Collier Ongoing
Enhancing Yukon trade corridor resilience to northern geohazards  Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change, Water Fabrice Calmels Ongoing
Ethno-Ornithology of Yukon and Alaska Biology Kathryn Aitken Ongoing
Focal species in tundra systems: gyrfalcon, willow ptarmigan Biodiversity Monitoring Biology Dave Mossop Ongoing
Frederik Paulsen Seminar: Mine Bioremediation in the Arctic Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science, Water Guillaume Nielsen Ongoing
Health Research Information Tool Yukon SPOR Unit Health Michelle Leach Ongoing
Improving winter discharge estimates Climate Change Research Climate change Benoit Turcotte Ongoing
In situ passive treatment of heap leach facility drainage solutions containing arsenic, nitrate, and uranium Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science Guillaume Nielsen Ongoing
In Their Words: COVID-19 Experiences of the Vuntut Gwitchin people of Old Crow Research Chair in Health Health Liris Smith Ongoing
Lab Scale Study of Nitrate and Arsenic Removal via Permeable Reactive Barrier under Cold Conditions Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science, Water Guillaume Nielsen Ongoing
McIntyre Creek hydrology Climate Change Research Climate change, Water Benoit Turcotte Ongoing
Mine revegetation in the North Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science, Biology Guillaume Nielsen Ongoing
Nitrogen removal using bacteria at the Minto Mine Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science, Biology Guillaume Nielsen Ongoing
Oxygen diffusion in saturated covers Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science Guillaume Nielsen Ongoing
Revitalizing Yukon Indigenous Storytelling Indigenous Knowledge Storytelling Jocelyn Joe-Strack Ongoing
Scottie Creek Borderlands culture history project Natural science Norman Alexander Easton Ongoing
Supporting humans in a thawing landscape Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Ongoing
The impacts of COVID-19 on Yukon's frontline healthcare workers Research Chair in Health Health Liris Smith Ongoing
Wetland analysis and monitoring Biodiversity Monitoring Climate change Dave Mossop Ongoing
Yukon Biodiversity Forum YukonU Research Centre Biology Ongoing
Yukon electric thermal storage demonstration Northern Energy Innovation Energy Joe Collier Ongoing
Yukon endangered birds: research and monitoring Biodiversity Monitoring Biology Dave Mossop Ongoing
Yukon First Nations Climate Action Fellowship Indigenous Knowledge Climate change, Storytelling, Youth Jocelyn Joe-Strack Ongoing
YukonU CubeSAT YukonU Research Centre Rachel Pugh Ongoing
Watson Lake solar project Northern Energy Innovation Energy Joe Collier Completed in 2023
Yukon SPOR Health Summit Yukon SPOR Unit Health Shayna Haley Completed in 2022
ATCO/Northland utilities Fort Providence study Northern Energy Innovation Climate change, Energy Jason Zrum Completed in 2022