The Canadian Light Source (CLS) will benefit from the construction of two new research facilities that will further Canada's reputation as a world leader in synchrotron technology.
"New ideas and new investments in research are crucial to achieving a better future for all Canadians so we can build strong, competitive economy,
" said Minister of State Yelich. "With today's funding, our Government is investing in Canada's only synchrotron facility that will support Canadian researchers and innovators.
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" We are grateful for Western Economic Diversification Canada's investments at the Canadian Light Source and appreciate the federal government's commitment to furthering scientific and technological advancement,
" said CLS Executive Director Josef Hormes. "Today's announcement ensures our place among the world's best synchrotrons, providing researchers from across this country and around the world with the finest tools to advance knowledge and benefit Canadian industry and the quality of life of people everywhere.
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WD is committing just over $3.8 millions in support of the Quantum Materials Spectroscopy Centre Facility undertaken by the University of British Columbia, and the BioXAS Beamline facility led by the University of Saskatchewan.
The University of Saskatchewan's BioXAS Beamline Facility is a proposed suite of three new beamlines and ancillary facilities at the CLS. The facility will be tailored for life science studies of metals in living systems using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and imaging. The development of BioXAS complements existing commitments by the CLS and its funding partners to meet the needs of medical and biological research. The addition of a strong BioXAS stands to advance the CLS as a global centre of excellence for biological and health research using synchrotron light.
The University of British Columbia's Quantum Materials Spectroscopy Centre (QMSC) is a state-of-the-art beamline dedicated to performing spin and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy at the CLS. The facility will propel Canada into the forefront of research to explain the electronic properties of a wide range of new materials.
"The University of British Columbia is committed to supporting the enormous potential of the Quantum Materials Spectroscopy Centre at the Canadian Light Source's synchrotron,
" said Dr. Don Brooks, Associate Vice President of Research at the University of British Columbia. "This important investment by Western Economic Diversification will help propel Canada into the forefront of research to reveal the remarkable electronic properties of a wide range of new materials.
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The CLS is Canada's national centre for synchrotron research. Located on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, the CLS is a powerful tool for academic and industrial research in a wide variety of areas including: environmental sciences, natural resources and energy, health and life sciences, and information and communications technology.
Western Economic Diversification Canada works with the provinces, industry associations and communities promotes the development and diversification of the western economy, coordinates federal economic activities in the West and represent the interests of western Canadians in national decision-making.
For additional information, contact:
Lisa Hutniak
Senior Special Assistant - Communications
Office of the Minister of State - Western Economic Diversification
Telephone: (613) 952-9831
Cell: (613) 286-0807
Matthew Dalzell
Communications Coordinator
Canadian Light Source
Telephone: (306) 657-3797 Cell: (306) 227-0978
http://www.lightsource.ca/
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