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Canada Research Chair

July 9, 2018

Investigating sustainable wastewater treatment strategies that have the potential for downstream recovery of biofuels: this research will lead to better bioresource management and contribute to a new generation of technologies for treating waste, residuals, and biomass feedstocks.

July 9, 2018

Applying Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to research involving social and environmental justice and health equity: this research aims to create healthier relationships between Indigenous peoples and Settler (non-Indigenous) Canadians by advancing recognition, responsibility and reconciliation in community-driven and participatory ways.

July 9, 2018

Developing new theories and methods to allow us to study the motion of molecules and chemical reactions: this research may lead to new life-saving drugs, better energy-storage devices, and new solutions to global warming, while also training researchers in advanced computational science techniques.

July 9, 2018

Discovering how disorders of mitochondrial structure occur and how they control vital cell functions, including cell division, programmed cell death, and metabolism: this research will lead to innovative therapies that target mitochondrial dynamics and the fission and fusion of mitochondria for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, heart attacks, and lung cancer.

[Dr. John Smol]
June 18, 2018

As the world watches ice shelves crack and polar bears struggle to survive, climate change expert Dr. John Smol is using historical data collected from lakes to study the phenomenon.

[Photo of Praveen Jain and Marko Krstic at the ePOWER lab at Queen's.]
September 1, 2017

Dr. Praveen Jain, Canada Research Chair in Power Electronics and head of ePOWER, is leading a team of researchers who are developing new technology to capture solar energy that “will enable us to have off-grid energy systems that are reliable and can give you a 24/7 supply of energy.”

[Heather Aldersey]
June 1, 2017

A researcher in community-based rehabilitation (CBR), Heather Aldersey, Canada Research Chair in Disability-Inclusive Development, works with families and people with disabilities to identify the problems they face. Now, through an exciting new partnership with the University of Gondar in Ethiopia, Aldersey will collaborate with international colleagues on a very large scale.

[welding image]
October 1, 2016

When it comes to commercializing research, Queen’s has long been a leader among Canadian universities with the establishment of Innovation Park and the Office of Partnerships and Innovation.

[ Dr. Ugo Piomelli smiling ]
April 1, 2015

Queen's researcher Dr. Ugo Piomelli, Canada Research Chair in Turbulence Simulation and Modelling, discusses the relationship between turbulent flow and the surfaces it interacts with as part of his research at the Turbulence Simulation Lab (TSL) at Queen's.

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