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Dr. Leslie Robbins

Dr. Leslie Robbins is an Assistant Professor of Geology, as well as the head of the Department of Geology at the University of Regina. Dr. Robbins' expertise is primarily in the field of geobiology low-temperature aqueous geochemistry. Prior to joining the University of Regina, Dr. Robbins was a Donnelley Environmental Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University (2018-2020).

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Dr. Samira Sadaoui

Dr. Samira Sadaoui is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Regina. Dr. Sadaoui's research work is a combination of theoretical and applied computer science, involving many graduate students. Her recent work has been devoted to offensive and hate speech detection using deep-learning methodology.

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Dr. Allen Herman

Dr. Allen Herman is a mathematician whose research touches upon both algebra and combinatorics. Dr. Herman is expert in the use and development of computer software to assist with difficult algebraic computations, and his most recent contribution in this direction is the new version of the GAP package “wedderga.”

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Dr. Britt Hall

Dr. Britt Hall is a Professor of Biology at the University of Regina. Dr. Hall is an exceptional scientist and educator, and a renowned expert in methyl mercury in aquatic ecosystems.

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Dr. Andrew Chan

Dr. Andrew Chan is a laboratory instructor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, providing students with the opportunity for hands-on learning and the development of essential laboratory skills.

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Dr. Garth Huber

Dr. Garth Huber is Professor of Physics at the University of Regina. Dr. Huber's research uses high intensity electron and photon beams to probe the structure of nuclear matter.

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Dr. Francis Bischoff

Dr. Francis Bischoff completed their undergraduate studies at the University of New Brunswick and Masters and PhD at the University of Toronto. Before accepting their current position at the University of Regina, they were a Junior Research Fellow at Exeter College and the University of Oxford and briefly a postdoctoral fellow at the Fields Institute during the thematic program on Homological Algebra of Mirror Symmetry. Dr. Bischoff's research interests lie at the intersection of complex algebraic geometry, Poisson geometry, and theoretical physics. Their work is currently focused on generalized complex geometry, as it relates to non-commutative geometry and moduli spaces of singular flat connections.

Dr. Joseph Eremondi

Dr. Joseph Eremondi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, joining after a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Edinburgh and completing a PhD at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Eremondi researches dependently typed programming languages, which allow programmers to specify mathematically how their code should behave, and prove that it meets that specification. His research focuses on tools for making these languages easier to use, with particular focus on gradual dependent types, improved semantics for pattern matching, ordinal notations for termination proofs, and diagnosis and repair heuristics for compiler error messages.

Dr. Vanessa Figueiredo

Dr. Vanessa Figueiredo completed her PhD at the University of British Columbia and worked as a post-doctoral researcher at both the University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta. Her research primarily focuses on human-computer interaction, with a special interest in leveraging machine learning techniques to design educational technologies that adapt to students’ cognitive abilities.

Dr. Carly Graham

Dr. Graham joins the Faculty of Science as an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department after a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at McMaster University. She completed her Ph.D. with Dr. Somers at the University of Regina in 2018. Dr. Graham specializes in bioinformatics and enjoys using computational tools to unravel complex biological questions. She is an enthusiastic and committed educator who focuses on student-driven learning.

Dr. Kamyar Khodamoradi

Dr. Kamyar Khodamoradi joins the Department of Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, where he held a research appointment. Following his Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in a number of universities across Canada and Europe. Dr. Khodamoradi’s research interests are broadly in theoretical computer science, with a particular focus on approximation algorithms and combinatorial optimization. He studies various intractable optimization problems where the goal is to devise algorithms that produce near-optimal solutions with mathematically provable approximation guarantees.

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