Faculty of Science
New machine learning model improves early tsunami warnings
New Western study buoyed traditional statistics with novel machine learning techniques, using artificial intelligence, to test early warning models for Tofino, B.C.
Arctic fossils reveal world’s oldest salmon and carp relatives
Using latest in 3D imaging technology, Lisa Van Loon and Neil Banerjee from Western University and their collaborators analyzed fossilized fish bones in Alaska to reveal world’s oldest salmon and carp relatives.
Western prof reports first evidence of Cretaceous Period dinosaurs in South Africa
Western University researcher Guy Plint and his collaborators identified the first evidence of Cretaceous Period dinosaurs in South Africa, footprints most likely produced by brachiosaurs.
Western awarded $5M to study safe storage of advanced nuclear fuel
Western astrophysicists predict origins of unexpected space objects in solar system
Western astrophysicists developed a computer model to study the possibility that interstellar material discovered in our solar system originates from Alpha Centauri.
Western nootropics lab investigates brain health benefits of ‘smart’ foods and drinks
Raymond Thomas has launched Canada’s first nootropics food lab at Western. The biology professor and his team, including an in-house chef, will create new recipes and cooking techniques while testing, validating and assessing the brain health benefits.
Western researchers mine decades of data to build financial resiliency
Fuelled by nearly $4 million in grants, researchers at Canada’s Financial Wellness Lab are exploring financial wellness using expertise in financial modelling, machine learning, data science, actuarial science, behavioural finance and systems thinking.
Western scientists and international collaborators find new way to study near-Earth asteroids
Scientists determined composition and size of Asteroid 2022 WJ1 before it fractured upon entering Earth’s atmosphere by comparing telescopic observations to video captured by Western’s Southern Ontario Meteor Network cameras.
Researchers identify craters where majority of Martian meteorites most likely originate
An international research team has identified the specific origins of most of the Martian meteorites that are now on Earth.
Condition first discovered by Western neuroscientist named by scientific community
Adrian Owen’s landmark research on consciousness in patients in vegetative state marks milestone.
Seismic activity in metro Vancouver mapped out for risk analysis, urban planning
Western-led research team studies variability in earthquake hazards for the metro Vancouver area, one of the most seismically active regions in Canada