Undergraduate research: Combatting antibiotic resistance
Lindsey Shivers is researching a complex cyclic peptide antibiotic on her co-op work term.
Lindsey Shivers is researching a complex cyclic peptide antibiotic on her co-op work term.
Pluto Jiang is applying their coding skills to understand how planets form and evolve over time.
The Faculty of Science would like to congratulate Will Percival on his election to co-spokesperson for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI).
Haavia Rajakumar and Jessica Lin are gaining essential lab skills while researching RNA-binding proteins.
Mackenzie Jeffrey James Sluys is working to quantify greenhouse gas emissions from eight restored wetlands across southern Ontario.
Congratulations to Natoya Peart on her first anniversary as a Biology Faculty member in the Faculty of Science! Peart is an RNA and molecular biologist conducting research in the Department of Biology. Join us as she reflects on her first year at university and looks ahead to what’s to come.
The Faculty of Science is proud to announce the award of a Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Grant to Dr. Vivian Dayeh (Biology), Dr. Brenda Lee (Physics), and Savannah Sloat, Manager, Science Indigenous Initiatives. This grant will support their innovative project aimed at supporting STEM education through the implementation of Indigenous Learning Circles as a pedagogical approach to learning in large-scale STEM classes.
A group of Science students embarked on an enriching educational journey across Italy, earning a field course credit along the way! Their travels led them to breathtaking beaches, the historic streets of Rome, the enchanting canals of Venice, the ancient ruins of Pompeii, and the Isle of Capri. Read more about their adventure!
Daniel Dudziak and Olivia Clay explored lush rainforests and sandy beaches, zipped through the treetops, and trekked the trails around a volcano while studying emerging issues in ecology, hydrology, and geology. Learn more about their adventure as part of a Global Skills Opportunity!
Nithin Aaron is a theorist at heart, currently studying quantum computing as a Master of Science in Physics (Quantum Information) student at the University of Waterloo. Aaron knew he excelled at math, physics, and chemistry, and particularly enjoyed physics, but it wasn’t until he took an introductory quantum mechanics course in his second year that he discovered quantum computing and was instantly fascinated. This realization led him to focus most of his upper-year electives on math and physics courses and to eventually pursue his education further in graduate school.