February 5, 2008

SUPPORT FOR THE MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT’S ONTARIO RESEARCH FUND

“Ontario’s significant support for this project will enable my team of researchers to continue building on revolutionary advances in nanomaterials in order to develop and commercialize a new tool that can quickly diagnose, treat and contain the threat of global infectious diseases.”
Dr. Warren Chan, Associate Professor, University of Toronto

“Solar energy is by far the largest potential source of clean, renewable energy on the planet. Thanks to this support from the Ontario government, my team of researchers will continue to partner with industry, right here in Ontario, to be first to market with an innovative, low-cost solar technology that will not only help make solar power a cost-effective option for energy markets here in Canada and around the globe — but also help make Ontario a leader in this fast-emerging, multi-million dollar global industry.”
Dr. Nazir Kherani, Associate Professor, University of Toronto

  “Researchers of some of the world's most pressing and complex global challenges require access to world-class, high-performance computers to stay at the forefront of their fields. Today’s investment means that top researchers from across the province will be able to access one of the world's most sophisticated high-performance computing systems — right here at the University of Toronto — in order to collaborate on groundbreaking research across a wide variety of disciplines such as aerospace, biomedical engineering and climate modeling.”
Dr. Richard Peltier, Professor, University of Toronto

“With this support from the Ontario government, my team will continue to partner with industry to create cost-effective, solar-powered, sustainable network of wireless sensors that can be used for effective environmental monitoring, public safety, and achieving more timely responses to emergency situations in urban and remote rural areas. This will free the industry from having to lay down expensive fibre optic wires, or use inefficient power solutions based on batteries. That's good for business, and good for the environment.”
Dr. Dimitrios Hatzinakos, Professor, University of Toronto

For more information about the Ontario Research Fund, please visit www.ontario.ca/innovation.

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