Project Synchrotron
Seven senior physics students will be traveling to the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon to complete an investigation on a synchrotron, a particular type of cyclic particle accelerator
On December 12, 2017, seven senior physics school students will be traveling to the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon to complete an investigation on a synchrotron, a particular type of cyclic particle accelerator. This investigation will look at the differences in the layers (xylem, phloem, and cambium) of a hardwood tree that is infected, and not infected, with Nectria Canker. Trees of focus in this project include Sugar Maple, American Beech, and Yellow Birch, which are all hardwood trees. Softwood trees will not be considered as Nectria canker only affects hardwood trees.
The team feels this research is important because Nectria Canker is infecting and killing trees provincially and finding a potential answer to how these trees are dying could solve this problem. By examining the layers of trees that are infected and uninfected, this information could be very important in drawing conclusions to our research question, What is the effect of Nectria Canker on the three external layers of a hardwood tree? This could better our understanding of how our ecosystems function, even with the presence of a threat like a fungus.
Project Synchrotron is funded in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
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The team feels this research is important because Nectria Canker is infecting and killing trees provincially and finding a potential answer to how these trees are dying could solve this problem. By examining the layers of trees that are infected and uninfected, this information could be very important in drawing conclusions to our research question, What is the effect of Nectria Canker on the three external layers of a hardwood tree? This could better our understanding of how our ecosystems function, even with the presence of a threat like a fungus.
Project Synchrotron is funded in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
