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Welcome to the May/June issue of the ISSP News! We hope you are enjoying your summer.

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Positive Energy has begun its next three-year phase, Canada's Energy Future in an Age of Climate Change. With the new research phase comes a new Advisory Council. We are delighted to announce that Nik Nanos, Chair and CEO of Nanos Research will Chair the new Positive Energy Advisory Council.

Congratulations to Jason Millar, Core Member of the ISSP, Lead Researcher in the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics cluster and and Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, for receiving the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and AI and also being appointed to the new CCA panel on automated vehicles and shared mobility.

We are going to be based on the 15th floor of the Faculty of Social Sciences Building starting on Tuesday, June 11. Our new location will expand ISSP networks and reputation within and beyond the University.

We will hold an open house in the Fall to formally launch the new space. In the meantime, feel free to visit us at your convenience.

If you would like to know more, please contact Rafael Dezordi, Communications and Outreach Specialist at the ISSP.

The ISSP is launching five new Research and Engagement Clusters.

The Inclusive Innovation cluster will be co-headed by Kelly Bronson, Core Member of the ISSP, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Science and Society and Assistant Professor, School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, and by Sandra Schillo, Core Member of the ISSP and Associate Professor, Telfer School of Management.

Jacob Berkowitz, Writer in Residence at the ISSP will debut his new play, Entangled, at the Ottawa Fringe Festival on Thursday, June 13, at 10:30 PM.

Read his blog post Quantum Dreams: New Play Explores Carl Jung and Wolfgang Pauli’s Relationship, the central theme of his play.

The ISSP is launching five new Research and Engagement Clusters.

The Risk, Technology and Security cluster will be headed by Mark Salter, Core Member of the ISSP and Full Professor at the School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.

The ISSP is launching five new Research and Engagement Clusters.

The Energy cluster will be headed by Monica Gattinger, Director of the ISSP, Chair of Positive Energy and Full Professor at the School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences

The ISSP is launching five new Research and Engagement Clusters.

The Artificial Intelligence and Robotics cluster will be headed by Jason Millar, Core Member of the ISSP, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and AI and Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering.

Congratulations to Dr. Ian Kerr, ISSP Core Member, Law Professor at University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair in ethics, law and technology, for becoming a part of #Canada’s new Advisory Council on #AI.

The ISSP is launching five new Research and Engagement Clusters.

The Arctic Change cluster will be headed by Jackie Dawson, Core Member of the ISSP, Canada Research Chair in Environment, Society and Policy, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and ArcticNet’s scientific co-director at the University of Ottawa.

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Mavriplis, ISSP Faculty Affiliate, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa and NSERC (Pratt & Whitney Canada) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), on winning the 2019 Partners in Research Technology and Engineering Ambassador Award.

The ISSP has had a very active year to date in research, teaching and outreach. Check out our newest issue of ISSP News to know more!

The video of Dr. Rees Kassen, (ISSP Core member and Full Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa) speaking on Synthetic biology: promises and perils of DIY (Do It Yourself) biology in re-writing the text of life at La science hors murs au XXIe siècle colloquium, organized by the Académie française des sciences in Paris, France, is now available on our Facebook page and our YouTube Channel.

Compendium of articles, opinion pieces and blog posts by Paul Dufour, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the ISSP.

Dr. Rees Kassen, ISSP Core member, as well as Full Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, will speak on Synthetic biology: promises and perils of DIY (Do It Yourself) biology in re-writing the text of life at La science hors murs au XXIe siècle colloquium, organized by the Académie française des sciences in Paris, France, on November 29, 2018.

Dr. Kassen's presentation will be at 3:30 PM (GMT +1), or 9:30 AM EST.

Morning session (from 9 AM GMT +1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm5qE3cLshg

Afternoon session (from 2 PM GMT +1):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7DVTLzCwuM

Congratulations to Dr. Yves Gingras, Member of the University of Ottawa ISSP Advisory Council, Professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal and Canada Research Chair in History and Sociology of Science for receiving the prestigious 2018 Léon-Guérin Award.

New blog post by Jean-Louis Trudel, ISSP Writer in Residence, Author and Historian.