9I�� News - Stephane Bayen

How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable?

webfull — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:30:12 +0000

It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics—12 million tons are used every year. But what about the environmental consequences? An international team of authors, including 9I�� Department of Bioresource Engineering Professor Jan Franklin Adamowski and Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Associate Professor and Chair Stéphane Bayen, addresses this question in a recent study.

Published: 27 September 2023

Four Mac Undergrads Awarded for Outstanding USRA Posters

webfull — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:54:58 +0000

On September 7, thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.

Dean Anja Geitmann broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:

Published: 20 September 2023

New and renewed government funding for research in 9I��'s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

webfull — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:42:02 +0000

Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $960 million in support of research and innovation through a suite of programs. These programs include the John R.

Published: 30 August 2023

Stéphane Bayen appointed Chair of the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry

webfull — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:12:12 +0000

Professor Stéphane Bayen has been appointed as the new Chair of the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry effective September 1, 2023 until June 30, 2028. Dr. Bayen received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the National University of Singapore in 2005.

Published: 16 August 2023

Experts: WHO's cancer research agency to list aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen

webfull — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:21:43 +0000

Aspartame, used in products such as diet sodas and chewing gum, will soon be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm. (Reuters)

Published: 19 July 2023

AES research garners support from the 2023 MSSI Ideas Fund

webfull — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:17:14 +0000

The 9I�� Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) has announced the results of its latest Ideas Fund competition. The Ideas Fund awards seed funding to projects led by 9I�� researchers, enabling them to pursue high-risk, high-reward projects in sustainability research. Congrats to AES Researchers who have received funding for the following projects:

Published: 3 April 2023

Fresh produce contaminated with toxic BPA-like chemicals found in food labels, study finds

webfull — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:04:13 +0000

Steps were taken in Canada to reduce the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical linked to prostate and breast cancer, commonly found in plastics, the lining of food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. But in many cases, it has been replaced with similar hormone disrupting chemicals, like Bisphenol S (BPS).

Published: 23 March 2023

Bayen's fight against food fraud

webfull — Mon, 02 May 2022 15:25:31 +0000

Liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight (LC-Q/TOF) is proving one of the most comprehensive methods for testing food authenticity, according to Dr Stéphane Bayen, an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry at 9I��.

Published: 2 May 2022

Expert: World Food Safety Day | June 7

webfull — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:50:12 +0000

World Food Safety Day (WFSD) celebrated on 7 June 2021 aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development. This year’s theme, ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’, stresses that production and consumption of safe food has immediate and long-term benefits for people, the planet and the economy. (WHO)

Published: 7 June 2021

$1.2 M for 9I�� from CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund

webfull — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:34:10 +0000

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To support six research projects in fields from neuroscience to food safety and Arctic ecosystems

Published: 15 April 2016

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