Kirin Successfully Defends MSc Thesis and Receives Thesis Award Nomination

Congratulations to Kirin on successfully defending her MSc thesis, “Implementation of a 3-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Numerical Model onto a Large Northern Lake.”

Kirin’s research addresses critical knowledge gaps in our understanding of how climate change is affecting northern lake ecosystems. Focusing on Great Bear Lake, the largest lake entirely within Canada’s borders, her work applied a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model to better understand lake circulation, thermal structure, and the interactions between ice cover and open-water conditions. Her research contributes valuable insights into the response of northern freshwater systems to a changing climate and provides information that can support environmental stewardship and decision-making for the Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę community and other northern stakeholders.

We congratulate Kirin on this outstanding achievement and wish her continued success in her future career.