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Grant: Canada Research Chairs

University of British Columbia

$200,000.00

Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Sustainability

FY 2018-19

Summary
Dr. Nemkumar Banthia has made significant contributions to civil society in Canada and globally through his research and development in safe and sustainable civil infrastructure. As a Canada Research Chair he has developed cement-based repair materials that are highly durable, eco-friendly and crack-resistant; and he has improved placement processes and found innovative ways to monitor the safety of aging structures. As an experimentalist he first characterizes processes and materials in the laboratory, and then implements solutions in the communities where they are needed. A recipient of numerous awards, he remains one of the most-cited researchers in his field. *
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data

As published

Application id
1000228596-2012
Name nom
Banthia, Nemkumar
Department département
Department of Civil Engineering
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
1000
Research subject group en
Civil engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie civil
Research subject en
Civil engineering
Research subject fr
Génie civil
Partie
0
Nb partie
NA
Application title
Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Sustainability
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Dr. Nemkumar Banthia has made significant contributions to civil society in Canada and globally through his research and development in safe and sustainable civil infrastructure. As a Canada Research Chair he has developed cement-based repair materials that are highly durable, eco-friendly and crack-resistant; and he has improved placement processes and found innovative ways to monitor the safety of aging structures. As an experimentalist he first characterizes processes and materials in the laboratory, and then implements solutions in the communities where they are needed. A recipient of numerous awards, he remains one of the most-cited researchers in his field. *
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