Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Experiential Learning in Remote Sensing Field Methods course

Today fourth year students were outside learning about field sampling methods. Having an opportunity to develop these hands-on skills is a central component to our field courses. In this course students are learning "the aim of sampling is to select a subset that is representative of a population that is too large to measure.... More

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

In Memory of Adjunct Professor Dr. John Martin Roger Stone

John Martin Roger Stone passed away at home on 18 March 2025 from Parkinson’s disease. He was 80 years old. His last year was marked with several hospital stays, but we were able to bring him home in November 2024 and he died peacefully, surrounded by family and support staff. John was born in... More

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Congratulations Professor Trish Ballamingie on receiving a 2025 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award

Congratulations to Patricia Ballamingie for winning a 2025 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award. In its 15th year, this award reflects the impact excellent mentoring has on graduate students. Read more about this year’s awards and what students said in their nomination... More

Friday, April 4, 2025

Congratulations faculty members Meera Karunananthan and Paul Williams on receiving 2025-2026 FASS awards

Congratulations to the Arts and Social Sciences 2025-2026 award winners!... More

Thursday, March 27, 2025

In Memory of Professor Fraser Taylor

Notice Professor Fraser Taylor 1937 - 2025 The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (DGES) at Carleton University is sad to share the news that Professor Fraser Taylor, Director of the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC), passed away early on March 22nd due to natural causes. Professor Taylor had a remarkable and... More

Monday, March 24, 2025

2025 Annual Ottawa-Carleton Student Northern Research Symposium (OCSNRS)

The Ottawa-Carleton Student Northern Research Symposium is an annual, one-day conference where students from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa connect, present their research, and learn from each other. Abstracts are accepted from undergraduate and graduate students from a wide variety of disciplines relevant to polar regions. This... More

Monday, February 10, 2025

Undergraduate Geomatics Students attend the National Geomatics Competition in Banff, Alberta

Several of our UG students attended the National Geomatics Competition in Banff, Alberta this past weekend. Here are some photos of their time at the... More

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Congratulations Koreen Millard on receiving a NSERC Alliance Advantage Grant

Congratulations to Associate Professor Koreen Millard on receiving an NSERC Alliance Advantage grant for her land-based conservation research! You can find more details about her research below. "Land-based conservation is crucial for preserving biodiversity, which is increasingly threatened by human activities and climate change. Additionally, it... More

Friday, December 20, 2024

Environment Technology Program Students from Nunavut Artic College visit the Carleton Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

Environment Technology Program students from the Nunavut Artic College were welcomed by Carleton University for a custom tour of the CU campus. They were greeted in Inuktitut by Inuit student support Franco Buscemi. Highlights include playing with the research ‘toys’ in the geography department, conducting a mapping lab, meeting other Inuit... More

Friday, December 13, 2024

Graduate Administrator Erin Johnston wins Sheila McCallum Award!

Dear colleagues, I am writing to share with you our enthusiastic appreciation for the recently announced award of the Sheila McCallum Leadership Award to Erin Johnston.  This award is given out annually to recognize exceptional contributions of staff members within the Faculty and to promote innovation and collaboration among staff.  When I read... More

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Supporting DGES students on Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday Can you help aspiring students in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies? On December 3, we celebrate the giving spirit, boosted by a series of challenges at futurefunder.carleton.ca that can multiple the impact of your donations. Are you interested in specifically helping students in DGES achieve their goals?  We... More

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Congratulations Mikayla Lochbihler recipient of the 2023-2024 CAG-FIGS Undergraduate Student Paper Award

Mikayla Lochbihler was awarded the Canadian Association of Geographers - Feminist Intersectional Solidarity Group (CAG-FIGS) Undergraduate Student Paper award for 2023-2024. Mikayla Lochbihler (she/they) is a recent graduate of Carleton University, having completed an undergraduate degree in urban geography with a minor in community engagement.... More

Monday, November 11, 2024

Congratulations Fall 2024 Graduates!

Congratulations, Class of 2024! It was an honour for Faculty to celebrate your accomplishments as you crossed the stage on... More

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Congratulations to our graduate students who recently successfully defended their thesis!

Aug. 27—Sarah Greenwood (MSc); supervisors Jesse Vermaire and John Chetelat "Bats, Bugs and Bioaccumulation: investigating trophic pathways, toxicological risk and sub-lethal effects of mercury in Eastern Ontario bats" Aug. 30—Nicholas Schulz (MSc); supervisor is Jesse Vermaire "Patterns and drivers of phytoplankton assemblages in natural and... More

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Dr. Fraser Taylor Republishes ‘Development from Within, Survival in Rural Africa’

Distinguished Research Professor Fraser Taylor's FRSC (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies) original book Development from Within, Survival in Rural Africa has just been republished. Due to its popularity, Routledge decided to republish the book. Originally published in 1992 and edited by D.R.F. Taylor and Fiona Mackenzie, the... More

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus John Tunbridge

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies mourns the passing of John Tunbridge. John was a graduate of St. John’s College (1964), Cambridge (1968) and received his Ph.D. from Bristol University (1971). He joined Carleton in 1969 and undertook visiting teaching commitments in Australia, the UK and South Africa. He co-authored The... More

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Congratulations Associate Professor David Hugill

Congratulations Associate Professor David Hugill on being awarded the 2024 SSHRC Insight Development Grant for research on “Mobility Austerity” and the Long Shadow of the “Special Period” in the Everyday Lives of Havana... More

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Congratulations D.R. Fraser Taylor

