Royal BC Museum and Archives Research Day presenters

Research Day 2018

March 15, 2018

About Research Day

On March 15, 2018, the Royal BC Museum hosted its Annual Research Day, a full day event held in the Newcombe Theatre. This event showcases the achievements of research staff who are actively engaged in strategic research projects related to BC’s Natural and Human History.

Research Day concluded with a reception to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and to provide an opportunity for audience members and research staff to meet and mingle.

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Presentations

Watch Opening Remarks from Angela Williams, Deputy CEO

Session 1: Biodiversity Past and Present

PresenterTitleVideoPowerPoint
Marji JohnsCarmanah Group StrataWatchView
Dr. Erica WheelerBotany of BC Mountains Part IWatchView
Dr. Ken MarrBotany of BC Mountains Part IIWatchView
Claudia CopleySpider Diversity in British ColumbiaWatchView
Dr. Joel GibsonIslands of Biodiversity: Insects and Spiders of Coastal BCWatchView
Dr. Henry ChoongJapanese Tsunami Marine Debris CollectionWatchView
Dr. Gavin HankeRecent changes to British Columbia’s Coastal Fish FaunaWatchView

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Session 2: BC Journeys: Cultural and Economic Perspectives in BC History

PresenterTitleVideoPowerPoint
Don BourdonFrederick Dally World-wide View
Dr. Lorne HammondHistory of BC's Energy SectorWatchView
Dr. Tzu-I ChungPunjabi Canadian Legacy ProjectWatchView

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Session 3: Indigenous Heritage and Reconciliation

PresenterTitleVideoPowerPoint
Dr. Genevieve HillClassifying Incised Stones in the RBCM Archaeology CollectionWatchView
Grant KeddieSpindle Whorls in the RBCM Archaeology and Ethnology CollectionWatchView
Dr. Martha BlackOrcas: Art, Stories and Indigenous KnowledgeWatchView
Genevieve WeberIda Halpern Records for Inscription on the UNESCO Memory of the World RegisterWatchView
Emma WrightArchives and the Truth and Reconciliation CommissionWatchView

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