October 8, 2026: Professional Development Seminar with George Benson
In this talk, George will draw on their personal experience to bring large-scale systems change frameworks to the level of individual action and more!
October 1, 2026: Faculty Seminar with Connor McGookin
In this presentation, Connor will provide a summary of his project’s solar energy assessment and outline the ongoing work to understand how these tools can support local government energy planning.
September 24, 2026: Student Seminar with Bulgan Batdorj
Transparency is widely promoted in mining governance as a pathway to accountability, yet disclosure does not automatically produce these outcomes. Bulgan Batdorj draws on four transparency frameworks to illustrate how interventions could be designed to support disclosure.
September 17, 2026: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Bavisha Kalyan
This presentation argues that democratizing scientific knowledge is essential for developing engineering solutions that are both technically robust and advance social and environmental justice.
March 19, 2026: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. David McMillon
This talk will discuss a framework for systemic discrimination that has applications ranging from reparations and the racial wealth gap, health disparities, and environmental racism.
March 12, 2026: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Emily Yeh
Join Dr. Emily Yeh for her seminar on the political economy of geothermal development in Indonesia
January 15, 2026: IRES Student Seminar with Neha Sharma-Mascarenhas and Jessica Mukiri (First seminar in Term 2)
Join us for the first seminar of term two, given by our IRES PhD students!
Topics: Electronics at the End-of-Life: Repair Ecosystems, Consumer Decisions, and Policy Barriers and Consumption of Alt-Proteins to Mitigate Food Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada
February 12, 2026: IRES Student Seminar with Chloë Chang and Aloy Kouzak Campos da Paz
Join us for our upcoming seminar, given by two IRES grad students!
Topics: Can profit maps trigger win-win management solutions for the environment and farmers?
and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in B.C.’s Energy Transition
January 22, 2026: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Rebecca Dirnfeld
This session offers a practical overview of interviewing tips and techniques, emphasizing how strategic career planning during graduate school can set the foundation for interview success.
December 4, 2025: IRES Student Seminar with Manvi Bhalla (Last seminar in Term 1)
IRES grad student Manvi Bhalla will present her research on how South Asian immigrants in Canada face environmental injustice and why their voices must be centered in the country’s new environmental justice strategy.