Ground-breaking research to develop next generation clean technologies is now possible thanks to a $4 million investment announced on January 8th by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science. The funding, through the Discovery Frontiers initiative of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, goes to a Canada-wide team led by Dr. Gregory Jerkiewicz of Queen’s University.
Audience (Montréal, QC - Hyatt Regency, Thursday, November 20, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC (Montréal, QC - Hyatt Regency, Thursday, November 20, 2014)
Jean-Louis Legault, President at ADRIQ; François Ménard, Vice-President of Technology and Co-Founder, Aeponyx; Mohammed Jahazi, Professor at L’École de technologie supérieure; Pascal Désilets, CEO of the Centre technologique en aérospatiale; B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; Mathilde Gosselin, CEO of Materium Innovations; Robert Déziel, Manager of the Quebec Regional Office, NSERC (Montreal, QC - Hyatt Regency, Thursday, November 20, 2014)
Michel Langelier, CEO of ADRIQ; Jean-Louis Legault, President at ADRIQ; B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; Robert Déziel, Manager of the Quebec Regional Office, NSERC (Montreal, QC - Hyatt Regency, Thursday, November 20, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC (Montreal, QC - Hyatt Regency, Thursday, November 20, 2014)
Jim Basinger, Associate VPR, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, University of Saskatchewan, Friday, November 28, 2014
Irene Mikowoz, Manager of the Prairie Regional Office, NSERC moderating panel, which includes Trevor Carlson, Environmental Affairs Director, Federated Co-Operatives Limited; Brian Chartrand, Program Head, Saskatchewan Polytechnic; Howard Hamilton, Professor at University of Regina; Jason Sezler, Senior Simulations Developer, Serious Labs; Steven Sicilliano, Professor at University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK, (University of Saskatchewan, Friday, November 28, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC Saskatoon, SK, (University of Saskatchewan, Friday, November 28, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC, and guests Saskatoon, SK, (University of Saskatchewan, Friday, November 28, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC, and audience Saskatoon, SK, (University of Saskatchewan, Friday, November 28, 2014)
David Ross, President & CEO of SAIT Polytechnic; B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC (Calgary, AB - SAIT Polytechnic, Culinary Campus, Tuesday, December 2, 2014)
Dan Muzyka, President & CEO of The Conference Board Canada (Calgary, AB - SAIT Polytechnic, Culinary Campus, Tuesday, December 2, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC (Calgary, AB - SAIT Polytechnic, Culinary Campus, Tuesday, December 2, 2014)
Dan Muzyka, President & CEO of The Conference Board of Canada; Alex Zahavich, Vice-President, Corporate Development & Applied Research, SAIT Polytechnic; John Fallavollitta, Director, Applied Research and Innovation Services, SAIT Polytechnic; David Ross, President & CEO, SAIT Polytechnic; B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC (Calgary, AB - SAIT Polytechnic, Culinary Campus, Tuesday, December 2, 2014)
Dan Muzyka and B. Mario Pinto making sushi with a chef from SAIT, Culinary Campus (Calgary, AB - SAIT Polytechnic, Culinary Campus, Tuesday, December 2, 2014)
Dan Muzyka, President & CEO of The Conference Board of Canada (Vancouver, BC - Museum of Vancouver, Wednesday, December 3, 2014)
Graham Buksa from Rayne Longboards and Rick Warner, Manager, Pacific Regional Office, NSERC (Vancouver, BC - Museum of Vancouver, Wednesday, December 3, 2014)
Dan Muzyka, President & CEO of The Conference Board of Canada (Vancouver, BC - Museum of Vancouver, Wednesday, December 3, 2014)
Audience (Vancouver, BC - Museum of Vancouver, Wednesday, December 3, 2014)
Cigdem Eskicioglu, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia Okanagan (Vancouver, BC - Museum of Vancouver, Wednesday, December 3, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC (Kitchener/Waterloo, ON - The Tannery Event Centre, Thursday, December 4, 2014)
Researchers showing off their work (Kitchener/Waterloo, ON - The Tannery Event Centre, Thursday, December 4, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC (Kitchener/Waterloo, ON - The Tannery Event Centre, Thursday, December 4, 2014)
Videos welcoming guests (Kitchener/Waterloo, ON - The Tannery Event Centre, Thursday, December 4, 2014)
James Cotton, Mechanical Engineering Professor at McMaster University; Tony Bouck, CEO of Bluestreak Equipment; B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; Marlene Raasok, Executive Dean, School of Health & Life Sciences and Community Services, Conestoga College; Rebecca Scott, Research Assistant, Culinary Innovation and Food Technology Department, Niagara College Tibor Turi, Manager, Ontario Regional Office, NSERC (Kitchener/Waterloo, ON - The Tannery Event Centre, Thursday, December 4, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC (Charlottetown, PEI - University of Prince Edward Island, Friday December 5, 2014)
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC, and Richard Isnor, Manager, Atlantic Regional Office, NSERC (Charlottetown, PEI - University of Prince Edward Island, Friday December 5, 2014)
Guests mingling (Charlottetown, PEI - University of Prince Edward Island, Friday December 5, 2014)
Guests mingling (Charlottetown, PEI - University of Prince Edward Island, Friday December 5, 2014)
Crystal Lavallee, CEO, ViTrak Systems Inc.; Peter Crooks, Executive Director, Holland College; Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President of the University of Prince Edward Island; B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; Debbie Plouffe, Vice-President of Research, Centre for Aquaculture Technologies Canada; Pandurang Ashrit, Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Moncton (Charlottetown, PEI - University of Prince Edward Island, Friday December 5, 2014)