Author: aprilj

On Friday, Sept 30th, IWRC members and friends gathered on Callander Bay, Lake Nipissing to christen IWRC’s new research vessel, the ‘Merry Weather II’, a name we thought ‘nautical, optimistic and playful’.  The cork popped with lots of fanfare, tshirts and cake.  Thank you to all that attended and those who sent their best wishes. Special thanks to Nipissing University, the Canada Foundation for Read More …

Yesterday morning, Monday 19 September, we had a great crew on board to retrieve the data buoy near the Manitou Islands for the season.  Winds were 4-8 kts and the research vessel (name yet to be decided!) was in great shape.  It was a dirty job (see photos!) – but great fun!  Crew included Dan Walters, April Read More …

Hello World! My name is David DuVal and I am a recent graduate of Nipissing University, receiving an Honours BSc in Computer Science. I have been working with Dr Wachowiak since the fall of my final year at Nipissing. In collaboration with IWRC, I have been working on various web-based data visualizations for the high frequency weather Read More …

Hi, my name is Jasmine Taulu and I am a recent graduate of Nipissing University. I completed my degree in BSc Environment and Physical Geography this past spring and was hired as a research assistant by Dr. April James for my second summer working in the Integrative Watershed Research Center. As this is my second summer Read More …

Hi, my name is Kyle Wittmaier and I have just finished my third year of a BA in Geography with Concurrent Education. I was hired as a research assistant by Dr. Dan Walters. I came into this summer having only limited knowledge regarding practical research and field work from my experience as a student. Most Read More …

The Lake Nipissing Bays project was profiled in a recent Environmental Monitor article.  Check out the article here.  

Hi, my name is Meghan Robidoux.  I recently completed an Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Nipissing University, specializing in environmental geography. I am looking forward to beginning a Masters of Planning (MPl) at Queen’s University in September. This summer I am focusing my efforts on water quality data collection at our Wasi River sampling station. My Read More …

Hi, my name is Jackie Saunders and I am a student at Nipissing University. I finished my second year of a BSc in Environment and Physical Geography this past spring and was hired as a research assistant by Dr. April James in the Integrative Watershed Research Center (IWRC). As I am fairly new at this and Read More …

A big welcome to this year’s IWRC summer research assistants: Meghan Robidoux, Jacqueline Saunders, Jasmine Taulu and Kyle Wittmaier (photo to follow!).  Over the next two months, we have asked each to share a little about what is it like to be a member of IWRC.   Stay tuned for our first profile from Jaqueline Saunders, to be posted soon. Read More …

Dear Friends, IWRC invites all to a presentation on Wednesday, April 27th from 12-1pm, in A259, Nipissing University. Dr. Jianyao Chen, professor in the School of Geography and Planning at Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, China will be speaking on ‘Case Studies of Groundwater Pollution in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong province, China’. Please see attached Read More …