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Recognition in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) plays a crucial role in encouraging diversity and innovation. Areeba Iqbal’s recent award as Vice President of Research, Women in STEM, marks a significant milestone not only for her but also for the broader community of women pursuing careers in STEM. This achievement highlights the importance of leadership, dedication, and the ongoing efforts to support women in these traditionally male-dom

Associate Professor of Chemistry Jianbo Gao and his team are creating photosensing devices, or small chips, to boost the performance of fiber optic cables, autonomous driving systems and graphics processing units used in generative artificial intelligence. A Brock University quantum physics research team is laying the groundwork for next-generation innovations in a wide range of products. “Quantum” refers to the smallest unit — photons, electrons, atoms or molecules — that ma

When Jianbo Gao needs a bit of inspiration, all he has to do is to look up. For the Associate Professor of Chemistry, the sun holds endless possibilities as a consistent source of clean, affordable power for everyone on the planet. Over the past year, Gao and his team have made great strides in developing revolutionary solar panels in their cutting-edge ultrafast laser lab. To support the development of a new generation of highly efficient, low-cost solar cell technology, Gao

A century of laser advancements was a highlight of a free community talk by Nobel Prize winner Donna Strickland. Honoured in 2018 with the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Canadian optical physicist and pioneer of ultrafast and high-intensity lasers presented to more than 200 people Thursday, Sept. 19 in Brock University’s Sean O’Sullivan Theatre as part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science’s Research Colloquium Series. Strickland, a Professor at the University of Waterloo, l

Jianbo Gao envisions a future where solar power generates through film thinner than a hair — and his team is working to make this a reality. Integrated onto the tops of cars, windows and many other surfaces, the film’s wires would plug into, and juice up, cellphones, tablets, vehicles and anything else needing power. It’s new solar panel technology Gao and his international research team have created that is less expensive and more environmentally friendly than conventional s

A free public lecture at Brock will explore ultrafast lasers and their use in capturing atomic motion and in surgical treatments for diseases such as cancer. “ From Basic Science to Star Trek Surgery ” takes place Friday, March 22 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Goodman Atrium, GSB 275. The discussion will be led by R.J. Dwayne Miller, a Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Toronto and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Royal Society (London). Miller’s

Silicon has been the dominant material used in solar panels for several decades. Now, new Brock research is challenging  conventional technology by introducing a highly efficient solar absorber that is significantly less expensive. Jianbo Gao, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Affiliated Professor in the Yousef Haj-Ahmad Department of Engineering, is leading research that investigates using perovskite nanocrystals as a new solar cell alternative in solar