2021 AGM posters and poster award

The NSERC PermafrostNet & Canadian Permafrost Association Joint Virtual Annual General Meeting 2021

Poster Award

NSERC PermafrostNet invited attendees of the 2021 joint virtual AGM to vote for their favourite poster presentation.

Winner

Congratulations to Alexandre Chaisson who was voted best poster presenter of the NSERC PermafrostNet & Canadian Permafrost Association Joint Virtual Annual General Meeting 2021 for his poster – Initial investigations of degrading peat plateaus in the central Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Territories.

How did attendees see the poster presentations?

To see the posters you can visit the SpatialChat space by opening this link in your browser.

Poster details are also provided on this page.

How was the favourite poster chosen?

The following criteria informed the decision:

  1. Scientific accuracy and significance.
  2. Clarity of poster.
  3. Engagement with presenter.

Alexandre Chiasson

Title: Initial investigations of degrading peat plateaus in the central Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Territories.

A scientific research poster presents data, maps, graphs, satellite images, and text on degrading peat plateaus in the Central Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Territories, highlighting landscape evolution, methods, and results.

Allison Plourde

Title: Measuring the permafrost active layer dynamics simultaneous with snow depth.

A scientific poster on measuring permafrost active layer dynamics with snow depth, showing satellite imagery, measurement graphs, and institution logos from NSERC, PermafrostNet, and Simon Fraser University.

Antoni Lewkowicz

Title: Revising and updating the Glossary of Permafrost and Related Ground-Ice Terms: a CPA project.

A scientific poster about updating the permafrost glossary features text, graphs, and lists. The right side displays images of various permafrost landscapes and features, including ice wedges, pingos, and patterned ground.

Astrid Schetselaar

Title: Increases in costs associated with maintaining highway infrastructure due to climate change in Yukon.

Academic poster titled Increases in Costs Associated with Maintaining Highway Infrastructure Due to Climate Change in Yukon showing study areas, methods, maps, climate data, highways, and images of Yukon roads and landscapes.

Ariane Castagner

Title: Vertical distribution of excess ice in icy sediments and its statistical estimation from geotechnical data (Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands and Anderson Plain, Northwest Territories).

A scientific poster summarizes research on excess ice in icy sediments along the Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, with charts, maps, methods, goals, and findings presented in sections with graphs and a large central plot.

Bingqian Zhang

Title: A 3-D ground ice map produced from training on this limited borehole data set is 70% accurate.

A scientific poster shows a researcher, a 3D chart of borehole ice data, and a predicted visible ice map. Text highlights a 3-D ground ice map, trained from limited borehole data, is 70% accurate. SFU and sponsor logos appear.

Cameron Ross

Title: Initialization (Spin-up) of Permafrost Models.

A scientific poster explains permafrost model initialization, featuring graphs, flowcharts, and text discussing spin-up duration, stability criteria, and model results, with organizational logos and references at the bottom.

Charles Gauthier

Title: Constraining Soil Carbon Parameter Distributions in CLASSIC using Bayesian Inference and Field Observations.

Research poster explaining how using soil carbon bulk pools and fluxes constrains parameter distributions in the CLASSIC model, featuring diagrams, world maps, equations, and logos from research organizations.

Chris Clarkson

Title: Centrifuge Modelling of Axially loaded Steel Piles in Frozen and Thawing Ground.

A scientific research poster on centrifuge modeling of axially loaded steel piles in frozen ground. It features charts, a diagram, a photo of an experiment, key results, methods, and funding logos on a blue background.

Emilie Stewart-Jones

Title: Learning about rock faces in mountain permafrost regions of Western Canada.

Logo of the Canadian Permafrost Association featuring stylized landscape layers and a small white maple leaf, with the association’s name in English and French to the right.

Fereshteh Ghiami Shomami

Title: Interpreting ground temperature and subsidence to better quantify permafrost change.

Frederic Brieger

Title: Quantifying local- to watershed-scale impacts of permafrost thaw-related geohazards on the natural and built environment in the Stewart River watershed, Yukon.

Galina Jonat

Title: Towards simulation-based permafrost climate services.

Hannah MacDonell

Title: Quantifying Permafrost Model Performance.

Jay Cumming

Title: Using numerical thermal modelling techniques to support snow management plans along the ITH.

Joel Pumple

Title: Permafrost core characterization using gamma ray attenuation and industrial computed tomography scanning.

Kethra Campbell-Heaton

Title: Ice wedges as winter paleotemperature proxies: is it feasible?.

Mohammad Gamshad

Title: Ground ice of eastern Canadian High Arctic polar desert.

Payam Sharifi

Title: Numerical analysis of geocell-supported Hudson Bay Railway embankment subjected to the permafrost degradation.

Rae Landriau

Title: Stability analysis of drilling waste sumps, western Arctic Canada.

Rose Lefebvre

Title: Physics in the CLASSIC Model/La physique dans le modèle climatique CLASSIC.

Zakieh Mohammadi

Title: Application of empirical correlations for estimating thaw settlement.

Who is organizing this event?

The event is hosted by NSERC PermafrostNet and the Canadian Permafrost Association (CPA). This partnership aims to amplify the impact of Canadian permafrost research in Canada.

Who can I contact?

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at permafrostnet@carleton.ca

Partner

Thanks to our partner the Canadian Permafrost Association: