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Friday, March 11, 2022
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is now accepting student applications for the Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Award, which provides student funding of $10,000 to $15,000 for an EDI-informed research opportunity supervised by a faculty member. One graduate student award and up to five undergraduate... More
Thursday, April 29, 2021
On April 12-14, 2021, more than 3,400 students from post-secondary institutions around the world participated in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) to celebrate the work of undergraduate researchers. This year, ten Carleton students presented at the first-ever virtual event. With so many registrants, the experience was a... More
Thursday, January 24, 2019
One of our current participating teams for I-CUREUS—MacKenzie Brannen and Professor Oren Petel—have had a feature story written on their research. MacKenzie Brannen, a 3rd-year Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering student, has been aiding Professor Petel on his continued research and testing for improved helmet testing since the Fall term.... More
Thursday, October 4, 2018
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is a forum for undergraduate students to present their research. With 4200 registrants, 47 states from the United States, and 18 countries participating, the experience is a dynamic learning opportunity. This year, Carleton sent a group of seven students to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Below... More
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Pete Neathway is an I-CUREUS participant in the Engineering-Physics program, assisting Professor Ye's “Novel Materials for, and Approaches to, the Design of Microphotonic Devices” project. On his project and I-CUREUS, he says: Having the opportunity to build on one’s education in a practical setting truly solidifies both the understanding... More
Friday, August 31, 2018
Jason Hlang is an I-CUREUS participant in the Aerospace Stream B program. He assisted Professor Laliberte on the project "Conversion of RC aircraft into UAVs for work as flying laboratories and geophysical survey platforms." Through this project, Jason had the opportunity to to gain experience working with composite materials, designing... More
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Meaghan Shaw is an I-CUREUS participant in the Psychology program, assisting Professor Milyavskaya's "The Differential Effects of Ego Depletion and Boredom on Task Performance" project. She says: I am very thankful I got the opportunity with I-CUREUS this semester as it really allowed me to learn so many knew things about research that I... More
Sara Siddiqi is an I-CUREUS participant in the Health Science program, assisting Professor Salmaso's "Examining the Effects of Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 on Perineuronal Nets" project. This involves investigating how PNNs are altered in both the cortex and hippocampus of FGF2KO and wildtype (WT) mice treated with a FGF2 injection. Of her... More
Friday, March 16, 2018
On March 8 and 9, 2018, the 12th annual Inquiry@Queens conference was held at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. Eight Carleton undergraduate students were selected to present their research. Normally considered the domain of postgraduate students, more and more undergraduate students are participating in research during their studies. To... More
Monday, March 13, 2017
Arlin Otto is an I-CUREUS participant in the Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering program. She says: My research was in structural fire safety engineering under the supervision of Dr. John Gales. My role in this research was to create the test plan, make the test samples, and perform and analyze the results from the... More
Thursday, February 23, 2017
We are pleased to announce a new opportunity for undergraduate students looking for funding to enhance their research experience! Supported by the Office of the Provost and Vice President (Academic), the Office of the Vice President of Research and International and the Faculties, the Discovery Centre is pleased to promote the Carleton... More
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Each year the Office of the Provost and Vice President (Academic) through the Discovery Centre sends a handful of students to represent the Carleton and Canada at the US National Conference on Undergraduate Research. This year's conference in Memphis, Tennessee from April 6-8, 2017. Students who apply through the Discovery Centre are considered... More
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