Partnering with York Region’s St. Robert’s School in Markham and Quanser, we are developing apps that will help in easy transition of high school students to university STEM program. Our goal is make sure every student is successful in Canadian…
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York researchers invent “sweet” solution to kill E. coli in drinking water. It is a novel paper-based water treatment technique, DipTreat, which uses glucose to fish E. coli from water, trap them within the porous paper matrix, and kill them…
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York researchers invent new way to measure how liquid spreads on surface. This is possible through new measurement technique of drop spreading in underwater system. It appeared as a cover article in Langmuir . For the original press release, please…
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New innovation in water quality monitoring is the cover feature titled “A hydrogel based rapid test method for detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in contaminated water samples” in the current issue of Analyst. For the original press release, please…
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Associate Vice-President Research Sushanta Mitra has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Each year the Council elects…
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The wide-ranging research achievements of Dr. Sushanta Kumar Mitra have led to the establishment of numerous innovative technologies and techniques that have made a direct and influential impact on improving society. Dr. Mitra and his team conceived a method of…
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Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation at York University, announces the appointment of Professor Sushanta Mitra as associate vice-president research, effective August 1, 2015. In his new role, Mitra will provide leadership in promoting strategic research development at York and…
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Lassonde’s Prof. Sushanta Mitra has been inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Mitra is the Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering and Kaneff Professor in Micro & Nanotechnology for Social Innovation. The…
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Professor Sushanta Mitra, Chair of Mechanical Engineering, has been given the prestigious honour of delivering a public lecture at Techfest on January 2, 2015 in Mumbai. The title of his talk is: Convergence of Science, Engineering and Technology for Social Impact. Techfest, which is hosted by…
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Prior to departing for India, Lassonde’s Chair of Mechanical Engineering and former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay gave an overview of the research mission to India and the outcomes he expects. For the original press release, please…
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