IRCC in Boreal reclamation and reforestation

成立于1995年的NAIT Boreal Research Institute(NBRI)是一家致力于加拿大北方针叶林利益和利益相关者的顶级研究机构。NBRI团队由一名主任和三名博士研究人员领导。NBRI位于埃德蒙顿西北500公里的和平河小镇的一个新的研究综合体中，毗邻和平河油砂。 加拿大的北方森林具有全球经济意义，蕴藏着木材资源、常规石油和天然气、原地和地表可开采的油砂。与此同时，由于石油和天然气、林业、公用事业和管道以及资源道路的累积影响，工业活动正在影响森林的生态完整性。 NSERC北方开垦和再造林学院工业研究教席(IRCC)是石油和天然气公司、森林公司和中小型企业(SME)相互关联的技术和创新的催化剂。Amanda Schoonaker博士，IRCC在北方开垦和再造林，为石油和天然气公司和开垦中小企业，包括森林公司，提供实用的技术和方法，用于场地准备，北方植物物种的部署，以及森林开垦的创新生命周期方法。自从2011年加入NAIT北方研究所以来，斯库梅克博士已经在应用研究领域指导了30多名学生。斯库梅克博士促进NAIT教员的研究，并与大学和政府的科学家建立研究伙伴关系。斯库梅克博士致力于通过提供技术笔记、研讨会和实地考察来转移研究成果，并培训行业人员和中小企业从业者。

Founded in 1995, NAIT Boreal Research Institute (NBRI) is a premiere research institute dedicated to the interests and stakeholders of Canada's boreal forest. The NBRI team is led by a Director and three PhD researchers. NBRI is housed in a new research complex in the town of Peace River, 500 km northwest of Edmonton and adjacent to the Peace River Oil Sands. Canada's boreal forest is of global economic significance, containing timber resources, conventional oil and gas; in situ and surface minable oil sands. At the same time, industry activity is impacting the ecological integrity of the forest due to the cumulative effects of oil and gas, forestry, utility and pipelines, and resource roads. The NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation is a catalyst for technologies and innovation of mutual relevance for oil & gas companies, forest companies, and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, IRCC in Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation, provides oil and gas companies and reclamation SMEs, including forest companies, with practical techniques and methods for site preparation, deployment of boreal plant species, and innovative life-cycle approaches to forest reclamation. Since joining NAIT Boreal Research Institute in 2011, Dr. Schoonmaker has mentored over 30 students in applied research field operations. Dr. Schoonmaker facilitates NAIT faculty research and is a focal point for research partnerships with university and government scientists. Dr. Schoonmaker is committed to the transfer of research findings and the training of industry personnel and SME practitioners through the delivery of technical notes, seminars, and field tours.