Excellence in Earth Science
EOS brings together a dynamic, diverse group of scientists and engineers dedicated to understanding how the earth works.
PCIGR Triumph
Congratulations to Dominique Weis and the PCIGR team on being awarded a very large CFI grant for new equipment and support.
The PCIGR proposal led by D. Weis, CRC and professor in EOS, to the Leading Edge Fund (LEF) of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) was approved for full-funding. PCIGR will receive almost $3 million to expand and update its geochemical analytical equipment, centred around the purchase of a Nu 1700, a large geometry high-resolution multi- collector plasma mass spectrometer, unique in Canada. The results of a proposal for matching funds from BC-KDF are pending, which together with the in-kind contributions will represent a total investment of ~ $7.5 million.
See UBC Public Affairs media release June 18, 2009Money is also being provided for operational funds. This is all exceptionally good news that will push EOS even further to the forefront of geochemical research. It will also help justify and complement the large investment in our new building recently made by the Provincial government (See news release).
Sustainable mineral exploration research centre gets nearly $1M funding for start-up
A smart mineral exploration and mining research centre being established within the department of earth and ocean sciences at the University of British Columbia has received start-up funding of $960,000 from the federal government.
The funding is intended to help strengthen research and industry collaborations and help maintain Canada's global leadership in environmentally responsible mineral exploration and mining, and address pending industry and academic labour shortages.
The new Centre for Environmental Change and Planetary Stewardship will house three inter-related research facilities.
- an environmental interface laboratory to investigate and mitigate industrial impacts on the environment;
- a visualization facility to conduct three-dimensional modeling for mineral exploration and mining research; and
- a field support facility to improve and enhance field-based mineral exploration research and training.
The university says it plans to purchase and install computer hardware and software, scientific analytic instrumentation, and other required equipment for the three new facilities.
"The funding ... will enable the department to build on its strong partnerships with the minerals exploration community, and to expand our work in training the next generation of industry leaders," said Don Brooks, UBC associate vice president research.
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