Canada Foundation for Innovation to announce research funding for UOIT
June 27, 2006
OSHAWA, Ont. - Dr. Eliot Phillipson, president of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will announce the latest CFI research grant awarded to UOIT through its Leaders Opportunity Fund, a program designed to reflect Canada's fast-evolving research environment.
Dr. Phillipson will also recognize the innovative research of UOIT's engineering and science faculty currently funded by the CFI through its New Opportunities Fund for their work in developing UOIT's Centre for Engineering, Design, Automation and Robotics, and Computational Science and Visualization Lab. In addition, representatives from the CFI will tour both facilities as well as the university's 20,000-litre wet lab.
The CFI was created by the Canadian government to fund research infrastructure that will help strengthen the ability of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development to the benefit of Canadians.
When:
Thursday, June 29, 2006
1:30 to 2 p.m., followed by tour
Who:
Dr. Eliot Phillipson, president, Canada Foundation for Innovation
Dr. Richard Marceau, provost, UOIT
Leah Myers, president of Durham College
Dr. Kamiel Gabriel, associate provost, Research, UOIT
UOIT faculty members and deans
Where:
UOIT, Business and IT building, Room UB 1055 (adjacent to the UB atrium)
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario
Parking:
Enter off of Simcoe Street North and proceed to the Founders 1 parking lot.
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Media contact
Heather Middleton
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Ontario Tech University
905.721.3111 ext. 2197
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