2024 SSSC Open House

First Place Winners

Presenter	Title	Department
Karandeep Singh Sodhi	Optimizing sub-critical water extraction of canola proteins for novel plant-based emulsifier application	Food & Bioproduct Sciences
Nasrin Aliasgharlou	Preparation of wet-laid nonwoven lignocellulosic fiber mats for aerosol particulate capture	Chemistry
Parvaneh Koranian	Synthesis of Glycerol Carbonate via Carbon Dioxide Utilization with Mixed Metal Oxide Catalysts	Chemical & Biological Engineering
Radwa Asar	The biotransformation of bile acids by a common member of the bison gut microbiome	WCVM
Mario Proulx	Silver dithiobiuret complexes? Actually, they’re quite simple	Chemistry
Sakshi Sakshi	The unmasking of the Graphitic structure using Synchrotron and DFT technique	Physics & Engineering Physics
Khushveer Kaur	Investigation of the substitution of Ce in Ca3Zr2Fe2SiO12 garnet-type oxides for nuclear waste form applications	Chemistry

 

Second Place Winners

Presenter	Title	Department
Jane Danoczi	Characterizing Mineral Fragments for Sensor-Based Sorting	Civil, Geological & Environmental Engineering
Mitra Sabetghadam	Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Detect Reactive Oxygen Species in Zebrafish	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology
Renita Mishal D'Souza	Thermal stability of perovskite solar cells monitored using in-situ and operando X-ray scattering studies	Chemistry
Maryam Alyari	Improved Diagnosis of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Using Urine Mass Spectroscopy	Pharmacy
Bernd Steiger	Furfuryl-pyridinium-functionalization of flaxseed gum for effective methylene blue removal from aqueous solution	Chemistry
Valerie Schoepfer	Bamforditeprecipitation contributes to Mo(VI) coordination changes during Fe(II)-induced ferrihydrite transformation	Geological Sciences
Shahrzad Sharifimehr	Development of protein–polyphenol conjugates via free radical grafting method: evaluation of interaction mechanisms and physicochemical properties	Food & Bioproduct Sciences

 

Third Place Winners

Presenter	Title	Department
Nuraina Dahlan	From 2D to 3D: Bioprinting 3D lung models for infection studies	Biomedical Engineering, VIDO
Nima D. Baghbadorani	A Novel Tumoroid Model of Breast cancer to Profile Cancer stem cells	Health Sciences
Justin Tricsli	Thermochromic properties of VO2 + ZrO2 based Bi and triple layer thin films	Mechanical Engineering
Asha Ranaraja	Metabolomics-Based Rapid Diseases Diagnosis in Broiler Chicken	WCVM
Harjot Kaur	Chemical Composition and Foaming Properties of Freeze Dried Aquafaba	Food & Bioproduct Sciences
Bdhanya Ramaswami	Chemical Reactions on Flow: Coupling ATR-FTIR and Microfluidics as a Tool for Kinetic Analysis	Chemistry
Peiman Pour Momen	Single Event Upset Testing of a 90-nm Asynchronous SRAM at the SSSC Ultra-Fast Pulsed Laser Facility	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ozra Mohammadi	TCSPC and Up-Conversion: Advanced Tools for Time-Resolved Spectroscopy	Chemistry

