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Institute for Research in Materials is now the Clean Technologies Research Institute. We work for a sustainable energy future. #DalResearch

Today we celebrate the power of women and girls in science! 🌟 Whether in labs, classrooms, or tech spaces, you are making your mark on the world! Let’s lift each other up and keep pushing for equality and innovation. #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM

Exciting news! The Atlantic Canada Cleantech Awards are here! Foresight Canada is celebrating innovators, leaders, and supporters driving cleantech forward in Atlantic Canada. Know someone making an impact? Nominate them today! 📅 Submit by Feb 20, 2025 foresightcac.com/cleantech-awar…

The Clean Leadership Summer Internship program opens February 18th. Find out more at: cleanfoundation.ca/workforce-deve… #summer #internships

Physics PhD candidate Toby Bond discusses his group's research into a new EV battery that could last 10 times as long as existing models 🔋

Visual, performance and written artists aged 14-24. You can apply to the Creative Climate Showcase! Selected artists will receive a $500 Youth Artist Grant and are eligible for a Youth Artist Materials Grant of up to $200. Apply by February 9th. buff.ly/4aiI3FG

A big congrats to Dr. Michael Freund for his insightful contribution to ACS Electrochemistry! Here is his latest article on "Influence of the pH Gradient on Bipolar Membrane Operation". pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Congrats to Dr. Floris Goerlandt on his latest publication in Ocean Engineering! His work, "Digital twin development towards integration into blue economy: A bibliometric analysis," explores cutting-edge innovations for sustainable maritime advancements. scopus.com/record/display…

Congratulations to Dr. Mita Dasog for being named the Emerging Investigator Winner in the Nanoscale Horizons Emerging Investigators Series! 🎉✨ Well-deserved recognition! 👏

Dr. Mita Dasog along with other researchers provide their thoughts on solar water evaporation technologies in this latest Voices article. @DalScience @DalCleanTech

🚀 Applications are OPEN for our Winter #ideaDESIGN Sprint! 🚀 Are you ready to turn your ideas into innovative hardware solutions? Whether you're a student or a community member, this winter is your chance to dive into the world of product development! airtable.com/appr8RUVtSS817…

The Transatlantic Collaborative for Clean Energy Futures invites you to attend an Online Symposium on Wind Energy for Newfoundland and Labrador and Lower Saxony Collaboration Register here: mun.webex.com/weblink/regist…

🎙️🔋🚗 In a Q&A for IMPACT, Jeff Dahn of @DalhousieU shares his thoughts on Canada’s position in the global #EV landscape, the biggest challenge in EV battery technology today, and developments he hopes to see in the next decade. ▶️ tinyurl.com/58p6kwfp

Engineers Nova Scotia is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Engineering! If you know of a project that deserves recognition, we encourage you to submit a nomination by January 31, 2025. For full details—engineersnovascotia.ca/awards/

Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Dahn, a true pioneer in lithium-ion #battery research and the 2024 Aurum Award recipient! Your groundbreaking work and dedication to #sustainability #science inspire generations of students and scientists. #CTRIMember dal.ca/alumni/news-an…

Dalhousie's role in Nova Scotia's clean-energy industry was in the spotlight last week as battery scientist Jeff Dahn, VP Research Alice Aiken and others took part in a green energy showcase for the Halifax Chamber of Commerce's annual fall dinner: ow.ly/LmKB50UaWQx

Dal researchers Dr. Mita Dasog and Dr. Matthew Margeson gave @CBCNS a close look at their low-cost, sustainably-made floating water desalination device that could help combat water scarcity @DalCleanTech @DalhousieChem cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

We're looking forward to this dinner!

New review by Dr. Khaled Zoroufchi Benis, CTRI member, titled "#Transforming Drinking #Water #Treatment Residuals into #Efficient #Adsorbents: A Review of Activation and Modification Methods," published in Environmental Research. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Exciting news! One of our CTRI members, Dr. Floris Goerlandt, has just published a new open access eBook on "Area-Based Management of Shipping: Canadian and Comparative Perspectives". Check it out for valuable insights on sustainable shipping practices! library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.…

This work is now out in @ChemEurJ! Congrats @taminazk! Together with a previous study on geometric variations, we hope a fuller picture emerges of main group pincer ligand coordination. @DalhousieChem Geometrics: bit.ly/pincergeometri… Steric/Electronics: bit.ly/steroelectroni…