People & Projects

A picture of a woman with long brown hair, smiling, and the words "Dr. Erica Samms" written on top of her black blazer A picture of broken ice on the ocean with the words Qanittaq Clean Arctic Shipping Incentive written on top A tall blonde man in a brown shirt leans against a window, with the words Dr. Maxime Geoffroy written on top A picture of a coastal community featuring an old steepled white wooden church and the blue ocean, with the words Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures written on top A man with dark brown hair and black glasses, with the words "Dr. Arn Keeling" written on top of his dark collared shirt A picture of an iceberg on the ocean with the words Transforming Climate Action: Addressing the Missing Ocean written on top

Memorial is home to world-class students, faculty and staff who are committed to working in, and with, coastal and northern communities. From medicineengineering and technology, to sciencefine arts and education, our expertise spans disciplines and boundaries.

There are well over 300 faculty, staff, and students at Memorial University (including the Marine Institute, Labrador Campus, and Grenfell Campus) who are actively engaged in research, teaching and learning, and public engagement initiatives connected to the ocean and the North, with hundreds of ongoing projects related to these topics.

Moreover, Memorial has 5 active Canada Research Chairs in areas related to cold oceans and northern research. Click here to learn more.

Want to Learn More?

Visit Yaffle, Memorial's online tool for sharing information. You'll find profiles for researchers at Memorial, as well as descriptions of their past and current projects. 

Please Note: Faculty and Staff are not required to enter their projects into Yaffle, and this database is constantly growing.

Can't find what you're looking for?

The Cold Oceans and Northern initiative maintains various databases and inventories to help you figure out what's happening where and when, and who's doing it.

Reach out to Mandy Rowsell with any specific inquiries.