Dear Colleagues,

I know we are experiencing unprecedented times, and we have faced significant professional and personal hurtles the past few weeks in absorbing this information and pivoting our normal course of action. Thank you for your willingness to adapt quickly and help as needed. While this is a significant challenge, it also provides us with opportunities to try new things and do things differently.

Know that the University of Guelph is doing its best to support faculty, staff and students with these challenges. As we work together and focus on the needs and wellbeing of our students and their learning experiences, this creates a common sense of purpose amongst us.

While working or studying remotely, we hope this newsletter serves as a break to keep you updated on recent research and news in our college. Wishing you good health.

- Mary A Wells, Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

A Quantum Leap

A faculty team in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is exploring the mysterious quantum realm and transforming our understanding of the theory behind quantum computing. Learn about work being done by Profs. David Kribs, Rajesh Pereira, and Bei Zeng.

Universal Forces

Gravity behaviour could advance our understanding of the centres of galaxies. Physics Prof. Huan Yang and team are working to understand patterns of orbital resonance in a relativistic system. 

Barcode Cracking

New species are discovered every day, and over 30,000 species are at risk of extinction. PhD candidate Jarett Phillips, co-supervised by Computer Science Prof. Daniel Gillis and Integrative Biology Prof. Robert Hanner, have developed a free, open-source software to help catalogue our world's species.

Drink Up

Our groundwater is vulnerable to contamination from human activities such as agriculture. Engineering Prof. Beth Parker and her team at the G³⁶⁰ Institute for Groundwater Research are exploring new methods to assess groundwater contamination and help clean up our water.

Dean Wells's New Opportunity

CEPS dean Mary Wells has accepted a new role as Dean of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, effective July 1.

"I am very grateful to the faculty, staff and students who welcomed me to the University of Guelph," Wells says.

3MT College Heat

Engage, inform, and describe your graduate research with one slide and just three minutes. Sound challenging? A group of CEPS students competed in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) CEPS College Heat on March 3. Congratulations to the CEPS champions, Aidan and Kathleen.

International Women's Day

On International Women's Day, CEPS celebrated eight outstanding women in STEM, building on stories from seven other women shared for International Day of Women and Girls in STEM. Meet the students, staff and faculty championing excellence and innovating in their fields.

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