Research Week

Research Week Opening Ceremony

• Time: 9:15 - 9:45 am
• Location:  Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre, Parker Building, P-107
• Description: Join us as we open Research Week 2026 with a gathering that highlights the research happening across our campus. Faculty and students are invited to come together, connect with colleagues, and mark the start of a week focused on inquiry and discovery.

Weaving Knowledges: Indigenous Research Excellence at Laurentian

• Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Location: Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute, Room P-226, Parker Building
• Description: This session will share Indigenous research led by faculty and graduate students at Laurentian. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Pathways to Research for Undergraduate Students

• Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
• Location: Jim Fielding Innovation and Commercialization Space

• Description: Are you curious about research and how it could shape your future?

  Join us for an inspiring and informative session about the many paths available to get involved in research at Laurentian and beyond.

  Whether you’re interested in doing an undergraduate thesis, contributing to a summer project, understanding opportunities for graduate school, or even wondering how you might get your research funded, this event is for you!

  You’ll also hear from fellow students who are actively engaged in research, sharing their journeys and tips for success.

  This session is a great place to bring your questions, connect with resources at Laurentian, and reflect on your future in research.

Poster Session

• Time: All Day
• Location: Parker Building - Atrium
• Description: Laurentian University students, faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and affiliated research partners will display research posters, which can be viewed at any time during the day.

3-Minute Thesis (3MT®)

• Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
• Location: Cliff Fielding Building, Jim Fielding Innovation and Commercialization Space, CF-201
• Description: Laurentian graduate students will present their research to an audience of nonspecialized judges and attendees. Participants will have three minutes and one slide to convey their research and its broader societal implications during the 3MT® competition.

5-Minute Research Insights

• Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm
• Location: FA-386, Executive Learning Centre
• Virtual Zoom Link

• Description: Laurentian University faculty members from various disciplines will share their research in 5 minutes. Come out and learn about the wide variety of research taking place at our institution. Light lunch will be provided. Dr. Chantal Barriault, Associate Professor in the School of Natural Sciences and Director of the Science Communication Graduate Program, will facilitate the session.

  Name/Nom	School/École/Affiliation	Topic/Sujet
  Sylvia Hunt	School of Liberal Arts	Combining Scholarship and Pedagogy at the Undergraduate Level
  Dominique Mercure	École de service social	La mobilisation des savoirs impliqués en stage international et la construction d’un dispositif d’accompagnement pédagogique
  Nicole Wemigwans	School of Indigenous Relations	Anishinaabe Arts-based Knowledge Translation
  Mateus Pepinelli	School of Natural Sciences	Plant-pollinator networks in Northern Ontario
  Brie Edwards	School of Natural Sciences	The Hidden Life of Boreal Waters: New Tools for Understanding Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystem Recovery
  Williams Nwadiugwu	School of Engineering and Computational Science	LuVISTA: A Vision-Integrated Semantic &  Tiered Assistive Navigation System
  Jacqueline Litzgus	School of Natural Sciences & Vale Living with Lakes Centre	Windfarms and Wildlife: How “green” are green energy solutions?
  Mark Kuhlberg	School of Liberal Arts	“We can weep or we can fight to the best of our ability:” Learning from the Founding of Tembec Forest Industries, Inc.
  Taylor McCharles	CRaNHR	Better Access to and Integration of Mental Health and Addiction Services for Youth through Navigation

Professional Headshots

• Time: 1:00 - 3:30 pm
• Location: Parker Building - Atrium
• Description: Need a fresh, professional headshot? Stop by our upcoming Headshot Event and get your photo taken by professional photographer John Robbie. This is a drop-in event—no registration required. Headshots are available on a first-come, first-served basis and open to staff, faculty, and graduate students.

Celebration of Authors

• Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm
• Location: Brenda Wallace Reading Room, 3rd floor, J.N. Desmarais Library
• Description: The Office of Research and Innovation Services, and the Laurentian University Library & Archives, will be co-hosting an exhibit to celebrate Laurentian University–affiliated authors who have recently published scholarly or creative works.

Poster Session

• Time: All Day
• Location: Parker Building - Atrium
• Description: Laurentian University students, faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and affiliated research partners will display research posters, which can be viewed at any time during the day.

5-Minute Research Insights

• Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am
• Location: Executive Learning Centre, FA-386
• Virtual Zoom Link
• Description: Laurentian University faculty members from various disciplines will share their research in 5 minutes. Come out and learn about the wide variety of research taking place at our institution. Breakfast will be provided. Dr. Tammy Eger, Vice-President Research, will facilitate the session.

Professional Headshots

• Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
• Location: Parker Building - Atrium
• Description: Need a fresh, professional headshot? Stop by our upcoming Headshot Event and get your photo taken by professional photographer John Robbie.
  This is a drop-in event—no registration required. Headshots are available on a first-come, first-served basis and open to staff, faculty, and graduate students.

Poster Session

• Time: All Day
• Location: Parker Building - Atrium
• Description: Laurentian University students, faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and affiliated research partners will display research posters, which can be viewed at any time during the day.

Research Excellence Award talk - Tammy Gaber

• Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Location: McEwen School of Architecture
• Description: Winner of the 2024–2025 Laurentian University Research Excellence Award, Dr. Tammy Gaber, Full Professor and Director of the McEwen School of Architecture, will discuss her multi-SSHRC funded research and research-creation regarding the process of gathering primary data from site visits, interviews and archival work, which have so far resulted in an award-winning book, high-profile international exhibitions as well as various publications. Dr.Gaber will also discuss how the method and contents of her research were actively integrated into undergraduate and graduate courses at the McEwen School of Architecture with mentoring of students who participated in her international exhibitions.

Poster Session

• Time: All Day
• Location: Parker Building - Atrium
• Description: Laurentian University students, faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and affiliated research partners will display research posters, which can be viewed at any time during the day.

Voyageurs Innovation Challenge

• Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am
• Location: Cliff Fielding Building, Jim Fielding Innovation and Commercialization Space, CF-201
• Description: The Voyageurs’ Innovation Challenge is a unique entrepreneurship competition featuring teams of faculty members and students pitching their innovative business ideas to a panel of judges for 1st and 2nd place prizes. Audience members will also cast their vote for the People’s Choice Award.

Closing Ceremony

• Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
• Location: Cliff Fielding Building, Jim Fielding Innovation and Commercialization Space, CF-201
• Description: Join us for the Research Week 2026 Closing Ceremony as we recognize the achievements of our faculty and students. A light lunch will be provided. The following awards and honours will be presented:
  • 3MT® Awards
  • Voyageurs’ Innovation Challenge, 1st and 2nd place and people’s choice awards