Grad Chat - Queen's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs

Hosted by CJ the DJ (Colette Steer), this is a 30 minute radio show featuring a graduate student or postdoc each week. Each episode is an opportunity for Queen’s grad students and postdocs to showcase ...more

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April 02, 2024 00:31:37
Dakota Urban (Classics & Archeology) – Transcultural language in Diasporic Jewish Inscriptions

Dakota Urban (Classics & Archeology) – Transcultural language in Diasporic Jewish Inscriptions

The diasporic (Jewish) experience is characterized by the dynamics of acculturation and enculturation; a twofold process entailing a degree of integration into the majority...

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March 27, 2024 00:31:31
Riley Cooper (MASc, Electrical & Computer Engineering) – Data-Driven Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for an Autonomous Surface Vessel

Riley Cooper (MASc, Electrical & Computer Engineering) – Data-Driven Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for an Autonomous Surface Vessel

How to improve the autonomy of a robotic boat. For upcoming interviews check out the Grad Chat webpage on Queen’s University School of Graduate...

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March 19, 2024 00:34:24
Sofia Skebo and Isaac Emon (Translational Medicine) – Pulmonary Hypertension, what is it?

Sofia Skebo and Isaac Emon (Translational Medicine) – Pulmonary Hypertension, what is it?

Isaac is investigating the role of CHIP mutations and inflammation in pulmonary arterial hypertension, while Sofia is examining the impact of BMPR-II loss on...

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March 12, 2024 00:31:38
Mary Johnson (English) – Ecocritical approaches to children’s literature

Mary Johnson (English) – Ecocritical approaches to children’s literature

Mary is interested in exploring intersections of girlhood and wild spaces in “Golden Age” (1865-1926) children’s literature. In particular, I want to consider how...

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March 07, 2024 00:34:31
Shamus Tobin (MSc, Astronomy) – Investigating Annular Rings in Young Protostellar Disks

Shamus Tobin (MSc, Astronomy) – Investigating Annular Rings in Young Protostellar Disks

During star formation, gas and dust that goes into forming a new star also go to forming an equatorial disk of material known as...

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February 06, 2024 00:37:53
Graziella Bedenik (Mechanical & Materials Engineering) – the potential to monitor freshwater lakes using robot swarms

Graziella Bedenik (Mechanical & Materials Engineering) – the potential to monitor freshwater lakes using robot swarms

Development and Application of Autonomous Multi-Agent Underwater Robot Swarms for Environmental Monitoring and Response in Canadian Freshwater Lakes. For upcoming interviews check out the...

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