Grants and Contributions

This project supports the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) build the capacity of targeted peacekeeping training institutions in Africa and South-East Asia. The proposed targeted institutions are in Bangladesh and Senegal, with the potential to expand into the Indo-Pacific and Latin America. It aims to successfully develop and deliver national and peacekeeping pre-deployment training to uniformed personnel. Project activities include: (1) conducting an initial needs assessment; and (2) undergoing activities based on the results of the needs assessment. This includes activities such as management and instructor training, strategic planning, institutional sustainability, and training curriculum development or updating.

Improving model representations of infiltration into partially frozen soil

Interactive multi-model hydrologic simulation and dissemination portal using physically-based and data-driven models across Canada

Climate Services Supporting Resources

Monitoring Coastal and Marine Species at Risk Monitoring in Miawpukek First Nation

Heat Pump Conversion

Develop a new STEM-focused version of a surgical simulator, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the fields of biology, medicine, and engineering.

Located at 5400 Westbury AV, Montreal, the Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association of Montreal (YMYWHA) will be conducting a green focused retrofit of its energy infrastructure and introducing new accessibility measures that will reduce the environmental footprint, be more sustainable, and allow the organization to better cater to users with high needs. The Project will benefit high needs populations by reducing capital expenditures and allowing the YMYWHA to redirect resources currently spent on energy costs to expanding and improving programs and services and making them more affordable and accessible.The Project will consist of a significant mechanical retrofit as well as architectural and accessibility improvements, all of which are intended to reduce the organization’s environmental footprint and improve energy performance, as well as the reliability and sustainability of the building.

The Q-AISES Rocket Team competes annually in the NASA First Nations Launch (FNL) high powered rocketry competition, hosted by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC). The team is comprised of Indigenous student members of the Queen's University’s chapter of AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society), which is a broader international organization that encourages and supports Indigenous engagement with study and careers in STEM fields. This team offers an opportunity for Indigenous engineering and science students at Queen's to become involved with a hands-on experiential learning project each year with tangible outcomes. Students come from a collection of programs such as Engineering, Physics, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Health Science, Biology and Concurrent Education. This year, the team will be competing in the Mars challenge in which they will be designing, testing, and fabricating a rocket to reach an altitude of 3200 to 4000 feet above ground level (AGL) and implementing 5 sensors, as determined by the FNL competition handbook, to analyze the flight of the rocket. Throughout the academic year, the team submits a series of presentations and technical engineering reports, which are reviewed by a panel of judges. The team will travel to the Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Kansasville, WI for the competition in April to launch the rocket, attend rocketry workshops, and meet other Indigenous students from universities and tribal colleges with a similar interest in rocketry. Throughout the year, the team will also conduct educational outreach visits with Indigenous and Black youth to promote an interest in rocket science and STEM more broadly. During these outreach visits, the team introduces rocketry through a hands-on experience by launching low-powered model rockets to 500 feet. This outreach also gives youth exposure to proximate-age Indigenous role models who are studying in STEM fields and accomplishing great things through their involvement with NASA's First Nations Launch.

Improving water quality through wetland conservation, education and awareness