NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: McWilliams, Kathryn
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6033. The purpose of the radar near Inuvik is to study electrically charged gas (known as plasma) about 250 km above the Earth’s surface. Scientists are interested in the interaction of this space plasma with the Earth’s atmosphere, its effects on power grids, communication, navigation and other infrastructure. Scientists ...

Principal Investigator: Worthington, Lisa
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5929. The objectives of this Study Design are to: 1) Collaborate with Inuvialuit co-management bodies to design a Study that explores how Inuvialuit land users classify habitats. This will enable cross-referencing of Inuvialuit land classification knowledge with Western scientific classifications. This objective ensures...

Principal Investigator: van der Sanden, Joost J.
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6026. This project aims to evaluate and develop the use of data from Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) for the monitoring of lake ice breakup and freeze-up processes. The accuracy of the developed image processing algorithms and the resulting lake ice extent map products will be assessed by means of oblique aer...

Principal Investigator: Sokurenko, Mykola
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6041. To achieve the project’s aim the Inuvialuit Land Administration (ILA) will collaborate with the Aurora Research Institute (ARI) to develop a program that can effectively measure any possible methane leaks from the capped oil and gas wells within the vicinity of the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk. Growth of a knowledge base ...

Principal Investigator: Little, Matthew
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6004. The findings of this work may be used to inform the development of the regional food security strategy through a connection with the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC). Interviews will be coded in collaboration with local/regional Inuit organizations, and results will be compiled into a research manuscript and a p...

Principal Investigator: Hare, Karl
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6016. Our objective is to answer two primary research questions: Research Question 1: How can traditional ecological knowledge inform species distribution modeling to predict the occurrence of productive patches? Research Question 2: How might climate change impact the accessibility of northern berries throughout the...

Principal Investigator: Whyte, Lyle
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6013. The overall goal of this project is to provide a comprehensive evaluation of carbon capture capacity of the northern tree line migration into the northern regions of Canada. Specifically, the research group's objective is to identify if soil and plant root associated microbial communities inhabiting areas very close ...

Principal Investigator: Pollock, Katy
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5991. This project sets out to answer the following questions: a. What evaluation approaches, methods, and tools exist for including children’s input in daycare quality evaluation? b. What are the barriers and facilitators to conducting evaluation in daycares in a way that includes children’s input? c. How can daycare...

Principal Investigator: Rourke, Sean B
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5928. Overall aim: This three-year implementation science program aims to implement and scale up to 100 interactive dispensing systems (IDS) in partnership with community-based agencies across Canada to provide low barrier access to HIV self-test kits, harm reduction and sexual health materials to reach those who are undia...

Principal Investigator: Langer, Moritz
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5987. The aim of the citizen science project UndercoverEisAgenten is to study permafrost changes in the Arctic to raise awareness of these environmental changes and strengthen the data basis for science. Students from Moose Kerr school in Aklavik will design their own permafrost change related research questions and work w...