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Antony Patrick Sinnappa Selvadurai Docteur

Professor Antony Patrick Sinnappa Selvadurai

With deep sorrow, we inform you of the passing of Patrick (Professor A.P.S. Selvadurai) on July 20, 2023.聽 Prof. Selvadurai was a TISED member and his intellect, energy and enthusiasm for teaching and research will be greatly missed by all his colleagues.

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Naomi Oreskes on the science of climate change and COVID-19聽

In advance of the Trottier Symposium on SED, 91社区 Reporter speaks to speaker Dr. Naomi Oreskes, geologist and science historian.

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CFI invest $9.3 million in 91社区 research聽

Thirty-eight 91社区 research projects, and six TISED members, have received federal grants through the CFI's John R. Evans Leaders Fund, which will provide them with state-of-the-art research infrastructure needed to foster innovation.聽

Dr. Jeffrey Bergthorson

Dr.聽 Jeffrey Bergthorson - Metal Fuels. We research. You benefit

Listen to聽TISED鈥檚 Associate Director聽Dr. Jeffrey Bergthorson's interview with the European Space Agency.聽

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Could Montreal's wastewater track the next wave of Covid-19?聽

Listen to TISED Member Dominic Frigon's interview on the Dr. Joe Show. Professor Frigon discusses his joint research with Professor Sarah Dorner,聽脡cole Polytechnique, on using wastewater to track the next wave of Covid 1-19.

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Michael E. Mann: Lessons from a pandemic: Solutions for the climate crisis

An interview with climate scientist Michael Mann on the speaker of聽the Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and Design.聽

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91社区 researchers awarded $1.5 million in NRC collaborative funding聽

The federal government鈥檚 largest research organization awards 19 projects at 91社区. Included in the awards are 3 TISED members' projects: Prof. Jeffrey Bergthorson, Prof. Sylvain Coulombe, & Prof. Sasha Omanovic.

Thomas Szkopek

Future Ready: The Graphene Innovators

91社区's Thomas Szkopek has fostered a research environment at 91社区 focused on finding the most innovative uses for a wonder material.

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91社区 researchers receive over $5 million to explore new directions in research聽

Twenty-one 91社区 research projects were funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund 2019 Exploration Grants to explore, take risks, and lead non-traditional research. Including TISED members Prof. Susan Gaskin, Prof. Dan Nicolau & Prof. David Wachsmuth

Mehrdad Mahoutian, and Chris Stern, with one of their cement-free, carbon-negative concrete blocks.

Clean Concrete Technology Ready For Ramp-Up

Carbicrete to launch large-scale production of carbon-negative blocks, developed at 91社区.聽

Conceptual design rendering of BARN exterior. Courtesy of mcgill.ca. profile of Michael Jemtrud and Salmaan Craig

91社区鈥檚聽Building Architecture聽Research Node (BARN)聽

The BARN project is among the nine聽91社区 research projects聽which聽combined聽received nearly $45 million in funding through this CFI-IF competition

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How will the pandemic reshape Montreal?聽

TISED's own Nicholas Luka shares his view on the lasting impact of the pandemic in Montreal

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Victory lap for 91社区 Formula Electric

91社区 winners of Formula SAE Electric 2019聽describe how they Won the finish line.聽

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Some Plastic with your Tea?

Read how TISED member Prof.聽Nathalie Tufenkji unveils the amount of microplastic in your tea.聽

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Clean fleet vehicles. Made by great partnerships.

TISED member Benoit Boulet describes his work聽to "build cost-effective systems powerful enough to drive big electric vehicles"

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Abrupt Shifts In Arctic Climate Projected

Trottier Chair Prof.聽Laxmi Sushama describes the changes that could arise from Artic permafrost degrading.聽

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Could maple syrup extract help cut the use of antibiotics?

Watch TISED Members聽Prof. Nathalie Tufenkji describe how maple syrup can be used with antibiotics

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