/wie/taxonomy/term/3/all en /wie/channels/news/chandra-madramootoo-lifetime-service-mcgill-macdonald-campus-and-world-361559 <p>In 1974, <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/chandra-madramootoo">Chandra Madramootoo</a> arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left.</p> <p>“I loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,” said Madramootoo. “It was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.”</p> <p>After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11<sup>th</sup> hour offer from �����о��� for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000 admin 3770 at /wie /wie/channels/news/bioresource-engineering-professors-company-develops-new-technology-sex-chicks-hatching-363585 <p>A company founded by Department of Bioresource Engineering James �����о��� Professor <a href="/macdonald/michael-ngadi">Michael Ngadi</a> has succeeded in developing HyperEye, a new technology that uses hyperspectral imaging and AI to quickly and non-invasively identify the sex of a chick before it hatches. </p> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:49:28 +0000 admin 3766 at /wie /wie/channels/news/better-training-agricultural-producers-could-reduce-food-insecurity-362778 <p>�����о��� Bioresource Engineering Professors <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/valerie-orsat">Valérie Orsat</a> and <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/vijaya-raghavan">Vijaya Raghavan</a> spoke to <em>Le Devoir </em>about their recent study, which found that better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses would reduce global food insecurity. </p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:14:57 +0000 admin 3769 at /wie /wie/channels/news/hidden-climate-cost-food-loss-waste-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-359713 <p>Professor Gordon Price from Dalhousie University and <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/grant-clark">Professor Grant Clark</a> from �����о���'s Department of Bioresource Engineering study the hidden climate change costs of food loss and waste in Canada. In a <a href="https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/the-hidden-climate-cost-food-loss-waste-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions/182311/">new article for Open Access Government</a>, they highlight the need for greater cooperation and data sharing.</p> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:20:36 +0000 admin 3777 at /wie /wie/channels/news/plant-based-beverages-green-alternative-cows-milk-comments-prof-vijaya-raghavan-361315 <p>Almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, rice milk, macadamia milk... there have never been so many options to replace cow's milk on grocery shelves. But which one has the smallest environmental footprint?</p> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:03:01 +0000 admin 3773 at /wie /wie/channels/news/mcgill-bioresource-engineering-student-awarded-environmental-research-education-foundation-360282 <p>Congratulations to �����о��� <a href="/bioeng/">Department of Bioresource Engineering</a> Master's student Sadie MacDonald, who has been named the 2024 Detachable Container Association Scholar by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation! MacDonald is researching the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of Montreal’s organic waste management systems. This research can help inform policy decisions with regards to environmental sustainability.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:03:47 +0000 admin 3776 at /wie /wie/channels/news/department-bioresource-engineering-welcomes-astronaut-david-saint-jacques-363047 <p>The <a href="/bioeng/">Department of Bioresource Engineering</a> (BREE) enjoyed a visit last month from David Saint-Jacques, astronaut and Deputy Director, Lunar Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency, and BREE graduate Chris Patterson. They met with BREE undergrad and grad students who presented their projects, highlighting links between their research and bioregenerative life support system goals for extended space missions on the lunar surface and beyond in the near future.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:32:07 +0000 admin 3767 at /wie /wie/channels/news/mcgill-bioresource-engineering-prof-zhiming-qi-honoured-lr-ahuja-ag-systems-modeling-award-361500 <p>On November 11, �����о��� Bioresource Engineering Professor <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/zhiming-qi">Zhiming Qi</a> received the L.R. Ahuja Ag Systems Modeling Award at the annual Soil Science Society of America conference in San Antonio, Texas.</p> <p>This prestigious honour is awarded by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America to a soil scientist, agronomist, or crop scientist in recognition of recent distinguished contributions and their demonstrated impact on:</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:25:20 +0000 admin 3771 at /wie /wie/channels/news/two-mcgill-researchers-win-2024-prix-du-quebec-honours-360619 <p><em>Professors recognized for work on war-affected children and families, development of ‘intelligent’ fabrics</em></p> <p>Two �����о��� researchers won Prix du Québec, the highest honours awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of culture and science.</p> <p><a href="/socialwork/about/people/faculty/denov">Myriam Denov</a>, Professor in �����о���’s School of Social Work won the <a href="https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/">Prix du Québec</a>’s Marie-Andrée-Bertrand Prize for social innovation.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:10 +0000 admin 3764 at /wie /wie/channels/news/odile-liboiron-ladouceur-associate-professor-has-been-awarded-recognition-photonics100-2025-360930 <p>Congratulations go to Professor Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, who has been awarded the recognition of Photonics100 of 2025.</p> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:26:20 +0000 admin 3742 at /wie /wie/channels/news/quebec-government-awards-16-million-mcgill-researchers-providing-innovative-solutions-industry-362124 <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span>�����о���-led projects in genomics, imaging,<span> and manufacturing<span> <span>serve<span> businesses across Quebec<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:57 +0000 admin 3753 at /wie /wie/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>�����о���’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 3762 at /wie /wie/channels/news/prof-ehrlicher-receives-prestigious-cihr-project-grant-363682 <p>The Department of Bioengineering would like to congratulate Professor Allen Ehrlicher for his recent CIHR Project Grant. Professor Ehrlicher's project aims to explore how mechanical forces, such as compression of the nucleus, affect cellular aging and stem cell differentiation, particularly in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS). In HGPS, accelerated aging and organ defects occur, including impaired fat tissue differentiation. Researchers found that nucleus compression activates Yes Associated Protein (YAP), which slows aging and promotes bone formation from stem cells.</p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:04:56 +0000 admin 3744 at /wie /wie/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-funding-nserc-quantum-science-362774 <div> <div> <p><span><span>On January 21, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announce<span>d<span> <span>over $74 million in funding to support 107 quantum science projects<span>, including fifteen to �����о��� researchers<span>. <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:28:53 +0000 admin 3746 at /wie /wie/channels/news/dominique-berube-awarded-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-362136 <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>�����о���’s Vice-President of Research and Innovation recognized for transformative leadership in Canadian research</span></span></span></span></strong></em></p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:37:56 +0000 admin 3751 at /wie