/wie/taxonomy/term/3/all en /wie/channels/news/dominique-berube-awarded-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-362136 <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>�鶹AV’s Vice-President of Research and Innovation recognized for transformative leadership in Canadian research</span></span></span></span></strong></em></p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:37:56 +0000 admin 3675 at /wie /wie/channels/news/quebec-government-awards-16-million-mcgill-researchers-providing-innovative-solutions-industry-362124 <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span>�鶹AV-led projects in genomics, imaging,<span> and manufacturing<span> <span>serve<span> businesses across Quebec<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:57 +0000 admin 3673 at /wie /wie/channels/event/call-applications-chwang-seto-innovation-fellowships-program-361723 <h2><strong>Application deadline is February 16, 2025@ 11:59 PM ET, with project start date of May 1, 2025</strong><br /> <strong> </strong></h2> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:48:40 +0000 admin 3549 at /wie /wie/channels/event/application-deadline-chwang-seto-innovation-fellowships-program-361724 <h2><strong>Application deadline is February 16, 2025@ 11:59 PM ET, with project start date of May 1, 2025. </strong></h2> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:53:01 +0000 admin 3550 at /wie /wie/channels/news/chandra-madramootoo-lifetime-service-mcgill-macdonald-campus-and-world-361559 <p>In 1974, <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/chandra-madramootoo">Chandra Madramootoo</a> arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left.</p> <p>“I loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,” said Madramootoo. “It was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.”</p> <p>After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11<sup>th</sup> hour offer from �鶹AV for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000 admin 3546 at /wie /wie/channels/news/mcgill-bioresource-engineering-prof-zhiming-qi-honoured-lr-ahuja-ag-systems-modeling-award-361500 <p>On November 11, �鶹AV Bioresource Engineering Professor <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/zhiming-qi">Zhiming Qi</a> received the L.R. Ahuja Ag Systems Modeling Award at the annual Soil Science Society of America conference in San Antonio, Texas.</p> <p>This prestigious honour is awarded by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America to a soil scientist, agronomist, or crop scientist in recognition of recent distinguished contributions and their demonstrated impact on:</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:25:20 +0000 admin 3545 at /wie /wie/channels/news/plant-based-beverages-green-alternative-cows-milk-comments-prof-vijaya-raghavan-361315 <p>Almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, rice milk, macadamia milk... there have never been so many options to replace cow's milk on grocery shelves. But which one has the smallest environmental footprint?</p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:03:01 +0000 admin 3543 at /wie /wie/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div> <p><span><span><span><em><strong>R</strong></em><span><em><strong>esearchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec</strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000 admin 3540 at /wie /wie/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>�鶹AV’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 3538 at /wie /wie/channels/news/odile-liboiron-ladouceur-associate-professor-has-been-awarded-recognition-photonics100-2025-360930 <p>Congratulations go to Professor Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, who has been awarded the recognition of Photonics100 of 2025.</p> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:26:20 +0000 admin 3532 at /wie /wie/channels/event/call-applications-wrsa-grants-360881 <h2><strong>Application deadline is extended to January 30, 2025@ 11:59 PM ET, with project start date of March 1, 2025. </strong></h2> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:59:25 +0000 admin 3530 at /wie /wie/channels/event/application-deadline-wrsa-grants-360882 <h2><strong>Application deadline is extended to January 30, 2025@ 11:59 PM ET, with project start date of March 1, 2025. </strong></h2> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:01:51 +0000 admin 3531 at /wie /wie/channels/news/hidden-climate-cost-food-loss-waste-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-359713 <p>Professor Gordon Price from Dalhousie University and <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/grant-clark">Professor Grant Clark</a> from �鶹AV's Department of Bioresource Engineering study the hidden climate change costs of food loss and waste in Canada. In a <a href="https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/the-hidden-climate-cost-food-loss-waste-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions/182311/">new article for Open Access Government</a>, they highlight the need for greater cooperation and data sharing.</p> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:20:36 +0000 admin 3522 at /wie /wie/channels/news/nserc-awards-discovery-grants-funding-eight-mcgill-agricultural-and-environmental-sciences-projects-358155 <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 �鶹AV research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5 million, including $639,500 for eight projects submitted by researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.</p> <p>The Discovery Grants support ongoing programs with long-term goals, recognizing the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances.</p> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:10:20 +0000 admin 3524 at /wie /wie/channels/news/mcgill-bioresource-engineering-student-awarded-environmental-research-education-foundation-360282 <p>Congratulations to �鶹AV <a href="/bioeng/">Department of Bioresource Engineering</a> Master's student Sadie MacDonald, who has been named the 2024 Detachable Container Association Scholar by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation! MacDonald is researching the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of Montreal’s organic waste management systems. This research can help inform policy decisions with regards to environmental sustainability.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:03:47 +0000 admin 3521 at /wie