Dr. Burhan Hussein

Program Director of the Canadian Black Scientists Network

2025

Youth Award Winner

Bio: Burhan Hussein is a research chemist, educator, and innovation enthusiast with expertise in sustainable technologies, materials science, and science policy. Burhan’s career spans academic research, industry collaboration, and commercialization, with work ranging from carbon capture materials to new cancer therapies. Beyond the lab, Burhan focuses on inclusive innovation ecosystems and knowledge mobilization, ensuring science translates into solutions that serve communities equitably. As Program Director of the Canadian Black Scientists Network, Burhan leads initiatives that strengthen equity in STEM and create pathways for underrepresented voices in science. Burhan’s work bridges research, public engagement, and policy, with a commitment to building a more accessible science and innovation ecosystem in Canada.

Proposal:

[1] Ferrario, F., Araújo, C. A. S., Bélanger, S., Bourgault, D., Carrière, J., Carrier-Belleau, C., Dreujou, E., Johnson, L. E., Juniper, S. K., Mabit, R., McKindsey, C. W., Ogston, L., Picard, M. M. M., Saint-Louis, R., Saulnier-Talbot, É., Shaw, J.-L., Templeman, N., Therriault, T. W., Tremblay, J.-E., & Archambault, P. (2022). Holistic environmental monitoring in ports as an opportunity to advance sustainable development, marine science, and social inclusiveness. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10(1), 00061. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00061 [2] Chapter 4.5 – Green Port Governance | Port Economics, Management and Policy. (2020, September 24). https://porteconomicsmanagement.org/pemp/contents/part4/green-port-governance/ [3] Canada, T. (2019). Backgrounder on Canada’s port system. ACFP 15851935; ACFP. https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine/backgrounder-canada-s-port-system [4] Ferrario, F., Archambault, P., & Templeman, N. (2021). A scan of environmental monitoring in top ports around the globe. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3428: vii + 36 p. [5] Walker, T., & Adams, M. (2021). How shipping ports can become more sustainable. Dalhousie News. https://www.dal.ca/news/2021/03/29/how-shipping-ports-can-become-more-sustainable.html

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