Ali Baranbo

Kailee Tait, Tyson Bergen, and Owenn FlamingKailee Tait, Tyson Bergen, and Owenn Flaming, 10th graders at Leamington District Secondary School, won the Best Quality award at Canada’s 2022 National Crystal Growing Competition.

Local team clear winner in crystal competition

Growing a crystal is no simple task. But one high school team from Leamington grew a crystal so fine it won the Best Quality award at Canada’s 2022 National Crystal Growing Competition.

Students from Windsor and Essex County high schools worked with chemistry professor Nick Vukotic and Faculty of Science experiential learning specialist Michelle Bondy in preparation for the national competition.

Nick Vukotic, Anton Dmitrienko, Michelle Dao, Melissa Berberi, Madeleine Chang, Joy-Lynn Kobti, Ali BaranboMembers of chemistry professor Nick Vukotic’s research group pose with an instrument panel signed by Proto and UWindsor staff involved in the build (from left): Anton Dmitrienko, Dr. Vukotic, Michelle Dao, Melissa Berberi, Madeleine Chang, Joy-Lynn Kobti, and Ali Baranbo.

Industrial partnership yields big gains for Windsor-Essex and University of Windsor

An industrial partnership has resulted in the development of a cutting-edge scientific instrument.