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On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than鈥�$308 million鈥痶o advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support鈥�179 new鈥痑nd renewed鈥�痑t鈥�38 research鈥痠nstitutions. Nine 9I制作厂免费 CRCs were renewed and one new CRC was granted, for a total investment of $8.7 million in 9I制作厂免费 research through the鈥��(颁搁颁笔).听听
9I制作厂免费鈥檚 newest Tier 1 CRCs are Prof. Jeffrey Bergthorson and听Prof. Xiaonan Lu, of the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry. Bergthorson听is the principal investigator of the Alternative Fuels Laboratory (AFL), in 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Associate Director of the鈥�9I制作厂免费 Centre for Innovation in Storage and Conversion of Energy (McISCE). He is now the Canada Research Chair in Carbon-Free Circular Fuels. Lu is the CRC in Food Safety.
Bergthorson is researching the use of recyclable metal fuels to facilitate a low-carbon society.鈥� His team鈥檚 research has identified metal powders as the best alternative to carbon fuels. Metal powders are zero-emission, recyclable energy carriers. They can be stored and transported at large scales, generate electricity in remote areas beyond transmission lines, and even power heavy-duty vehicles. This makes metal fuels well-suited for communities across Canada, as well as for trading on the international clean energy market.听
Lu鈥檚 lab is developing innovative and rapid sensing, instrumentation systems and detection methods for ensuring food safety, as well as for preventing food bioterrorism and fraud. His lab also applies molecular biology and genomic approaches to investigate stress response and pathogenesis of microorganisms that pose threats to agri-food systems and public health.听听
The CRCP invests up to鈥�$311 million鈥痑nnually to attract and retain some of the world鈥檚 most promising and accomplished researchers. The program aims to advance research that leads to groundbreaking discoveries and innovations across health, engineering, sciences, social sciences and humanities.听
The list of new and renewed Canada Research Chairs is published online here:听听
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A previous version of this story incorrectly reported ten new or renewed CRCs for 9I制作厂免费. It has been updated to include an additional new CRC.听