Training

Carleton University supports undergraduate and graduate programs and instruction essential to studying permafrost as well as relevant facilities such as laboratories and access to high-performance computing.

Work with local communities and field observations, supported by partners and adjunct faculty members, prepare students for their future careers. This is supported by courses and workshops, such as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to enable culturally appropriate engagement with Indigenous communities.​ Initiatives such as NSERC PermafrostNet add specialized training opportunities, for example, on science communication, field safety, wilderness first aid, and high-performance computing. 

​Courses

GEOG 4108 [0.5 credit] Permafrost (C. Burn)

Distribution, development, and degradation of permafrost in Canada; thermal and hydrologic regime of permafrost terrain; development of landforms in permafrost regions; geotechnical consideration in northern construction.

GEOG 5303 [0.5 credit] Geocryology (S. Gruber)

Currently taught as online graduate course from early May to mid June as GEOG 5006 Geocryology in a warming world (Special Topics in Geography of the Environment): Processes and phenomena ground ice development and melt, ground-atmosphere interactions, observation and transient simulation of permafrost thaw. 

Program

NSERC CREATE LEAP (training tomorrow’s LEAders in Permafrost thaw and northern research)

The NSERC CREATE LEAP program has four main elements that serve to equip program trainees with skills, knowledge, and experience that are closely related to and connected to the North.

1. Foundational knowledge
2. Professional skills
3. Northern field school
4. Mentorship, internships, and research co-development