Seminar – 18th September, Development and demonstration of a statistical ranking framework for ground temperature models, tailored towards permafrost environments.

Hannah Macdonell will be presenting Development and demonstration of a statistical ranking framework for ground temperature models, tailored towards permafrost environments. Zoom details for all our seminars will be posted in our Teams site. Models used to simulate permafrost variables such as ground temperature are important tools for understanding the current Read more…

Seminar – 16 October‚ Performance of Drilling Waste Sumps, Western Arctic Canada.

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Date: Wednesday 16th October 2024Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Rae Landriau will be presenting Performance of Drilling Waste Sumps, Western Arctic Canada. Petroleum resource exploration and development has occurred in the Northwest Territories since the 1920s. Freezing-point depressants, mainly potassium chloride, were added to drilling fluids to facilitate drilling into Read more…

2024 Yukon Geoscience Forum & Trade Show

Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, Whitehorse Yukon

The Yukon Geoscience Forum & Trade Show is where the Yukon Mining Industry, First Nations, Government and Local Communities meet to advance Yukon’s sustainable exploration and mining industry. Yukon’s premier natural resource conference gathers representatives from all areas of Yukon’s natural resource sector, offering a diversity of speakers, delegates, and leaders to Read more…

Canadian Science Policy Conference

Westin Ottawa hotel 11 Colonel By Drive,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada

The 16th Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC 2024), will be held in person on November 20th – 22nd, 2024. The conference expects 1000+ participants, more than 300 speakers, in 60 panel sessions. 

 52nd Yellowknife Geoscience Forum

Chateau Nova Yellowknife,NWT,Canada

Icebreaker: November 25, 2024 The 2024 Yellowknife Geoscience Forum will provide an in-person setting for delegates from industry, academia, and government to exchange information on Resource Exploration, Mining Activities, and Geoscience Research in Canada’s North. The Technical Program will showcase the latest geoscience‐related research in the territories and encompass a variety of Technical Sessions. Permafrost Chair: Chair: Ashley Read more…

Seminar – 4 December‚ A framework for evaluating thaw settlement.

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Date: Wednesday 4th December 2024Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Zakieh Mohammadi will be presenting A framework for evaluating thaw settlement. Thaw settlement is a common challenge for infrastructure built on permafrost, leading to higher maintenance costs and reduced service life. This seminar will discuss the development of essential components for Read more…

Arctic Change 2024

Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada

This year ArcticNet is hosting the 5th International Arctic Change Conference (AC2024) at Ottawa’s Shaw Center, December 9-12. NSERC PermafrostNet will be combining our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in conjunction with the conference. The Arctic Change conference is expected to have 300 oral presentations, spread over almost 70 sessions along with 240 poster presentations. Read more…

American Geophysical Union 2024

Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW,Washington,District of Columbia,United States

Science has always been about the new. The now. The next. It’s what propels us, feeding our questions and inspiring our work. The constant question and answer form a rhythm, a cadence, a story. Science is a story. A story of infinite possibilities. A story of continuous discoveries. A story Read more…

Seminar – 18 December‚ Measuring Active Layer Dynamics with InSAR.

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Date: Wednesday 18th December 2024Time: 1pm Eastern Time / 11am Mountain Time Allison Plourde will be presenting Measuring Active Layer Dynamics with InSAR. InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a well-established method for measuring small-scale surface deformations across vast regions. However, the influence of snow cover on InSAR phase limits the comprehensive tracking Read more…