Grad Chat - Queen's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs

Join Saba Tabesh for a discussion on evaluating the reliability of SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite observations for monitoring water surface elevation in water bodies. SWOT is a recently launched satellite mission that uses advanced radar interferometry to provide high-resolution measurements of water surface elevation on a global scale.

Join Curtis Shorts (Electrical and Computer Engineering) for a discussion on how the next generation of HPC architecture should look different from the current generation.

Join John Turnbull (Electrical and Computer Engineering) for a disccusion on moving machine learning hold up when moved from the lab to the real world.

Join Paul Yousif (Industrial Relations) for a discussion of Electronic-Monitoring Policies and impacts hard to understand polcies can have on organizational trust.

Join Mahta Fakhraei-Rad (Mining) for a discussion of recovering rare earth elements from a Canadian Ore and how building efficiencies in the processing of ores could improve extraction processes.

Katie-Marie is leaving Queen’s but before she does she stopped by Grad Chat one more time to say goodbye and tell us about her next chapter. Episode originally recorded in May 2026.

Join KM on the FM to learn more about Amanda, the new host of Grad Chat. Episode was originally recorded in May 2026.

Join Dr. Amoon Jamzad (Computing) for a discussion of his research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cancer care with a foucs on his open-source MassVision software.

Join Dr. Slyvia Pinherio, a lab coordinator and researcher in Psychology, for a discussion of her current research project which explores children’s sharing behaviour online. See more of her work with the Social Cognition Lab!

Join Sophia Charyna (English) for a discussion of her research which is titled Imagining New Divinities in Twentieth Century Speculative Fiction.