This morning Henry talked with Edward Lai, Professor of Analytical Chemistry here at Carleton University. Along with Banu Ormeci, he has been working on a technology to purify water of estrogenic compounds, otherwise known as female sex hormones. These compounds are found in water supplies, and are not filtered out in the traditional processes. After being given a grant from the Canadian Water Network, they are working toward a refining the process, and a larger implementation to local water suppliers and industries.
Later Robyn spoke with Michael Runtz, a professor of Biology, and specialist of Natural History here at Carleton. They discussed the field of Naturalism, and his participation in the recent 2010 Discovery Lecture.
Henry also spoke with Marie-Odile Junker, a professor of linguistics here at Carleton. She is working on the Cree-Inuu linguistic atlas, and she gave us a brief look at her research, and discussed why she is working on the atlas, and who she hopes will benefit from it most. The atlas can be found here.
