Articles by author: Milica Petkovic

  • Nominations open for Brock distinguished staff awards

    Tuesday, October 17, 2017 | By

    In recognition of staff members who positively contribute to Brock’s working and learning environment, Human Resources annually awards two distinguished staff awards.

    Nominations are now open for the President’s Distinguished Staff Service Award for Outstanding Contributions and the Human Resources Distinguished Award for Leadership. Recipients will be recognized at the President’s annual Holiday Celebration on December 11.

    Nomination forms and more details on award criteria can be found on One Brock. Deadline for nominations is Tuesday, Oct. 31.

     

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  • Physics undergrad’s research aims to increase efficiency of radiation therapy

    Tuesday, October 17, 2017 | By

    Fourth-year Brock University physics student, Alicia Martin wants to help improve cancer treatment.

    She has been working closely with Dr. Ranjini Tolakanahalli, Manager of the NHS’s Department of Medical Physics at the Walker Family Cancer Centre conducting research to improve the effectiveness of external beam therapy, a common cancer treatment.

    Martin runs her simulations on the super-computing facilities of Compute Canada and the Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network, or SHARCNET, of which Brock is a member. She is working under the direction of Tolakanahalli, medical physicist Dr. Josef Dubicki and Brock University Associate Professor of Physics Thad Harroun.

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  • October 20: Master of Science thesis defence

    Monday, October 16, 2017 | By

    Dan Xu, a candidate in the Department of Physics, will present her Master of Science thesis defence on Friday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. in Cairns 207.

    Her thesis is titled Magnetic and Dielectric Properties of Cu3-xNixWO6 and Cu3W1-xMoxO6.

    Her examination committee members are Dr. Michael Bidochka, Chair; Dr. Martin Lemaire, External Examiner, (Brock University); Dr. Fereidoon Razavi, Supervisor; Dr. Maureen Reedyk and Dr. David Crandles, Committee Members.

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  • Brock spirit alive in FMS student leader

    Friday, October 13, 2017 | By

    Sarah Bax has exemplified what it means to be a student leader — both inside and outside of the classroom. Together with Michelle Balge, she was honoured for her efforts during the Fall Convocation ceremony — Balge in the morning and Bax in the afternoon — and recognized with Brock’s Board of Trustees Spirit of Brock Medal.

    The award is presented to one undergraduate and one graduate student who best exemplify the spirit of the school’s namesake, Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock and show traits such as courage, innovation, leadership, inspiration and community involvement.

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    It wasn’t until her second year of University that Sarah Bax, who received her master’s degree in mathematics, realized the importance of getting involved, both on campus and in the community. The 24-year-old Paris, Ontario native honed her leadership skills as a teaching assistant and became a favourite among Brock’s Math Camp instructors. Read her full story here

     

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  • Lab tech uncorks new career in wine industry

    Thursday, October 12, 2017 | By

    Heather Bouwhuis has spent the past four years juggling her studies, raising a family and working a full-time job — all while commuting more than two hours each way from her home in Pickering for every lecture, lab and test at Brock University.

    Every moment spent braving traffic and hitting the books was worth it for the 57-year-old wife and mother-of-two, who came to Brock to pursue a second career after decades working as a medical laboratory technologist at a Toronto hospital.

    It was in the fall of 2013, after deciding a career change was needed, that Bouwhuis enrolled in Brock’s Certificate in Grape and Wine Technology program, offered through the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI).

    All her hard work will pay off Friday, Oct. 13, when Bouwhuis walks across the stage at Brock’s Fall Convocation ready to retire from her lab position to pursue her second career in the wine industry. Read the full story here

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  • CCOVI receives $960,000 for one-of-a-kind wine consumer research lab

    Thursday, October 12, 2017 | By

    Imagine being able to shop at a winery or the LCBO while listening to classical music and savouring the aromas of chardonnay and pinot grigio, all without leaving your seat.

    A nearly $1-million funding grant will help Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute establish the world’s first mediated-reality wine laboratory that will combine sights, smells and sounds to help researchers study the science of consumer choice in the wine industry.

    Brock’s oenology and viticulture researchers are on the forefront of this leading-edge technology thanks to a $960,000 grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced Thursday, Oct. 12.

    The Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Sensory Reality Consumer Laboratory, to be known as R3CL, will be able to create a variety of environments in which people purchase and consume wines.

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  • October 10: Master of Science thesis defence

    Friday, October 06, 2017 | By

    Yosra Kazemi, a candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will present her Master of Science thesis defence on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. in Plaza 600F.

    Her thesis is titled A Deep Learning Pipeline for Classifying Different Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease from fMRI Data.

    Her examination committee members are Dr. Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Dr. Adil Khan, External Examiner, (Innopolis University); Dr. Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Dr. Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Ke Qiu, Committee Members.

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  • October 20: Chemistry Seminar Series – Dr. Christos Lampropoulos

    Monday, October 02, 2017 | By

    Department of Chemistry – Seminar Series

    Dr. Christos Lampropoulos
    Associate Professor of Chemistry
    University of North Florida

    DATE: Friday, October 20

    TIME: 12pm

    LOCATION: H313

    Chemistry Seminar Series – Oct. 20, 2017

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  • Brock University and Town of Lincoln to launch Living Lab partnership

    Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | By

    Brock University will embark on an unprecedented mission with one of its host communities next week, when it partners with the Town of Lincoln on a project that will give the Town important support for planning sustainable growth, and provide valuable experiential learning opportunities for Brock students and researchers.

    Brock’s Environmental Sustainability Research Centre and the Town of Lincoln will officially launch their new Living Lab collaborative project on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Vineland Estates Winery. The event will be held in the winery’s Carriage House starting at 5 p.m. with remarks to begin at 5:15 p.m.

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  • Thousands ‘Experience’ Brock at Ontario Universities’ Fair

    Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | By

    From the spacious, revamped booth to the friendly team of staff, students and faculty members on hand to answer questions, Brock’s display at the Ontario Universities’ Fair from Sept. 22 to 24, made a very good impression on the high school students and their families in attendance.

    With more than 139,000 people in attendance this year, OUF is the biggest exhibition of post-secondary institutions in Canada, making it the single-most important event on the annual recruiting calendar.

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