UOIT to host fourth annual Student Research Day

OSHAWA, Ont. - Undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will present their research results related to the effects of cancer cell exposure to environmental pollutants, the UOIT/Durham Advisory Committee on Homelessness initiative, wind power simulation, student attitudes towards Canada's post-conviction review process and more on Monday, August 13 when UOIT hosts its fourth annual Student Research Day.

Over 60 students from the university's faculties of Business and Information Technology; Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies; Engineering and Applied Science; Health Sciences; Science; and the School of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science will share their innovative research findings while demonstrating first-hand the significant research opportunities UOIT offers to students and why they have become a key differentiator between Ontario's only laptop-based university and traditional higher-learning institutions.

Dr. David Boocock, professor emeritus and former chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Toronto, will be the event's keynote speaker, discussing the topic of BIOX Biodiesel: Academic Research to Commercial Innovation. Dr. Boocock's revolutionary biodiesel process research has resulted in the creation of Biox Corporation, a company that aims to use its technology to produce the highest quality, renewable, non-toxic and biodegradable biodiesel fuel on a commercial scale.

Who:
UOIT undergraduate and graduate students;
Dr. Kamiel Gabriel, associate provost, Research, UOIT;
UOIT deans and faculty members; and
Dr. David Boocock, professor emeritus and former chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Toronto.

When:
Monday, August 13
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with keynote presentation from 8:50 to 9:20 a.m. and poster presentation from 1 to 3 p.m.

Where:
UOIT
Science building
Founding Deans' Atrium
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario

Parking:
Enter off of Simcoe Street and proceed to the Founders 2 parking lot.

About Ontario Tech University
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Media contact
Tony Doyle
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Ontario Tech University
905.721.8668 ext. 2209
tony.doyle@uoit.ca