Research projects

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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
The impacts of COVID-19 on Yukon's frontline healthcare workers Research Chair in Health Health Liris Smith Completed in 2023
Interjurisdictional dynamics amongst Yukon First Nations and non-Indigenous governments during the COVID-19 pandemic YukonU Research Centre Health Alison Perrin Completed in 2023
Climate risk mapping for Government of Yukon building assets Climate Change Research Climate change, Geology/geophysics Stephanie Saal Completed in 2023
Watson Lake solar project Northern Energy Innovation Energy Joe Collier Completed in 2023
ATCO/Northland utilities Fort Providence study Northern Energy Innovation Climate change, Energy Jason Zrum Completed in 2022
Northern Mine Remediation course for First Nation communities Northern Mine Remediation Natural science Guillaume Nielsen Completed in 2022
Technical assessment of Kluane electric power system Northern Energy Innovation Energy Joe Collier Completed in 2022
Net Zero Buildings Workshop Northern Energy Innovation Climate change, Energy Michael Ross Completed in 2022
Design and implementation of early detection and warning systems for transportation infrastructure impacted by permafrost-related geohazards Permafrost and Geoscience Geology/geophysics Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2022
Flooding in Dawson and Old Crow: Exposure analysis and risk reduction recommendations Climate Change Research Climate change, Water Benoit Turcotte Completed in 2022
Ecological monitoring protocols for protected areas Biodiversity Monitoring Biology Dave Mossop Completed in 2022
Assessment and monitoring of a new retrogressive thaw slump at km 1456 of the Alaska Highway Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2021
Power system impact study: Beaver Creek solar project Northern Energy Innovation Climate change, Energy Jason Zrum Completed in 2021
Workshop: Seed Collection For Mine Revegetation Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science Guillaume Nielsen Completed in 2021
Changing climate, energy, and the hydrology of northern rivers Climate Change Research Climate change Brian Horton Completed in 2020
Permafrost thaw, food security and traditional activities: Impacts on Jean Marie River First Nation Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2020
What about the land and the water? YukonU Research Centre Social science Bronwyn Hancock Completed in 2020
Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic YukonU Research Centre Social science Valoree Walker Completed in 2019
Seedbanks in Yukon communities: developing protocols, a roadmap, and course materials Climate Change Research, YukonU Research Centre Climate change, Natural science Rachel Pugh Completed in 2019
Chu äyì ätlʼet (The Water In Me): Collaboratively developing a water strategy for CAFN Climate Change Research Climate change Completed in 2019
Power system impact study for Old Crow solar project Northern Energy Innovation Energy Jason Zrum Completed in 2018
Barriers to Integrating a High Penetration of Renewables Northern Energy Innovation Energy Jason Zrum Completed in 2018
Energy Storage Technologies and Control Northern Energy Innovation Energy Jason Zrum Completed in 2018
Small Scale Distributed Energy Resource Northern Energy Innovation Energy Michael Ross Completed in 2018
Summary of climate and geohazard related vulnerabilities for the Dempster Highway corridor Permafrost and Geoscience Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2018
Changing landscapes and northern ways of life Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2018
Climate change course for Government of Nunavut decision-makers Climate Change Research Climate change Alison Perrin Completed in 2018
Costing adaptation for community housing Climate Change Research Climate change Alison Perrin Completed in 2018
Developing a tool for flood risk assessment in Yukon communities Climate Change Research Climate change Maciej Stetkiewicz Completed in 2018
Elder’s stories of Jean Marie River First Nation: Using Traditional Knowledge to better understand the changes in the boreal caribou habitat Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2018
Hazard Mapping in the North : A review of approaches for key hazard types Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2018
Permafrost research for northern infrastructure and improved community life Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2018
In situ bioremediation in Keno hill Northern Mine Remediation Environmental science, Water Guillaume Nielsen Completed in 2018
Native seed bank in the Yukon - State of the art Northern Mine Remediation Natural science, Biology Amelie Janin Completed in 2017
Compendium of metal uptake in plants growing on mine sites in Yukon Northern Mine Remediation Natural science, Biology Amelie Janin Completed in 2017