The Faculty Lecture Series is a thought-provoking showcase of outstanding research taking place at U of T Scarborough. The one-hour lectures offer staff, students and faculty the opportunity to engage with new ideas and theories presented by our faculty members.

All lectures will be presented in the Arts and Administration Building, room AA112 from 5 to 6pm. The lectures are also available on the intranet in streaming video (internal access only): login.

Please join us for our next lecture:

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006 Dirty Chemistry: Using molecules to understand environmental problems with Assistant Professor Myrna Simpson, Physical and Environmental Sciences

Abstract:
Soils are an important resource which are being degraded rapidly. Soils are an integral part of the global carbon cycle and undoubtedly play a vital role in global climate change. Soil contamination is also of great concern – some contaminants can reside in the soil for decades enhancing the risk to animals and humans. Despite all of the environmental problems, soils have not been studied at a molecular-level. For instance, soil organic matter has not been molecularly characterized making it difficult to predict soil responses to climate change and contaminant fate and transport in terrestrial environments. This lecture will discuss these issues in detail and highlight the molecular-level investigations of soil organic matter structure and environmental reactivity that is currently being conducted at UTSC.

Title	Date	Featuring	Video Archive
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Psychology and Neuroscience: One Virtual Step Forward	Sept. 21, 2005	Prof. Konstantine Zakzanis, Life Sciencess