Introduction
Lunch & learn is an informal opportunity for learning and development. This series provides participants the useful, practical, and timely exposure to a variety of topics related to research. We hope that through this gathering, various researchers (student researcher, guest, and faculty) will be able to cultivate a research community that fosters a vibrant research culture at Trinity Western University. These workshops are open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to bring their lunch and learn about topics relevant to research.
The general format for the session (Spring 2023):
- Fri, when speakers are available, 12:30 - 13:30 (PT), in-person.
For questions, please contact: Dr. Karen Y. Lo.
Schedule
- Spring 2023
- Fall 2022
- Fall 2021
- Spring 2021
- Fall 2020
- Summer 2019
- Spring 2019
- Summer 2018
- Summer 2017
- Spring 2017
- Summer 2016
Spring 2023
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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Jan 27, 2023 | “Carving out a Career Path for a Christian in the Sciences” | Robert Mann, Ph.D., Professor, University of Waterloo and Perimeter Institute | NEU 37 |
Fall 2022
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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Oct 14, 2022 | How to Read a Research Paper | Dr. Karen Lo | Zoom |
Oct 21, 2022 | Tips on Writing a Scientific Resume/CV Part I | Dr. Karen Lo | Zoom |
Oct 28, 2022 | Tips on Writing a Scientific Resume/CV Part II | Dr. Karen Lo | In-Person Neu 41 |
Nov 4, 2022 | Cancelled | Zoom | |
Nov 11, 2022 | Reading Break | ||
Nov 18, 2022 | Cancelled | ||
Nov 25, 2022 | Portfolio Optimization, An application of Modern Portfolio Theory: Undergraduate Edition | Clare Zhang, TWU | In-Person Neu 41 |
Dec 2, 2022 | So You Want To Be A Doctor? What that actually means | Dr. Bryan W Janzen, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Clinical Fellow, BC Cancer Surrey | Neu 41 |
Fall 2021
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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Sept 23, 2021 | "The fate of lignin after converting renewable biomass to bioenergy: what is the value proposition?" | Richard Chandra, Ph.D., Associate Provost Research, TWU | Zoom |
Sept 30, 2021 | Day of Learning on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | N/A | N/A |
Oct 7, 2021 | "Health Research on Prayer in Hospitals – Insights on Methods and Interpretations" | Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Ph.D., RN, Dean, School of Nursing, Professor of Nursing, TWU | Zoom |
Oct 14, 2021 | "Simulating Crowd Control using Agent-based Modeling and Simulation" | Andrew J. Park, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Computing Science, TWU | Zoom |
Oct 21, 2021 | "Edge, Patch, AI Art" | Mande Leung, Ph.D., Senior C++ Computer Vision Engineer, Koh Young Research Canada | Zoom |
Oct 28, 2021 | "Teaching, design thinking, and learning spaces" | Yu-Ling Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Education, TWU | Zoom |
Nov 4, 2021 | "Simulating Marine Outlet Glaciers" | Alamgir Hossain, PhD candidate in Mathematics, Simon Fraser University | Zoom |
Nov 11, 2021 | Reading Break | N/A | N/A |
Nov 18, 2021 | "The Poetry and Music of Science" | Tom McLeish, Ph.D., FRS, Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of York | Zoom |
Nov 25, 2021 | "Creating career success by getting off campus: student strategies beyond the classroom" | Nancy Bepple, Ed.D., Founder and Principal of CareerFirsts | Zoom |
Dec 2, 2021 | “Learning People, Learning Machines: Patient Oriented Health Research in the Age of Big Data” | Piper Jackson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computing Science, Thompson Rivers University | Zoom |
Spring 2021
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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Jan 28, 2021 | Technologization of education and faith | Dr. Yu-Ling Lee, Assistant Professor of Education, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada | via zoom |
Feb 4, 2021 | A Look at Perfluoropolyalkylethers (PFPAEs) for Chronic Pain Theranostics | Dr. Chadron M. Friesen, Professor of Chemistry, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada. | via zoom |
Feb 11, 2021 | Adapting an evolutionary model for host-microbe interaction studies | Dr. Kat Milligan-Myhre, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA | via zoom |
Feb 18, 2021 | READING BREAK | via zoom | |
Feb 25, 2021 | Knowledge Mobilization – How to Communicate Science to Non-scientists using Integrated Creative Practices | Joshua Hale, Chair, Department of Art + Design, Assistant Professor of Art + Design, Dr. Kelly Arbeau, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Dr. David R. Clements, Professor of Biology, Assistant Dean, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences (Research), Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada. | via zoom |
Mar 4, 2021 | Fear, Death and Doxology | Dr. John R. Wood, Professor Emeritus, the King's University, Edmonton, AB, Canada | via zoom |
Mar 11, 2021 | Regulation of gene expression by an atypical two-subunit σ factor - anti-σ factor system in B. subtilis: The SigO-RsoA-RsiO story | Dr. Maria C. Davis, Laboratory Instructor, Department of Biology, University of Regina, SK, Canada | via zoom |
Mar 18, 2021 | Mathematical and Scientific Roots in the Architecture of Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke | Dr. Maria Zack, Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematical, Information and Computer Sciences + Department of Physics and Engineering, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, USA | via zoom |
Mar 25, 2021 | Lessons from a Pandemic: Educating for Complexity, Change, Uncertainty, Vulnerability, and Resilience | Dr. Peter Mahaffy, Professor of Chemistry and Co-director of the Centre for Visualization in Science (KCVS), the King's University, Edmonton, AB, Canada | via zoom |
