Physical Sciences and Engineering

Physical Sciences and Engineering

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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
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Starting a scintillating search

Over the last decade, SNO+ has taken advantage of a unique piece of research infrastructure and set out on a new mission.

January 17, 2020
Dr. Kerry Rowe in his lab
Engineering solutions: Leachate, liners, landfills, and learning

Queen’s researcher Kerry Rowe is working with, instead of against, nature to solve a critical environmental problem.

December 4, 2019
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Dark matter detectives: The hunt for the missing mass of the universe

Three Queen’s astroparticle physicists are leaders in the international hunt for the missing mass of the universe.

October 30, 2019