Canada Foundation for Innovation

Canada Foundation for Innovation


10,000 ways | Meet Acadian researcher Céline Surette, for whom interdisciplinarity is second nature

May 08, 2024

(This podcast is only available in French.)

This is a podcast about curious researchers, leading-edge science, and the joys of discovery.

Céline Surette embodies both the chemistry of living things and interdisciplinarity to serve the real needs and questions of communities. And to achieve this, and ensure that critical thinking triumphs, she'll pull out all the stops. 

Céline Surette is Dean of the Faculty of Science and Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Université de Moncton. She has a unique perspective on natural ecosystems as well as New Brunswick’s research community, including mentors and students, for whom she is a guiding light. And she isn’t easily thrown off course, even in the face of attempts to criticize science. Listen to Céline Surette talk about all the dimensions of her work in the field and in the lab. 

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Biography: Dr. Céline Surette, Environmental Scientist 

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Protecting the health of our oceans: Fisheries and Oceans Canada