In honour of the achievement of John Charles Polanyi, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Government of the Province of Ontario has established a fund to provide annually up to five prizes to outstanding researchers in the early stages of their career who are continuing to post-doctoral studies or have recently started a faculty appointment at an Ontario university. In 2016, the prizes have a value of $20,000 each and are available in the areas broadly defined as Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science.
Stephen Newman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Ottawa is the recipient of the 2016 Polanyi Prize.
David Villeneuve, adjunct professor at the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Science and scientist with the National Research Council (NRC), has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Quantum Electronics Award.
First, the good news: a University of Ottawa researcher has discovered that younger individuals have the ability to consolidate new memories and skills while they sleep. The bad news? The same study shows that in older adults, age-related changes in sleep may hamper this ability.
The 2015-16 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships recipients will develop innovative research that will support a strong middle class.
Researchers working in the arts, social sciences and humanities at the University of Ottawa have received more than $5 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
The University of Ottawa congratulates Professor Stewart Elgie, Director of Institute of the Environment and Common Law professor specializing in environmental law and economics, and the Sustainable Prosperity team on being selected as Clean50 Top15 Projects of 2017 for the Smart Prosperity Initiative.
A group of twelve researchers from the University of Ottawa will be joining the ranks of Canada’s brightest minds, with five elected to the Royal Society of Canada and seven others gaining admittance to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
