2012 CREATE Research Symposium

Toronto, Ontario, 8-9 November, 2012

Our second CREATE Research Symposium was held at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, from 8-9 November 2012, concurrent with the Annual CANDAC Workshop.  In addition to presentations by CANDAC co-investigators, invited speakers Sandy Starkweather (International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere) and David Hudak (Environment Canada), talks were given by 18 students and postdoctoral fellows.  These included recipients of CREATE support, along with other CANDAC/CREATE trainees.

The CREATE Student Presentation Awards were announced at the close of the Research Symposium.  All student presentations were considered, and the awards were judged on the basis of content, presentation, and context and connections.  The judges this year were Pierre Fogal (PEARL Site Manager), David Hudak (CANDAC collaborator), and Marianna Shepherd (CANDAC co-investigator).  Honourable mentions were awarded to Zen Mariani for his talk on "Measuring radiation and trace gases at Eureka year-round using the Extended-range AERI," Chris Perro for his talk on "Pan-Arctic water vapour measurements using the Microwave Humidity Sounder," and Xiaoyi Zhao for his talk on "A preliminary bromine explosion case study at PEARL." The winners of the two awards were: Niall Ryan (University of Toronto) for his talk on "Observation system simulation experiments for SPÉIR: A mm-wave receiver for atmospheric research" and Dan Weaver (University of Toronto) for his talk on "Intercomparison of atmospheric water vapour measurements at Eureka." Congratulations to both!

The CREATE Trainees' Advisory Committee held a productive lunch-hour meeting during the Symposium.  They discussed ideas for formal professional skills development for trainees, using Dropbox and email lists effectively, creating videos to describe one's research and instrument(s), and possible story contributions for the new CREATE blog.  The Committee also hosted a well-attended CREATE Social Networking Event at the Madison Avenue Pub on Thursday evening.

For further information:
Agenda for the 2012 joint CANDAC Workshop / CREATE Research Symposium