Professor Christina Hoicka and her students are very grateful for the guest lectures in the graduate course ENVS 6121: Community, Energy and Planning that was delivered for the first time in the Fall 2014. By demonstrating theory in practice, these lectures added value to the students’ understanding of community energy planning. We would like to […]
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FES students visit PowerStream's Micro-grid March 2014
On March 13, 2014, PowerStream offered a demonstration-tour of their micro-grid project at their headquarters in Vaughan. Ten FES students attended, accompanied by two faculty members, Dr. Christina Hoicka and Peter Love, and FES's Senior Development Officer, Sandy Tieman. Micro-grids are an important innovation as they allow for more locally-scaled and flexible options to manage […]
Community energy planning workshop for TREC ED RECC program
I had a great time delivering a community energy planning workshop in Chippewas of the Thames for TREC Education's Renewable Energy Career Connections (RECC) program. We learned how energy challenges and goals are unique in every community. I learned a lot from the students and the RECC program that I will take with me in […]
Welcome to Graduate School: Six Key Lessons to Help Master's and Doctoral Students Thrive in Their First Year
Dear Students, I'm sharing a link below to an article that I encourage you to read as it shares important insight and advice to those just entering their graduate programs. Written by an experienced graduate adviser, it offers key lessons that will leave you better prepared for your graduate academic experience. View article here
Resourceful Communities
Conference: CAGONT @ York University, October 24 & 25, 2014 Session Title: Resourceful Communities Organizers: Yvonne Rollins (yrollins@uwo.ca), PhD Candidate, Geography Department, Western University and Dr. Christina Hoicka (cehoicka@yorku.ca), Assistant Professor and PowerStream Chair in Sustainable Energy Economics, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University. Purpose: This paper session seeks to contrast and problematize the linked notions […]
