Northern Environmental Geoscience Laboratory
Current research funders
Current research funders
ArcticNet - National Centre of Excellence
Project title: Understanding and predicting future climate-vegetation-cryosphere
interactions in Nunatsiavut, Nunavik and NunatuKavut
Principal investigator: Dr. Robert G. Way & Dr. Andrew Trant (U. of Waterloo)
Laboratory role: Project lead
Term: 2019-2023
Project annual report(s)
Year 1: 2019-2020
Year 2: 2020-2021
Year 3: 2021-2022
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Project title: Susceptibility of peatland permafrost in coastal Labrador
to future environmental change
Principal investigator: Dr. Robert G. Way
Laboratory role: Project lead
Term: 2020-2026
Polar Knowledge Canada
Project title: Integrating local knowledge, plant response, and cryosphere
dynamics to predict future food and fuel
Principal investigator: Dr. Carissa Brown
Laboratory role: Collaborator
Term: 2017-2019
Weston Foundation - Parks Canada - Nunatsiavut Government fund
for research at Torngat Mountains Base Camp and National Park
Project title: The Torngat Permafrost Project
Principal investigator: Dr. Robert G. Way
Laboratory role: Project lead
Term: 2016-2022
Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Government of Canada
Project title: Coastal Labrador Climate and Weather Monitoring Program
Principal investigator: Dr. Robert G. Way
Laboratory role: Project lead
Term: 2018-2022
Queen's University Research Initiation Grant
Project(s) title: Labrador Permafrost Project, The Torngat Permafrost Project, Coastal and Labrador climate weather monitoring program, Integrating local knowledge, plant response, and cryosphere dynamics to predict future food and fuel.
Principal investigator: Dr. Robert G. Way
Term: 2018-2022
Canadian Foundation for Innovation & Ontario Research Fund
Project title: The Northern Environmental Geoscience Laboratory
Principal investigator: Dr. Robert G. Way
Laboratory role: Project lead
Term: 2020-2022
Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom Arctic Research Program
Project title: Impacts of cryosphere-hydrosphere change on ecosystems and livelihoods in northern Nunatsiavut, Canada (IMAGINE)
Principal investigators: Dr. Robert G. Way (CAN) & Dr. Nicholas Barrand (UK)
Laboratory role: Project lead (Canadian side)
Term: 2022-2026
2022 Annual Meeting Project Presentation
Research Partners
Nunatsiavut Government
Research Project(s): Coastal and Labrador climate weather monitoring program, The Torngat Permafrost Project, Integrating local knowledge, plant response, and cryosphere dynamics to predict future food and fuel, Understanding and predicting future climate-vegetation-cryosphere interactions in Nunatsiavut, Nunavik and NunatuKavut
Research Project(s): Coastal and Labrador climate weather monitoring program, Understanding and predicting future climate-vegetation-cryosphere interactions in Nunatsiavut, Nunavik and NunatuKavut
Water Resources Division, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Research Project(s): Coastal and Labrador climate weather monitoring program
Labrador Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Research Project(s): Coastal and Labrador climate weather monitoring program
The SmartAtlantic Alliance, Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) and the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE).
Research Project(s): Coastal and Labrador climate weather monitoring program