Sam Banerjee has just won the U of S Robson Bursary.  This bursary recognizes academic achievementin an area related to land and resource management with an emphasis on sustainability and ecologically sound management practices.  Sam’s Ph.D. research is focussing on how geospatial relationships of microorganisms influences processes linked to greenhouse gas production in Canada’s Arctic.  His recent work has been investigating at what scale processes are important.  Or in other words, if you are trying to link genes, greenhouse gases with long term geomorphology, should your samples be spaced at less than one meter apart or perhaps several 100 meters apart.  His results are an integral part of the IPY-CiCAT program as it attempts to provide remote sensing experts with the on the ground information they need so that Canada can accurately estimate greenhouse gas emissions under a variety of climate change scenarios.

Congratulations Sam!