{"id":1830,"date":"2022-02-11T14:29:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/foodscience\/?page_id=1830"},"modified":"2025-08-22T09:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:20:18","slug":"research-strengths","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/research-strengths\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Strengths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Research Strengths\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"human-and-ecosystem-health\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Human and Ecosystem Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/Health-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3692\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemistry underpins everything around us and within us; it can both support and undermine our health and that of the environment.&nbsp; This research theme encompasses our interests in environmental analysis, chemical toxicology, medical diagnostics, therapeutics, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Builds on:<\/strong>&nbsp;strengths in food science, organic and analytical chemistry, toxicology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key topics:<\/strong>&nbsp;legacy pollutants and emerging contaminants, water, environment, and human environment livability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Potential partners:<\/strong>&nbsp;biochemistry, biology, environmental science, health sciences, neuroscience, civil and environmental engineering, numerous government departments and industrial partners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/?page_id=3721&amp;window=true\">View Researchers in Human and Ecosystem Health<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"molecules-and-materials-for-sustainability\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Molecules and Materials for Sustainability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2025\/08\/Sustainability-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2294\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Building our prosperity without compromising the ability of future generations to thrive represents our biggest global challenge.\u00a0 This theme examines how chemistry can play a major role in achieving our society\u2019s sustainable development goals, both through modifying current chemical processes using \u201cgreener\u201d approaches as well as developing new technology for energy, environment and health applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Builds on:&nbsp;<\/strong>strengths in nanotechnology, inorganic\/organic chemistry, food science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key topics:&nbsp;<\/strong>value-added materials from biomass, carbon neutrality and sustainability, smart materials, materials for energy, green chemistry, solar cells, solar fuels, remediation using nanotechnology, coatings for electronics and solar cells<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Potential partners:&nbsp;<\/strong>biochemistry, electronics, mechanical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, numerous government departments and industrial partners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/?page_id=3711&amp;window=true\">View Researchers in Molecules and Materials for Sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"food-safety-security-and-analytical-methods\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Safety, Security, and Analytical Methods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2025\/08\/food.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2298\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemistry is integral to our food and agriculture systems from the farm to the fork.&nbsp; This theme comprises chemistry\u2019s role in measuring and improving agricultural productivity, food safety, nutritional analysis, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Builds on:<\/strong>&nbsp;strengths in food science, toxicology, analytical chemistry, nanotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key topics:&nbsp;<\/strong>policy in food, food toxicology, biomedical toxicology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Potential partners:&nbsp;<\/strong>biochemistry, public affairs, Sprott School of Business, numerous government departments and industrial partners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/?page_id=3725&amp;window=true\">View Researchers in Food Safety, Security, and Analytical Methods<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"chemistry-education\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chemistry Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2025\/08\/Chem-Education-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2299\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemistry Education combines the two pillars of higher education, research and teaching, into a single discipline that is scholarly research and practice in chemistry teaching. Chemistry Education is integral to our Department\u2019s success as it encourages us to research and apply evidence-based practices to our undergraduate and graduate teaching for long-lasting impacts on our student population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Builds on:&nbsp;<\/strong>years of dedication to high quality teaching and award-winning faculty in the Department of Chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key topics:<\/strong>&nbsp;active learning, blended learning, experiential learning, employability skills, program mapping and alignment, scientific communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Potential partners:<\/strong>&nbsp;Educational Development Centre, Discovery Centre, Chemistry Education Canada, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/?page_id=3730&amp;window=true\">View Researchers in Chemistry Education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/research-strengths\/lab-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1831\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-1.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/research-strengths\/lab-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1832\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/Lab-2.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human and Ecosystem Health Chemistry underpins everything around us and within us; it can both support and undermine our health and that of the environment.&nbsp; This research theme encompasses our interests in environmental analysis, chemical toxicology, medical diagnostics, therapeutics, and beyond. 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