About and Contact
I am a science communications consultant and writer; my name is Maryse de la Giroday. Amongst other accomplishments, this blog is one of the largest independent science blogs in Canada.
Website traffic (AW stats):
Jan.31.2010: 4225; Jan.31.2011: 31,210 visits = 740% increase (roughly)
1994 was the year I became self-employed calling my business FrogHeart Communications. Local, national and international clients have included: Océ NV, Telgate Systems, Nortel Networks, Redback Systems, Forintek, Gretag AG, Inetco Systems, and Creo Products (which later became part of Kodak). My services range from strategic communications planning to implementing social media strategies to writing technical copy.
Education:
- MA 2008 from the Creative Writing (fiction and nonfiction) and New Media programme at De Montfort University, Leicester UK.
- BA (1992) from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.
- Public Relations Certificate (1988) from Kwantlen College, Richmond, Canada.
You can contact me regarding nanotechnology, science policy, and/or work at: nano@frogheart.ca
You can also follow my tweets at http://twitter.com/frogheart
Hi Darren,
I’m trying to track down someone from the Cascadia Nanotech Symposium. Do you have the program still available somewhere? If so could you send me a copy?
Other than that, how are things?
Dave
Hi David!
Glad to see you on my blog but I’m not Darren. As it turns out I’m meeting with the former chair of Nanotech BC (Victor Jones) today and I’ll ask him about how to get in touch with Darren or someone else who can help you with regard to acquiring a copy of the 2007 Nanotech Cascadia program.
Hi,
I’ve just added your blog to my blog roll over at Nanoclast http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/nanotechnology/nanoclast. Hope you can add Nanoclast to yours.
Hi Dexter, Thank you and you got there first…I’ve been planning to add your blog for a while…now I’ll have to do something
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DAAP – Stands for University of Cincinnati’s Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning Program
Hi Megan! Thanks for clearing that up for me and I will add that to the posting.
You can reach Darren Frew via LinkedIn, David: http://ow.ly/4ELvc
Maryse,
Tres Bon Blog and congrats on your MA from De Montfort University.
Any ideas where my friend’s daughter can get some work experience. She wants to work in the animation industry.
We will have to catch up. Maybe Rhizomes.
Sincerely,
Doug
Hi Doug! Thank you for dropping by and the kind words about the blog. I will give some thought as to where your friend’s daughter might find an opportunity for some work experience that’s related or even partially related to the field animation. I’ll be in touch via email soon. Cheers, Maryse
Hi Maryse,
Here is a great news on nanotechnology:ArboraNano launches nine new projects to develop high-performance products using forest-derived nanomaterials: http://www.arboranano.ca/Launch-of-9-new-projects.aspx
Feel free to contact me for more details!
Hi Catherine! Thanks so much for dropping by and giving me a heads up re: the ArboraNano projects. I will follow up for more details in the near future. Cheers, Maryse
Hi Maryse. Thank you for covering our SPORE award!
Cheers, Carolina
Hi Carolina! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. It was a pleasure discovering UNAWE. Cheers, Maryse
Hi Maryse,
I am particularly enjoying your articles regarding science communication. I have launched my new blog on science at http://www.atomsandnumbers.com, and I’ve added your blog to my blogroll. I hope you get a chance to check out my site!
Hi Marc! Thanks for dropping by and leaving the url for your blog. I see you’ve been posting for a few months now; it’s a little late to say welcome but I will anyway. I’m very glad to see another Canadian science blogger to add to my informal list. I will add you to my blogroll soon (I have a couple more deadlines to meet before I start tidying here). Cheers, Maryse
Thanks Maryse for offering to add me to your blogroll!
de rien. M.
Dear Maryse,
The following web pages provide an interesting insight into how applied science research is (sometimes) done in reality.
http://www.cheshire-innovation.com/sali/pedsali.htm
http://www.cheshire-innovation.com/sali/CrashSALi-Project.htm
Yours sincerely,
Bill Courtney
Hello Maryse
I am a reporter with The Globe and Mail (Montreal bureau).
Could you contact me please?
It’s for some research I am doing in the area of nanocrystalline cellulose.
My direct line: (514) 982-3066.
Many thanks.
You gave reported concerns WRT nanoparticles and nanotechnology. Have you read Nanoparticles and Public Health?
Microscopy Today, Cambridge University Press, May 2011, page 72
http://content.yudu.com/A1rup1/MTO19Issue3/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microscopy-today.com%2Fjsp%2Fprint_archive%2Fprint_archive.jsf
Clearly with Nanotechnology we are FAILING to learn early lessons from early warnings that we have experienced with smoking and with asbestos? Graham Cliff, University of Manchester, England.
Nanotechnology Workshop
” Nanotechnology: Exploring Practical Solutions in Agriculture, Food and Biological Systems ”
Date: July 15th, 2012
Time: 1:00 Pm to 4:00 pm
Venue: Lakehead University – Orillia Campus
500 University Avenue, Orillia
Ontario, Canada
Event: Canadian Society for Bioengineering
Presenter: Dr. Suresh Neethirajan, University of Guelph
Web Link: http://www.tinyurl.com/cth5eo9
Who Should Attend: Professionals from the industry, academia and government who are interested in nanotechnology and its applications in the agriculture, food and biological systems.
Workshop Description: The aims of this workshop are to:
• Create awareness about the development and advancement of nanotechnology in the agricultural and food industry;
• Focus on key areas where nanoscience and nanotechnology can impact agricultural production systems, food and biological industries;
• Identify and address potential barriers for adoption of nanotechnology solutions in the agri-food industries.
Suresh Neethirajan is an Assistant Professor of Bionanotechnology at the School of Engineering, University of Guelph. He is also a board member of the Grand River Chapter of the Professional Engineers Ontario. Information on bionanotechnology research at the University of Guelph can be found at http://www.bionanolab.ca.
Hi David! Thanks for the heads up re: Suresh Neethirajan and the conference. Will post it later today. Cheers, Maryse
Hi Graham! Thank you for the link and I’m sorry it’s taken so long to reply. I’ve just now (June 15, 2012 9:41 am PDT) tried the link and found an interface that I will have to spend some time learning as it’s dissimilar to the ‘flipbook’ interfaces with which I’m more familiar. In any event, I will read the article, if not today, soon and hopefully continue this convo. Best regards, Maryse