The considerable growth of fossil fuel consumption has led to global climate change and environmental pollution. Multifunctional and bio-composites are introduced as sustainable energy resources to not only harvest energy from wasted heat, structural vibration, and bio-based materials but also to reduce structural weight and integrate multiple functionalities into a single advanced material.

Keywords: Advanced energy materials, Lightweight smart cellular materials, Renewable energy, Bioenergy and bio-composites, Multiscale and multiphysics modelling

Contact: hamid.akbarzadeh [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

The grand challenge facing humanity is how to sustain food production and food security for our growing human population. Healthy soil is the foundation for agricultural activities that produce food, fiber and bio-based fuels. Biologically and ecologically diverse, the soil microbiome has vast potential to sustain agricultural production.

Keywords: sustainable agriculture, food security, ecological soil management, biodiversity, microbiome

Contact: joann.whalen [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

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Contact: donald.smith [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

Gene regulatory networks are at the interface between environmental perception and environmental response in all living things. My research uses the tools of systems biology to study and manipulate gene regulatory networks in cereal crops in order to improve their response to climate change-associated environmental stressors.

Keywords: Regulatory networks, Drought, Transcription, Yield stability, Climate change

Contact: olivia.wilkins [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

Changes in demands for meat protein will increase the density of livestock agriculture, leading to increased parasitism in the face of drug resistance. New strategies to address resistance and preserve (and enhance) livestock productivity will be needed to achieve sustainability in this sector. These efforts need to include research to understand the basis for drug resistance and to discover new therapeutic and management strategies that can enable producers to maintain her health.

Keywords: parasite; anthelmintic; drug resistance; livestock; protein demand

Contact: timothy.g.geary [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

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Contact: sergio.burgos [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

Dairy industries world-wide face the challenge of producing the highest quality products under a system that must maximize production, not simply through judicious use of inputs, but through an understanding of the dairy cow's biological and behavioral needs, tempered by Society's expectations of environmentally-friendly systems, animal welfare and quality of life, and economic accessibility.

Keywords: animal welfare, farm management, cow longevity, environment, society

Contact: elsa.vasseur [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

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Contact: benoit.boulet [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

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Contact: paul.thomassin [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

Food security has become an increasing concern in northern Canada. The Food Security in Northern Canada Greenhouse (Food SINC) is a solution to food insecurity in northern Canada. The Food SINC unit is constructed within a standard shipping container that functions as a closed growth chamber during the winter months and as a solar greenhouse during the summer months.

Keywords: Food security, Northern Canada, LED, HVAC, horticulture

Contact: mark.lefsrud [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

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Contact: vikram.bhatt [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

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Contact: murray.humphries [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

What happens in Montreal influences ecosystems thousands of km away. McGill's Arctic Ecology lab studies the sustainability of Arctic wildlife, primarily seabirds and birds of prey, in the face of rapid climate change, increased shipping traffic and industrial activities. We use birds as indicators for the changes in Arctic ecosystems.

Keywords: Arctic ecology, climate change, seabirds, wildlife biology, marine life

Contact: kyle.elliott [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

Abstract. The solutions to the grand sustainability challenges (food security, climate change) must be rooted in effective co-operation and coordination among scientists, businesses, policy makers, and the general public. Using insights from behavioural economics, my research can shed light on ways to foster co-innovation, an integrated policy, and new business models in the food system.

Keywords: Behavioural Economics; Co-Innovation; Integrated Policy; New Business Models; Food System

Contact: nicoleta.uzea [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)

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Contact: richard.janda [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Contact%20Via%20SSTI%20Lightning%20Talks%20Page)