Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

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John A. Cline

My research involves studying the physiology and production management of apples, cider apples, peaches, pears, and cherries. As with any agricultural crop, the industry is rapidly changing with the availability of new cultivars, rootstocks, production systems, and labour saving technology.

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Lee-Anne Huber

My research attempts to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of pork production in Ontario and Canada, to support a vibrant and diverse industry that employees many people, which ultimately provides high-quality, safe, and affordable pork for us to eat.

Email: huberl@uoguelph.ca

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Deborah Powell

My research focuses mainly on personnel selection, with an emphasis on finding valid and fair methods of hiring the best employees. Most recently, I have investigated employment interviews as a promising approach to measuring personality in job applicants. My research also...

Email: dpowell@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Stephen Seah

Stephen Seah

We are interested in structure-function relationships of enzymes and enzyme evolution. We are studying steroid degrading enzymes from the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other related bacteria. We are also interested in enzymes that can be used to detoxify environmental pollutants.

Email: sseah@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of  Professor Mostafa Elsharqawy on the roof of the Engineering building

Mostafa Elsharqawy

2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home and around 1.2 billion people have no access to electricity. My research focus is in the area of applied Thermofluids with particular interest in clean energy and clean water technologies.

Email: melsharq@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Amir A. Aliabadi

Amir A. Aliabadi

At the turn of the 21st century, the environmental protection and climate change mitigation are among our most essential efforts to ensure our survival on the planet. Most development practices have been unsustainable up to now and cannot continue in the same fashion. The atmospheric environment is an important part of the environment we all depend on. At the same time, the atmosphere is so fragile and resource limited. Sustainable development toward the protection of the atmosphere is everyone's responsibility.

Professor Leonid Brown

Professor Leonid Brown

We study light-activated membrane proteins important in bioenergetics and vision. In our research, we combine methods of modern biophysics with techniques of molecular biology and biochemistry.

Email: leonid@physics.uoguelph.ca