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2022

• New UNB research may solve 50-year-old black hole mystery

• The effect of  Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai  Volcanic Eruption in January 2022 was felt in the upper atmosphere over Fredericton.The eruption released a tremendous amount of energy (equivalent to ~15 megatons of TNT) and its effects were felt all over the world.  The explosion also triggered a 15-meter high tsunami wave, and tsunami warnings were issued on the west coast of Canada.  The blast extended upward to the upper atmosphere and reached all the way to Fredericton.  A recent study by Themens et al.,  published in Geophysical Research Letters, analyzed data from a network of more than 4,735 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Receivers to track the effect of the eruption.  Five researchers from the Physics Department were a part of the study which was highlighted by EOS. Click to review the EOS article.
• Once again, the cast of History Channel's Curse of Oak Island visited UNB's Department of Earth Sciences seeking expertise in laser ablation inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS) of Pb-rich (lead) artifacts. These analyses reveal the Pb-isotope ratios, which can narrow down the source of the ore used in the manufacture of the artifact.  Our team led by Dr. Chris McFarlane have measured a wide range of Pb-isotope signatures for a variety of artifacts unearthed during this remarkable project. Several of these artifacts record a western European source consistent with Massif-Central Pb-Zn deposits in southeastern France.

2021

• UNB researchers look to special sensors to reduce risk of bioterrorism
• Pretium Resources Inc. and Robert Quartermain establish new scholarship at UNB
• UNB Scientists Awarded Canadian Space Agency Funding to Investigate Space Weather in the Arctic
• UNB researchers supported by federal, provincial funding to better understand the natural environment and quantum physics
• New UNB research program working to save the environment while saving on costs
• UNB researcher awarded editor’s choice recognition for quantum gravity article

2020

• Nobel Laureate Dr. Donna Strickland visits UNB for Priestman Lectures
• UNB Mathematicians tackling Covid 19
• 13 UNB project funded by the NBIF-NBHRF-ACOA COVID-19 Research Fund
• UNB Graduate Students Land $2.5 Million in Federal Scholarships
• Research overturns conventional thinking on the age and diversity of marine ecosystems
• University students back to class, not many back on campus

2019

• A New Brunswick company is making its mark around the world by commercializing a new technology that uses Magnetic Resonance Imaging, typically a healthcare technology, to extract oil and gas more efficiently
• Thousands of blood-sucking ticks found on bodies of Canadian moose
• UNB graduate students conducting research on climate change
• For what it covers, province's report on water quality finds rivers in good shape
• Women scientists from N.S. and N.B. featured in database aimed at solving the gender gap
• MRI Centre at UNB celebrates 25 years
• Biologist warns cyanobacteria in St. John River can be harmful to humans
• Expanding halibut aquaculture production
• How a UNB student spent his summers making a major discovery in GPS technology

2018

• Dr. Gary Saunders appointed UNB Fredericton dean of science