Dr. Marcella Berg
Dr. Marcella Berg

University of Regina appoints first Fedoruk Chair in Neutron Imaging

University of Regina has established the Fedoruk Chair in Neutron Imaging in collaboration with the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Marcella Berg, the new Fedoruk Chair in Neutron Imaging, creates a research niche in Saskatchewan that contributes to the Canadian Neutron Initiative, leveraging the University of Regina’s extensive expertise in scattering experiments using particle beams and nuclear imaging. Neutron scattering is a method of measuring the atomic and magnetic motions of atoms.

“This is a significant opportunity for me to put my research into action,” says Berg, who also joins the University as an assistant professor in the physics department. “My work uses neutron scattering and transmission to investigate several topics that can play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as converting renewable plants to biofuels and bio-products, alternative batteries, and carbon dioxide capture.”

 

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