UPEI releases research success stories for 2024-25

From Greg Naterer, Vice-President Academic & Research, UPEI

Welcome to this magazine, InView, which highlights some of the innovative research happening at the University of Prince Edward Island! UPEI’s researchers are funding solutions to global problems and educating future leaders to turn their discoveries into meaningful benefits to society.

Our faculty members are internationally renowned and award-winning professors in their respective fields of research. They are advancing the frontiers of knowledge to make the province and our world a better place. Students have an exciting opportunity to study and learn from outstanding professors using world-class facilities.

The University is active in a wide range of fundamental and applied research and scholarly activities. There is strong support for this research from the government, community, and industry partners. We gratefully acknowledge this support, particularly from granting agencies including the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Innovation PEI, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and the Canada Research Chair (CRC) program.

UPEI’s research has made a signifcant impact at national and international levels. For example, a team of researchers across Canada, led by Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Associate Dean of the School of Climate Change and Adaptation, is developing precision agriculture methods that address challenges of climate change. Te project has developed in- feld management practices to improve soil health, carbon sequestration, and precision agriculture systems that increase farm proftability. Please visit our website at upei.ca/research for more news and information about other research programs.

To all researchers at UPEI, many thanks for your dedication and commitment to advancing new knowledge that benefits our community and the world. To those outside of our campus community, I personally welcome you to our campus to visit our laboratories and learn about our capabilities, and to meet our professors, researchers, and students. I hope you enjoy this research magazine!