Accelerating solar cell development, improving our understanding of gut health, and developing better ways to manage diabetes are among the interdisciplinary collaborations supported by our 2024 Catalyst Grants. Projects also include collaborations to accelerate our understanding of neural circuits and bring advanced genetic techniques to wildlife conservation. The program, now in its third year, provides … Continued
Our Academic Council member Professor Renée Hložek has been awarded the prestigious Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). The Rutherford Memorial Medals are awarded annually for outstanding research during the formative stage of a career in any branch of physics and chemistry. Professor Hložek is Associate Professor of Astrophysics … Continued
2022 Schmidt Science Fellow Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao has been named among the world’s leading young innovators by the MIT Technology Review. The publication has been producing its Innovators Under 35 list (MIT TR35) since 1999 to shine a light on the most exciting emerging ideas and entrepreneurs. Dr. Cao joins a prestigious list of previous … Continued