Congratulations D.R. Fraser Taylor on being awarded the 2024 SSHRC Insight Development Grant for research on Collaborative Story Mapping with Urban Residential School... More

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Amazing turnout at the 2024 DGES Corn Boil

Amazing turnout at our Annual DGES Corn Boil today! Thanks to all those who attended, helped shuck, serve, and... More

Monday, September 9, 2024

2024 Graduate Field Camp

On September 7th, 2024 graduate students took part in orientation field camp which included exploring areas of study in both physical and human geography. Although it was a little more damp than previous years, students learned alot about doing research and got to know the other students they would be going through the program... More

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Greetings to everyone in DGES from the Chair

Greetings to everyone in DGES! For those I haven’t met, I am Murray Richardson, the current Chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (DGES). I am new to the position this year, and I am looking forward to all of the roles and responsibilities that it involves! DGES is an outstanding department... More

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Carleton Geography Researcher Earns Medal For Decades of Mentorship

Chancellor’s Professor Chris Burn of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies has been awarded the 2024 Mentorship Medal from the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences, a recognition given annually to one earth scientist from Canadian industry, academia or government who has shown sustained excellence in mentoring. See the impact of... More

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Chancellor’s Professor Chris Burn was recently awarded the Mentorship Medal by the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences.

Chancellor's Professor Chris Burn was recently awarded the Mentorship Medal by the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences. He has also been featured in Roseann O'Reilly Runte's new book, Canadians Who... More

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Professor Fraser Taylor recognized as one of the world’s leading cartographers

Chancellor's Distinguished Research Professor Fraser Taylor recognized as one of the world's leading cartographers, is featured in the new book Canadians Who Innovate by Carleton University 's past president, Roseann O'Reilly... More

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

In Memoriam: Natalie Pressburger

It is with great sadness the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies shares the news of the recent death of Natalie Pressburger. Natalie has been the Departmental Administrator in our department since 2014. She was also the Graduate Administrator in our department from 2007 until 2014. In 2012 she was the winner of the... More

Friday, June 21, 2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates!

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Congratulations Dipto Sarkar, Murray Richardson, and Shawn Marshall on their success in the NSERC Discovery Research Program

Congratulations to DGES faculty members who are recipients of funding under the NSERC Discovery Research Program. Adjunct Research Professor Shawn Marshall received funding for research on, "Modelling glacier and ice sheet response to climate change". Associate Professor Murray Richardson received funding for research on, "Landscape analysis and... More

Friday, June 14, 2024

Congratulations Dr. Koreen Millard, recipient of the Early Career Bronze Medal at the 45th Canadian Symposium of Remote Sensing!

Congratulations to Dr. Koreen Millard, recipient of the Early Career Bronze Medal at the 45th Canadian Symposium of Remote Sensing! The bronze medal is awarded to an early career researcher, the silver medal to a middle career researcher, and gold to a senior researcher. Congratulations Koreen!... More

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Judy Eddy’s Celebration of Life

DGES staff and retirees attended Judy Eddy's Celebration of Life on Monday, June 10th, 2024 at the Metcalfe Golf and Country Club. It was lovely to share many fond memories of Judy in our time working with her in the department. Rest in peace, Judy, and know you are lovingly and fondly... More

Friday, June 7, 2024

Paul Williams was recently in Carleton University’s Charlatan – In Photos: The academic homes of Carleton faculty

One tower over and two floors below Pozzulo’s office, you’ll find the academic home of Paul Williams — program co-ordinator, instructor and advisor for the department of human geography and environmental studies. One quick peek through the door, and the four maps, seven globes and 11 potted plants allude to the department he works in. The... More

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Congratulations to our graduate students who successfully defended their thesis this past semester.

Eric Guindon (MA) "Unveiling Urban Vulnerabilities: Exploring Property Crime Patterns and Risk Factors in Intermediate-sized cities in Southern Ontario." Samantha Schultz (MSc—DS) "Toward peatland fire vulnerability monitoring using surface water maps: A geospatial and temporal analysis of peatland water bodies using Synthetic Aperture Radar."... More

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Madelaine Bourdages, PhD candidate, recently published her PhD research in the Journal of Great Lakes Research

Recent studies have identified the presence of microplastics and other anthropogenic microparticles in Arctic marine environments, but very little is known about anthropogenic microparticles in Arctic and sub-Arctic freshwater systems. Given the importance of freshwater systems to the health of northern communities, and their large input of water... More

Friday, May 3, 2024

Professor Emilie Cameron and colleagues UBC (Jessica Dempsey) and SFU (Rosemary-Claire Collard) co-authored an article in the National Observer titled, “The true cost of critical minerals”

The 2024 federal budget bolsters Canada’s ambitions to be a global supplier of critical minerals. Corporate tax incentives and shorter environmental review periods have been added to an earlier commitment of $4 billion in support of mining copper, lithium and other minerals essential to green technologies like e-vehicles, solar panels and... More

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

In Memoriam: Judy Eddy

Remembering Judy Eddy It is with great sadness the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies shares the news of the recent passing of Judy Eddy. Judy Eddy was the Undergraduate Administrator in our department from 2005 until 2018 when she retired, after almost 30 years at Carleton. Hundreds of former students and visitors to... More

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Professor Fraser Taylor’s recent work

1. Note this Routledge link re the re-publication of the book Development from Within Survival in Rural Africa Edited By D. R. F. Taylor, Fiona Mackenzie 2. Note two recent photo atlases created in collaboration with Professor Alexander Wolodotschenko: a.) A photoatlas celebrating Professor Taylor’s appointment as Officer of the Order of Canada,... More

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