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Friday, August 25, 2023

Hieu Minh Le wins prestigious “Testing for Life” student award

Congratulations to Hieu Minh Le, who won the prestigious AOAC INTERNATIONAL/Eurofins Foundation "Testing for Life" Student Award (https://www.aoac.org/2023-annual-meeting-exposition/2023-aoac-awards/#eurofins). Hieu will present his honours thesis project on food authentication completed with Prof. Yaxi Hu in the upcoming AOAC annual conference in... More

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Dr Veronic Bezaire receives highest honour an educator can receive in the province

Véronic Bézaire (Department of Chemistry and Director of the Institute of Biochemistry) has been named a recipient of the 2023 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching Award – the highest honour an educator can receive in the province.   Please see the story here:... More

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The Department of Chemistry congratulates professor David McMullin for receiving the Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award!

We are so proud that David’s dedication to student Teaching and Learning is recognized by the Faculty of Science. David delivers courses and assessments with student employment needs in mind. When David developed Food Safety Risk Assessment in 2018, he filled an important training gap by creating an interdisciplinary course that highlights how... More

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The Department of Chemistry Congratulates Trinda Crippin for Receiving the Excellence in Learning Support Award!

Recently, Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning), David Hornsby, announced the outstanding educators who have been named 2022 Carleton University Teaching Award winners. The Department of Chemistry's very own Trinda Crippin has been awarded the Excellence in Learning Support Award! Trinda is an extraordinary colleague and lab coordinator... More

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Professor David Miller named to expert panel on Gene-edited Organisms for Pest Control

The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), at the request of Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency, has formed an expert panel to examine the scientific, bioethical, and regulatory challenges associated with the use of gene-edited organisms and technologies for Pest Control. Professor Miller was asked to join the multidisciplinary group... More

Monday, April 11, 2022

Fourth Year Students Shine at Poster Day

The fourth year students in Chemistry and Food Science 4907/4908 presented their research to a group of judges, supervisors, and committee members on Friday, April 8th. We wish to congratulate all participants on their collaborative research efforts! 2022 Winners Hania Rajack of the Lai Lab Title: Synthesis and oxidation properties of ZnO2... More

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Professor Tyler Avis featured by Carleton Newsroom

Professor Tyler Avis, one of the founding members of the Food Science program at Carleton University was featured in a story by Carleton Newsroom! Click the link below to read about how the Avis Lab is researching how beneficial microorganisms can outcompete the bacteria, viruses and fungi that damage or destroy plants, as a... More

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

David McMullin studies Ilyonectria mors-panacis (disappearing root rot) in ginseng

David McMullin was one of the researchers studying Ilyonectria mors-panacis/disappearing root rot. Canada is the 3rd largest ginseng exporter, but this root rot poses a risk to the cultivation of this lucrative crop, with 30% lost annually due to the pathogen.  Read the study here  ... More

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Carleton University Introduces Student Study Spaces

To help support our students in finding safe and quiet spaces to study, Carleton University and Scheduling and Exam Services is proud to announce that 17 rooms with 199 individual quiet study spaces, including 3 group study spaces, have been added the Enterprise Portal tool for use during the Winter 2022 term. These spaces are self-serviceable... More

Monday, January 24, 2022

Poor housing conditions linked to respiratory health issues in young First Nations children

Professor David Miller works with researchers on a study led by the CHEO Research Institute about the respiratory health issues experienced by young First Nations children and the direct links to poor housing conditions, which do not meet minimum housing standards. Immediate action needs to be taken to improve housing conditions to benefit the... More

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Publication: Arthropeptide A, an antifungal cyclic tetrapeptide from Arthrobacter psychrophenolicus isolated from disease suppressive compost

Beneficial bacteria can serve as food biopreservation agents. These bacteria have the potential to replace harmful and resistance-prone synthetic chemicals in agricultural fields, greenhouses, and food storage facilities. Serine Ramlawi (MSc graduate Chemistry/Food Science) and Sawsan Abusharkh (B.Sc. graduate Food Science) from the Research... More

Monday, December 13, 2021

Chemistry Welcomes New Faculty Hires

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce four new faculty hires, who will all join us by July 2022! Dr. Daniela Quaglia joined the department in October 2021 Dr. David Sabatino will join January 2022 Dr. Yaxi Hu will join the Food Science team in July 2022 Dr. Daniel Gregoire also joins the... More

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