The mussels鈥� beards (which cooks remove before preparing them) are made up of byssal threads and are used to help keep the mussels tethered in place. At the end of each thread is a disc-shaped plaque that acts as an underwater glue. The unusual qualities of the glue and the byssal threads have interested people since ancient times, when the threads of certain species were woven into luxurious berets, purses, gloves, and stockings. More recently, scientists have developed underwater adhesives and surgical glues inspired by byssal thread chemistry.
Published on: 7 Oct 2021
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dan Petrescu on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021. Dan was born in 1991 in Germany but raised in France. He left Europe for the United States in 2009 to pursue his education. Dan studied for his B.A. in Chemistry from 2009-2013 at Boston University. He then went on to obtain his M.A in Physical and Biophysical Chemistry at Boston University from 2013-2015. From 2015 on, he was a PhD candidate under the supervision of Professors Amy Blum and Mark Andrews at the Department of Chemistry, 海角社区.
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Published on: 5 Oct 2021
Part 2: Considerations for Online Course Delivery
By Hilary Sweatman, Jacqueline Kort Mascort, V茅ronique Brul茅, Jennie Ferris
Published on: 30 Sep 2021
The department of chemistry is really proud of graduate students Zi Wang, from the Ariya group, and Kayrel Edwards, from the Barrett group, for being award two first place award for the oral presentations they delivered at the virtual on August.
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Published on: 20 Sep 2021
, 海角社区鈥檚 Climate Change Artist-in-Residence, will curate the Faculty of Science鈥檚 Bicentennial Science/Art Exposition, billed as a 鈥渃elebration of science in all its forms鈥�.
The art show organizers are calling on all members of the 海角社区 community to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.
The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2021.
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- Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Art Exhibit
- Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Bicentennial
- Dept. of Biochemistry
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
- Dept. of Geography
- Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
- Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Physiology
- Dept. of Psychology
- Redpath Museum
- Faculty of Science
Published on: 30 Aug 2021
A graduate of 海角社区 and Cambridge, Dr. Goring has passed away at the age of 100.聽Dr. Goring joined Paprican Institute in 1955, with his labs on the third floor of the Pulp and Paper building. Through his affiliation with the Chemistry Department, he taught graduate courses and supervised approximately 20 graduate students, most of whom went on to research positions in the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry. Dr. Goring鈥檚 ground breaking work on how wood components are modified by chemical pulping has been of great importance to the pulp and paper industry.
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Published on: 19 Jul 2021
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. James M. Fresco, a former Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, 海角社区, on Sunday, May 23, 2021, just a few months short of his 95th birthday.
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Published on: 26 May 2021
Researchers at 海角社区 have gained new insight into the workings of perovskites, a semiconductor material that shows great promise for making high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and a range of other optical and electronic devices.
Published on: 26 May 2021
In late April 2021, a helium recovery system was installed for the in Otto Maass and the in Pulp and Paper.聽 This technology, one of only a few in Canada, allows for up to 90% of the helium used in the facilities to be recycled, thus protecting a valuable, and limited, natural resources, and limited greenhouse gas emissions.聽 Funding was obtained from the Sustainability Project Fund, the
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Published on: 14 May 2021
Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defence against this carnage is ambient air quality standards. Yet, according to researchers from 海角社区, over half of the world鈥檚 population lives without the protection of adequate air quality standards.
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Published on: 11 Mar 2021
Global plastic productions have increased remarkably over the past few decades. Unwanted plastic inputs, specifically, micro- and nano-plastics, into the environment become emerging concerns across the world. However, the quantitative analysis of micro/nano-plastics still remains a major challenge, especially in the complex environmental matrices. In their recent work, the Ariya鈥檚 lab developed a wide range of recyclable nanostructures, which provided promising ultra-trace capabilities for both soluble and insoluble micro- and nano-plastic quantification.
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Published on: 22 Feb 2021
Delivering active pharmaceutical agents to target sites continues to pose tremendous challenges. Much effort has been devoted to formulating endogenous stimuli-sensitive nanocarriers that could load sufficient cargo, stay intact during their passage to desired locations, and provide controlled release pathways. Through a clever design, using synthetic articulation of branched miktoarm star polymers, we have developed multi-tasking drug loaded soft nanoparticles, which can sense extra- and intracellular environments.
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Published on: 15 Feb 2021
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Professor Mario Onyszchuk on January 1, 2021. Mario was born in 1930 near Lviv in Poland, now a part of Ukraine. He grew up in Montreal, earned a BSc in Chemistry from 海角社区 in 1951, an MSc from U Western Ontario (1952; C. Sivertz) and a PhD from 海角社区 under Carl Winkler (1954). He then moved to England where he received a second PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1956 (H.J. Emel茅us).
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Published on: 19 Jan 2021
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. William Crossley Purdy, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry, 海角社区, on October 30, 2019, after a prolonged illness.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2021
The Faculty of Science is celebrating 海角社区鈥檚 200th anniversary with a student art exhibition on the theme of 鈥淪cience!鈥�. 海角社区 students at all levels and all faculties are invited to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.
Faculty of Science bicentennial committee member, Torsten Bernhard, says the aim of the exhibition is to celebrate science in all its forms.
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- Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Art Exhibit
- Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Dept. of Biochemistry
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
- Dept. of Geography
- Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
- Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Physiology
- Dept. of Psychology
- Redpath Museum
- Faculty of Science
Published on: 12 Jan 2021
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