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Thunder Bay Campus 2020 R&I Week Events

Dr. Moira McPherson President and Vice-Chancellor and Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Lakehead University, welcome Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada to Research and Innovation Week's Opening Ceremonies.Dr. Moira McPherson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Lakehead University, speaking at R&I Week 2020's Opening Ceremonies.Photo:  Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada speaking at opening ceremonies.Photo:  A student working on her painting at the fourth year visual arts students' Open Studio.Photo:  Amir Tavasoli speaking at his talk titled " Journey of a Data Scientist: Using AI, Machine Learning and Big Data to Solve Problems in the Retail Industry."Photo:  Crowds gather at the Department of Anthropology table at Intercity Shopping Centre.  This is just one of many research displays at the mall that day.The public viewed a variety of displays that showcased Lakehead research and innovation.Music students perform for the public."How Has the Internet Changed Creativity?"A celebration of emerging researchers.Poster presentations."Research Outside the Box" participants."Battling the Bunk Machines: Health in the Era of Celebrity, Social Media & Twisted Facts."Graduate Student Conference - Three Minute Thesis.Faculty Research Day.Participants at guided art tour organized by Dr. Pauline Sameshima CRC in Arts Integrated Studies"Improving Healthcare in Northwestern Ontario with Technology" - A Panel Discussion"Climate Change, Policy Choices, and the Future of Woodland Caribou - Presentation by Dr. Nancy Langston, Fulbright Canada Research Chair".Northern IGNITE participants.Poster presentation participants.Paleo-DNA and Instrumentation Lab ToursResearch and Innovation Week Postdoctoral Fellows Poster Competition"Business and Reconciliation: Educate, Reflect, Act""Calm Your Creative Mind": A Showing of "The Theory of Everything" Movie"Basic Income as Creative Solution to Income Inequality?""Using Physics to Capture the Dance of Protein Molecules in Health and Disease"Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu: "Louis St-Laurent: Canada’s Last Big Vision, and Forgotten, Prime Minister"From left to right - Second Place: Jade Ross – MSc Archaeological Science; First Place:  Jessica Allingham – PhD Chemistry and Materials Science; People's Choice Award:  Michaela Bohunicky – Master of Health Sciences.Natural Sciences and Engineering Category  Winner:  Chen Chen, PhD Forest SciencesFrom Left to Right:  Winner CIHR Category:  Sadman Sakib MSc Computer Science; Beverly Bannon  Masters of Education; Dr. Chander Shahi, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies; Winner NSERC/Science Category:  Amber Fredenburg  MSc Natural Resources Management; Winner Engineering Category:  Meljin Madvana Paul MSc Environmental EngineeringFrom left to right:  Natural Sciences and Engineering (tied for first):  Dr. Ayyoub Salaghi  Department of Chemical Engineering; Andrew Hacquoil, Research Grants Officer, Research Services; Health Category:  Dr. Guillem Dayer Department of Biology; Natural Sciences and Engineering (tied for first) - Dr. Bartosz Gajderowicz  Department of Computer ScienceThe Winning Research team led by Dr. Vicki Kristman, Department Health Sciences, and Audrey Gilbeau, Executive Director, Nokiiwin Tribal Council.  The award recognizes the team's numerous collaborative projects, which include key roles for Indigenous peoples, mutually beneficial outcomes for the researchers and Indigenous partners, contributing to the education of Indigenous students and unique dissemination of research results that takes into account individual/community needs.From left to right:  Yurii Shepelytskyi Chemistry and Material Science Program; Bill Maloney Director, Industry Research Partnerships, Economic Development and Innovation Office; Niloofar Alipoormazandarani Chemical Engineering ProgramDr. Mitchell Albert and Tao Li, Department of Chemistry with Presenter Ellen MacKay, Director, Innovation Development Economic Development and Innovation OfficeFrom Left to Right:  Faculty: Dr. Ruth Beatty, Faculty of Education, Orillia Campus; Partner: Colinda Clyne, Upper Grand District School Board, Anne Klymenko, Director, Research Services (presenter).Dr. Batia Stolar Associate Vice-President, Research & Graduate Studies (presenter) with winner Dr. Pauline Sameshima, Faculty of Education and Canada Research Chair in Arts Integrated Studies.From Left to Right:  Dr. Maryam Ebrahimi, Canada Research Chair in Low-dimensional Nanomaterials; Dr. Moira McPherson President and Vice-Chancellor, Lakehead University (presenter); Dr. Alla Reznik, Canada Research Chair in Physics of Radiation Medical Imaging.Dr. Sandra Jeppesen, Interdisciplinary Studies, Orillia Campus; Dr. Thomas (Chris) Sanders, Department of Sociology; Dr. Lori Chambers, Women’s Studies Department (not shown).From Left to Right:  Dr. Antony Puddephatt – Department of Sociology; Dr. Olakunle Akingbola, Chair Senate Research Committee (presenter), Dr. Alla Reznik, Department of Physics.Dr. Ulf Runesson, Dean, Natural Resources Management, presents Rita Nicholas with a special gift in recognition of her years of service to Lakehead University.Ross Murray, Past Chair, Board of Governors, Lakehead University, congratulates all award winners and thanks all supporters, and organizers of Research and Innovation Week.  Lakehead University Research and Innovation StaffRita Nicholas and her daughter and granddaughter celebrate her special award after the awards reception.

Orillia Campus 2020 Events

Social Justice Student Poster PresentationsDr. Andrew P. Dean, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Launches Research and Innovation 2020 at Lakehead's Orilia Campus.From left to right:  Contributions to Research Award Winner, Dr. Sandra Jeppesen Interdisciplinary Studies; Dr. Dean Jobin-Bevans Principal, Orillia Campus; Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Lakehead University Vice-President, Research and Innovation; Community-Engaged Research Award winner, Dr. Ruth Beatty, Faculty of Education."Sense, Nonsense and Science".Lakehead Orillia Campus Principal, Dr. Dean Jobin-Bevans, speaks on The Henry Aldrich Choral Project.Speaker Carmine Stumpo, President & CEO of Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, with Dr. Andrew P. Dean, VPRI, Lakehead University.
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