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below is a collection of ASRA Success Stories. Please click on the
title for the full story.
COLLABORATION
BENEFITS ALL - Multimedia
Advanced Computational Infrastructure (MACI)
Albertans
are the direct beneficiaries of a new collaborative effort - the
Multimedia Advanced Computational Infrastructure (MACI), proposed
by Dr. Brian Unger at the University of Calgary and Dr. Jonathan
Schaeffer at the University of Alberta.
IMPROVING
CANCER TREATMENTS - Image-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy (IGAR)
While
radiation remains a proven technique for eradicating and controlling
cancer, the side effects make the treatments less than pleasant,
if not unacceptable. But now, a grant from the Alberta Science and
Research Authority (ASRA) has changed all that.
DE-BUGGING
THE WATER
We
take it for granted that water from the faucet is clean. Indeed,
chemical disinfection is relatively adequate in ridding water of
common protozoan parasites. Yet, the incidence of water tainted
with bacteria and disease-bearing organisms is rising.
REDUCING
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
It's
a topic that makes the headlines at least once per week in Canada
- the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While this country
is certainly not the worst culprit in greenhouse gas emissions across
the world, it is one of the leaders in attempting to reduce emissions
significantly.
SHARING
RESOURCES BENEFITS ALL - Canadian National Site Licensing Project
(Alberta component)
Once
upon a time, the scholarly world shared the results of their work
in various ways, such as through societies. These societies published
journals, which were reasonably priced and readily available.
WORLD-CLASS
FACILITY DRAWS RESEARCHERS FROM AFAR - National High Field Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Centre (NANUC)
NANUC,
a specially built facility at the University of Alberta, has extended
the boundaries of traditional science.
MAPPING
THE FUTURE - Development of a Multi-Sensor Laboratory for Real-Time
Positioning
Multi-sensor
systems have been widely used for a broad range of applications,
including airborne remote sensing and geophysical prospecting, geospatial
information systems (GIS), outdoor and indoor navigation and guidance,
and robotics, to name but a few. Now, a new multi-sensor lab for
real-time positioning at the University of Calgary will enable teams
of faculty members and their students to work together with industry
and other partners to conduct multi-disciplinary research and develop
innovative integrated geomatics products and processes, a capability
not in existence at present.
FOCUSING
ON THE BRAIN - Neuroscience Building
The
human brain remains the most misunderstood component of the human
body today. It is just that mystery, however, that intrigues scientists
the world over.
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