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First Year Course Projects

In my first year, I was able to collaborate and work on various research projects including:


RP0 = Contamination of Cootes Paradise 

RP1 = Mission to Mars

RP2 = Drugs, Doses and Distribution 

RP3 = Sustainable Energy Challenge

RP4 = Cancer-21st Century Plague

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Click below to learn more about the projects in further detail!

First Year Projects: Text

RP0 - Contamination of Cootes Paradise

In a group, we coauthored a scientific report illustrating the complications of contaminants in neighbouring environments and effects on the health of the public.


  • Recorded viable and important field data when sampling the environment

  • Co-authored the report and integrated data and research into the report 

First Year Projects: Experience

RP1 Mission to Mars


Within a group of 5, each member took on a discipline-centered task and then was brought back to synthesize all the information into one PowerPoint presentation.                                       

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  • Created a model of exoplanets orbiting around a star using MAPLE

  • Differential equations and habitatble range formulas were used to determine eccentric order

  • Extrapolated the meanings behind the model in a written report

  • Orally communicated findings in a group using PowerPoint Presentation 

First Year Projects: Experience

RP2 Drug, Doses and Distribution

Alongside other members, we coauthored a report describing Rohypnol, caffeine and alcohol and other discipline specific inquiries.


  • Studied the effects of pressures associated in the different parts of the body and how the three drugs affected them

  • Looked into ACE inhibitors managing blood pressure

  • Applied fluid dynamic concepts to biological systems where appropriate

  • Coauthored a scientific report about the co-administration of Rohynpol and alcohol have compounded effects on GABA neurotransmitters

  • Created a poster to describe and present effects of both drugs on neurotransmitters based on administration 

First Year Projects: Experience

RP3 Sustainable Energy Challenge

In a group, we looked at different energy source possibilities and created a dossier discussing the energy source, it’s applications and its viability in Canada. In order for the given energy technology to be explained, a lab protocol was also created for other groups to follow. We also created a pitch presentation for the possibility of geothermal energy being used in Lake Louise. To do so, we investigated the city consumption and the potential production of a geothermal plant in that location. In addition to legalities, we also took National Park conservation and environmental factors into considerations.


  • Wrote a dossier about wind energy and peer-edited another group’s dossier and lab protocol

  • Created a PowerPoint Presentation proposing a possible renewable energy source in Lake Louise

  • Researched and consulted with officials from Lake Louise area to discuss energy source possibilities

First Year Projects: CV

RP4 Cancer - 21st Century Plague

Worked on a two-part research project; individual and group deliverables with separate content and due dates. Individual component was a review paper on Medullablastoma including the epidemiology, prevention, genetic susceptibility and detection methods.


  • Investigated the physics behind an imaging technique

  • Studied additional information regarding chemotherapeutic agents and their effectiveness for treatment

  • Created cell survival curve based on mathematical calculations to be the most effective radiation dose schedule

  • Coauthored physical lab proposal to study mechanisms of whether location & size of TDFTD effects rate of growth 

First Year Projects: CV
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