People

The work of the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute is driven by a multidisciplinary team from Acadia University faculty, researchers, staff, students, and by partnerships with industry, communities, other academic institutions, government and non-governmental organizations.

Faculty

Dr. Anna Redden

       Director, Acadia Tidal Energy Institute
       Director, Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research
       Professor, Biology

Areas of Expertise: Marine Ecology & Effects Monitoring

Dr. Richard Karsten

       Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
       Acadia Centre for Mathematical Modelling
       & Computation

Area of Expertise: Resource Assessment

Dr. Graham Daborn

Professor Emeritus, Biology

Area of Expertise: Environmental Studies

Dr. John Colton

Professor, Community Development Program

Areas of Expertise: Sustainable Community Development
Socio-Economic Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy

Dr. Shelley MacDougall

Professor Emeritus, Business Administration

Areas of Expertise: Finance
Socio-Economic Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy

Research Associates

Dr. Brian Sanderson

External Websites: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brian_Sanderson

Associate Member

Meghan Swanburg, P. Eng

Project Manager, Acadia University

Current & Recent Staff and Research Assistants

Name	Supervisor	Term	Role
Elizabeth Nagel	Richard Karsten	2018 - 2019 (FT)	Project manager, Tidal Energy Institute
Margaret Hopkins	Anna Redden	Summer, 2017	Tidal energy/environment outreach projects
Elizabeth Nagel	Anna Redden	Summer, 2016	Tidal Energy Atlas Project, ATEI/FERN support
Freya Keyser	Anna Redden	September 2015 - 2016 (FT)	Researcher. fish related projects
Connor Sanderson	Anna Redden	2013 - 2017	Research assistant
Meghan Swanburg	Anna Redden	2013 - 2017, (FT)	Project manager, FERN & Tidal Energy Institute
Jeremy Broome	Anna Redden	2011 - 2015 (FT)	Manager of Research Operations, ACER
Erin Beazley	Anna Redden	Summer, 2011	Fundy Energy Research Network assistant
Matthew Baker	Anna Redden	Summer, 2011	Fish tracking in Minas Passage, Carleton Watershed
Colin Buhariwalla	Anna Redden	Summer, 2010	Fish Tracking in Minas Passage
Lisa Isaacman	Anna Redden	2010 - 2015 (FT)	Coordinator, Fundy Energy Research Network

Postdoctoral Fellows

Name	Supervisor	Term	Project
Haley Viehman	Anna Redden	September 2016 - December 2018	Acoustic detection of fish (Mitacs/FORCE)

Current & Recent Masters and Honours Students

Student	Supervisor	Level of study	Completion year	Thesis Title
Lilli Enders	Richard Karsten	MSc	current	working title under development
Mike Adams	Anna Redden/Brian Sanderson	MSc	2020	Using a drifting hydrophone array to obtain positions of Atlantic harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and analyze their vocalizations and swimming behaviour
Jeremy Locke	Richard Karsten	MSc	2019	X-band marine radar as a site assessment tool in the Minas Passage
Caitlin Lawrence	John Colton	MRM	2019	Social License and Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia, Canada
Mike Adams	Anna Redden	BSc Hons	2018	Application of a Multi-Hydrophone Drifter and Porpoise Detection Software for Monitoring Atlantic Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Activity in and near Minas Passage
Emma-Lynn Wallace	John Colton	BCD Hons	2017	Exploring community engagement in tidal energy development: Issues and challenges
Kody Crowell	Richard Karsten / Franklin Mendivil	BSc Hons	2017	Modelling the behaviour of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in the presence of in-stream tidal turbines in MInas Passage, Nova Scotia
William Kidney	Richard Karsten	MSc	2017	Statistical surrogate modelling of a deterministic financial model for tidal energy generation
Matthew Baker	Anna Redden	MSc	2019	Examination of the use of Intertidal Weirs as Fish Monitoring Platforms in the Upper Bay of Fundy
Jonathan Smith	Richard Karsten / Hugh Chipman	BSc Hons	2016	Validation and calibration of tidal models in the Bay of Fundy
Andrew Balzer	Richard Karsten / Pritam Ranjan	MSc	2015	A Statistical Perspective on Calibration of Computer Models with Tidal Power Application
Freya Keyser	Anna Redden	MSc	2015	Patterns in the Movement and Distribution of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in Minas Basin and Minas Passage
Peter Porskamp	Anna Redden	MSc	2015	Detecting and Assessing Trends in Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Presence In and Near the FORCE Test Site
Jeremy Broome	Anna Redden	MSc	2014	Population Characteristics of Striped Bass in Minas Basin and Patterns of Acoustically Detected Movements within Minas Passage
Kaycee Morrison	Anna Redden	MSc	2014	Habitat and seasonal movements of the American lobster, Homarus americanus, in the Minas Basin and Minas Passage of the upper Bay of Fundy
Krystle Nowe	Shelley MacDougall / Richard Karsten	BSc Hons	2014	A Model for the Estimation of Emergency Maintenance Cost for a 10 MW Tidal Energy Conversion Installation
Aidan Bharath	Richard Karsten	BSc Hons	2014	3-dimensional finite volume ocean coastal modelling of the Grand Passage
Freya Keyser	Anna Redden	BSc Hons	2013	Temporal and spatial movement patterns of striped bass in the Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy
Jude McConnell	Richard Karsten	BSc Hons	2013	Tidal energy: how turbine tuning affects power generation and the environment
Mitchell O'Flaherty-Sproul	Richard Karsten	MSc	2013	New high and low resolution numerical models of the tidal currents through the Digby Neck passages
Lisa Visentine	Shelley MacDougall	BBA	2013	Capital Investment Evaluation of Renewable Energy Technology: A Finance Perspective
Melissa Beattie	Shelley MacDougall	BSc Hons	2012	Risk and Risk Mitigation for the Tidal Energy Industry
Natasha Furey	Shelley MacDougall	BBA	2012	Economic cost-benefit analysis and financing for Tidal Energy Conversion
Kaycee Morrison	Anna Redden	BSc Hons	2012	Bottom substrate and associated epibenthic biota of the FORCE tidal energy test site in the Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy
Lauren Fogarty	Anna Redden	BSc Hons	2012	Listening in the fast lane: detecting harbour porpoise activity in the Minas Passage
Amanda Swan	Richard Karsten	BSc Hons	2011	Modeling power output for tidal turbines
Amber Corkum	Richard Karsten	BSc Hons	2011	Particle swarm optimization applied to tidal turbine placement in the Minas Passage
Megan Lickley	Richard Karsten	BSc Hons	2009	Determining the potential for tidal power in the Bay of Fundy and optimizing turbine placement

Current & Recent Co-op Undergraduate Students

Student	Supervisor	Term	Project
Franziska Gnann	Anna Redden	Summer, 2017	Tidal sites and acoustic detection of marine life
Mike Adams	Anna Redden	Summer and fall, 2016	Porpoise detection via hydrophones/software
Elizabeth Nagel	Anna Redden	Fall, 2015	GIS platform assistant, FERN
Mike Adams	Anna Redden	Summer, 2015	Marine mammal acoustic detection research assistant
Monica Reed	Anna Redden	Summer, 2013	Tidal Energy Institute assistant
Monica Reed	Anna Redden	Fall, 2012	Fundy Energy Research Network assistant

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