News & Events
Dr. Dustin Garrick named Philomathia Professor in Water Policy and Research
In May 2012, the Philomathia Foundation announced a $1-million gift to McMaster University to establish the Philomathia Foundation Water Project. In addition to providing fellowships and travel scholarships to students studying water-related, the Water Project also...
Philomathia Foundation signs funding agreement with University of Cambridge
In May 2013, the Philomathia Foundation entered into an agreement with the University of Cambridge’s School of the Humanities and Social Sciences to establish the new Philomathia Social Sciences Research Programme. Through a donation of more than one million pounds,...
Philomathia post-doctoral fellow Sheng Shen earns prestigious NSF award
Sheng Shen, an assisant professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and postdoctoral Philomathia Foundation fellow at UC Berkley in 2010, has received the National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award, its most prestigious award for...
McMaster PhD candidate returns to Uganda to participate in water research project
In May 2012, the Philomathia Foundation announced a donation of $1M toward establishing the Philomathia Foundation Water Project at McMaster University. This project will enhance the existing education and research in water issues at McMaster with its collaboration...
The Fourth Annual Philomathia Forum Unlocking the Financing of Real Estate Energy Efficiency (Oct 5 2012 at San Francisco)
It is with great enthusiasm that the Philomathia foundation announces the fourth instalment in a series of successful lectures on Energy and the Environment. The 2012 Philomathia form titled Unlocking the Financing of Real Estate Energy Efficiency, will explore issues...
Green Chemistry
The standard of living for a modern day society has been greatly enhanced by Chemistry and Material Science. This has been achieved at the expense of exposing our environment to many unknown, and often toxic, chemicals. Many will argue that this was necessary to...