February 2026 - Riddell-faculty-term-staff - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Save the Date! Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Climate-related Disasters and Community Resilience - Upcoming Presentations
by Dean Environment 28 Feb '26

28 Feb '26

You are invited to attend a virtual presentation by the following candidates for the position of Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Climate-related Disasters and Community Resilience, position #'s 37358/37361. The first 30 minutes will be the presentation where the candidate will highlight their most significant research contributions, followed by 30 minutes for Q/A. Candidate posters with biographies to come! Monday, March 2, 2026 Research Title: Governing uncertainty: Building resilience in complex adaptive systems Candidate: Dr. Dewald van Niekerk, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Location: Zoom Topic: Research Seminar - DR. van Niekerk Time: Mar 2, 2026 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/63951625280?pwd=8o00TnNIvgrnRXobOOI59KxOCIobYk.1 Meeting ID: 639 5162 5280 Passcode: 923741 Monday, March 2, 2026 Research Title: Climate Disasters, Water Security, and Community Resilience Candidate: Dr. Farhana Sultana, University of Syracuse Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Location: Zoom Topic: Research Seminar - Dr. Sultana Time: Mar 2, 2026 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/69227572275?pwd=Q9cFXuZp2Svt4YN9qoohxoubMRTmkt.1 Meeting ID: 692 2757 2275 Passcode: 212224 We are requesting your feedback on the CI+RC Candidates Research Seminars. Please submit your feedback to Kelly Pokorny Smilinski (Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca>), by 5:00 pm Monday, March 2, 2026. [University of Manitoba Company Logo] Kelly Pokorny Smilinski Executive Assistant to the Acting Dean, Dr. Mark Hanson Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources 495 Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 PH: 431.323.4218 Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca> Upcoming Vacation: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner.

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Request for Feedback on CI+RC Candidates
by Dean Environment 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

Good afternoon everyone, The revised deadline for all feedback for all 3 candidates is 5:00 PM today. Thanks, Kelly ________________________________ Good morning everyone, We are requesting your feedback on the CI+RC Candidates Research Seminars. If you logged in for the Environment & Geography candidates, Igor Polyakov (Thursday, February 26 from 4 pm to 5 pm), or Farhana Sultana (Friday, February 27th 10 am to 11 am), please submit your feedback to Kelly Pokorny Smilinski (Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca>), by Noon Today. If you join in for the Earth Sciences candidate, Peter Reiners (today, noon to 1 pm), please submit your feedback to Kelly Pokorny Smilinski (Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca>), by 4 pm today. Thank you, [University of Manitoba Company Logo] Kelly Pokorny Smilinski Executive Assistant to the Acting Dean, Dr. Mark Hanson Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources 495 Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 PH: 431.323.4218 Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca> Upcoming Vacation: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner.

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Earth Sciences Seminar Series (ES3) - Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - Room: 223 Wallace Building @ 1:00 P.M.
by Nick Lupky 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

The following message is being shared on behalf of Semira Alekic and the Department of Earth Sciences. The Department of Earth Sciences welcomes you to their Seminar Series featuring: Dr. Fatema Panahi Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Earth Sciences, University of Manitoba The three-million-year pulse: pace and processes of Late Jurassic magmatism in the Sierra Nevada arc March 3, 2026 223 Wallace Building 1:00 PM Continental arcs commonly experience brief, high-flux magmatic pulses, and the Late Jurassic Sierra Nevada arc records one such event in the form of a bimodal suite of highly silicic plutonic, hypabyssal, and volcanic rocks, associated cumulate gabbros, and a regionally extensive andesitic dike swarm. This study presents new constraints on the timing, magma sources, differentiation, and genetic relationships of this bimodal igneous episode and the andesitic dike system. High-precision CA-ID-TIMS zircon geochronology, whole-rock Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data, trace-element geochemistry, and zircon δ18O data are integrated to characterize the evolution of this magmatic system. Geochronological data constrain all magmatic activity to a narrow interval (152-149 Ma), indicating that the bimodal suite and andesitic dike swarm are coeval. Geochemical and isotopic data indicate that the andesitic magma served as the parental melt, from which high-silica, crystal-poor volcanic, hypabyssal, and plutonic rocks formed as interstitial melts, whereas the mafic cumulate gabbros represent the residuum. Geochemical patterns, including mantle-like zircon δ18O values, evolved Sr, Nd, Pb isotopic signatures, and trace-element systematics, point to partial melting of the hydrated lower crust or subcontinental lithosphere to generate the parental andesitic magma, which then differentiated in shallow, deformation-influenced reservoirs to generate the bimodal suite.

