Faculty of
Fictional faculty profiles, leadership and academic expertise.
People
Meet the fictional scholars, teachers and academic leaders responsible for making the faculty sound considerably more organized than it is.
PhD, Atmospheric Science, University of Reading
Pike researches North Atlantic storm systems, forecast communication and institutional optimism. She previously led a regional climate services program and has personally cancelled 27 field trips.
“Science explains the world. Here, the weather keeps it interesting.”
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PhD, Ecology, University of Alberta
Singh studies coastal plant communities, biodiversity and ecosystem recovery after disturbance. Her lab works across island, boreal and shoreline habitats.
“Ecology is what happens when everything is connected and nobody gets to opt out.”
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PhD, Chemistry, Dalhousie University
Mercer studies marine natural products and analytical chemistry. He is known for explaining complex instrumentation without once saying “it’s basically magic.”
“The good news is chemistry follows rules.”
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PhD, Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Kavanagh researches coastal erosion, geomorphology and climate adaptation. Her current project maps places where the ocean has declined to respect planning documents.
“Coastlines are negotiations, not boundaries.”
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PhD, Meteorology, McGill University
Pike works on mesoscale forecasting, fog and severe coastal weather. Students know him for the phrase “technically, that is still precipitation.”
“There is no bad weather. There is, however, very bad scheduling.”
Fictional faculty member and synthetic portrait illustration.
PhD, Marine Biology, University of Victoria
Okafor studies cold-water food webs, seabird ecology and marine ecosystem change. His lab spends enough time at sea to have strong opinions about soup.
“The Atlantic is generous with data and stingy with comfort.”
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