Grant: Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants

Cambrian College is at the cusp of multiple environmentally focused applied research studies in collaboration with several small and medium business partners. Of the projects in progress, a number were brought to Cambrian through community partnerships and the ongoing promotion of our expanding research community. Cambrian is currently in the process of building a new 4500 square foot research space in the Xstrata Nickel Sustainable Energy Centre. Scientists require a dependable trustworthy source of purified water for procedures, solutions, and laboratory solvents. Replicating experimental results to test the veracity of conclusions is essential for accurate, reproducible, publishable results. Inconsistencies in the water can come from impurities initiating in: differences in local ground condition; air pollution or water treatment procedures. These inconsistencies can be, and often are, the roots of significant scientific error resulting in untrustworthy results. Supplying this research facility with a consistently reliable source of purified water will exponentially increase the research potential already initiated at Cambrian College.