BU Researchers Receive Significant Grants

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BRANDON, MB – Following a nation-wide competition, a trio of Brandon University (BU) researchers has been awarded more than half-a-million dollars in grants to continue their scientific research.

Dr. Martin Lemaire will receive $472,032 to outfit a new laboratory in BU’s Chemistry Department to research molecular spintronic materials, a relatively new field of study. The technology is used, among other things, to dramatically increase storage capacity in computer hard drives.

Dr. Wendy Untereiner has been awarded $86,437 for high-quality imaging equipment in the Department of Biology. The state-of-the-art microscope and digital capture hardware will allow Dr. Untereiner and co-investigator Dr. Janet Koprivnikar to examine the millions of un-described fungi and parasites found throughout Canada.

Dr. David Greenwood, with co-investigator Dr. Johannes Koch, will receive $43,682 for microscope upgrades to research global greenhouse conditions which existed 52 million years ago, as well as the timing of glacial retreats in the Canadian Rockies.

Innovation_LogoThe grants are given by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF), with industry funding accounting for one-third.

“Receiving these CFI grants is a testament to the cutting edge nature of the research being conducted by Drs. Lemaire, Untereiner and Greenwood,” says BU’s Acting Vice-President (Academic and Provost), Dr. Dean Care. “This new equipment will only enhance the quality of research being conducted by BU researchers and our students.”

Brandon University, founded in 1899, promotes excellence in teaching, research and scholarship; educating students so that they can make a meaningful difference as engaged citizens and leaders.

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Dr. Dean Care
Vice-President (Academic and Provost)
204-727-7455
Cared@brandonu.ca
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