阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 scientists awarded cfi funds
[thunder bay, on, june 11, 2007) the canada foundation for innovation (cfi) announced on friday, june 8, 2007, that it has awarded $206,769 to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
to support two projects led by professor charles xu and professor hassan naser.
dr. charles xu, assistant professor of chemical engineering, and dr. mathew leitch, assistant professor of forestry and the forest environment, have received $135,512 to go toward infrastructure for the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 green energy laboratory (lugel). with an additional $203,271 expected from the ontario ministry of research & innovation and other partners, the new laboratory will be equipped with an array of state-of-the-art facilities including a high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc), a gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (gc/ms), a thermal gravity analysis system (tga), and a bomb calorimeter, etc. directed by dr. xu and dr. leitch, lugel will accommodate research efforts of faculty and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at the masters, phd, and post-doctoral levels, working on projects relating to bio-energy and bio-refining -- turning waste and by-products of industry such as pulp/paper mill sludge, sawdust/woodwaste, and forest harvest residues -- into bio-fuels, bio-resins and other high-value chemical feedstocks.
dr. hassan naser, assistant professor, department of software engineering, has been awarded $71,257 for the broadband communications networks laboratory. with another $130,151 expected from the ontario ministry of research & innovation and other partners, the broadband communications networks (bcn) laboratory will be devoted to cutting-edge experimental research in computer communications networks. the laboratory enables faculty, graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and undergraduates at lakehead, as well as other universities and agencies, to participate in the testing of advanced networking theories and concepts in a careful and controlled environment with the purpose of eventually developing more powerful networking theories. a primary mission of the laboratory is the advancement of broadband networks and services through the specific study of ethernet-based optical access networks and internet technology research. the laboratory will include a unique combination of state-of-the-art communications, networking, and experimental capabilities. the facility will allow for the development of next generation fibre-based network access models, as well as new capabilities for enabling faster, more efficient delivery of high quality voice, video, and data on high-performance internet links.
"knowledge-intensive economies and societies of the 21st century will be characterized by innovative research and a highly educated and skilled workforce," said dr. eliot phillipson, president and ceo of the cfi. "over the past 10 years, the cfi's investments have been a major factor in enabling 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
to attract some of the world's best researchers. today's investment will ensure that this trend continues."
dr. rui wang, vice president research at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
welcomed the cfi's investment. dr. wang said, "continued financial support of our researchers by cfi and other funding agencies is a critical investment in the future of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
, the northwest region, and canada. it is a demonstration of how government-institutional partnerships can help ensure thunder bay's successful transition into a knowledge-based economy."
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and will ensure that graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
have the state-of-the-art tools necessary to perform their valuable explorations," says ken boshcoff, m.p. for the federal riding of thunder bay-rainy river.
the cfi announced a total of $39.2 million in new funds to support 261 researchers at 42 institutions across canada. the investment was approved by the cfi's board of directors following a rigorous merit review process. $32.6 was awarded under the leaders opportunities fund, an ongoing program designed to assist universities in attracting excellent faculty to canadian institutions, as well as retaining the very best of today and tomorrow's leading researchers for canada. the remaining $6.6 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 last friday, by university, can be found at: www.innovation.ca.
the canada foundation for innovation (cfi) is an independent corporation created by the government of canada to fund research infrastructure. the cfi's mandate is to strengthen the capacity of canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits canadians.
media: for interviews please call the following: dr. charles xu tel: 1 (807) 343-8761 (office) and 343-8154 (lab); dr. hassan naser, (807) 343-8389.
for further information, please contact eleanor abaya, director of communications at 807-343-8372, eabaya@lakeheadu.ca or heather scott at 807 343-8177, commun@lakeheadu.ca.
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