Please find below suggested ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, June 10,Ìý2019.
Canada pledges to ban single-use plastics by 2021, but can it be done in two years?
¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ Expert: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture
Research Specialties:Â Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
What impact will banning single-use plastics have on our oceans and marine life?Â
¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ Expert: Dr. Tony Walker, Assistant Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.
Research Specialties:Â Biodiversity conservation, freshwater and marine systems, health and environmental justice, Industrial sustainability, urban and regional issues.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýtrwalker@dal.ca and 902-494-4478.
Strong support systems the key to personal success, improvement and change Â
¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ Expert: Dr. Michael Ungar, Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience; Professor, School of Social Work.
Research Specialties:Â Child and adolescent mental health, family therapy, ecological social work, program evaluation, cross-cultural diversity research, delinquency, child development, social constructionism.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýmichael.ungar@dal.ca and 902-229-0434.
¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ researchers to study Arctic spill response and clean-up
¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂé¶¹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ Experts: Dr. Haibo Niu, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering; and Dr. Lei Liu, Professor, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, site remediation system design, modeling of air/water/waste pollution control systems, water management and monitoring, water quality, sustainability, waste management, environmental management, hydrology.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhaibo.niu@dal.ca and 902-893-6714; or Lei.Liu@Dal.CaÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý902-494-3958.
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