Articles tagged with: Faculty of Mathematics and Science

• With students and research to support, Cuvée is back for 2018

  Thursday, August 24, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  

  With the 2017 grape harvest just weeks away, the time has also come to make plans for attending the 30th annual Cuvée Grand Tasting.

  The 2018 event will be held Friday, March 23 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls. Online tickets will be available at cuvee.ca on Oct. 1, when wine afficianados can take advantage of early-bird prices.

  This marks the fourth year that Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) has taken the lead in organizing Cuvée, a weekend-long celebration of VQA wines and local cuisine in the heart of Ontario wine country.  Brock, through CCOVI, produces the Cuvée program to support the future of the grape and wine industry. Read more here

  Tags: CCOVI, Cuvee, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
  Categories: News

• August 24: Master of Science thesis defence

  Thursday, August 24, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  Saif Al-Silwadi, a candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will present his Master of Science thesis defence by video conference on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. in Welch Hall 147.

  His thesis is titled Dinoflagellate cyst stratigraphy and paleoecology of the Upper Miocene and Pliocene, Rees Borehole, Northern Belgium.

  His examination committee members are Dr. Brian Ross, Chair; Dr. Lucy Edwards, External Examiner, (US Geological Survey, Reston VA); Dr. Martin Head, Supervisor; Dr. Richard Cheel and Dr. Francine McCarthy, Committee Members.

  Tags: Earth Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• August 23: Master of Science thesis defence

  Tuesday, August 22, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  Thomas Beniac, a candidate in the Department of Physics, will present his Master of Science thesis defence by video conference on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. in Welch Hall 147.

  His thesis is titled Effect of Topological Morphology on Optical Filtering Properties of Porous Silicon.

  His examination committee members are Dr. Vincenzo De Luca, Chair; Dr. G. Todd Andrews, External Examiner, (Memorial University of New Foundland); Dr. Thad Harroun, standing in for Dr. Maureen Reedyk, Supervisor; Dr. Fereidoon Razavi and Dr. David Crandles, Committee Members.

  Tags: Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Physics, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• Brock research shows Ontario weeks away from West Nile epidemic

  Tuesday, August 22, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  

  Ontario this summer is headed for one of its worst outbreaks of West Nile virus in the past 15 years, according to research by Brock University scientist Fiona Hunter and PhD student Bryan Giordano. Read the full story here

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Bryan Giordano, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Fiona Hunter
  Categories: News

• Record turnout as national lecture series turns 10

  Monday, August 21, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  

  The Triggs International Premium Vinifera Lecture Series marked its 10th event of sharing industry insight by bringing together a record crowd to learn between the grape vines. Grape growers and wine industry professionals rang in the 10th instalment of the series in the heart of Ontario wine country on Aug. 3 and 4, and in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley on Aug. 8 and 9. More than 200 people attended over the four days, making this one of the most successful years for the series since it began in 2004.

  Organized by Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), this year’s instalment featured Stefano Poni, Professor of Viticulture and Chair of the Instituto of Frutti-Viticoltura of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Piacenza, Italy. Read the full story here

  Tags: CCOVI, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
  Categories: News

• August 17: Master of Science thesis defence

  Wednesday, August 16, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  Yiaolong Yang, a candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will present his Master of Science thesis defence by video conference on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. in Mackenzie Chown H-Block 313.

  His thesis is titled, (A) Constructing a Three-Dimensional DNA Nanomachine to Achieve Rapid Isothermal Signal Amplification for Nucleic Acid Detection (B) Regulation of DNA Strand Displacement Using an Allosteric DNA Toehold. 

  His examination committee members are Dr. Rick Cheel, Chair; Dr. Julianne Gibbs-Davis, External Examiner, (University of Alberta); Dr. Feng Li, Supervisor; Dr. Heather Gordon and Dr. Art van der Est, Committee Members.

  All are invited to attend.

  Tags: Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• August 18: Master of Science thesis defence

  Wednesday, August 16, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  Darren Hicks, a candidate in the Department of Physics, will present his Master of Science thesis defence on Friday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. in Plaza 600F.

  His thesis is titled, Preparation of Single Crystal Molybdenum Bronzes and Polycrystalline Rubidium Molybdenum Oxide.

  His examination committee members are Dr. Heather Gordon, Chair; Dr. Theocharis Stamatatos (Brock University), External Examiner; Dr. Fereidoon Razavi, Supervisor; and Dr. Shyamal Bose and Dr. Bozidar Mitrovic (for Dr. Maureen Reedyk), Committee Members.

  All are invited to attend.

  Tags: Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Physics, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• First known warm-blooded lizard adds to dinosaur debate

  Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  

  The first known warm-blooded lizard, the tegu, can heat itself to as much as 10 degrees C above its surroundings – making it unique among reptiles. Bizarrely, it only switches on its heating system at certain times of the year. The discovery may add to the debate about whether dinosaurs were warm- or cold-blooded, or something in between – a bit like these lizards.

  According to Brock University’s Glenn Tattersall, it may also provide a clue to how warm-bloodedness, or endothermy, first evolved. Read the full article here

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Glenn Tattersall, research
  Categories: News

• Brock neuroscientist studying early autism detection in the brain

  Monday, August 14, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  

  Neuroscientist and professor in Brock University’s Department of Psychology, Sid Segalowitz is on a mission to determine how early the development of autism can be detected in a child’s brain. Segalowitz and his Brock research team are widely recognized for their ability to record and interpret brain waves gathered by an electroencephalogram (EEG). It’s one reason an international research team based at McGill University turned to them to help interpret data from hundreds of children. Read the full story here

  Tags: Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Neuroscience, research, Sid Segalowitz
  Categories: News

• Brock University to host St. Catharines Terry Fox Run

  Thursday, August 10, 2017 | By Milica Petkovic

  

  As University President Gervan Fearon stated, “Brock is proud to be the host site for the 2017 St. Catharines Terry Fox Run” starting at 10am on Sunday, September 17. “In recent years, our students and staff have increasingly joined the community in supporting the event, and scientists at the University have received generous funding from the Terry Fox Foundation to do important cancer research at Brock.”

  The St. Catharines Terry Fox Run and a post-run party will be held on the Brock campus. The Fox event will also include remarks by Brock researchers, and tours of Brock labs where important cancer research is taking place. Full story here

  Tags: Faculty of Mathematics and Science, research, Terry Fox Run
  Categories: News