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Proud partners

Four years ago, Carleton’s Faculty of Science celebrated its 50th anniversary, and
we dedicated the Summer 2013 issue of Eureka! to rediscovering our roots, telling
familiar stories, and showcasing our accomplishments since those early years.
Now, as we enter Carleton’s 75th anniversary year, we find ourselves not so much
reflecting on the past but instead looking to the future. In either direction, what’s
clear is that our mission to share our knowledge and expertise by engaging with
others has resulted in our greatest accomplishments.
One such achievement is SNOLAB. When Arthur McDonald was named co-
winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, he visited Carleton to share the award
with his Carleton colleagues who worked with him on the prize-winning research
and who played leading roles in establishing the renowned laboratory in Sudbury,
Ont. Now, several years later, Carleton has partnered with other members of
the Canadian particle astrophysics community in the creation of the Queen’s
University-based Canadian Particle Astrophysics Research Centre.
What has changed in recent years, though, is the nature of these partnerships.
More than ever before, scholars are breaking down disciplinary walls to form
Yeremia Djaja collaborations that take science beyond the classrooms and laboratories to our
communities, our industries and our government agencies. We’ve engaged with
partner organizations to host conferences and workshops on brain health, sports
By Malcolm Butler analytics and numeracy in Canada. Our new transdisciplinary health sciences
Dean, Faculty of Science and data science programs foster a culture of networking and collaboration and
provide students with the skills they need to pursue a broad range of careers.
We have found willing partners among policy makers, businesses, educators,
engineers, sociologists and philanthropists — to name a few — on projects that
profoundly affect many aspects of our daily lives.
In this issue of Eureka! we’ve highlighted some of the current collaborative
projects underway in the Faculty of Science, including our partnerships with
a local coffee business; with a rapidly growing Canadian commerce company;
and with a group of community-based researchers, First Nations members, and
health, cultural, educational, economic and legal organizations that are working
with us as we seek answers, provide innovative opportunities for learning, and
strive to find a better way forward for Indigenous youth.
The future for Carleton’s Faculty of Science promises to be as exciting as the
past is remarkable. We’re delighted to share it with you.

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