Apr 1, 2021 | Data Science Applications in the Industry | Lulu Huang, Supply Chain Data Analyst, Mountain Equipment Co-operative, Vancouver, BC, Canada | via zoom |
Apr 8, 2021 | The Role of the Dark Web in the Crime and Terrorism Nexus | Dr. Richard Frank, Associate Professor, School of Criminology and the Director of the International CyberCrime Research Centre (ICCRC), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada. | via zoom |
Fall 2020
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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Sept 17, 2020 | Double Vision: Explorations of Alternative Math from History | Dr. Glen Van Brummelen, Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Dean, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, TWU | via zoom |
Sept 24, 2020 | Why did the mathematician toss the coin? | Dr. Saraí Hernández-Torres, Post-doctoral fellow, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology | via zoom |
Oct 1, 2020 | A Scientist’s Journey from Atheism to Faith | Dr. Sy Garte - https://sygarte.com/ | via zoom |
Oct 8, 2020 | Open Access & Predatory Journals | Qinqin Zhang, Assistant Librarian: Information Literacy, E-Learning, and E-Resources, TWU | via zoom |
Oct 15, 2020 | The Advantages of Using C. elegans to Explore Nervous System Development and Regeneration | Nathaniel Noblett, PhD Candidate (Neuroscience), University of Ottawa | via zoom |
Oct 22, 2020 | What makes a good killer? Phenotypic and genomic variation among predatory bacteria | Dr. Laura Williams, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Providence College, Rhode Island, USA | via zoom |
Oct 29, 2020 | Debunking the AI Myth: A Philosophical Inquiry of Human-Technology Relation | Felix Lo, PhD Candidate (Communications), Simon Fraser University | via zoom |
Nov 5, 2020 | Sharing Your Research with the Public | Winnie Lui, Director of Public Relations, TWU | via zoom |
Nov 12, 2020 | Fall reading break | ||
Nov 19, 2020 | The effects of Manuka Honey on Staphylococci and their Small Colony Variants | Dr. Laura A. Onyango, Assistant Professor of Biology, TWU | via zoom |
Summer 2019
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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May 14, 2019 | The Future of the University | Ken Steele of Eduvation.ca (via video) | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
May 21, 2019, 2:45-3:45pm | B is for Bam!: Energetic Materials and Exotic Boron-based Molecules | Guillaume Bélanger-Chabot, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Wuerzburg | NEU 37, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
May 28, 2019 | Continual automated on-board re-planning of an imaging satellite: theory and lab implementation | Michael Davenport, Ph.D., Founder and Principal Scientist of Salience Analytics Inc. | NEU 37, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
June 4, 2019 | TED Talk: Things about a PhD nobody told you about | Laura Valadez-Martinez, Ph.D., Research Associate, Center for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
June 11, 2019 | TED Talk: It's Time to Talk about Bioenginnering | Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D., Director, Center for Ethics, Emory University | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
June 25, 2019 | How to start research | William Badke, Associate Librarian, TWU | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
July 2, 2019 | How to Write a Research Paper? | Dr. Shane Durbach, Associate Professor of Chemistry, TWU | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
July 9, 2019 | Bioethics: Disability and the Beginning of Life | Dr. Maggie Little, Professor, The Kennedy Institute for Ethics, Georgetown University (via video) | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
July 16, 2019 | Development of New Fluorination Strategies and Reagents: Easy Access to Fluorinated Radiopharmaceuticals | Josiah Newton, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
July 23, 2019 | The Pathway Towards Biorefineries that Produce Renewable Fuels, Chemicals and Materials | Dr. Richard Chandra, Director of Research Services, TWU | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
July 30, 2019 | Photopolymerization: photopolymerization of acceptor/donor electron couple | Dr. Christine Joly-Duhamel, Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, France | NEU A13, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
Spring 2019
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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Wednesday February 6, 2019 | How to Read a Research Paper | Dr. Karen Lo | NEU A128, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
Tuesday February 26, 2019 | A squirmy summer: the exploration of unc-53 in C. elegans | Mikayla Bakker and Aaron Boehmer | NEU A128, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
Tuesday March 5, 2019 | How to use LinkedIn to grow your professional network and find a job | Dr. Karen Lo + Oliver Schinkten (Lynda Video) | NEU A128, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
Wednesday March 6, 2019 | Professional portrait shoot for your LinkedIn profile - Sign-up for time slot here | YS Photography | 12:00 - 13:30, NEU A20, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
Tuesday March 19, 2019 | The effect of Manuka honey and reactive oxygen species on staphylococci and their small colony variants | Mowa Adeleye and Yomanda Liang | NEU A128, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
Tuesday April 2, 2019 | From Academic Life to The Professional World: Options to Consider After Graduation and How to Prepare for Them | Dr. Daniel Hercules, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA | NEU A128, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC |
Summer 2018
Contact Prof. Herbert H. Tsang for more details.
