Researchers with the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) will be able to further their projects with $868,500 in infrastructure funding.
This is through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund, and the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) advancing knowledge in a sustainable future in northern B.C. and beyond.
Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Wenbo Zheng received $312,393 for a rock mechanics laboratory, to help address challenges with the sustainable utilization of energy resources within the earth.
Ecosystem Science and Management Associate Professor Dr. Lisa Wood got $320,664 for equipment to develop programs to investigate food security, forestry and mining reclamation in Canada’s North.
Environmental Geomatics Associate Professor Dr. Joseph Shea was awarded $94,174 for snow monitoring observatories in the headwaters of the Fraser, Columbia and Peace River basins.
The funding is also designed to help Canada’s post-secondary institutions attract and retain top researchers to push innovation and build resiliency across the country.
More information can be found on UNBC’s website here.
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