Nice looking portable Raman spectrometer!

Ancient starch facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/fa… needs innovative taphonomic research! Proud to join USask SSSC CanadianLightSource for spectroscopy #XPS #raman and synchrotron #vespers #XRF #XRD study of archaeological samples from Melanesia, India, Mozambique, Spain, Tanzania, and Cuba.

Research operations at U of Saskatchewan remain active. The SSSC is open and instruments are limited to trained users only. Disinfectants are available near instruments if needed. Staff are limiting contact with users, but can be contacted by phone or email if issues arise.

Magnetic separation: An old technology can bring new life to your sorting facility. magazine.cim.org/en/voices/magn…

Do you think early Homo species were ecological opportunists? Our paper in Nat Comms reveals Oldowan hominins at Oldupai Gorge 2Ma swiftly using disrupted environments. The site's name is Ewass Oldupa. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Researchers including Dr. Julio Mercader UCalgary Arts have discovered the earliest evidence of human activity associated with paleohabitats at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Oldupai Gorge -- congratulations on the Nature @nresearchnews article: ow.ly/2WMU50D2wJh

Read our newest article online: MES student Saurabh Prajapati and colleagues provide a first analysis of microplastic and microfiber levels in City of Saskatoon wastewater effluents. U of Saskatchewan Global Institute for Water Security Global Water Futures Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan rdcu.be/cfM24

Surface chemical heterogeneous distribution in over-lithiated Li1+xCoO2 electrodes nature.com/articles/s4146…

Paper of the Day: "Surface chemical heterogeneous distribution in over-lithiated Li1+xCoO2 electrodes" nature.com/articles/s4146… Western ECE Western Engineering Western University USask SSSC U of S Chemistry USask Arts and Science U of Saskatchewan CLS

cCanadian Tire security guard charged with assaulting a customer in Regina regina.ctvnews.ca/canadian-tire-… :ctvregina:twitterpost

@DavePalmerUSask U of S Chemistry USask SSSC Very cool!

New #USask chemistry research could pave the way for cheaper gas and booze #cdnsci bit.ly/2v0V5DJ

Position available at the Univ. of Saskatchewan -- UAlberta Chemistry UAlbertaScience Chemical Institute of Canada CIC Edmonton Section

#soil #science: Dr. Barbara Cade-Menun AAFC Canada researches phosphorus for Canadian #agriculture ow.ly/lozO30egpuq

#Usask research leads to non-yellowing flax-based oil for artists’ paints bit.ly/2yS8Rh1

We wish all the best to Dr. Keith Brown who officially retires from our department today. Keith is leaving his position of lab manager in the USask SSSC and Chem 112 instructor. Happy Retirement, Keith!

What kind of retirement gift do you get a co-worker that has spent 30+ years as an NMR spectroscopist? A unique hand-crafted NMR probe candle holder of course! Happy retirement Dr. Keith Brown! #itstartedwithatriptovaluevillage #roughshopfun #digitizedsoundofNMRsignalincluded

New paper from the Wilson Group: Starch Particles, Energy Harvesting, and the “Goldilocks Effect” pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.102… #usask #chemistry

Nice to see U of Saskatchewan alum JT Steencamp in the news! JT completed his MSc in Engineering Physics under Prof Mike Bradley. He tested his plasma implanted films in the @usaskSSSC using Raman spectroscopy and AFM. x.com/CBCNews/status…

Olduvai Gorge: SDS partners USask SSSC + @AGBioUSask deliver best expertise in the nation on matters of carbohydrate biochemistry and cutting edge instrumentation #VibrationalSpectroscopy #Spectrometry