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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Friday June 29, 2018 | Colloquium on Academic Integrity | Details about the conference -link] | The Norma Marion Alloway Library, Trinity Western Universit, Langley, BC |
Summer 2017 - Back to the Basics
Contact Prof. Herbert H. Tsang for more details.
12:00 - 13:00 @ Neufeld Science Centre, NEU A09
Date | Topic | Speaker / Host | Location |
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Thur May 18, 2017 | What is Research? Presentation 1 / Presentation 2 / Presentation 3 | William Badke, Associate Librarian, TWU | NEU A09 |
Thur May 25, 2017 | Developing the Research Proposal [Presentation] | William Badke, Associate Librarian, TWU | NEU A09 |
Thur June 1, 2017 | Literature Review and Research Tools [Presentation] | Qinqin Zhang, Assistant Librarian: Information Literacy, E-Learning, and E-Resources, TWU | NEU A09 |
Thur June 8, 2017 | How to Write a Research Paper? | Dr. Shane Durbach, Associate Professor of Chemistry, TWU | NEU A09 |
Thur June 15, 2017 | Changes in age structure and diet of invasive centrarchid fish populations under management by electrofishing + Secret to run effective meetings? | Lungi Roberts, Research Assistants of Dr. David Clements, Professor of Biology, TWU | NEU A09 |
Thur June 22, 2017 | Movie: "Piled Higher and Deeper" (67 min) Piled Higher and Deeper follows the lives of two graduate students as they learn to cope with life in grad school. [The PHD Movie - Extended Trailer] | Dr. Herbert H. Tsang, Professor of Computing Science and Mathematics, TWU | NEU A09 |
Thur June 29, 2017 | Experiencing the generosity of China as pivotal to world agriculture and food security | Dr. David Clements, Professor of Biology, TWU | NEU A09 |
Thur July 6, 2017 | Supramolecular Medicine based on Cucurbiturils | Dr. Ruibing Wang, Assistant Professor, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau | NEU A09 |
Thur July 13, 2017 | How to REALLY read a Research Paper? | Dr. Karen Lo, Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biology, TWU | NEU A09 |
Thur July 20, 2017 | Avoiding Plagiarism: Writing with Integrity | Dr. Candace Schaefer, Associate Director, University Writing Center, Texas A&M University (via video), host Dr. Herbert H. Tsang, Professor of Computing Science and Mathematics, TWU | NEU A09 |
Spring 2017
Contact Prof. Tsang for more details.
