News and Events

2020

• CRPuO members Pavel Cheben and Ebrahim Karimi have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada

  Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2020

  Pavel Cheben and Ebrahim Karimi are among those newly elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the highest honour an individual can achieve in the Arts, Social Sciences and Sciences

• In collaboration with the Royal Canadian Mint, researchers from the CRPuO have developed a new surface mirror technology being applied to coins and a new COVID-19 recognition medal

  Posted on Friday, July 17, 2020

  Applying the use of photonics, this new technology creates a pulsing effect when integrated on coins. This technology has now been used to create a recognition medal to honour the contributions of essential workers, with proceeds being donated to a Canadian charity.

• CRPuO member Karin Hinzer nominated as the new Vice-Dean, Research of the Faculty of Engineering

  Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2020

  As of July 1, 2020, Professor Hinzer joins the Executive Committee to contribute to the advancement of the Faculty of Engineering’s research activities in the coming years

• CRPuO members Lora Ramunno and Raphael St-Gelais receive funding from The Exploration stream of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) to support their innovative research projects

  Posted on Wednesday, July 8, 2020

  Administered by Canada’s three federal research agencies, the NFRF program seeks to assist research teams that use novel interdisciplinary approaches that could lead to significant social, economic, scientific, artistic, or cultural breakthroughs.

• CRPuO member Prof. Ebrahim Karimi receives uOttawa’s Early Career Researcher of the Year Award

  Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

  The Early Career Researcher of the Year Award, granted by the Office of the Vice-President, Research, recognizes excellence in research and teaching.