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Masters of Science in Environmental Science Showcase
March 6, 2025
We invite faculty, fellow students and the general public to attend. The purpose is to allow first and second year MSc graduate students the opportunity to showcase their work to the TRU and Kamloops communities.
March 6 (3:30-5:00 pm) in The Terrace Room, Campus Activity Centre - Oral Presentations: First-year MSc ENVS students provide a 4-minute talk on their research.
March 6 (5:00-6:30 pm) in The Terrace Room, Campus Activity Centre - Poster Presentations: Second-year MSc ENVS students will have their posters on display. You can drop by at any point between 5:00 to 6:30 to walk around, look at posters, and ask questions.
Thursday, March 6, 2025 (3:30-5:00 pm)
| Student | Thesis Supervisor(s) | Committee Members | Title |
| Thomas Alexander | J. Church | L. Fraser & E. Bork | Innovative cattle management: Leveraging virtual fencing and drones for sustainable rangeland management in the South Interior British Columbia |
| Samuel Beavers | K. Caton | ||
| Gabriel Corbeil | K. Caton | ||
| Dilshani Halliyadda Mudiyanselage | P. Tsigaris & L. Fraser | ||
| Kristin Korten | L. Fraser & J. Bainard | ||
| Chloe MacLean | E. Bottos | j. Van Hamme & E. Studd | Shifts beneath our feet: Changes in microbial community dynamics following permafrost thaw |
| Sarah McIntyre | J. Harvey | T. Pypker & M. Flannigan | High on Fire: How high-elevation forest regeneration is affected by high severity wildfire |
| Alexis Myhre | J. Harvey | ||
| Matthew Sheahan | P. Tsigaris & A Terwiel | Y. Hu | ORION: Integrating real-time environmental data for more accurate risk forecasting |
| Rabeya Shikdar Orpa | L. Fraser | P. Tsigaris & K. Donkor | Reviving native ecosystems: Harnessing soil amendments to reclaim native plan communities in post-mining environments |
| Blaire Smith | K. Larsen & L.A. Isaac | T. Pypker | Fragile frogs and farmers fields: Investigating habitat use and movement patterns of an at-risk amphibian in an agricultural landscpae |
| Robyn Stack | P. Brouder | ||
| Johanna Stewart | K. Larsen | J. Harvey & C. Singer | Burning questions: Wildfire impact on northern reptiles and amphibians |
Thursday, March 6, 2025 (5:00-6:30 pm)
| Student | Thesis Supervisor(s) | Committee Members | Title |
| Mehrnazsadat Ahmadvand | K. Thomas-Francois | P. Brouder & Y. Hu | Information communication technology at hotels: A route to sustainable development through observing the mediating role of Digital Trust |
| Maria Ariza Gallego | |||
| Natalie Atherton | D. Prema & J. Church | K. Donkor | Investigating the methane mitigation potential of Canadian seaweeds in cattle feed suppliements through chemical analyses |
| Kara Atkinson | K. Larsen & L.A Isaac | L. Fraser | Can they take the heat: The effects of climate on grassland small mammals |
| Tanya Brouwers | L. Fraser | W. Gardner, M. Preston, & J. Church | Soil health, carbon dynamics and yield drag in converted argicultural systems: A study in Kamloops IDF BEC zone |
| Selena Carl | B. Heise | E. McGrath, J. Sorensen, C. Bailey, & M. Coghill | Where are the fishies: Tracking juvenile chinook salmon throughout the Okanagan River system using acoustic telemetry |
| Paloma de la Vega Vernao | L. Gosselin | E. Bottos & M. Reudink | Does home habitat influence climate tolerance thresholds in juvenile marine invertebrates? |
| Gianna Florez Ariz | C. Mason | T. Pypker & J. Wood | Unlocking the natural and socioeconomic potential of carbon sequestration in buffer area of the Wells Gray Provincial Park |
| Matthew Francis | J. Church | ||
| Mae Frank | K. Larson & J. Burgar | J. Tomal | Tiny dances in aging forests: A look at where small mammals live in relation to different forest ages in the Interior of British Columbia |
| Devin Halcrow | T. Pypker & S. Spencer | D. Carlyle-Moses & B. Heise | Wood mulch applications for post-wildfire runoff and erosion mitigation using residual fibre from harvesting int he Southern Interior of BC |
| Sunny Han | L. Fraser & P. Tsigaris | J. Wood | |
| Olivier Jumeau | J. Harvey | E. Studd & A. Ford | Post-fire whudzih (Rangifer tarandus caribou, woodland caribou) habitat recovery in Ulkatcho |
| Sylvie Llyod | P. Tsigaris | ||
| John Kang | L. Fraser & J. Bainard | W. Gardner | Soil carbon potential in a grazed strip-thinned silvopasture |
| Olivia McLennan | J. Van Hamme & E. Bottos | M. Rakabowchuk | Biosolids amendments at different concentrations variably altered the microbial communities of four post-mining experiental sites |
| Sydney Miller | M. Reudink & A. McKellar | E. Hoque | Tracking the long-distance migration and abundance of phalaropes (Phalaropus spp). at saline lakes across the western hemisphere |
| Larisa Murdoch | K. Larsen | D. Hill & L. Fraser | To graze or not to graze: Assessing habitat selection in bighorn sheep |
| Torrie Nicholas | B. Heise & E. McGrath | J. Sorensen & C. Bailey | Fishing for answers: Investigating the impacts of smallmouth bass prediation on juvenile chinook salmon |
| J. Oliver | M. Flannigan | ||
| Andrea Patino Garces | C. Mason | P. Brouder & J. Wood | Ecosystem principles for protected area management: An ecosystem-based approach for Wells Gray Provincial Park |
| Jaqueline Schoen | M. Reudink &T. Imlay | K. Donkor & K. Lefevre | Short term impacts of the Site C Dam on a declining aerial insectivore: The bank swallow |
| Sean Seal | B. Heise | S. Naman & J. Sorensen | Forest fires and fish forage: Stream ecological responses in wildfire in the Deadman Watershed |
| Rosa Valle Pinuela | K. Thomas-Francois | P. Brouder & C. Mason | The applications of GIS (geographics information systems) technologies to monitor and support sustainable tourism int he Thompson-Okanagan region |
| Shannon Werden | K. Larsen & J. Burgar | J. Karakatsoulis | Hollow trees, home ranges, and habitat: Looking into factors affecting fisher reproduction in Southcentral British Columbia |
