The Institute Research Committee (IRC) recently held a meeting to review applications for BCIT research funds. The IRC received 14 applications for this round of funding. While all applications were worthy of consideration, it was the Committee’s decision to approve the following 5 proposals, as recommended by their School Research Committees:
- Ali Palizban (SoE) – $15,000 in funding (for Year 1) through the Discovery Parks Fund and VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Volt Var Optimization (VVO) of Power Distribution Systems.”
- Svetlana Brzev (SoC&E) – $25,000 in funding through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Development of Non-Destructive Testing Device for Quality Control of Concrete Masonry Blocks and the Block Manufacturing Research Facility.”
- Borna Noureddin (SoC&AS) & Jaimie Borisoff – $25,000 in funding through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “The Use of Ultralight Wheelchairs With Dynamic Seating in the Community: Development of a Wheelchair Data Logger System.”
- Sarah McLeod (SoHS) – $24,793 in funding through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Role of the Proteins YKL-40 and YKL-39 in interactions between cancer cells and tumour-associated macrophage cells.”
- Caroline Soo (SoC&E) – $24,932 in funding (for Year 1) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Exploration and validation of the use of the Wii Fit and other gaming technology as a quantitative clinical tool in the Prosthetics and Orthotics field.”
In reviewing the applications, IRC members clearly recognized the quality of the proposals and the importance of the research that applicants were considering engaging in. We appreciate the work and effort that everyone put into the application process, and wish everyone success in conducting their research.
We encourage others at the Institute to apply for funding through their School Research Committees before the end of September 2011 for the Institute Research Committee’s consideration at the end of October 2011. Further information and the application form can be found on the Institute Research Funds website.
In the meantime, the Applied Research Liaison Office would be very pleased to work with you to investigate other opportunities to seek out research funding.
Paul Dangerfield
Vice President of Education, Research and International
British Columbia Institute of Technology
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