Qualifying Exam Presentation – Hillary Dawkins

May 27, 2022 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

Join us on Thursday, June 2nd at 9:30 am (via Zoom) for the qualifying exam presentation of PhD student, Hillary Dawkins. Hillary will be discussing the detection and mitigation of gender bias in natural language processing. If you are interested in attending the presentation, feel free to reach out. Title: Detection and Mitigation of GenderContinue...

The History of SRC’s Work in Saskatchewan’s Potash Industry

May 20, 2022September 5, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

As the potash industry has developed in Saskatchewan and around the world, SRC has provided technological support along the way. Learn how we've helped to address many of the potash industry’s challenges and growth along the way.

Meet Our Experts: Ryan Jansen, Engineer, Renewable Energy Technologies

May 3, 2022September 5, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

SRC has a long history of working in energy efficiency and renewables, and that work continues today. Meet Ryan Jansen, Team Lead, Integrated Energy Systems at SRC who leads much of SRC's work in renewables technology, as well as smart and microgrids—all with an eye on helping industry improve efficiencies.

Welcome Mitacs Globalink Summer 2022 Interns

April 27, 2022 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

I’m pleased to welcome three students to the School of Computer Science this summer. Jay Patel, Vrushabh Bhagwatkar, and Ekjot Kaur will be joining our lab as Mitacs Globalink interns. During their internships, they will spend their time working with other undergraduate and graduate researchers on a variety of projects. Jay will be joining usContinue...

Ph.D. Seminar – Ali Al Hadwer

April 13, 2022 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

Join us on Tuesday, April 19 at 9 am (via Zoom) for a seminar by Ph.D. candidate (Computational Sciences), Ali Al Hadwer. While Cloud-based Big Data Analytics (CBDA) have been successfully used by business and the health industries, Ali has focused his research energy investigating and modelling factors that influence the adoption of CBDA withinContinue...

Livestock Need Clean Water Too: Factors Affecting Water Quality

April 8, 2022September 5, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

Research shows that livestock with access to quality water will consume more, gain weight quicker and are less likely to develop health issues. Learn about some of the most common factors affecting water quality that we’ve seen at SRC Environmental Analytical Laboratories.

Ph.D. Defence – Jarrett Phillips

April 7, 2022 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

Join us on May 5, 2022, at 9:00 am for the defence of Ph.D. candidate, Jarrett Phillips. Jarrett will present a novel algorithm called HACSim that is used to estimate the sample size necessary for capturing haplotype variation. This work provides researchers with a new tool to better understand variation within species – with applicationsContinue...

A Look Back at Groundwater and Salinity in Saskatchewan

March 28, 2022September 5, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

In the 1960s, SRC began the Geology and Groundwater mapping program, collecting and compiling data on the geology, quantity and quality of groundwater resources in Saskatchewan's agricultural regions. Learn more about this historic work and how it helped provide a basis for groundwater resources in the province.

Carbon Under Pressure: Mike McCubbing and his team expand capabilities with XRT sorting

March 26, 2022September 5, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

Meet Mike McCubbing, manager of SRC's Diamond Laboratory - one of the largest commercial diamond processing labs in the world. Learn more about Mike's career at SRC and how his team has helped grow SRC's diamond capabilities to meet evolving industry needs.

The Importance Of Safety

February 1, 2022 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

I recently made the decision to resign from the University of Guelph Senate. It is not, at least for me at this time, a safe space. I realized this over the course of the last semester when each scheduled senate or senate subcommittee meeting since September brought with it an incredibly overwhelming sense of anxietyContinue reading "The Importance Of Safety"

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