Food for thought

Concordia held a breakfast presided over by VP Research and Graduate Studies Louise Dandurand on Feb. 13. (Far right, with Provost Martin Singer, left, and President Claude Lajeunesse, centre).

The University Research Award recipients and Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award recipients spoke about their research.

Dandurand said the presentations “were a good example of the wide diversity of research at Concordia and the breadth of the impact of what we are doing.”Although the researchers represented all four faculties and a variety of disciplines and levels of experience, what was striking was the complementarity of the work.

Catherine Mulligan discussed her work on water treatment. William Reimer’s research on rural communities recognizes the importance of water management for the growth and health of small communities.

Laszlo Kalman is exploring the energy potential in how photosynthesis splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen. Kamran Siddiqui is studying heat and cold transfer in the precise place where ocean meets sky. Understanding that dynamic may lead to the development of more sophisticated heating and cooling systems.

Also recognized were Catherine Russell, Marylène Gagné, Muthukumaran Packirisamy, Sofiène Tahar and Michelle Nokken.