(July 12, 2007 --Thunder Bay, ON)
ShadValley students will get the opportunity to tour some of
LakeheadUniversity's top research labs next week. These state-of-the-art facilities include the new Fibre-optics lab, the Claude Garton Herbarium, and the Industrial Waste Remediation lab.
"These tours will give our Shads the opportunity to grasp the technological and learning capabilities that our labs provide to Lakehead's students and researchers. Many Shads already excel in the areas of science and technology, so we are fully expecting that these initial laboratory visits will only increase their drive to immerse themselves in this type of learning environment in their post-secondary years," says Dr. Sultan Siddiqui, Shad Program Director and Chair/Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University.
During their lab visits, students will watch and participate in demonstration experiments. Along with other exciting visits included in week three of the Shad schedule, Dr. Siddiqui notes the visit to the Plant DNA Synthesis lab is one that has created a great deal of excitement among the students.
Other highlights for the third week of the
ShadValley academic program include: a lecture in eleatics, an entertaining presentation on the development of modern logic from a philosophical and scientific point of view; workshops in axiomatic design, forensic medicine, cardiology, and orthopaedics; and a chance to lie back and enjoy the ride while floating on the
KamRiver.
LakeheadUniversity is one of only twelve universities across
Canada to host the
ShadValley program and has been a proud Shad university since 1999.
Media: Weekly Shad schedules and related news releases will be distributed every Thursday by 11:00 a.m. for the following week.
ShadValley organizers invite members of the media to participate in all scheduled programs and activities. If you would like to be involved, please contact Dr. Sultan Siddiqui at (807) 343-8794 or
sultan.siddiqui@lakeheadu.ca. If you have any questions regarding this media release, please contact Heather Scott, Communications Officer, at 807-343-8177 or
commun@lakeheadu.ca.
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. With a main campus located in
Thunder Bay,
Ontario and a campus in
Orillia,
Ontario, Lakehead has over 7,700 students and 2,250 faculty and staff, and is home to the west campus of the
NorthernOntarioSchool of Medicine. In 2006, Research Infosource Inc. named
Lakehead UniversityCanada's
ResearchUniversity of the Year in the undergraduate category. For more information on
LakeheadUniversity, visit www.lakeheadu.ca
