Grant: Collaborative Research and Training Experience
Queen's University
$300,000.00
CREATE Sustainable Engineering in Remote Areas (SERA)
EF 2016-17
Résumé
Providing engineering services in remote areas poses significant challenges and opportunities for Canada's future. Industry struggles to find engineers with the needed specialized skills, who fully understand the societal and intercultural implications of working with Aboriginal communities. CREATE Sustainable Engineering in Remote Areas (SERA) will graduate professionals familiar with both cutting edge research and an understanding of Aboriginal culture. Students will study Aboriginal culture, sustainability, business, and research to address three areas of national interest: natural resources and energy (sustainable energy, energy efficient buildings), information and communications technologies (sensing, structural health monitoring), and economic development and education for Aboriginal peoples. This training program is timely because a 2011 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) report noted that over 100 clean energy projects are expected in First Nations communities by 2020. Many projects require knowledge of Aboriginal communities as a condition of tender; companies without this expertise are missing out on these growing opportunities. Queen's, Manitoba, Ottawa, and RMC are well positioned to create this world-class program and have committed at least $320,000. SERA has already garnered the support of seven engineering firms who have committed over $1 million of in-kind support for at least 68 internships. These industry partners also expect to hire the majority of program graduates. The team includes an Aboriginal engineer as the principal investigator, the Director of Education for the AFN, and the Manitoulin Aboriginal Business Development Officer. This multi-faceted CREATE program will train a minimum of 36 MSc & PhD students, 4 PDFs, and 12 Aboriginal undergraduate students over six years. Aboriginal students will represent 30% of trainees. The success of SERA will be measured by metrics developed in collaboration with the Queen's Centre for Teaching and Learning and Aboriginal communities.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Training Experience
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
432243-2013
Name nom
Green, Mark
Department département
Civil Engineering
Organization id
29
Institution établissement
Queen's University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
300000
Program id
CREAT
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Training Experience
Program name fr
Programme de formation orientée vers la nouveauté, la collaboration et l'expérience en recherche
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1078
Committee name en
CREATE Program
Committee name fr
Programme FONCER
Area of application code
303
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Alternative energy resources
Area of application fr
Autres ressources d'énergie
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
4
Nb partie
6
Application title
CREATE Sustainable Engineering in Remote Areas (SERA)
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Providing engineering services in remote areas poses significant challenges and opportunities for Canada's future. Industry struggles to find engineers with the needed specialized skills, who fully understand the societal and intercultural implications of working with Aboriginal communities. CREATE Sustainable Engineering in Remote Areas (SERA) will graduate professionals familiar with both cutting edge research and an understanding of Aboriginal culture. Students will study Aboriginal culture, sustainability, business, and research to address three areas of national interest: natural resources and energy (sustainable energy, energy efficient buildings), information and communications technologies (sensing, structural health monitoring), and economic development and education for Aboriginal peoples. This training program is timely because a 2011 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) report noted that over 100 clean energy projects are expected in First Nations communities by 2020. Many projects require knowledge of Aboriginal communities as a condition of tender; companies without this expertise are missing out on these growing opportunities. Queen's, Manitoba, Ottawa, and RMC are well positioned to create this world-class program and have committed at least $320,000. SERA has already garnered the support of seven engineering firms who have committed over $1 million of in-kind support for at least 68 internships. These industry partners also expect to hire the majority of program graduates. The team includes an Aboriginal engineer as the principal investigator, the Director of Education for the AFN, and the Manitoulin Aboriginal Business Development Officer. This multi-faceted CREATE program will train a minimum of 36 MSc & PhD students, 4 PDFs, and 12 Aboriginal undergraduate students over six years. Aboriginal students will represent 30% of trainees. The success of SERA will be measured by metrics developed in collaboration with the Queen's Centre for Teaching and Learning and Aboriginal communities.