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Request for Feedback on CI+RC Candidates
by Dean Environment 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

Good morning everyone, We are requesting your feedback on the CI+RC Candidates Research Seminars. If you logged in for the Environment & Geography candidates, Igor Polyakov (Thursday, February 26 from 4 pm to 5 pm), or Farhana Sultana (Friday, February 27th 10 am to 11 am), please submit your feedback to Kelly Pokorny Smilinski (Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca>), by Noon Today. If you join in for the Earth Sciences candidate, Peter Reiners (today, noon to 1 pm), please submit your feedback to Kelly Pokorny Smilinski (Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca>), by 4 pm today. Thank you, [University of Manitoba Company Logo] Kelly Pokorny Smilinski Executive Assistant to the Acting Dean, Dr. Mark Hanson Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources 495 Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 PH: 431.323.4218 Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca> Upcoming Vacation: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner.

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Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Climate Change, Polar Environmental Change, or Water Resources - Upcoming Presentation
by Dean Environment 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

Good morning everyone, You are invited to attend a virtual presentation by the following candidate for the position of Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Climate Change, Polar Environmental Change, or Water Resources, position #'s 37336/37337. The first 30 minutes will be the presentation where the candidate will highlight their most significant research contributions, followed by 30 minutes for Q/A. Friday, February 27, 2026 Research Title: Climate-Water Security in a Rapidly Changing World Candidate: Dr. Farhana Sultana, University of Syracuse (Please find the candidate's biography attached.) Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am Location: Zoom Topic: F. Sultana Research Seminar for E&G CI+RC Time: Feb 27, 2026 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/61361987064?pwd=KLRnWd7NKfUJtrrNmIrPTsIlWxMC9g.1 Meeting ID: 613 6198 7064 Passcode: 009967 Please find the posters attached with the titles of their presentations and a short bio on each candidate. [University of Manitoba Company Logo] Kelly Pokorny Smilinski Executive Assistant to the Acting Dean, Dr. Mark Hanson Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources 495 Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 PH: 431.323.4218 Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca> Upcoming Vacation: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner.

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Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Climate Change, Polar Environmental Change, or Water Resources - Upcoming Presentation
by Dean Environment 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

Good morning everyone, You are invited to attend a virtual presentation by the following candidate for the position of Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Climate Change, Polar Environmental Change, or Water Resources, position #'s 37336/37337. The first 30 minutes will be the presentation where the candidate will highlight their most significant research contributions, followed by 30 minutes for Q/A. Thursday, February 26, 2026 Research Title: An Arctic in Transition: Natural Variability and Forced Change in the Ocean-Sea Ice System Candidate: Dr. Igor Polyakov, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Please find the candidate's biography attached.) Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Location: Zoom Topic: Research Talk for CI+RC - I. Polyakov Time: Feb 26, 2026 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/61695670180?pwd=BMjZaFfRk4dtPdkTMMFNwbPrZe43cw.1 Meeting ID: 616 9567 0180 Passcode: 990621 Please find the posters attached with the titles of their presentations and a short bio on each candidate. [University of Manitoba Company Logo] Kelly Pokorny Smilinski Executive Assistant to the Acting Dean, Dr. Mark Hanson Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources 495 Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 PH: 431.323.4218 Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca> Upcoming Vacation: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner.

