Author of the article: Elliot Ferguson
Publishing date: Mar 04, 2021 • March 4, 2021 • 1 minute read
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KINGSTON A pair of engineering professors at Queen’s University received more than $4 million to continue their collaboration with Royal Military College into climate change.
Andy Take, Canada Research Chair in Geotechnical Engineering, and Ian Moore, Canada Research Chair in Infrastructure Engineering, received $4.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
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The research project, the Climate Adaptive infraStructure Testing and Longevity Evaluation (CASTLE) innovation cluster, is meant to find ways to improve storage of mine waste, ensure safety and improve resilience of transportation infrastructure, such as roads, railways and pipes, and coastal defence structures.
Federal Government invests millions in Queen’s University research
March 4th 2021- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more than $518 million in research infrastructure funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
The funding will support 102 state-of-the-art projects at 35 post-secondary institutions and research hospitals across the country, and will help Canada remain at the forefront of exploration, innovation and discovery. Two projects led by Queen’s researchers have received close to $10 million to significantly advance their research. Queen’s is also a collaborator on a third project, led by Carleton University.
“Canada s researchers and scientists are some of the brightest and most skilled in the world, said Trudeau. Today’s investments will ensure that they have what they need to help us build a Canada that is healthier, cleaner, and more competitive.”
The University of Mines and Technology, UMaT at Tarkwa in the Western Region has acknowledged the invaluable role played by Mr Joe Ghartey, the immediate past Minister of Railways and Development towards the establishment of the UMaT School of Railways and Infrastructure Development, SRID at Ketan.
Professor Richard Kwesi Amankwah, the Vice Chancellor of UMat recalled that, the idea for the SRID was mooted by Mr Ghartey when he delivered the UMaT Alumni lecture in October 2018 on the theme, “Ghana’s Railway Infrastructure Development: Challenges and Opportunities for the Minerals Industry in Ghana”.
A Memorandum of Understanding was subsequently signed on May 15, 2018 following various stakeholder engagement after which the then Railway Training School was released to UMaT to serve as a satellite campus for the SRID.
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