This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating major research discoveries and accomplishments, the School of Dentistry's centenary, and more! So, congrats to the following:
• Lindsay LeBlanc, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ultracold Gases for Quantum Simulation, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science - led the successful creation of a Bose-Einstein condensate, a dilute gas cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero, three years in the making
• Alex Poznikoff, Pandas Hockey - named both Ualberta Athlete of the Week and U SPORTS Athlete of the Week
• Parsin Haji Reza, Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - part of a team that devised new non-contact medical imaging technology with several clinical applications, including early cancer detection
• Roger Zemp, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - part of a team that devised new non-contact medical imaging technology with several clinical applications, including early cancer detection
• Assistant Professor Kim Adams and the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine's First Lego League team - won the "Judges Award" at the Alberta Provincial First Lego League Tournament this past weekend
• School of Dentistry - celebrates 100 years in 2017 - happy centenary!
• Engineering Students' Society (ESS) - raised $4,000 in donations for the Stollery Children's Hospital through GEER Week
• Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Class of 2020 - received their white coats and were officially welcomed into the pharmacy profession at the faculty's annual White Coat Ceremony
If you know of a U of A colleague who has recently won an award or any other honours and you would like to see their achievement celebrated in the next edition of Community Congrats! please send their info to blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.