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Vanishing Act - From UofG Discovery to Commercial Product

The Dutcher Lab is working with its industrial partner Veriphy Skincare to commercialize a revolutionary cosmetic face mask that quickly dissolves into the skin, simplifying the use of the face mask and eliminating the waste associated with currently-available masks that must be peeled from the face and thrown away. This product capitalizes on the excellent film-forming ability of PhytoSpherix particles discovered in the Dutcher Laboratory at the University of Guelph.

A lively lecture delivered by Dr. Daniel James, Director of the Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control and a Professor of Physics at the University of Toronto was followed by the annual Physics Awards ceremony.

Congratulations to our award winners!

Congratulations to Erin Shelton on receiving the Ross F. Hallett Memorial Scholarship in Biophyiscs.

Congratulations to Ph.D. student Andrew MacLean, who won first prize (and $200) for the best presentation by a student in the Division of Nuclear Physics at the annual Canadian Association of Physicists Congress held at Simon Fraser University, June 3 - 7, 2019.

Congratulations to Lia Formenti who has been awarded the 2019 Governor General's Silver Medal Award. The Silver medal is awarded to the undergraduate who achieves the highest academic standing upon graduation from a bachelor degree program. 

In addition to the Governor General's award, Lia has received a number of awards and scholarships during her BSc:

Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS, will accept an honorary degree from the University of Guelph at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences convocation on Tuesday, June 11th.