This research arises from the need to find out how Canada’s expertise could improve science education in rural areas in the Philippines and in turn, how this collaboration could generate understandings that would also advance Canada’s public science education system. It is based on the deliberate use of technology and local knowledge frameworks. It will […]

The main objective of this project is developing a novel technology to understand Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The main cause of AD has not been clearly discovered, and therefore the effective treatment to stop the disease has not yet been established. This technology which is an integration of microfluidic, nano-electronics, and optical imaging techniques would provide […]

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a fast growing technology with application areas in automobile, biomedical, and aerospace etc. The technology is moving rapidly from polymers to metal AM due to advantages in terms of shape complexity, and minimum material and energy wastage. The major challenge in Metal AM is the shape deviation modeling, and quantification. Shape […]

Legionella pneumophila is an opportunistic pathogen that affects humans that are immunocompromised. It is the most frequently reported drinking water related disease in the United States. In order to investigate its occurrence and release from pipe walls in the drinking water distribution system, a bench – scale method has been designed. Disinfectants (chlorine) and corrosion […]

Des fermentations in vitro dans des bioréacteurs seront réalisées après optimisation des paramètres (pH, temps de résidence…) grâce aux données collectées dans la littérature sur les caractéristiques du syndrome de l’intestin irritable. Les fermenteurs seront inoculés avec du microbiote fécal provenant de sujets présentant un syndrome du côlon irritable (3 répétitions avec selles de 3 […]

Cross border political performance art and pedagogy are the focal point of my research—a topic more relevant and urgent than I could have anticipated with the Trump Administration’s proposed wall, immigration policies, and legislation which forcibly separates migrant families caught attempting to cross the Southern border as well as controversies surrounding Canada’s ‘Safe Third Country […]

There is a growing need for the development of guidelines related to best practices in the treatment of chronic disease. Clinical practice guidelines have become an important means of translating scientific evidence, identifying gaps in the literature, distributing new knowledge, and improving patient care. Following a teleconference, and an in-person meeting between national and international […]

In recent years, the Mediterranean Sea has become a visible site of exclusion characterized by the graphic imagery of boats filled with migrants en route to the European Union (EU). Often marked with tragedy and loss of life, these narratives are routinely accompanied by vivid depictions of rescues at sea being conducted by Frontex, the […]

My research concerns borders, refugees, and protracted transit situations at the periphery of Europe. Following four months of field work in the Western Balkans this summer, I propose to undertake a six-month foreign study period at Aix-Marseille Université under the supervision of Professor Pierre Sintès, an accomplished and renowned scholar, specializing in issues of international […]

In his Treatise of Human Nature, David Hume proposed a new philosophical approach based on what he called “the science of human nature”. This science consisted in a kind of cartography aiming to establish the epistemological possibilities of the human mind considered on the base of its passionate and social dimensions. I argue that at […]

When a light source is focused onto a metallic nanoparticle, a phenomenon called localized surface plasmon resonance occurs and can be utilized to guide light, perform highly sensitive spectroscopy measurements and induce efficient surface chemistry reactions. The “hot-electrons” generated by the light excitation are triggering the chemical reactions that could not be initiated otherwise. This […]

Xylose is one of the most abundant sugars in nature and makes up a significant portion of lignocellulose. In order to profitably use lignocellulosic biomass for sustainably producing ethanol and other chemicals, it is important that all of its sugars be efficiently co-fermented. The current organism of choice for such fermentations, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Baker’s yeast), […]