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Pride In Science

Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
Hot off the press, Technology Networks has just released a free eBook celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM). The eBook includes 17 interviews with STEMM scientists from around the world (all at varying stages of their careers), and I was fortunate to be one of those scientists. You canContinue...

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Dear Students Considering CIS4020 – Data Science

Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
Thank you for your interest in taking CIS4020 – Data Science. I’ve had a lot of students reach out already to ask for more information on the course. Please review the following FAQs in the event that your questions are answered here. If not, feel free to contact me. What is your approach to teaching?ThisContinue...

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How SRC Designed Proprietary Solvent Extraction Cells for REE Processing

Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering
Rare earth elements are used in many technologies, but they require purification and processing to separate them for use in these products. Solvent extraction is a strategic separation step that makes REEs more valuable. Learn more about how SRC designed and fabricated its own solvent extraction cells in-house for its Rare Earth Processing Facility.

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Ph.D. Seminar – Jamey Fraser

Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
Ph.D. Candidate, Jamey Fraser, will present his 2nd Ph.D. seminar on Wednesday, June 7 at 2 pm (via Zoom). Jamey has been investigating and identifying potential student profiles that could be used to support computer science training for novice programmers. Specifically, after developing an Immediate Feedback System (IFS), Jamey has used programming actions and otherContinue...

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New Mobile Ad Hoc Papers

Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
As part of her PhD research, Fatemeh Safari (PhD candidate in the Computational Sciences PhD program) has been investigating and developing new routing algorithms for mobile ad hoc networks. Her most recent work “A Novel Cross-layer Adaptive Fuzzy-based Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing Protocol for MANETs” has been accepted for publication in IEEEAccess, andContinue...

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2023 2SLGBTQIA+ In STEM Conference: A Recap

Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
As mentioned in my previous post, I had the honour and privilege of presenting a talk on community-engaged teaching and research in Computer Science at the 2SLGBTQIA+ in STEM Conference last weekend. There were 5 other invited speakers, as well as student talks and poster presentations spanning so many areas within STEM. It was aContinue...

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Meet Our Experts: Dexu Kong on Sustainable Precious Metal Recovery

Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering
Mining practices have evolved with the advent of innovative technologies and new applications. SRC research scientist Dexu Kong, and collaborators from the University of Saskatchewan, researched a new way of recovering gold from secondary sources. Learn more about what they found.

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