The 24-hour light-dark cycle dictates the organization of life in most species on this planet. Internal timekeepers, so called circadian clocks, help to anticipate recurring daily changes and orchestrate the body’s physiological functions accordingly. In mammals, the core clock resides in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and is synchronized by light. The SCN projects to several […]

Building a high throughput vacuum chamber for our group’s transient grading spectroscopy (TGS) project, which uses picosecond, ultrasonic laster acoustics to probe the sub-surface, thermo-elastic properties of materials. We are particularly interested to study the thermal diffusivity of material under irradiation, which requires probe depths of single microns conducted in vacuum. Our current chamber is […]

Formal verification involves with proving properties about a system to make sure that the system is not free of bugs. There are two main methods for verification which are called model checking and theorem proving. Most current approaches to systems biology rely on model checking. Model checking is more automatic but not as general and […]

Le projet de doctorat, conçu dans le cadre d’une collaboration scientifique entre l’Université d’Ottawa et l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, vise à comprendre les modes de légitimation de l’autorité urbaine à Metz, ville du Saint-Empire romain germanique entre le XIVe et le XVIe siècle. L’analyse approfondie des pratiques d’écriture des groupes dirigeants à […]

This thesis deals with how Indian students of business/management schools adapt themselves with neo-managerial and entrepreneurial discourses presented in such schools. More specifically, I study the ways by which the aforementioned students adapt their socio-cultural background with the discourses of justification presented to them during their MBA program. In other words, I analyze how Indian […]

Bumblebee species are critical for pollination of crops and wild plant species but face critical threats from many sources. Some of these threats include climate change, habitat loss, and agricultural intensification. However, these threats may also interact to accelerate extinction risks among these species, eroding their contributions to vital ecosystem services and degrading the effectiveness […]

BALLET (Ballon Locomotion for Extreme Terrain) is a novel concept for traversing rugged terrain on Titan and Mars. The concept is being evaluated under NASA Advanced Concepts funding to investigate feasibility and work on further details of the design. The goal is to develop a physics-based dynamics model of BALLET and perform simulations of BALLET […]

There is little known about the extent to which native bees can incorporate non-native plants into their diets, and the costs or benefits associated with their use. Many wild bees are dietary specialists, collecting pollen exclusively from certain plant families, and many specialists prefer pollen from the daisy (Asteraceae) family. In our high-elevation study system […]

This project will experimentally establish a completely new method for accessing enantiopure materials starting from racemic substrates: stereoretentive-enantioconvergent catalysis. The ability to synthesize chiral molecules in enantiopure form is vitally important, most recognizably for the pharmaceutical industry. This is because the molecules of life are chiral (e.g., D-sugars and L-amino acids) and enantiomers often interact […]

This collaborative, pan-Canadian and consultation-based research project will develop an ocean literacy strategy for Canada with the aim of elevating Canadians understanding of the importance of ocean health and their capacity to participate in ways that promote a sustainable ocean ecosystem and economy. The interns will respectively coordinate the overall national consultation process (pdf#1), facilitate […]

The proposed research will result in better understanding of the mechanism of ethanol and glycerol steam reforming while using Ni-based electrocatalysts. The main goal is hydrogen production from glycerol waste and ethanol. It will foster research in one of the promising process of hydrogen rich gas production. The results will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals, […]