Date | Presenter | Title | Location |
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Thur Jan 12, 2017 / 12:00 - 13:00 | Herbert H. Tsang and MaryEllen Kuehl | Write your resume (with focus on STEM, STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) + introduction to the PREP 100 Career preparation course | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Jan 12, 2017 / 14:00 - 15:00 | Herbert H. Tsang and MaryEllen Kuehl | Prepare for an interview (with focus on STEM) + introduction to the PREP 100 Career preparation course | NEU A20, Computing lab |
Thur Jan 19, 2017 / 12:00 - 13:00 | Herbert H. Tsang and MaryEllen Kuehl | Prepare for an interview (with focus on STEM) + introduction to the PREP 100 Career preparation course | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Jan 19, 2017 / 14:00 - 15:00 | Herbert H. Tsang and MaryEllen Kuehl | Write your resume (with focus on STEM) + introduction to the PREP 100 Career preparation course | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Jan 26, 2017 / 12:00 - 13:00 | Qinqin Zhang, Assistant Librarian: Information Literacy, E-Learning, and E-Resources, TWU. | "Introduction to open access publishing and tri-agency open access policy” | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Feb 2, 2017 / 12:00 - 13:00 | Richard Sutcliffe, Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science, TWU. | "Closing the Cyber Barn Door Re-prioritizing Safety, Security, Reliability"” | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Feb 9, 2017 / 12:00 - 13:00 | Colin Madland, Director of TWU Online. | "People still blog and why you should too: Narrating your research"” (postponed to Mar 9) | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Feb 16, 2017 / 12:00 - 13:00 | Donovan Sneddon, Department of Biology, TWU | "Examining the dominant effects of an Akap200 mutation in fruit flies" | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Feb 23, 2017 / 12:00 - 13:00 | Dr. Catharine Penfold Navarro, Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning, TWU | "Education is like a magic carpet: How Latino community college students produce their own cultural identities within American higher education" | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Mar 9, 2017 / 12:00 - 13:00 | Colin Madland, Director of TWU Online | "People still blog and why you should too: Narrating your research"” | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Thur Mar 16, 2017 | Dr. Arnold E. Sikkema, Professor of Physics, Chair of Mathematical Sciences Department, TWU | "Predatory Open Access Publishing" | TWU Norma Marion Alloway Library Orientation Room (Rm 230) |
Summer 2016
Date | Topics | Speakers | Location |
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May 12, 2016 | "Doing Science Research at TWU” (topics: library resources, basic research using the library, tools, Endnotes) | Qinqin Zhang, Assistant Librarian: Information Literacy, E-Learning, and E-Resources, TWU. PPT | NEU Classroom B41 |
May 19, 2016 | "Scientist’s Guide to Talk with the Media" | Amy Robertson, Associate Director, Media and Public Relations, TWU | NEU Classroom B41 |
May 26, 2016 | a) "Determining Glacier Sliding Velocities Using a Numerical Model and Ice-surface Observations" and b) "Preparing and Presenting a Poster in an Academic Conference” | a) Meldon Deglint & b) Dr. Sam Pimentel, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, TWU | NEU Classroom B41 |
June 2, 2016 | "How to Give a Talk in a Scientific Conference?" | Dr. Chadron M. Friesen, Professor of Chemistry, TWU | NEU Classroom B41 |
June 9, 2016 | "Predatory Open Access Publishing" | Dr. Arnold E. Sikkema, Professor of Physics, Chair of Mathematical Sciences Department, TWU | NEU Classroom B21 |
June 16, 2016 | "Getting To Yes: Negotiation 101" | Facilitator: Dr. Herbert H. Tsang, Professor of Computing Science and Mathematics, TWU | NEU Classroom B21 |
June 23, 2016 | a)"A Path Towards Curing Inoperable Brain Cancers Through MRI Imaging of Fluorine-Tagged Micelles" and b) "Loukoumasomes are Distinct Subcellular Structures from Rods and Rings and are Structurally Associated with MAP2 and the Nuclear Envelope in Retinal Cells" | a) Mitchell Pfortmueller, Research Assistant of Dr. Chadron M. Friesen, Professor of Chemistry, TWU and b) Jake Noble, Research Assistant of Dr. Julia Mills, Associate Professor of Biology, TWU | NEU Classroom B21 |
June 30, 2016 | "Things I Wish I Knew Before Going to Graduate School" | Panel: Dr. Craig D. Montgomery, Professor of Chemistry; Dr. Sam Pimentel, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Dr. Herbert H. Tsang, Professor of Computing Science and Mathematics; Dr. Chadron M. Friesen, Professor of Chemistry. Additional contribution from Dr. David Clements, Professor of Biology | NEU Classroom B21 |
July 7, 2016 | a) “Changes in Age Structure and Diet of Invasive Centrarchid Fish Populations Under Management by Electrofishing” and b) “Sensitivity of Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) Early Development Habitat to Early Spring Climatic Conditions: Implications for Climate Change” | a) Lungi Roberts and b) Ashley Redekop, Research Assistants of Dr. David Clements, Professor of Biology, TWU | Physics lab, NEU 129 |
July 21, 2016 | "From Game of Life to Patterns of Urban Crime" | Dr W-H. (Simon) Tse, Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Sam Pimentel, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, TWU | Physics lab, NEU 129 |
Aug 3, 2016 (Wed) | " Organic biomedical nanotechnology as a platform for drug development and neuronal interfaces" | William Sikkema [Google Scholar Profile, LinkedIn Profile], PhD candidate in the Tour lab at Rice university (TWU's Alumni, B.Sc.(Honours) in Chemistry, 2014) | Physics lab, NEU 129 |
Aug 11, 2016 | a)"Innate immunity pathways in C.elegans" and b) WNT signalling in C.elegans" | a) Asli Ertuzun and b) Stephanie Driedger, Research Assistants of Dr. Eve Stringham, Professor of Biology and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Genetics and Disease, TWU | Physics lab, NEU 129 |
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