Archives: Science and Innovation

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Learning from positive deviants in fisheries

SPPA's Dr. Laurenne Schiller and Professor Graeme Auld, along with co-authors Gregory Britten and Boris Worm use "bright spot" analysis to better understand successful governance of fish populations in their newly published paper  "Learning from positive deviants in fisheries". The authors suggest that a positive deviant approach, already used in... More

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Innovative Solar-Powered Heating Technology Holds Promise for Remote Northern Communities

SPPA Professor Stephan Schott is part of an interdisciplinary group of researchers at Carleton University who are working to harness the power of chemistry to make northern heating more practical. Excerpts from Carleton Newsroom article by Ty Burke ___ Heating buildings in the far north is a major challenge, and it isn’t just because... More

Monday, November 13, 2023

SPPA’s Alexandra Mallett featured on CBC’s Spark discussing Electricity Grids and Public Policy

SPPA Associate Professor Alexandra Mallett was featured on the Nov 10, 2023 episode of Spark with Nora Young "20th Century tech still powers our 21th Century World" where she discussed what it will take to modernize and secure our aging electrical grid. Listen to episode... More

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Alexandra Mallett Publishes Article in Energy Strategy Reviews

Green transformation in the iron and steel industry in India: Rethinking patterns of innovation Alexandra Mallett Prosanto Pal Highlights Innovation is needed for decarbonization of the iron and steel industry in a sustainable way. The adoption of technologies that significant reduce carbon emissions in countries like India serve as important... More

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