Title	Department
Mechanical responsive visible structural colors based on chiral-nematic cellulose nanocrystals photonic hydrogels	Chemical & Biological Engineering
Identification and separation of a major interference in the LC-MS/MS quantitative analysis of psilocin in mouse plasma	Pharmacy
Metabolomics-Based Rapid Diseases Diagnosis in Broiler Chicken	WCVM
Chemical Reactions on Flow: Coupling ATR-FTIR and Microfluidics as a Tool for Kinetic Analysis	Chemistry
Furfuryl-pyridinium-functionalization of flaxseed gum for effective methylene blue removal from aqueous solution	Chemistry
Activated Carbon from Groundnut Shell for Effective Malachite Green Dye Uptake	Chemistry
Elucidating the Effect of Pd Pre-catalyst on Selective C-C Cross Coupling Reaction: an In-situ XAS Study	Chemistry
An operando study of the thermal annealing of perovskite solar cells	Chemistry
Adsorption Studies of Pd(II) and Au(III) using Thiophene grafted Chitosan	Chemistry
A pyridinium-modified chitosan-based adsorbent for arsenic removal via a coagulation-like methodology	Chemistry
Linking Yeast Metabolite Production and Gene Expression During Full-Scale Beer Fermentation	Food & Bioproduct Sciences
Towards measurements of the Flory Huggins interaction parameters in oligo(ethylene oxide) vs. alkyl-substituted PTQ10 and Y6	Chemistry
Comparative Study: AutoDPR-SEM for Enhancing CNN Reliability in SRAM-Based FPGAs Through Autonomous Reconfiguration	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Chemical Composition and Foaming Properties of Freeze Dried Aquafaba	Food & Bioproduct Sciences
NHC Catalyzed Chemo- & Diastereoselective Cross-Benzoin Reactions of -Alkoxy Aldehyde	Chemistry
Quantum Computing in the Multi-Device Era	quanTA Centre
Characterizing Mineral Fragments for Sensor-Based Sorting	Civil, Geological & Environmental Engineering
Thermochromic properties of VO2 + ZrO2 based Bi and triple layer thin films	Mechanical Engineering
Optimizing sub-critical water extraction of canola proteins for novel plant-based emulsifier application	Food & Bioproduct Sciences
Synthesis of Biguanides and Guanidines and their Applications as Solvent Extractants for Cobalt and Palladium	Chemistry
Investigation of the substitution of Ce in Ca3Zr2Fe2SiO12 garnet-type oxides for nuclear waste form applications	Chemistry
Repurposing Eggshell Waste into Collagen and Calcium Carbonate via Enzymatic and Ultrasonic Treatment	Mechanical Engineering
Distribution of radiation-induced defects in quartz at the ACKIO Uranium Prospect, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan: Tracing uranium-bearing fruids	Geological Sciences
Halotolerant Bioremediation and Desalination: Hybrid Treatment of Soil and Groundwater Impacted by Hydrocarbons and NaCl	Civil, Geological & Environmental Engineering
Delignification and Characterization of Flax Fibers via FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy	Chemistry
Comparing the stability of beverage emulsions prepared at acidic and neutral pH using mildly fractionated faba bean (Vicia faba) soluble fractions	Food & Bioproduct Sciences
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopic Study of Amethyst and Violet Agates	Geological Sciences
Electronic structure of high entropy spinel oxides	Physics & Engineering Physics
Investigation of dual-mode surface properties of novel fibrous biocomposite for biomedical applications	Chemistry
Silver dithiobiuret complexes? Actually, they’re quite simple	Chemistry
Improved Diagnosis of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Using Urine Mass Spectroscopy	Pharmacy
Internally cross-linked bivalent organic cations into dendritic fibrous colloidal silica: an efficient support for dye removal and the reduction of nitrobezne	Chemistry
Adapting Redox Active Electrode Systems for Time Resolved IR Spectroelectrochemistry	Chemistry
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Detect Reactive Oxygen Species in Zebrafish	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology
Preparation of wet-laid nonwoven lignocellulosic fiber mats for aerosol particulate capture	Chemistry
A Novel Tumoroid Model of Breast cancer to Profile Cancer stem cells	Health Sciences
From 2D to 3D: Bioprinting 3D lung models for infection studies	Biomedical Engineering, VIDO
Structural, electrical and optical properties of boron and nitrogen co-doped vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin films	Electrical & Computer Engineering
TCSPC and Up-Conversion: Advanced Tools for Time-Resolved Spectroscopy	Chemistry
Synthesis of Glycerol Carbonate via Carbon Dioxide Utilization with Mixed Metal Oxide Catalysts	Chemical & Biological Engineering
Single Event Upset Testing of a 90-nm Asynchronous SRAM at the SSSC Ultra-Fast Pulsed Laser Facility	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Concentration-Dependent Nonradiative Decay Mechanisms in Fluorescence Self-Quenching: Insights from Azulene and 1,3-Dichloroazulene	Chemistry
Advancing Ovarian Cancer Research: SKOV3 and OVCAR3 3D model optimization and chemotherapy response	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology
The biotransformation of bile acids by a common member of the bison gut microbiome	WCVM
Collision-induced Dissociation Behavior Of Phytocannabinoids Using Mass Spectrometry	Pharmacy
Thermal stability of perovskite solar cells monitored using in-situ and operando X-ray scattering studies	Chemistry
Synchrotron based X-ray analysis of pretreatment processing effect on canola seed anatomy	Food & Bioproduct Sciences
Investigating Flaxseed Oil Degradation at the Molecular Level: A Computational Study	Physics & Engineering Physics
Co-Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Waste Cooking Oil and Agricultural Crop Straws for Bio-Crude Oil Production: Towards Sustainable Biomass Valorization	Chemical & Biological Engineering
Contamination of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Measurements Caused by Standard Practices	Physics & Engineering Physics
Development of protein–polyphenol conjugates via free radical grafting method: evaluation of interaction mechanisms and physicochemical properties	Food & Bioproduct Sciences
Effect of the Local Structural Disorder of Pd on the Thermal Behavior of γ-Al2O3 Supported Pd Catalysts	Chemistry
The unmasking of the Graphitic structure using Synchrotron and DFT technique	Physics & Engineering Physics
Dynamic deformation of additively manufactured hybrid specimens using a split Hopkinson pressure bar	Mechanical Engineering
Bamforditeprecipitation contributes to Mo(VI) coordination changes during Fe(II)-induced ferrihydrite transformation	Geological Sciences
Ethanol-Precipitated Chickpea Aquafaba: a Potential Foaming Agent and Emulsifier	Food & Bioproduct Sciences