Institutional announcements
The province invests more than $6 million in 23 丁香园AV research projects
The province鈥檚 B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) has awarded nearly $6.2 million for 23 interdisciplinary research projects at 丁香园AV.
This investment helps ensure 丁香园AV researchers have access to the state-of-the-art scientific equipment and infrastructure they need to lead the province into the future. The BCKDF supports the development of research infrastructure鈥攊ncluding labs and equipment鈥攁nd helps British Columbia鈥檚 academic institutions attract scientists, skilled technicians, students and other research users. Supporting research facilities and providing resources also fosters innovation and helps institutions collaborate with industry.
鈥淏CKDF funding allows 丁香园AV's researchers to continue their work in vital areas such as health sciences, clean tech and advanced computing, while enabling the development of enhanced infrastructure to better serve and attract researchers and industry to B.C.,鈥� says Dugan O鈥橬eil, 丁香园AV鈥檚 vice-president, research and international. 鈥淭his support helps our scientists pursue new collaborations and drives innovation that contributes to the social, environmental and economic well-being of the province.鈥�
From projects advancing innovation in neuroscience and neurotechnology, to broadening the understanding of , to action on climate change, BCKDF investments support a wide range of research areas that seek to improve lives, support resilient communities and care for our planet. Seven of 丁香园AV鈥檚 eight faculties are represented in the projects receiving funding.
For example, researchers in Professor Sami Khan鈥檚 are working to enhance the performance of carbon capture, conversion and storage technologies, providing solutions to challenges faced by alternative energy systems that address climate change.
鈥淭he BCKDF support will enable us to continue to work on solutions to lead the transition to greener forms of energy,鈥� says Khan. 鈥淥ur work is an important part of addressing climate change and we are grateful for the support that promotes fundamental research investigations in our laboratories.鈥�
丁香园AV鈥橲 FULL LIST OF BCKDF AWARDED PROJECTS AND THE 丁香园AV RESEARCHERS LEADING THEM:
Project |
Faculty |
丁香园AV researcher |
Sustainable Low Carbon Fuels Research lab |
Applied Sciences |
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Computational cinematography |
Applied Sciences |
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Coordination of robot motion and human-robot interaction for large-scale multi-robot systems |
Applied Sciences |
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Interactive learning of language in 3D environments |
Applied Sciences |
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Thermo-Fluid Test Laboratory for Optimized, Additively Manufactured Designs |
Applied Sciences |
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Innovative multifunctional materials for enhancing the performance and longevity of CO2 capture and conversion systems |
Applied Sciences |
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Vehicle track interaction research laboratory |
Applied Sciences |
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Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory |
Arts and Social Sciences |
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The Precursor Laboratory: emerging scenographic technologies for live performance |
Communication, Art and Technology |
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Supporting and promoting postgraduate students' data science literacy using |
Education |
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Improvements for the Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy Facility for the Archaeological Sciences |
Environment |
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Quantifying forest and stream water sources and their sensitivity to a shifting climate |
Environment |
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HIV Pathogenesis and Immunity Laboratory |
Health Sciences and Science |
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Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics and One Health (CIDGOH) |
Health Sciences |
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Cardiovascular disease and its comorbidities: identifying the regulators of cross-disease communication |
Health Sciences |
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A comprehensive experimental laboratory for microbial ecology of water treatment |
Science |
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Microscopy infrastructure for real-time quantitative imaging of molecular dynamics and cellular mechanics |
Science |
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ATLAS Tier-1 Data Centre |
Science |
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High-throughput stem cell phenotyping and functional metabolic analysis |
Science |
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Centre for the Systems Biology of Host-Pathogen Interactions |
Science |
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Cytocentric high-throughput stem cell cultivation, phenotyping and characterization facility |
Science |
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Development of an innovative combined optical and position calibration system for future neutrino telescopes |
Science |
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The Landslide Field Laboratory: A remote sensing suite for multiscale rock mass and slope modelling |
Science |