Today is the last day of the summer research season. Thank you to all undergraduate students who worked in the Molecular Modelling Lab this summer – your hard work makes everything possible!
VIU held the annual USRA Showcase event today, where Simon and Savannah presented the results of their summer research. Very well done to both of you!
The VIU Molecular Modelling group made quite the splash at CSTCC 2022 in Kelowna, BC. Heather gave an invited talk and Simon and Savannah both gave excellent poster presentations, with Savannah taking home the prize for the Best Undergraduate Poster. Congratulations Savannah! Conference highlights included many excellent scientific talks, great networking opportunities, a visit to Kangaroo Creek Farm and the banquet at Summerhill Pyramid Winery.
Heather also gave an invited communication at WATOC 2020 in Vancouver, BC. It was wonderful to be among the international computational chemistry community in-person again, and many great connections were made!
Congratulations to Simon and Savannah for receiving NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards!
Heather has received a $120,000 NSERC Discovery Grant to fund her work on pressure resistance in deep-sea proteins. Further details can be found in the official VIU press release here. Thank you NSERC for the support!