Today@Dal

The Honourable Ed Holder, Canada’s new Minister of State (Science and Technology), dropped in on Sexton Campus last week. Dalhousie's President Richard Florizone, AVP Research John Newhook and Dean of Engineering Josh Leon led the minister on the tour.
 
Two Dalhousie Industrial Research Chairs, Graham Gagnon and Stephen Corbin, hosted Minister Holder in their labs; they took the opportunity to talk about their research programs and introduce the minister to some of their students.
 
Dr. Gagnon holds the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada/Halifax Water Industrial Research Chair in Water Quality and Treatment. The results from the research conducted by his team are being applied by the water industry to create sustainable water treatment infrastructure throughout North America. Dr. Gagnon's team has held research partnerships with First Nation communities, federal and provincial agencies, private industry and municipal agencies like Halifax Water.
 
Dr. Corbin holds the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada/Pratt & Whitney Industrial Research Chair in Structural Brazing and Processing of Powder Metallurgy Superalloys. His team is working on developing more cost effective gas turbine engine manufacturing methods that use less energy, result in less waste and reduce the overall impact on the environment. Dr. Corbin’s team also conducts research on light weight metals in partnership with the automotive industry.

Dr. Gagnon talks to Minister of State Holder about how results from his team’s research are being used by the water industry throughout North America.


Dalhousie PhD student Yamuna S. Vadasarukki tells Minister of State Holder and Dal President Richard Florizone about how her work will potentially help water utilities like Halifax Water reduce energy consumption during water purification.


Dr. Corbin discusses his team’s work on the development of more cost effective gas turbine engine manufacturing methods with Minister of State Holder.


Joannie Lapointe, master’s student, talks to Minister of State Holder about her work in Dr. Corbin's lab.


President Florizone presented a Dalhousie tie and tie pin to Minister of State Holder.