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Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Environmental Geoscience, Clean Technology, or Critical Minerals - Upcoming Presentation
by Dean Environment 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

Good morning everyone, You are invited to attend a virtual presentation by the following candidate for the position of Canada Impact+ Research Chair (CI+RC) in Environmental Geoscience, Clean Technology, or Critical Minerals, position #'s 37354/37356. The first 30 minutes will be the presentation where the candidate will highlight their most significant research contributions, followed by 30 minutes for Q/A. Friday, February 27, 2026 Research Title: Geochronologic and geochemical paths to subsurface system science and solutions Candidate: Dr. Peter Reiners, University of Arizona (Please find the candidate's biography attached.) Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Location: Zoom Topic: P. Reiners - Canada Impact+ Research Seminar and Q&A Time: Feb 27, 2026 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/66906300344?pwd=vvQekp0bQ9gEbl1a1cFjRrNqAadgs7.1 Meeting ID: 669 0630 0344 Passcode: 487507 Please find the posters attached with the titles of their presentations and a short bio on each candidate. [University of Manitoba Company Logo] Kelly Pokorny Smilinski Executive Assistant to the Acting Dean, Dr. Mark Hanson Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources 495 Wallace Building 125 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 PH: 431.323.4218 Kelly.Pokorny(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kelly.Pokorny@umanitoba.ca> Upcoming Vacation: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner.

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Earth Sciences Seminar Series (ES3) - Thursday, February 26, 2026 - Room: 223 Wallace Building @ 1:00 P.M.
by Nick Lupky 24 Feb '26

24 Feb '26

The following message is being shared on behalf of Semira Alekic and the Department of Earth Sciences. There is an upcoming seminar scheduled for Thursday, February 26, 2026. Dr. Feiyue Wang will be presenting on "Sea ice geochemistry and mineralogy". The Department of Earth Sciences welcomes you to their Seminar Series featuring: Dr. Feiyue (Fei) Wang Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba Sea ice geochemistry and mineralogy February 26, 2026 223 Wallace Building 1:00 PM Willy Weeks (1929-2017) once stated that "sea ice is the one igneous rock that crystallizes from its melt at temperatures that humans can almost tolerate"; the crystallization process also occurs in places and at rates that can be readily observed by humans. Under freezing temperatures, the highly saline sea-ice brine creates a unique environment where a series of minerals can be precipitated and crystallized rapidly, yet the occurrence of these minerals in sea ice and their significance have only recently begun to be appreciated. Here, I will provide a synopsis of recent progress in sea ice geochemistry and mineralogy, and demonstrate how the University of Manitoba's Sea-ice Environmental Research Facility (SERF) and Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO) can be used for such studies. I especially look forward to discussions on how such a readily observable crystallization process may lend insight into the study of geochemistry and mineralogy in general.

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Webinar: From Lived Experience to Shared Futures; February 26, 2026; 4-5 PM central time
by Nick Lupky 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

