Physical Sciences and Engineering

Physical Sciences and Engineering

[Photo of Drs. Praveen Jain and Claire Davies]
Top Canadian honours for two field-leading researchers

Claire Davies and Praveen Jain win the Killam Fellowship and Killam Prize, two of Canada’s most competitive research honours.

March 15, 2023
Photograph of Queen's post-doctoral fellow and students underneath the Waaban Crossing bridge.
Monitoring a major new infrastructure project

Queen’s students and faculty members are using leading-edge technology to help ensure the safety of a new $180 million bridge across the Cataraqui River in Kingston.

February 28, 2023
Photograph of Queen's students against a blue background with text behind them reading "Building Community Together"
Keeping watch on the new crossing

Queen’s students and faculty members are using leading-edge technology to help the City of Kingston monitor the performance of the new bridge across the Cataraqui River.

December 14, 2022
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Mathematics works in serendipitous ways

A theorem developed by Queen’s professor Ernst Kani was used to crack an encryption algorithm.

November 22, 2022
[Nicole General, Indigenous STEM Outreach Coordinator with InEng, works with a young student.]
Inspiring the next generation of Indigenous engineers

Queen’s Indigenous Futures in Engineering program has been awarded $600,000 to expand their K-12 outreach.

June 6, 2022
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Kingston Community Organizations Collaborate for Research on Clean Water Technology

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and St. Lawrence College partner with Purafy Clean Technologies to support a water treatment system focused on water and energy saving potential.

April 20, 2022