September 22, 2016
Keep warm and cosy with canola
Alberta researchers work out how to use canola in insulation, creating a potential new industry.
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August 23, 2016
Polyol made from canola oil leading to new greener products
Spray foam, wall and roofing panels among newly created environmentally-friendly products being commercialized thanks to new conversion process.
Read full story by Helen Metella here…
May 11, 2016
“Impact Innovation 2016” – Alberta Innovates Bio-Solutions’s an annual public outreach speaker session
“Following the Path of the Labyrinth: from Canola Oil to Enlightened Products” presentation by Prof. Jonathan Curtis (Lipid Chemistry Group) at Alberta Innovates Bio-Solutions’s “Impact Innovation 2016” an annual public outreach speaker session
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Watch full presentation by Prof. Jonathan Curtis here…
November 6, 2015
2015 ASTech Awards & Next Gen Innovators Showcase
Lipid Chemistry Group WON the 2015 ASTech Apllied Technology Award for “Outstanding Achievement in Applied Technology and Innovation”!
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November 13, 2015
UAlberta wins big at ASTech Awards
University researchers prominent among latest winners of Alberta’s highest honours in science and technology
Read full story by UofA News Staff here…
November 16, 2015
Polyols and soils projects win top Alberta science honours
ALES researchers have won Alberta’s highest science and technology honours for two of the faculty’s most prominent projects featuring green benefits.
Read full story by Helen Metella here…
April 8, 2011
102nd AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, May 1-4, 2011, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
All of our four research work sent to 102nd AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo were accepted for oral presentation.
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October 8, 2010
Lipid materials could decrease dependence on fossil fuels
A team of University of Alberta researchers are developing a new use for vegetable oils that will allow manufacturers to reduce their dependence on petroleum sources.