The following message is being shared on behalf of Keshab Thapa, Ph.D. Candidate from the Natural Resources Institute. Join us on February 26 for our Webinar: From Lived Experience to Shared Futures: Storytelling as Social Infrastructure - Conflict, Care, and Community Unbounded Stories invites participants into a reflective conversation on storytelling as a living social practice. Grounded in lived experience, this session explores how stories hold conflict and care at the same time, and how sharing them can reconnect us to our humanity and to one another. Through personal narrative and collective reflection, we consider storytelling not just as expression, but as social infrastructure, something that sustains community, nurtures belonging, and opens pathways toward shared futures. What is your story? Registration link: https://bit.ly/anserwebinar [f18e5795-77c0-4ddc-b6da-e1caa3659ccc.jpeg] 🙏🙏🙏 केशव (Keshab) -------------------- केशव थापा / Keshab Thapa Ph.D. Candidate Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources University of Manitoba 70 Dysart Rd., Wînipêk, Treaty 1 Territory, Manitoba, Canada, Turtle Island I acknowledge living and working from Native/Indigenous land in Wînipêk, Manitoba, Canada, Turtle Island. Manitoba is the land of the Anishinaabeg, Ininiw, Anishininiw, Dakota, Dene, Métis, and Inuit. The entire Turtle Island (North America), including Canada, is Native land that comprises rich Native/Indigenous languages, cultures, ceremonies, land use and occupancy, knowledge, and Native pride and resilience. I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and present colonization of Native people and land on Turtle Island. Hydroelectricity generation, mining, lumber extraction, and colonial law and institutions have directly impacted the exemplary lives of Native people. The water in Wînipêk comes from the Shoal Lake adjacent to the Shoal Lake 40 reserve, where Native people have struggled to have safe drinking water access and for freedom road. Rerouting flood water around colonial settlements, including Wînipêk, flooded Native communities, causing eight years of displacement for Anishinaabe communities around Lake St. Martin in the 2011 super flood. Canada's Indian Act<https://abolishindianact.ca/> is the most harmful law imposed on Native people. The Indian Act created barriers to land back; the Indian Act instead placed land in trust for the British crown. I respect the Native/Indigenous Peoples, who have always lived and thrived here, as well as their languages and cultures. I am dedicated to moving forward in partnership with Native Peoples in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration by recognizing the truth.

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ACMP Black History Month Event - February 27, 2026
by Nick Lupky 17 Feb '26

17 Feb '26

Hello Riddell Faculty! Please check out the email below and its attachments for information on the Afro-Caribbean Mentorship Program’s upcoming event. It takes place on February 27, 2026, and they are currently seeking volunteers. Feel free to circulate this information to anyone you think might be interested. You may reach out to Veronica Platero-Guzman (veronicaguzman2002(a)gmail.com) to get more information. Thanks, Nick Lupky, B.Env.D. (He/Him/His) Communications & Marketing Coordinator Dean’s Office Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources University of Manitoba 497 Wallace Building | 125 Dysart Road | Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Nick.Lupky(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Nick.Lupky@umanitoba.ca> | (204)-915-7203 *This message is available in alternate formats upon request. The University of Manitoba campuses and research spaces are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene and Inuit, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM recognizes that the Treaties signed on these lands are a lifelong, enduring relationship, and we are dedicated to upholding their spirit and intent. We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and the present. With this understanding, we commit to supporting Indigenous excellence through active Reconciliation, meaningful change, and the creation of an environment where everyone can thrive. Our collaboration with Indigenous communities is grounded in respect and reciprocity and this guides how we move forward as an institution. From: Veronica Platero-Guzman <veronicaguzman2002(a)gmail.com> Sent: February 15, 2026 1:01 AM To: Riddell Faculty <riddell.faculty(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: ACMP Black History Month Event - February 27, 2026 Caution! This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba. Hello, My name is Veronica, and I am part of the marketing team for the Afro-Caribbean Mentorship Program (ACMP). I am reaching out to share details about our upcoming Black History Month event taking place on February 27th, 2026. This event aims to spotlight the excellence, leadership, and enduring contributions of the Black African Diaspora community in Canada, recognizing achievements that continue to shape our present and future. Event Details: Date: February 27, 2026 Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Venue: University of Winnipeg – 515 Portage Avenue Keynote Speaker: His Excellency, The Honourable Gline Clarke, High Commissioner to Canada from Barbados Catering will be provided by K&S Island Grill. The evening will feature engaging panel discussions, a Black business showcase, dance performances, spoken word, and the distribution of book bursaries to several students. By sharing this event with faculty, staff, and students, your department would be helping to amplify an opportunity for cultural celebration, academic dialogue, networking, and student support. We would greatly appreciate it if you could circulate the attached posters or forward this email to faculty, staff, and students within your department or network. Additionally, we are currently seeking volunteers and would be grateful if you could help share that information as well. Thank you very much for helping us amplify this important celebration. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Best, Veronica Platero-Guzman

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