Climate Change and Emerging Contaminants: Implications for Environmental and Public Health

Sepideh Nasrollahpour1, Natalia Klanovicz1,2, Pratishtha Khurana1, Satinder Kaur Brar1* 1Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, Canada.2Department of Chemical Engineering, Escola Politecnica, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Climate Change and Its Implications Climate change, caused by rising greenhouse gas emissions, is raising global temperatures, altering precipitation patterns, and increasing […]

Turning Waste into Wealth: The Art and Science of Resourceful Recycling

by Reema, PhD student and Dr. Satinder Kaur Brar, Lassonde School of Engineering In a world of increasing “wants”, lies a parallel increase in “wastes”. We are observing a record surge in the production of goods for human consumption, and likewise, its wasteful consequences. From wasted agricultural produce, post-consumption or unused food waste, municipal and […]

York professor and postdoc present big data research at Parliament Hill

Faculty of Science mathematics Professor Jianhong Wu and Postdoctoral Fellow Yawen Xu were invited to participate in the Research Matters Parliament Hill Pop-Up Research Park, which took place May 18. Wu and Xu presented research from a collaborative project led by several scientists at York University. In addition to Wu and Xu, the project involves […]

Lassonde research team selected by NASA to provide support to the Curiosity mission

Lassonde Professor John Moores and his research team have been selected by NASA to provide scientific and operations support to the Mars Science Laboratory Mission (Curiosity). The team is comprised of Moores, MSc student Jake Kloos, Postdoctoral Fellow Christina Smith and PhD Student Casey Moore. The Lassonde team will be part of the mission through […]

York U-led laser instrument to help bring home asteroid sample by NASA mission

Michael Daly, a York University researcher, is the lead scientist on a laser altimeter that will map the surface and create a 3D model of the asteroid Bennu during a NASA mission launching in 2016. The instrument will also help to guide the spacecraft on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission to a safe spot, […]

Associate Vice-President Research Sushanta Mitra named AAAS Fellow

York University’s Associate Vice-President Research Sushanta Mitra has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Mitra was given the honour in recognition of his contributions to the field of micro-nanofluidics, particularly for development of tools and techniques for energy exploration, environment monitoring and applications in bio-systems. “Warmest congratulations […]

Is there a robot in your future? Find out at Research Matters event April 9

York University is taking part in Research Matters, a campaign hosted by the Council of Ontario Universities a collaboration among Ontario’s 21 universities, which finds new ways to tell stories about how research is changing lives. As part of the initiative, Professor Michael Jenkin in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in the […]

Lassonde professor wins best paper award at national conference

A paper produced by a  professor  in York University's Lassonde School of Engineering recently won one of three best paper awards in the recent CANCAM 2013 conference organized by the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering. The paper “Deformed Carbon Nanotube Junction and its Effect on Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites” was presented by George Zhu (left), a professor […]

Lassonde School of Engineering launches a new Mechanical Engineering program

It’s been a busy summer for York University's new Lassonde School of Engineering as it prepares to welcome its first cohort of new students in September. Next year, the Lassonde School of Engineering will launch new programs in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering, which will both drive the planned growth in students and faculty. The […]

Osgoode and Lassonde celebrate research

In celebration of the many areas of common ground between law and engineering, Osgoode Hall Law School, the Lassonde School of Engineering and the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation have joined together to host a Research Celebration to discuss the intersection of law and engineering research. Osgoode and Lassonde will celebrate the research […]