Faculty of Arts and Science

Producing hand sanitizer for local hospitals

kvd1 — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:01:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to worldwide shortages of personal protective equipment and, very early on, products like hand sanitizer. This has a great impact on hospitals where these products are critical to limiting the spread of the virus, especially for frontline health care workers and patients.

Confronting COVID-19

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COVID-19

Coronavirus

Hand Sanitizer

Hospitals

community

chemistry

Canada Research Chair

PPE

The 5-minute workout

kvd1 — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:00:00 +0000

With gyms closed and fitness classes cancelled, many of us are experiencing the challenge of exercising within cramped spaces. In fact, for some, it is not unlike the situation for someone stationed on a submarine for weeks at a time.

Confronting COVID-19

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Whole-body Interval Training

Modelling the spread of COVID-19

kvd1 — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:00:00 +0000

A chart depicting the COVID-19 epidemic curve from the "COVID-19: Modelling and Potential Scenarios" presentation prepared for the Ontario government.

Confronting COVID-19

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Evidence-Based Decision Making

Informed Decision Making

Epidemic

Pandemic

How physics is a key to easy-to-build ventilators

kvd1 — Tue, 05 May 2020 02:59:00 +0000

A team of Canadian physicists, including Nobel Laureate Art McDonald and other Queen’s physics researchers, are part of an international team working to develop a robust, easy-to-manufacture ventilator that can be certified and manufactured with off-the-shelf parts from established supply chains.

Confronting COVID-19

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Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Yolande Bouka

kvd1 — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:18:43 +0000

Elevating Decolonial and Afrofeminist Debates

Robert Way

kvd1 — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:02:57 +0000

A Call to Action

Susanne Soederberg

kvd1 — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:59:21 +0000

Advancing Greater Housing Justice

Bhavin Shastri

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:08:54 +0000

Modeled After the Brain’s Neural Networks

Parvin Mousavi

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:45:08 +0000

Transforming Decision Making in Medical Interventions Using Innovations in AI

Chantelle Capicciotti

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:10:58 +0000

Uncovering the Mystery of Glycans

Mohammad Zulkernine

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:46:28 +0000

Safeguarding the Future of Transportation

Queen’s Centre for Security and Privacy

kvd1 — Tue, 21 May 2024 15:27:30 +0000

Frozen in Time: Unveiling the Mysteries of Turner Glacier through Glaciological Research in Akshayuk Pass

kvd1 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:28:05 +0000

Wai Yin Cheung

Glaciological research on Turner Glacier in Akshayuk Pass involves studying the physical properties and behavior of the glacier, as well as the surrounding environment, to better understand the dynamics of this glacial system. This includes measuring yearly snowfall, melt, and ice thinning to understand ice volume change and sea level contributions over the past 50+ years. By collecting and analyzing data over time, Queen's ICELab glaciologists can identify patterns and changes in glacial behavior, which can inform our understanding of climate change and its impact on northern environments. The research on Turner Glacier is part of a larger effort to study glacial systems around the world and develop strategies for mitigating the effects of climate change. Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/3MD00Vy

Location of photograph:

Turner Glacier, Akshayuk Pass

Submission Year:

2023

Inuit Nunangat: Where Two Worlds Collide (From the Art and Waste in Pannituuq [Pangnirtung] Project)

kvd1 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:20:05 +0000

micky renders

Inuit Nunangat is a site where differing epistemologies and cosmologies collide. The Arctic waste crisis stems from a culture of wasting that is capitalist and not Inuit. With the delicate Arctic ecosystem degrading due to climate change, escalating resource extraction, the opening of the Northwest Passage, and the expansion of NORAD, unprecedented volumes of waste and contaminants are causing unknowable changes in life, land, sea, and ice. At the intersection of art, politics and activism, the Art and Wastes in Pangnirtung Project challenges assumptions about Inuit and exposes the pervasive nature of settler colonization as the root cause of wastes.

Location of photograph:

Pannituuq (Pangnirtung), Nunavut

Submission Year:

2023

Crystallization Pattern of a Common Salt Mixture

kvd1 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:17:10 +0000

Rachel Korchinsky

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are rechargeable energy carriers that power electronic devices such as phones, cars, and hybrid/electric vehicles. The demand for lithium used to manufacture LIBs is expected to grow 30-fold by 2040. Industry primarily extracts lithium from rock ore and brine; however, the methods used are time-intensive and costly. Therefore, we are investigating alternative extraction methods that would reduce the energy consumption, waste production, and time intensity. The image, obtained by microscopy, is of salts that crystallized after evaporation of a lithium-containing brine.

Location of photograph:

Electron Microscopy Facility, Queen's University

Submission Year:

2023