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.
B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC
Mr. Scott Thomson, President and CEO, Manitoba Hydro
Dr. Digvir S. Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor, University of Manitoba
Dr. David Barber, Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science and Professor, Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba
Dr. Shawn Clark, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba
Dr. W. Gary Anderson, Associate Professor and Associate Head, Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba
Hon. James Allum, Minister of Education and Advanced Learning; Mr. Scott Thomson, President and CEO, Manitoba Hydro; B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; Dr. W. Gary Anderson, Associate Professor and Associate Head, Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba; Dr. Shawn Clark, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba; Dr. David Barber, Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science and Professor, Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba; Dr. Digvir S. Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor, University of Manitoba