(Dr. Liuchen Chang, Professor of Electrical Engineering and his Research Associate Dr. Gene Guo with their patented power converter for small-scale wind energy generation, such as farms and other industrial facilities. Photo Courtesy of The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation)
Two Universities in the province will be able to hire six new professional research technicians thanks to funding from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. The foundation has awarded 437 thousand dollars to support a variety of commercially driven research projects. Research ranges from power converters for wind turbines, to paper that conducts electricity, and powerful antioxidants from shrimp oil.
UNB is on the recieving end of 370 thousand dollars for five new hires, while the University of Moncton is getting 67 thousand dollars to hire one new research technician.
