Physical Sciences and Engineering

Physical Sciences and Engineering

Queen鈥檚 University professor of chemistry, Dr. Cathleen Crudden.
The Crudden Effect

Dr. Crudden, who is the Queen鈥檚 University Distinguished University Professor in Chemistry, has garnered numerous accolades and recognition on national and international stages.

July 20, 2023
Crawford Lake in Milton, Ontario, is the recommended site to geologically define the start of the Anthropocene. (Credit: Cale Gushulak)
Crawford Lake tells a story

As scientists around the world try to determine the start of a new epoch, this small lake in Ontario has been selected to be a geological landmark.

July 11, 2023
Marshland at Elbow Lake. Photo courtesy of Stephen Lougheed.
Fresh ideas for our waterways

The new research aims to address environmental challenges with breakthrough technology for monitoring aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity.

June 28, 2023
[Photo of a squirrel]
Mechanical and materials engineering put into practice

Queen's engineering students work with a wildlife centre to design solutions for animal rehabilitation.

June 26, 2023
The 12-metre diameter acrylic SNO+ detector is filled with 780 tonnes of liquid scintillator and surrounded by 10,000 photomultiplier light detectors. [Credit: Dr. Alex Wright for the SNO+ Collaboration, 成人大片 Art of Research]
Next chapters on neutrino science

For the first time, SNO+ experiment captures neutrinos produced in nuclear reactors hundreds of kilometres away using pure water.

April 5, 2023
[Photo of Drs. Praveen Jain and Claire Davies]
Top Canadian honours for two field-leading researchers

Claire Davies and Praveen Jain win the Killam Fellowship and Killam Prize, two of Canada鈥檚 most competitive research honours.

March 15, 2023
Photograph of 成人大片 post-doctoral fellow and students underneath the Waaban Crossing bridge.
Monitoring a major new infrastructure project

Queen鈥檚 students and faculty members are using leading-edge technology to help ensure the safety of a new $180 million bridge across the Cataraqui River in Kingston.

February 28, 2023
Photograph of 成人大片 students against a blue background with text behind them reading "Building Community Together"
Keeping watch on the new crossing

Queen鈥檚 students and faculty members are using leading-edge technology to help the City of Kingston monitor the performance of the new bridge across the Cataraqui River.

December 14, 2022
Laptop
Mathematics works in serendipitous ways

A theorem developed by Queen鈥檚 professor Ernst Kani was used to crack an encryption algorithm.

November 22, 2022
[Nicole General, Indigenous STEM Outreach Coordinator with InEng, works with a young student.]
Inspiring the next generation of Indigenous engineers

Queen鈥檚 Indigenous Futures in Engineering program has been awarded $600,000 to expand their K-12 outreach.

June 6, 2022