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.

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Program/School Category Researcher Status
Enhancing Yukon trade corridor resilience to northern geohazards  Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change, Water Fabrice Calmels Ongoing
Permafrost Monitoring in the Traditional Territory of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, YT: Completing the network and creating monitoring capacity Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Ongoing
Supporting humans in a thawing landscape Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Ongoing
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
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
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
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
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
Investigation of Dempster Highway Sinkholes: km 82 and Two Moose Lake Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change, Water Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2017
Vulnerability of the North Alaska Highway to climate change Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2017
Risk assessment of infrastructure impacted by permafrost degradation in Ross River Climate Change Research, Permafrost and Geoscience Climate change Fabrice Calmels Completed in 2016