lakehead celebrates 2012's top 10 research and innovation achievements

(thursday, feb. 14, 2013 " thunder bay, on)

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's inaugural top 10 research and innovation achievements recognized the best of 2012 and highlighted the important work being done by the university's researchers.

"these achievements were selected by the university community," said dr. rui wang, vice-president (research, economic development & innovation). "lakehead is a research-intensive university and we're proud to celebrate the top 10 achievements from 2012."

lakehead president and vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson said the university has the best and brightest researchers working to improve the world through research and innovation.

"it's important that we recognize the contributions lakehead's researchers make to our community. these individuals often avoid the spotlight, however this event offered our community the chance to congratulate their dedication and hard work," dr. stevenson said.

the top 10 research and innovation achievements of 2012 are:

1) ranked #1 in canada for publishing in area of aboriginal studies

a study of 71 universities across canada (making research count: analyzing canadian academic publishing cultures. toronto: higher education strategy associates) was released in 2012 to determine which universities were the top publishers in a particular field or discipline. the measurement used was known as the h-index which measures both productivity and impact of academic publications. within the h-indexes in the social sciences, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 was ranked number 1 for publishing in the area of aboriginal studies.

2) ranked among top 10 most inventive universities in canada

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 was named one of the top 10 most inventive universities in canada (the impact group's report, august, 2012) for its success in invention disclosures per research income. invention disclosures are disclosures made by researchers to their institution about research outcomes that may have commercial potential. the full report is available at www.impactg.com/pdf/identifyingcanadasmostinventiveuniversities.pdf

3) dr. aicheng chen wins 2012 keith laidler national chemistry award

dr. aicheng chen was awarded the 2012 keith laidler award of the canadian society for chemistry in recognition of his distinguished contributions to electrochemistry and catalysis. the keith laidler award, established in 1963, recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of physical chemistry.

4) dr. mary lou kelley receives queen elizabeth ii diamond jubilee medal and is named citizen of exceptional achievement

dr. mary lou kelley received queen elizabeth ii diamond jubilee medal for her outstanding commitment to the advancement of hospice palliative care in canada. this award was presented to dr. kelley by the canadian hospice palliative care association (chpca) on oct. 11, 2012. dr. kelley also received a citizen of exceptional achievement award from the city of thunder bay for her work.

5) food security research network receives national community-service learning award

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's food security research network (fsrn) received the 2012 community service-learning (csl) award from the j.w. mcconnell family foundation for its dedication to community-service learning through research. lakehead's fsrn is a collective of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , community members, and university faculty and staff committed to creating sustainable food systems in northwestern ontario.

6) research capacity building at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜

lakehead built research capacity by appointing two additional canada research chairs (crc) in 2012. dr. pauline sameshima is a crc in arts integrated studies and dr. sudip rakshit is a crc in biorefining and bioenergy.

7) major sshrc mcri grant awarded to dr. chris southcott

dr. chris southcott, together with a team of lakehead researchers, was granted $2.5 million in 2012 to investigate the social, environmental and economic challenges facing arctic communities in canada and the rest of the circumpolar world. contributions from other sources increase the total funding for the project to more than $6 million. this international project is known as resources and sustainable development in the arctic. its mandate is to develop ways to ensure that a larger share of the resource development benefits stay in the region for the people of the north with fewer costs to communities.

8) major nserc create grant awarded to dr. alla reznik

dr. alla reznik was awarded a $1.6 million grant by nserc's collaborative research and training experience program (create). the create funding will allow 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , in partnership with the thunder bay regional research institute, the universities of saskatchewan and waterloo and other organizations, to offer collaborative training of highly qualified personnel that consolidates medical imaging-related science and engineering research into a unified program covering medical imaging techniques and technologies.

9) major nserc crd grant awarded to dr. ellie prepas

in february 2012, dr. ellie prepas received nserc's prestigious collaborative research development grant of nearly $1.4 million for the forward iii project. together with partner contributions, the forward iii project has received a total of $2.8 million in funding. dr. prepas' work focuses on the development of best practices for the resource industries to ensure intensive resource extraction activities do not negatively impact the environment.

10) new sem installed in lakehead university instrumentation laboratory

a field emission scanning electron microscope (sem) with an x-ray elemental analyzer was installed in lakehead's central analytical laboratory. the sem is new to lakehead and fundamental to many research projects in the fields of natural resource management, science, environmental studies, and engineering. in its first year, the microscope has contributed to new discoveries in plant science, nanostructures, the development of new products, and mineral deposits. the facility will be used for years to come to train undergraduate and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in this advanced electron microscopy skill.

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