A research project that may significantly boost clean biofuel production in Canada is amongÌýthree À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ EngineeringÌýinitiatives to receiveÌýfunding from theÌýNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Norman Zhou ofÌýmechanical and mechatronics engineering andÌýMark Servos of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's biology department will receive almost $492,000 to investigate theÌýremoval of drinking water contaminants with innovativeÌýnanowire membranes. AndÌýWeihua Zhuang of electrical and computer engineering will receive $558,000 to developÌýlower power consumption in existing wireless communication networks by improving their efficiency.
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NSERC Strategic Project Grants support early-stage projects and aim to encourage collaboration among academic researchers, industry and government partners. The goal of these grants is to increase research and training in areas that could strongly influence Canada’s economy, society or environment in the next 10 years. [news release]