Chemistry & Biochemistry

Before he even got to the University of Windsor, Michael-Anthony Ferrato was helping new students get oriented to campus. It was a habit he kept up through his undergraduate career.

That level of involvement helped to earn the chemistry graduate the 2012 President’s Medal, awarded each year to a graduating student who has made significant contributions to campus and community activities while maintaining a superior academic record.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is inviting nominations and applications until June 5 for the position of department head.

The appointment will be effective July 1, 2012, for a term of three to five years. Candidates must hold a tenured appointment in the department. For more information, please see the online posting of the internal search.

A UWindsor biochemist will talk about his work on finding ways to halt the progression of Parkinson’s disease when the Parkinson’s Society of Southwestern Ontario holds its regional conference here for the first time ever.

The next time you’re driving down a gravel road, John Roung wants you to think about the amount of dust that’s flying around.

If there’s not that much of it, there’s a good chance the road may have been sprayed with a new dust control product that was developed for his company in collaboration with a UWindsor chemist.