CMU Faculty

Candice is passionate about teaching physics and chemistry and is inspired by Plutarch who said "the mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled." She finds the physical world to be an infinitely interesting place and enjoys sharing science with her students. Her research is geared toward a physical understanding of how large biomolecules such as proteins work—how they fold, and how different parts of each protein communicate with another in order to perform their function. She has published in a wide variety of journals and presented her work at international conferences.

Candice loves music, poetry, and literature. In her spare time, she enjoys park walks and spending time with friends and family.

Areas of Teaching

Physics and Chemistry

Education

Ph.D, University of Manitoba, 2009; B.Sc. (Hons.), University of Manitoba, 2002

Work in Detail

Teaching

Courses Taught:

PHYS 1010 - Mechanics

PHYS 1020 - Waves and Modern Physics

CHEM 1010 - Structure and Modelling in Chemistry

CHEM 1020 - Introduction to Physical Chemistry

PHYS 2010 - Electromagnetic Field Theory

CHEM 2110 - Biomolecules and Metabolic Energy

CHEM 3110 - Catabolism, Synthesis, and Metabolic Pathways

Research

Selected Publications:

Heide, F., McDougall, M., Harder-Viddal, C. et al. Boron rich nanotube drug carrier system is suited for boron neutron capture therapy. Sci Rep 11, 15520 (2021).

C. Harder-Viddal, F. Heide, R.M. Roshko, J. Stetefeld. "Molecular dynamics simulations of ortho-carborane nano-diamond storage within the nonpolar channel cavities of a right-handed coiled-coil tetrabrachion nanotube" Computational and Structural Biotechnology (2021): 19: 3531-3541.

C. Harder-Viddal, R.M. Roshko, J. Stetefeld. "Energy Flow and Intersubunit Signalling in GSAM: A Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Study." (2020), Computational and Structural Biotechnology.

Candice Harder-Viddal, Matthew McDougall, Roy Roshko, Joerg Stetefeld "Energetics of Storage and Diffusion of Water and Cyclo-Octasulfur for a Nonpolar Cavity of RHCC Tetrabrachion by Molecular Dynamics Simulations" Computational and Structural Biotechnology (2019): 17: 675-683.

McDougall, M., Francisco, O., Harder-Viddal, C., Roshko, R., Meier, M., Stetefeld, Jorg. "Archaea S-layer nanotube from a "black smoker" in complex with cyclo-octasulfur (S8) rings" Proteins. 85, 2209-2216 (2017) and Cover Image.

Roshko, R.M. and Viddal, C.A. Aging, Memory and Rejuvenation in Collections of Two-Level Subsystems. Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Materials for Electrical Engineering (Bucharest, Romania, 2008), 9-14

Roshko, R.M. and Viddal, C.A. Non-equilibrium Relaxation Effects in Collections of Two-Level Subsystems. Proceedings of the International Conference on Rock Magnetism (Cargese, Corsica, 2008)

Viddal, C.A. and Roshko, R.M. Aging and Memory Effects in Zero Field Cooled Collections of Two-Level Subsystems. Phys. Rev. B, 73, 172416-172419 (2006)

Roshko, R.M. and Viddal, C.A. Non-Arrhenius Relaxation Effects in Collections of Two-Level Subsystems. Physical Review B 72, 184422-184428 (2005)

Viddal, C.A. and Roshko, R.M. Ageing and Memory in the Relaxation Dynamics of Collections of Two-Level Subsystems. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 17, 3343-3354 (2005)

Performance

POETRY

I have had poems published in the following:

Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine

Toward the Light: Journal of Reflective Word and Image

Winnipeg Free Press

Community

MEMBERSHIPS

American Association of Physics Teachers, American Chemical Society