Grant: Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges Grants
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
$200,000.00
IRCC in Boreal reclamation and reforestation
FY 2015-16
Summary
Founded in 1995, NAIT Boreal Research Institute (NBRI) is a premiere research institute dedicated to the interests and stakeholders of Canada's boreal forest. The NBRI team is led by a Director and three PhD researchers. NBRI is housed in a new research complex in the town of Peace River, 500 km northwest of Edmonton and adjacent to the Peace River Oil Sands.
Canada's boreal forest is of global economic significance, containing timber resources, conventional oil and gas; in situ and surface minable oil sands. At the same time, industry activity is impacting the ecological integrity of the forest due to the cumulative effects of oil and gas, forestry, utility and pipelines, and resource roads.
The NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation is a catalyst for technologies and innovation of mutual relevance for oil & gas companies, forest companies, and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, IRCC in Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation, provides oil and gas companies and reclamation SMEs, including forest companies, with practical techniques and methods for site preparation, deployment of boreal plant species, and innovative life-cycle approaches to forest reclamation. Since joining NAIT Boreal Research Institute in 2011, Dr. Schoonmaker has mentored over 30 students in applied research field operations. Dr. Schoonmaker facilitates NAIT faculty research and is a focal point for research partnerships with university and government scientists. Dr. Schoonmaker is committed to the transfer of research findings and the training of industry personnel and SME practitioners through the delivery of technical notes, seminars, and field tours.
Program
Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges Grants
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
472065-2014
Name nom
Seaton, Hugh
Department département
Boreal Research Institute
Organization id
25090
Institution établissement
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
200000
Program id
CIRC
Program name en
Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de chaire de recherche industrielle dans les collèges
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1575
Committee name en
Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de chaires de recherche industrielle dans les collèges
Area of application code
409
Area of application group en
Environment
Area of application group fr
Environnement
Area of application en
Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture)
Area of application fr
Effet des activités économiques sur l'environnement (y compris agriculture)
Research subject code
4903
Research subject group en
Plant and treebiology
Research subject group fr
Biologie végétale et des arbres
Research subject en
Plant growth and development
Research subject fr
Croissance et développement des végétaux
Partie
2
Nb partie
5
Application title
IRCC in Boreal reclamation and reforestation
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Founded in 1995, NAIT Boreal Research Institute (NBRI) is a premiere research institute dedicated to the interests and stakeholders of Canada's boreal forest. The NBRI team is led by a Director and three PhD researchers. NBRI is housed in a new research complex in the town of Peace River, 500 km northwest of Edmonton and adjacent to the Peace River Oil Sands.
Canada's boreal forest is of global economic significance, containing timber resources, conventional oil and gas; in situ and surface minable oil sands. At the same time, industry activity is impacting the ecological integrity of the forest due to the cumulative effects of oil and gas, forestry, utility and pipelines, and resource roads.
The NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation is a catalyst for technologies and innovation of mutual relevance for oil & gas companies, forest companies, and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Dr. Amanda Schoonmaker, IRCC in Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation, provides oil and gas companies and reclamation SMEs, including forest companies, with practical techniques and methods for site preparation, deployment of boreal plant species, and innovative life-cycle approaches to forest reclamation. Since joining NAIT Boreal Research Institute in 2011, Dr. Schoonmaker has mentored over 30 students in applied research field operations. Dr. Schoonmaker facilitates NAIT faculty research and is a focal point for research partnerships with university and government scientists. Dr. Schoonmaker is committed to the transfer of research findings and the training of industry personnel and SME practitioners through the delivery of technical notes, seminars, and field tours.
