Spotlight type: Research in Action

Adam Clare - Using Engineering To Democratize Design

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Dr. Adam Clare's experience from working on additive manufacturing for Rolls Royce to exploring the democratization of design in remote communities.

Wouter Bam - Bringing Together Engineering And Economics

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Dr. Wouter Bam explains how manufacturing engineers can apply their skills in areas ranging from sustainable development to health care and banking

Naoko Ellis - Turning Technologies Into Sustainability Solutions

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Dr. Naoko Ellis empowers her students to gain both technical expertise and the communication skills needed to be sustainability changemakers.

Nozomu Yachie - DNA + Biological Development

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Dr. Nozomu Yachie's innovative research is bringing together genome editing, cell engineering, mouse genetics and computational data mining to create groundbreaking technologies.

Scott McDougall - Landslides

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A geological engineer who went on to become a professor and has conducted research on mass movement, particularly landslides.

John Madden – Biomedical Robotics

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Dr. John Madden’s innovative research is creating new electronic materials that have applications for everything from artificial skin to spinal cord repair.

Sepideh Pakpour – Human Microbiome

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A molecular biologist who works at the intersection of biotechnology and microbiome engineering, and is seeking ways to create healthier environments in our buildings and bodies.

Carolina Tropini - Microbiology

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Dr. Carolina Tropini is using her expertise to engineer new microbes and tools to treat the chronic diseases, allergies and immune disorders that have resulted from our lifestyle changes over the past 100 years.

Sumi Siddiqua - Soil Micro-organisms

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Dr. Sumi Siddiqua's research on soil micro-organisms is paving the way for new geomaterials with significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions than traditional materials used in the construction industry.

Madjid Mohseni - Water Systems

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Through a collaborative process of community engagement and co-creating innovative technologies, Dr. Madjid Mohseni is helping Indigenous and rural communities access safe drinking water.

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