OTN Canada Students: Jeannette Bedard

Jeannette is an oceanography PhD student at the University of Victoria, specializing in flow/topography interactions and ocean physics in coastal environments. Her current research will increase the understanding of the dynamics within Cumberland Sound on Baffin Island, Nunavut, as little physical oceanography has been conducted in that area.

The Cumberland Sound study will increase understanding of the physical processes that influence the local fish, bird, and mammal habitats. Cumberland Sound's unique bathymetry, periods of ice cover, and multiple freshwater sources all play a role in defining the physical properties of the water. Deep inner basins separated by shallower sills hint at unknown deep water renewal processes. Since so little is known about the physical oceanography in the sound, this project is a unique opportunity to explore this fascinating area for the first time.

Jeannette earned her MSc through the University of Victoria with research focused on three-dimensional effects on stratified tidal flow over and around Fraser Ridge in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. Her BSc was completed through Royal Roads Military College.

Affiliations: School of Earth and Ocean Science, University of Victoria

Areas of Expertise: Flow/topography interactions and ocean physics in coastal environments.