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Renelle Dubosq, a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa, stands out from the ordinary not only as one of the very few Indigenous women in the geosciences, but especially for her valuable work on the atomic structure of geomaterials.

Jacky Deng, a PhD student in the Flynn Research group, is combining his strong scientific background and his interest in social justice to address the inequalities faced by underrepresented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

To pursue his PhD at the University of Ottawa, Yves Fomatati took a significant risk by leaving his teaching job and family in his native Cameroon.

After completing a bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of Ottawa, Alicia Sit continues to contribute to impactful research while pursuing a PhD with her supervisor, Professor Ebrahim Karimi.

As a Master’s student working under the supervision of Professor Jan Mennigen, Daniel Kostyniuk conducted research to characterize changes in expression of the liver’s ‘microRNAome’ in rainbow trout under nutritional and social stressors.

A career in scientific research requires curiosity, critical thinking, hard work and most importantly, passion. MSc student Maria Perepechaenko has found hers in post-quantum cryptography.

To many, the study of underwater quantum communication can seem overwhelming and rather puzzling. However, for Felix Hufnagel, a former MSc (now PhD) student at the University of Ottawa, it is in this complex field of physics that he excels.

A main focus of quantum cryptography is the use of principles of quantum mechanics to encrypt messages. Such a concept may seem quite daunting to many, but not to Rabib Islam, a promising MSc graduate who made significant contributions to this area of mathematics.

Two American students, who have personal ties to Canada, received funding from the Fields Undergraduate Summer Research Program (FUSRP) to work on a research project proposed by uOttawa Professor Hadi Salmasian, which linked representation theory and combinatorics.

“He is really strong, and is brimming with curiosity and thirst for knowledge. He is someone to watch.” This is what Professor Tabard-Cossa has to say about his co-op student Lucas Philipp, who worked with the Tabard-Cossa Lab from May 2019 to April 2020 during a 12-month internship as part of his UBC Science co-op program.