Study takes flight. Baby boomer mobility. Living memory.
Concordia in the news
Posted on May 11, 2015
Researchers in the news
The scholarly work of Concordia faculty and researchers informs and improves society on many issues that affect our daily lives. Visit the Research section to read news stories involving research at Concordia, or read the most recent items here:
- Wings reports on Concordia research into airflow models at airports. The study, led by Georgios Vatistas, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, presents a method of calculating an aircraft's wing-tip airflow. The calculations could allow for a decrease in safe-takeoff distance between large planes with the ultimate goal of reducing waiting periods between takeoffs. Vatistas partnered with Concordia Master of Applied Science (MASc) students Fani Maniki and Georgios Panagiotakakos. Publication of the wingtip airflow study is forthcoming in the Journal of Aircraft.
- An article in the Calgary Sun about the future of residential construction in Calgary quotes from a study by Zachary Patterson, assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, on mobility trends among seniors. The article picks up on Patterson's conclusion that the reported trend of baby boomers flocking to inner-city neighbourhoods as they age is a myth.
- An article in the Montreal Gazette about the fading first-hand memory of the Second World War and of the Holocaust mentions Concordia's Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling and states that Concordia is at the forefront of oral history work in Canada.
- A separate article in the Montreal Gazette focusing on the vanishing first-hand memory of the Armenian genocide writes about the work of Hourig Attarian, assistant professor in the Department of Education, on oral history, including that of Armenian genocide survivors in her own family.