CNAS Research Day

Student points to research poster

Thank you for joining us for the first CNAS Research Day on March 4, 2026! It was a great success and we can't wait to host again in 2027. Stay tuned for details. 

Want to get involved? Email cnasadr@ualberta.ca

Program | March 4, 2026

9 a.m. - Noon | Research talks | CCIS L1-047

Hear from researchers across ALES, science and engineering. 

9 a.m. - Opening Remarks
President Bill Flanagan; Karim El-Basyouny, Associate Vice-President, Institutional Research Infrastructure and Initiatives; and Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell, Dean and Vice-Provost, College of Natural and Applied Sciences

9:10 a.m. - Epigenomic tools for fish conservation and monitoring
Clare Venney (Science)

9:40 a.m. - Meta-analysis and meta-science in biology
Shinichi Nakagawa (Science)

10:10 a.m. - Bridging the Scale-Up Gap in Cultivated Meat
Ning Xiang (ALES) 

10:40 a.m.- Visual software quality assurance
Cor-Paul Bezemer (Engineering)

11:10 a.m. - Self-Limitation – the second law of ecology
Fangliang He (ALES)

11:40 a.m. - Modelling Subsurface Flow Systems
Juliana Leung (Engineering)

Noon - Closing Remarks
Jon Veinot, associate dean, STEM research, CNAS; and Goetz Dapp, director, Office of Research. 

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Poster presentations | CCIS PCL Lounge

Students and postdoctoral scholars presented their recent research in two-hour time slots.

View posters

We are proud to showcase student research from our community. Please note that all posters remain the intellectual property of their authors and are shared here for viewing purposes only. If you wish to reuse or reference this work beyond standard citation, please contact the author(s) directly.

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9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Info Booths | CCIS PCL Lounge

Explore opportunities, ask questions and meet research teams from across the university.

  • Digital Research Services, Client Support Team
  • Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  • Research Support Network
  • Safegaurding Research Office
  • Alberta Power Industry Innovation Centre and Resilient and Clean Energy Systems
  • U of A Library 
  • CARDD-TECH
  • ISSET
  • Permafrost Lab