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Nobel laureate in Physics to lecture at Carleton

Dr. Peter Grünberg, a German physicist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery with Albert Fert of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disk drives. Dr. Grünberg was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Carleton University from 1969 to1972.

Thursday, August 23, 2012
Computer Science professor Paul van Oorschot talks about online password security in Canadian Business magazine

Is there less chance that your online accounts can get hacked into if you have complex passwords as opposed to simple ones? Carleton Computer Science professor Paul van Oorschot shares his research on the subject with Canadian Business magazine. Read the full article here.

 

Thursday, August 9, 2012
Maclean’s article on the Higgs boson discovery quotes Carleton professor Manuella Vincter

Media coverage on the latest findings in the search for the Higgs boson was extensive. Maclean’s magazine ran a cover story on it in July and turned to Carleton physics professor Manuella Vincter for input. Read the full article here.

 

Thursday, August 9, 2012
Professor David Rogers wins 2012 Gold Medal from the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists

Physics professor David Rogers was this year’s recipient  of the Gold Medal Award handed out by the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) at a special ceremony at their annual meeting held this summer.
The Gold Medal is the highest award given out by COMP and recognizes “an active or retired member who has worked mainly in Canada, has had an outstanding career and has made a significant contribution to the field of medical physics in Canada.”

Thursday, August 9, 2012
CBC TV talks to Biology PhD student about the heat wave and the effect on the insect world

Ryan Chlebak, a Biology PhD student, talks to CBC TV about how the current heat wave in the Ottawa area is keeping the mosquitoes at bay. The down side is that we are seeing more deer flies.

See Ryan’s interview at 4 minutes 30 seconds into this news clip.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Jeff Dawson talks to CTV News at Noon about bed bugs and other creepy crawlers.

Check out the link to the CTV News at Noon website:

Thursday, July 12, 2012
First joint congress on evolutionary biology a big success

From July 6 to 10, Ottawa played host to the largest gatherings of evolutionary biologists ever. Biology Professor Andrew Simons was one of the key organizers of this event, called the 1st Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, which brought together five of the world’s largest academic societies devoted to the study of ecology and evolutionary biology. Over the course of the four days, approximately 1,400 talks were given covering the latest, leading-edge research in this field.

Thursday, July 12, 2012
Carleton Researchers Make Major Contribution to Higgs Boson Search at CERN

Early this morning, the particle physics lab at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) presented the latest results from the ATLAS and CMS collaboration in their search for the Standard Model Higgs boson.   

Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Carleton's Maxwell MacOdrum Library is undergoing major renovations

Carleton's main library - the Maxwell MacOdrum Library -  is undergoing a year-long renovation. Construction is now underway and it will continue into 2013.

Throughout the renovation, the library will post all updates as they become available on the Library’s renovation website and in Today@Carleton.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Professor David Miller chairs MYCORED North America 2012

Carleton University is hosting MYCORED NORTH AMERICA 2012 from June 24 to June 28. David Miller of Carleton University and Art Schaafsma from the University of Guelph will be chairing and vice chairing the event. For more details about MYCORED visit their website.

 

Thursday, June 28, 2012