Master’s student Peter Jobin tests the impact of oil on freshwater sediments in the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research biomaterials laboratory.
An international, multidisciplinary team of scientists is planning in-depth investigation od the impact of an oil spill on the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Chelsea Salter studied the potential of bacteria to combat the toxic effects of algal blooms.
Chelsea Salter studied the potential of bacteria to combat the toxic effects of algal blooms.
Chelsea Salter is studying how bacteria in Point Pelee sand can break down toxins before they contaminate the residents’ drinking water.
Chelsea Salter is studying how bacteria in Point Pelee sand can break down toxins before they contaminate the residents’ drinking water.
Mike McKay is leading a research team using wastewater to study the transmission of COVID-19 in local communities.
Mike McKay is leading a research team using wastewater to study the transmission of COVID-19 in local communities.
Biology student Lauren Goddard collects samples in the field.
Biology student Lauren Goddard spent her summer interning at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research.
UWindsor professor Chris Weisener (left) and PhD student Nicholas Falk (right) flank Shawn Tanner and Mahnoz Akhtari, who will represent Windsor in the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Walkerville Collegiate students Mahnoz Akhtari and Shawn Tanner will exhibit their project, born in a UWindsor lab, in the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Masters student Adam Skoyles conducts a field sampling with assistance from doctoral candidate Tom Reid.
A UWindsor research team is studying the use of naturally-occurring bacteria to remove contaminants from wastewater.
Daniel Heath with a DNA sequencer.
A grant of $500,000 will allow a UWindsor team to analyze bacterial DNA from water samples.
Acting dean of science Charles Macdonald congratulates Faculty Performance Award winners Tricia Carmichael, Chris Weisener, Christina Semeniuk, Ronald Barron and Marcelo Arbex. Each will receive a grant of $1,000 in recognition of their contributions over the past year.
Biology professor Jan Ciborowski received a lifetime achievement award December 4 at the Science Celebration of Success.
A member of the research team tests sediment from an Alberta tailings pond.
Irradiating sediment could speed reclamation of petroleum tailings ponds.
