Carter Kuiper

Carter is an MSc candidate in the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta. He holds a BSc in Environmental and Conservation Sciences, a BA in Native Studies, and a Certificate of Sustainability from the University of Alberta.

During his time as an undergraduate student, he spent time as a Research Assistant in the Department of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Alberta, analyzing the accuracy of low-cost air sensors in response to wildfire smoke. He has also spent a summer working as a student intern at Indigenous Services Canada in the Environment Directorate using GIS applications to map abandoned railways and historical locations of Indian Residential Schools on Reserves across Canada.
 
Carter’s current research focuses on the integrating socioeconomic factors of vulnerability with the Landscape Fire Exposure Metric to further identify communities in Canada that are vulnerable to wildfire and potentially limited in their ability to effectively respond and recover in the event of a wildfire.