Emma Fingler (she/her) is a SSHRC-funded doctoral candidate researching gender, disaster response operations, and Women, Peace and Security in South and Southeast Asia. She is a Fellow with the Climate Security Association of Canada and is a Graduate Research Fellow with the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen’s University. Emma was the 2023 Graduate Scholarship recipient of Women in Defence and Security (WiDS). She was previously a Canada-Asia Young Professional Fellow with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and 2022-2024 Graduate Fellow with the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security. Emma has experience working abroad on humanitarian, development, and coordination issues. Prior to joining Queen’s, she was the Special Assistant to the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kathmandu Nepal, and a Junior Professional Consultant with the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Kathmandu. She holds an M.A. in Global Governance from the University of Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs and a B.A. Hons. in Political Studies from Bishop’s University. Outside of academia, Emma can be found hiking with her dog, Athena, reading fiction or watching sports.

Burgess Langshaw Power

Burgess’ research explores the governance of climate interventions (technologies which can artificially modify the climate at global or regional scales) such as solar geoengineering. Whether or not Canada and the world chooses to deploy climate interventions, robust governance mechanisms must be in place to ensure these technologies are managed responsibly, ethically, and equitably. The specific goal of his research is to disaggregate the challenges of solar geoengineering into different levels of governance, (such as international, nation-state, sub-national, and non-governmental) to support the generation of polycentric governance regimes. Prior to his PhD, Burgess was a Policy Analyst with Natural Resources Canada, working on project management and regulatory approval of energy infrastructure, next generation energy technologies, and Indigenous consultation. Burgess also held a United Nations Association of Canada Internship, studying climate change and the mining sector in Mongolia. He is the 2024/2025 Cadieux-Léger Fellow at Global Affairs Canada, an Affiliate Researcher with the United Nations World Climate Research Program, a member of The Waterloo Climate Intervention Strategies Lab, the Balsillie School’s Environment and Resources Research Cluster Support Officer, a member of the Balsillie School’s Climate Action Committee, and a graduate of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex.

Jonas Goldman

Jonas Goldman is the Senior Research Associate for the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab and a research consultant for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace attached to the U.S. Foreign Policy for Clean Energy Take Force. Jonas is also an affiliate with the Canadian Centre for Net Zero Industrial Policy. He has worked in a research capacity on clean energy industrial policy for the Canadian civil service, partisan government, and in different think tanks. Jonas began his policy research primarily analyzing clean energy industrial economy for the civilian economy, having worked on Smart Prosperity’s Industrial Policy Roadmap Canada’s Future in a Net Zero World. However, Jonas’s work frequently overlaps on climate, energy and security issues with increasing focus on the interconnection between these areas. Recent areas of research focus for Jonas have been in clean energy security, such as critical minerals supply chain mapping, and global industrial policy. Jonas’s published work can be seen in outlets such as Foreign Affairs, the Conversation, and the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab’s site. He currently lives in Toronto.

Alexandre Courtemanche

Alexandre Courtemanche is a Master's candidate in Political Science at the Université du Québec à Montréal, under the supervision of Justin Massie. He earned his Bachelor's degree there, completing the Honors program within the Department of Political Science with a concentration in International Relations. During this advanced stage of his undergraduate studies, he developed a keen interest in the intersection of international security and global warming. His thesis project focuses specifically on the impact of climate change on Canada's defense posture in the Arctic. In 2023, he was awarded a fellowship by the Climate Security Association of Canada, enabling him to conduct research on the link between human security and the militarization of the Canadian Arctic. In 2024, Alexandre received a Targeted Engagement Grant as part of the Young MINDS Initiative for his project "Militarization of the Arctic: Issues and Context. Through this grant, he will advance his research on the importance of transatlantic cooperation in the Arctic.

Aly Tkachenko

Aly Tkachenko is a PhD student in International Relations and Canadian Politics at the University of Victoria. Her research focuses on critical security studies, climate change, ecological security, and civil disobedience. Aly is interested in questions regarding the intersection of environmental policy and military operations, environmental protest and resistance, and current issues affecting Canada’s Pacific coast. Aly is a research fellow with the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN), as well as a 2024 fellowship recipient with the Climate Security Association of Canada (CSAC). Her work at UVic is supervised by Dr. Will Greaves. Aly holds an MA in political science from the University of Victoria (2022) and a BA from McMaster University (2021). She has worked as a researcher for the Firelight Group and enjoys volunteering with the Cetus Research and Conservation Society.