阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 research team receives cfi funding
"we can say with conviction that canada has become a place where world-class researchers want to be," said dr. eliot phillipson, president and ceo of the cfi. "this cfi investment will further develop 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's global reputation as a place where outstanding research and training is being conducted."
the new x-ray diffraction facilities will be used by dr. catalan, in collaboration with dr. steve kinrade (chemistry) and dr. charles xu (chemical engineering) for their research on developmental and environmental challenges arising from the development of canada's mineral and bio-feedstocks.
阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 president dr. fred gilbert welcomed cfi's investment. "this funding enables our researchers to continue to work with the latest equipment, generate information that has global relevance, and ultimately add to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's reputation as a research-intensive institution."
"x-ray diffraction, with its ability to generate information at a molecular and atomic level, is a fundamental tool used to characterize materials created under a variety of controlled conditions in the laboratory as well as in natural environments," catalan explains. the equipment will also be used by many other researchers at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 for standard phase identification of experimental products in solid state chemistry, together with crystal structure refinement of diverse inorganic compounds and minerals.
ken boshcoff m.p. thunder bay-rainy river comments, "this funding highlights the exceptional research projects that are ongoing at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and affirms that local researchers are among the best in the country. the continued development of research opportunities in our community is vital to the growth of the knowledge-based economy."
"this funding will improve 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's capacity and capability as a research-based university and will contribute to building a knowledge-based economy in northwestern ontario," says the honourable joe comuzzi, member of parliament for thunder bay-superior north.
the cfi announced today a total of $28 million in new funds to support 149 projects at 35 institutions across canada. the investment was approved by the cfi's board of directors following a rigorous merit review process. a total of $23.3 was awarded under the leaders opportunity fund, a program designed to provide infrastructure to attract researchers to canadian institutions at a time of intense international competition for knowledge workers, as well as to retain the very best of today and tomorrow's leading researchers for canada. the remaining $4.6 million was awarded under the infrastructure operating fund, an accompanying program which assists universities with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with new infrastructure projects.
a complete list of the projects awarded today, by university, can be found at: www.innovation.ca.
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media: please contact heather scott or eleanor abaya for additional information or to schedule interview times with drs. catalan or gilbert.
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