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SUMMARY:York Circle Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite you to the York Circle Lecture Series, presented in partnership with our York Circle Chair, Giuseppina D’Agostino (BA ’96, LLB ’99), Associate Vice-President Research (AVPR). Hear from some of York’s leading faculty members on a wide range of fascinating topics. \nDate: Saturday, March 28\nTime: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.\nLocation: Life Sciences Building, Keele Campus\nTickets: $5 includes coffee, light snacks and lunch.\n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to choose one lecture from each session during the registration process.\nFirst sessions – 10 a.m. \n\nFrom Molecules to Meaningful Impact: Translating sustainable chemistry into real-world solutions\nDr. Christopher Caputo, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Canada Research Chair\nDr. Caputo will share how his research group is developing new sustainable approaches to chemistry using Earth-abundant elements, and how some of these discoveries have even made their way into real products.\nToo Good to Be True? Investment Fraud in a Digital Age\nPoonam Puri, Professor of Law, York Research Chair in Corporate Governance, Investor Protection & Financial Markets\n\nIn this talk, Professor Puri explores how digital platforms are reshaping both opportunity and risk in financial markets, and highlights emerging research and innovative initiatives like the Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic can teach us about protecting investors and rebuilding trust in a digital age.\n \n \n\nSecond sessions – 11:20 a.m. \n\nThe Untapped Potential of Solar Energy in Canada\nDr. Thomas Cooper, Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering and Head of CooperLab\nThis talk highlights the promise of solar energy in Canada challenging the conventional perspective that solar energy is not viable in the north.\nUnderground and Underappreciated: Protecting Canada’s groundwater resources\n\nMagdalena Krol, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering\nProfessor Krol will give an overview of Canadian groundwater resources, discuss the challenges we face in managing this resource sustainably, and the need for improved monitoring, protection, and policy\n \n
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