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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Profile: Physics and Science Major I-CUREUS Participant

My I-CUREUS project has been a continuation of work I've done over the past two summers in Carleton's ATLAS group. The ATLAS is one of the four large particle detectors in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and was one of the two involved in the observations of the Higgs boson announced in 2012.... More

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Profile: Neurology and Mental Health Major I-CUREUS Participant

As an I-CUREUS student in Dr. Alfonso Abizaid’s lab I had the opportunity to work with a Masters student on a follow-up study to complement a previous study she had worked on. Our project looked at the role of the hunger hormone ghrelin in mediating anxious behaviours in mice using three behavioural paradigms: a... More

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Profile: Engineering Physics Major I-CUREUS Participant

My role as an ICUREUS participant was to perform statistical analysis and automate instruments. I developed multiple programs in R, MATLAB, and LabVIEW to analyze data that we obtained with an in-house microscope. As a result, a large portion of our data analysis steps have been streamlined. My ICUREUS project directly relates to the... More

Monday, January 25, 2016

Profile: Food Science and Nutrition Student

Stephanie Defillipe is an I-CUREUS participant in the Food Science and Nutrition program, assisting in Dr. Avis’ research in the field of food microbiology. She says: I-CUREUS has allowed me to learn and experience new things at school outside of the typical classroom setting! My project was based on extracting and identifying certain... More

Friday, January 8, 2016

Profile: Biochemistry and Biotechnology I-CUREUS Participant

The I-CUREUS Research Internship is an opportunity to take learning out of the textbook and gain hands on experience in a research environment. I had the opportunity to work under the supervision of Dr. William Willmore from the Biochemistry department. In Dr. Willmore's lab I have worked with DNA, protein, bacterial cells, and mammalian... More

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Profile: Neuroscience I-CUREUS Participant

Natalie Prowse, a third year Neuroscience student shares her I-CUREUS experience. Please outline your role as an I-CUREUS participant (what research support were you providing?) I was tasked with finishing and documenting a program which uses a suite of software called EEGLab for the Neuroscience of Imagination Cognition and Emotion Research... More

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Profile: Pyschology I-CUREUS Testimonial

Sarah Gardiner, a third-year Honours Psychology student shares her thoughts with you about her research with children. As an I-CUREUS participant I have helped support the research of Dr. Robert Coplan, who is interested in the activities children do both at and outside of school. I do this through helping prepare packages for participants... More

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Profile: Biology I-CUREUS Participant

Kim Seguin, a second year Biology student, shares her thoughts about her I-CUREUS experience in Biology. As an I-CUREUS participant, I have provided support to Dr. Alex Wong’s research. As a part of this research, I have been gaining experience working as a research assistant in a microbiology laboratory. I’m responsible for setting up... More

Friday, March 28, 2014

Profile: Chemistry I-CUREUS Participant

My name is Robbie MacLeod and I am a 3rd Year Integrated Science student. My I-CUREUS project is being completed in the Department of Chemistry under Dr. Maria DeRosa. My work involves the use of single stranded DNA and gold nanoparticles to facilitate the detection of toxins and pathogens, namely ochratoxin and norovirus. This... More

Friday, March 14, 2014

Profile: BIT Interactive Multimedia & Design I-CUREUS participant

Profile: As a second-year Bachelor's in Information Technology (BIT) Interactive Multimedia & Design student, Taryn Laurendeau is engaged with research for Professor Audrey Girouard on flexible displays (which are bendable display prototypes that currently have sensors but no screen). Role as a Researcher: Her role has involved evaluating bend... More

Friday, March 14, 2014

Profile: Cognitive Science and Psychology I-CUREUS participant

NAME: Shelby Thompson FIELD OF STUDY: Bachelor of Science Honours in Psychology with a Minor in Neuroscience, 3rd year SUPERVISOR: Professor Deepthi Kamawar (Cognitive Science and Psychology) 1. What have you been doing with your I-CUREUS research? I have been helping out a PhD student and I am almost done supporting a second big study.... More

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

International students create a teaching resource for others

Carleton international students are forging new materials for learning assistance with the creation of an online math tutorial website. Professor Peggy Hartwick asked her intermediate level English as a Second Language for Academic Purposes (ESLA) students to explore the use of technology for teaching an aspect of their disciplines to their peers.... More

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