Raison d'etre
As any entity dedicated to science, our goal is to impact the scientific community, industry, and society positively through our flutter of activities. LOAM was formed on the belief that the scientific problems of today will increasingly need to be solved using multidisciplinary tools. We seek to apply optics, acoustics and mechanics approaches to this end.
Those who are into gardening will be aware that loam is soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration. This reflects the equalized balance of expertise needed in our approach to problems.
Loam is considered to be the ideal medium for gardening. In the same way, we hope that our approaches will result in us being able to fruitfully tackle challenging scientific problems.
Loam contains more nutrients and humus than sandy soils, have better infiltration and drainage than silty soils, and is easier to till than clay soils. This mirrors our belief that the whole of our approaches is far more effective than the application of one in isolation.
LOAM Outreach Activities
LOAM is located at G06, Building 69.Map
Major Research Thrusts
Particle/Cell ManipulationOur quest to find novel methods to move particles and cells around to accomplish important functions.
Biochemical Analysis TechniquesWe seek to develop better methods, assays, and procedures that enable analysis of substances found in living organisms and the chemical reactions underlying life processes.
Energy and Environmental PhotonicsOur endeavours to develop sustainable methodologies for the environment centered on photonics but relying also on mechanics and other complimenting technologies.
Instrumentation DevelopmentThe natural outcome of experimentation where we produce more advanced sensors, actuators, processors, and software.