Queen's Office of Post-Doctoral Training

Here's an interesting tour video of some of the equipment in the Mining Analytical Lab. You can actually see into most of this space from the ILC atrium if you ...look way up at the windows on the east wall. Ever wonder what goes on up there? Well, this. And you might remember the story, videos, and live stream from earlier this summer about the Hydometallurgy Lab and the Ahmad Ghahreman research group in the Robert M Buchan Department of Mining here at Queen's. See more

Hear some of Queen's finest share their discoveries and passion for research! The inaugural Banting-Vanier Lecture Series will feature six 10-minute lectures by three post-docs and three graduate students who have been awarded Canada's top scholarships. Light refreshments will be served after the presentations. Please register!

Heres an interesting tour video of some of the equipment in the Mining Analytical Lab. You can actually see into most of this space from the ILC atrium if you ...look way up at the windows on the east wall. Ever wonder what goes on up there? Well, this. And you might remember the story, videos, and live stream from earlier this summer about the Hydometallurgy Lab and the Ahmad Ghahreman research group in the Robert M Buchan Department of Mining here at Queens. See more

Join us for our TEDxQueensUSalon: WIRED for a showcase of TED talks and lively discussion on novel applications and insights of wearable technology led by graduate students Atul Jaiswal, Debra Mackinnon, and Steven Richardson. Light refreshments will be provided. Please register to reserve free but limited tickets!

Hear some of Queens finest share their discoveries and passion for research! The inaugural Banting-Vanier Lecture Series will feature six 10-minute lectures by three post-docs and three graduate students who have been awarded Canadas top scholarships. Light refreshments will be served after the presentations. Please register!

Sign up for our Graduate & Post-Doctoral Networking Reception, which is the capstone event of our Career Week, to connect with current graduate students, post-docs and alumni.

Our Career Week is just around the corner! Grad students and post-docs: sign up for our workshops & events from Oct 10-13 for practical tips, useful strategies and discipline-specific advice that you can apply to your career planning.

Listen to this weeks interview with Nicolle Domnik, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Medicine, where she describes her research on the impact of sleep on lung function in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Join the conversation on binge drinking culture

Listen today live to Queens Post-Doc Emma Peacocke on Grad Chat. Emma will talk about Romanticism and the University. Lots to learn - also about Queens own history! Today at 4pm on CFRC 101.9. Podcast at queensu.ca/sgs/grad-chat

Find out about the annual CREATE International Research Training group (IRTG) Brain in Action retreat that alternates between German and Canadian university hosts. This year it took place at QUBS.

Join us for our Post-Doc Research Showcase and Reception on September 20 from 5-7 pm. Please register by September 15. Help us mark Post-Doc Appreciation Week, which Queens celebrates along with institutions across North America. Post-Docs from various disciplines will present their work in fun pecha kucha style presentations. Light refreshments will be served. http://www.queensu.ca/postdoc/research-showcase-2017

Read about how Queens Biology post-doctoral fellow Sarah Yakimowski is investigating how to combat invasive crop weeds in North America.

See our spotlight on Banting Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Nicolle Domnik at the Department of Medicine, who is researching the effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Congrats to Nicolle & Sarah on their Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships!

Heres a question: How do engineers come up with ways to extract the tiny amounts of gold (typically measured in grams) encased in each tonne of low-grade ore p...ulled from a mine? One widely used method is a process called cyanidation. Research undertaken by Rina Kim, a post-doctoral fellow with the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining at Queens, aims to ensure gold cyanidation is as efficient and environmentally sustainable as possible. Heres how . . . See more

New Eyes on the Universe, an interactive exhibit on now at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, explores how Queens Professor Emeritus Dr. Arthur McDonald, a team... of Canadian and international scientists, and SNOLAB unlocked the mysteries of neutrinos, redefined the basic laws of particle physics, and won a Nobel Prize in the process. Admission is free. See more

Congratulations Dr. Crudden!

Find out why Canada is a destination of choice for international graduate students from our Vice-Provost and Dean Brenda Brouwer.

Science Rendezvous is this Saturday. Take a break to have some science fun & see kids smile!

Collaborate, network, connect. Elevate trains you for an exciting research and innovation career. Apply today!

Over the next 2 weeks select areas of the facility will be closed for maintenance. Details: rec.gogaelsgo.com #springcleaningtheARC

Thanks to everyone who attended our Create an Impact Reception, which was held to celebrate our 200+ graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who currently hold Tri-council research grants.

See our spotlight on Mathieu Crupi & Piriya Yoganathan, who are involved in cancer research & collectively lead the Queens Research Information Outreach Team.

See the Gazette story: An eye-catching result. Dr. Brian White, a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Neuroscience Studies, is the lead author on the study, which determined how the brain recognizes whats important at first glance.

Check out the Government of Canadas competition & submit your proposal by March 13. Ten winning entries will receive $3000 each to develop their ideas into policy briefs & present them to policy officials in Ottawa.

QUIC still has tickets available ($60) for a day trip to Ottawa. Its a great opportunity to experience Winterlude and spouses (and children over 6 years old) are welcome!

Queens alumnus Andrew Feustel (PhD95) has been assigned to a NASA mission to space. Dr. Feustel was one of four distinguished alumni chosen as honorary degree recipients during the fall convocation ceremonies.

Happy New Years! We hope one of your resolutions is to attend Expanding Horizons workshops this winter.

Best wishes for a peaceful & relaxing holiday. Our office is now closed until January 3.

Listen to the newest episode of Grad Chat with post-doc Reza Nosrati explaining his research on solutions for male infertility.

Andrew Feustels (PhD95) career has led to a range of locations from deep underground in mines across North America, to underwater laboratories with NASA, to... over 500km above sea level, as an astronaut servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. On November 16, he returned home to Queens to accept an honorary doctorate of science at fall convocation. In his address to the graduating class, Dr. Feustel shared some important lessons hes learned on how to be a strong leader, the value of effective followers and the importance of remembering your mission.

Graduate and Post-Doctoral Career Week is just around the corner! Register now for workshops that provide practical tips, useful strategies and discipline-specific advice that graduate students and post-doctoral fellows can apply as they plan a career! Join us also for the networking reception on October 14!

The Queens University Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force has set dates for five open consultation sessions public meetings that provide a forum for community discussion and feedback, and will inform the universitys process of addressing calls to action set out by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Have you heard of Grad Chat? Our weekly podcast features graduate and post-doctoral research. Take a listen to this episode with Hadiseh Bolkhari - Post-Doctoral Fellow in Civil Engineering - who works with Conservation Ontario on shoreline development proposals.

Quiet Writing Time for faculty and post-docs returns to Fireplace Reading Room at Stauffer Library!

A few photos from our Post-Doc Appreciation Reception & Research Showcase for #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW2016. Congratulations to our 7 excellent post-doc presenters!