Congratulations to Affiliated CEC-REN Researcher, Carlos Escobedo from the Department of Chemical Engineering, who is the recipient of the 2021 Way Memorial Trust Award. The Way Memorial Trust was established through a generous bequest to Queen’s to support research in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
Coming soon to YourTV Kingston is a World Without Trash which features the Open Plastic Consortium which is developing microbiological technology to help breakdown plastic waste into marketable recycled products. Watch soon to learn more about designing the Circular Economy.
Affiliated CEC-REN Researcher, Warren Mabee will talk about the implications of the recent federal election on COVID-19 policy for the future.
For more information about the Contagion Cultures Lecture Series and to watch past lectures visit their website.
Congrats to our affiliated researcher, Dr. Cao Thang Dinh from the Department of Chemical Engineering, for receiving funding ($125,000) from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund for his research on Electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals.
Visit the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Gazette website to see the full list of winners.
Congratulations to our affiliated researchers on their successful Wicked Ideas Grants:
Drs. Prameet Sheth and Zhe She and their Co-applicants from the Department of Chemistry for: "Detecting their slimy secrets: biofilms and their impact on healthcare, water quality and drug discovery.â€
A researcher affiliated with the CEC-REN, Dr. Philip Jessop, recently had his research in wastewater treatment featured by Ontario Universities.
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Pascale Champagne (Civil and Chemical Engineering; Chemistry) and her colleagues have received $3.9 million in funding through Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence (ORF-RE) for their project titled, "Integrated approaches to characterize, detect, and treat Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in the aquatic environments of Ontario."
On July 20th- 22nd, the Network on Persistent, Emerging, and Organic PoLlution in the Environment (PEOPLE Network) and The LEaders in wAter anD watERshed Sustainability (the LEADERS Program) co-hosted their second annual LEADERS & PEOPLE Virtual Symposium: Environmental Research and Career Training for Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP). The symposium was co-chaired by LEADERS program director, Dr. Stephen Brown, an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Studies and the Department of Chemistry at Queen’s University, and the PEOPLE Network director Dr.
Congratulations to Laurence Yang (Chemical Engineering), David Zechel (Chemistry), George diCenzo (Biology), and James McLellan (Chemical Engineering) who received $7.9 million grant from Genome Canada for a new project exploring a microbial platform for breaking down and valorizing waste plastic, which can then be repurposed to produce recycled products.
