Scientific Meeting 2019

The Sentinel North 2019 Scientific Meeting took place from August 26 to 28 at the Lévis Convention Centre.

390+

participants

115

scientific posters

35

universities and centres represented

60

presentations

#SNmeeting2019

Program and abstracts

The complete program and abstracts are available below.

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Scientific poster competition

Sentinel North congratulates the winners of the 2019 Scientific Poster competition! Congratulations to all participants and special thanks to the evaluators.

First place
Mojtaba Parsaee, Ph.D in architecture
Biophilic Development of Adaptive Facades for Healthy and Energy-Efficient Buildings in Quebec’s Northern Territories

Second place
Louis-Philippe Pleau, Master's in physics
Tunable All-Fiber Laser for Remote Sensing of Methane Near 3.4 μm

Third place
Guillemette Labadie, Ph.D. in biology
Spruce Budworm Outbreaks Impact the Survival and Space Use of Boreal Caribou

Honorable mention
Davood Kalhor, Ph.D. in electrical engineering
A Vision-Based Equipment for Observation of Lemmings Under Snow in the Arctic

Honorable mention
Catherine Marois, Master's in microbiology
Diversité des populations microbiennes des lacs de la vallée de Stuckberry (Nunavut) dans un contexte de changements climatiques

Honorable mention
Joanie St-Onge, Master's in biology
Sea Surface Dimethylsulfide (Dms) Hotspots Linked to Sea Ice Dynamics and Solar Radiation in a Fine-Scale Study of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

gagnants concours d'affiches réunion scientifique sentinelle nord 2019

From left to right, front row : Marcel Babin and Yves De Koninck (Sentinel North scientific directors), Mojtaba Parsaee, Eugénie Brouillet (vice-rector, Research, Creation and Innovation of Université Laval), Marie-France Gévry (Sentinel North training programs coordinator).
From left to right, back : Guillemette Labadie, Catherine Marois, Joanie St-Onge, Louis-Philippe Pleau, Davood Kalhor, Martin Fortier (Sentinel North executive director).

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Northern transdisciplinary challenge

The first edition of the Northern Transdisciplinary Challenge organized by the Sentinel North Student Association saw three teams stand out, thanks to their innovative solution to the problem of developing greenhouse culture in the North. Congratulations for this outstanding achievement!

1^st prize ($500 / person) : Serres Boréales

Pascal Paradis, Ph.D. in physics

Catherine Gravel, bacc. in food science and technology

Audrée Gilbert, Master's in business administration

Floriane Bretheau, Ph.D. in molecular medicine and neurosience

2^nd prize ($250 / person) : Copepals

Maxime Benoit-Gagné, Ph.D. in oceanography

Alexandra Mercier, Master's in electrical engineering

Hakim Herbane, Ph.D. in architecture

Marika Drouin, Master's in biochemistry

INAF special prize ($125 / person) : Équipe 5

Rémi Keraudren, Master's in cellular biology and neuroscience

Paul-Émile Chantrel, Ph.D. in physics

Florence Bellemare, Master's in business administration

Nicolas Gauthier, Master's in electrical engineering

The winners are joined by Marcel Babin and Yves De Koninck (Sentinel North scientific directors), Eugénie Brouillet (vice-rector, Research, Creation and Innovation of Université Laval), Martin Fortier (Sentinel North executive director), Jean-Marie Trudeau (coordinator of Sentinel North's Technological Platform and member of the jury panel), and Audrey Picard-Lafond (AÉSN outgoing president).