Robin Woywitka

Dr. Woywitka’s current research is focused in two main areas: 1) the identification of late-glacial archaeological and paleontological sites in the ice-free corridor of western Canada, and 2) the effects of climate change and industrial development on the preservation of heritage landscapes in northwestern Canada. These efforts are currently funded by MacEwan research grants and a SSHRC Discovery grant. Dr. Woywitka uses a variety of methods to address these research themes, including geochronological tools (luminescence dating, radiocarbon dating), paleoenvironmental reconstruction and digital terrain analysis. This work is very multi-disciplinary and is commonly carried out in collaboration with academic and community partners from museums, government agencies, private companies and Indigenous communities. Dr. Woywitka is happy to supervise independent study or honours students with interest in any combination of geology, archaeology, geospatial science and paleoecology. Since joining MacEwan University in 2019, Dr. Woywitka has enjoyed teaching classes in geomorphology, soil science, western Canadian geology, anthropogenic climate change and Quaternary environments. He focuses on field training in many of these courses, and students can expect fun and challenging days outdoors in both classroom and research settings. Another key aspect of his teaching approach is the integration of real world data and problems drawn from a variety of consulting and regulatory contexts. | Geomorphology, geoarchaeology, paleoenvironments, GIS, remote sensing, geochronology

Robin Woywitka is Associate Professor at MacEwan University. Their stated interests include Dr. Woywitka’s current research is focused in two main areas: 1) the identification of late-glacial archaeological and paleontological sites in the ice-free corridor of western Canada, and 2) the effects of climate change and industrial development on the preservation of heritage landscapes in northwestern Canada. These efforts are currently funded by MacEwan research grants and a SSHRC Discovery grant. Dr. Woywitka uses a variety of methods to address these research themes, including geochronological tools (luminescence dating, radiocarbon dating), paleoenvironmental reconstruction and digital terrain analysis. This work is very multi-disciplinary and is commonly carried out in collaboratio. This summary considered all 4 collected sources.