Sciographies Podcast

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Chuck Macdonald, an inorganic chemist.

Dr. Macdonald attended Dalhousie University for both his undergraduate degree and his PhD studies. Years later, he returned to his alma mater to take position as the Dean of Science.

As Dean, Dr. Macdonald is leading the charge to enhance science programming and facilities – all while working to improve equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility within the Dal Science community.

Dr. Macdonald talks to us about growing up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, his experience specializing in inorganic chemistry, and the big – picture projects he tackles as a university administrator.

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Sciographies is brought to you by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Science and campus – community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Relevant links:

Learn more about Dalhousie’s Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity here.
Learn more about NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards here.

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Sciographies is having a come back with season five. Stay tuned!

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In this episode, we talk to Dr. Katja Fennel. She’s an oceanographer, Killam Professor, and chair of the Oceanography department here at Dal. 

Dr. Fennel’s research involves the development of physical-biogeochemical models, which are tools that can help us better understand and predict the state of the ocean as the climate changes. Dr. Fennel uses her education in mathematics to build these extremely complex predictive models with her team. They’re currently contributing to the biogeochemical expansion of the global Argo platform, BGC-Argo, and anticipate launching 40 autonomous vehicles in the coming years to collect the comprehensive data needed to inform these models. 

This episode covers Dr. Fennel’s experience growing up behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany, her path to oceanography, and the challenges involved in modelling dynamic ocean environments. 

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Sciographies is brought to you by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Science and campus-community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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In this episode, we talk to Dr. Sherry Stewart. She’s a clinical psychologist, Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Mental Health, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Dr. Stewart is known for her research on the individual psychological factors and personality traits that drive a person’s alcohol abuse, other substance misuse, or problem gambling behaviour. She develops clinical interventions based on her findings so that clinicians can help their patients prevent and treat these widespread challenges. 

UniVenture [univentureproject.org], a current study, looks at how one of Dr. Stewart’s previously established prevention programs can be adapted to improve mental wellness and reduce distress, excessive risk taking, and negative consequences of substance use among university students across Canada. 

In this week’s episode of Sciographies, host David Barclay sits down with Dr. Stewart to discuss her path to a career in psychology and her research studies that inform real-world clinical practices.

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Sciographies is brought to you by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Science and campus-community radio station CKDU 88.1 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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